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Compare Luxembourg and Malawi health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.1
    71.9
    68.9
    26
    23
    23
     
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    67.0
    73.8
    70.3
    25
    22
    24
     
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    29
    18
    23
     
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    30
    17
    23
     
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    74.8
    81.1
    77.9
    25
    12
    20
     
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    78.0
    83.1
    80.6
    17
    16
    17
     
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    79.8
    84.0
    82.0
    13
    13
    13
     
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    84.0
    13
    13
     
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    80.0
    84.2
    15
    16
     
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    80.0
    84.2
    15
    16
     
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    80.0
    84.2
    15
    17
     
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    80.1
    84.2
    15
    16
     
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    80.2
    84.3
    15
    16
     
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    80.3
    84.4
    17
    17
     
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    80.4
    84.5
    17
    16
     
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    80.6
    84.6
    18
    16
     
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    80.8
    84.7
    18
    17
     
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    81.1
    85.0
    18
    15
     
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    81.7
    85.4
    19
    13
     
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.9
    20
    13
     
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.6
    17
    13
     
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.4
    18
    15
     
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.4
    21
    20
     
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.8
    30
    27
     
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.9
    44
    37
     
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.4
    38
    61
     
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    98.0
    97.9
    39
    82
     
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.1
    47
    88
     
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    33.93
    169
     
    77.56
    110
    2. Stroke
    31.22
    156
     
    138.49
    33
    3. Lung Cancers
    25.16
    39
     
    0.78
    169
    4. Breast Cancer
    24.38
    15
     
    8.00
    160
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.93
    23
     
    2.57
    165
    6. Lung Disease
    15.39
    112
     
    18.89
    86
    7. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14.17
    24
     
    2.50
    106
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.28
    114
     
    11.23
    116
    9. Other Injuries
    10.81
    92
     
    16.05
    60
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.77
    150
     
    125.65
    32
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.49
    10
     
    0.35
    169
    12. Suicide
    9.14
    84
     
    14.44
    36
    13. Ovary Cancer
    7.80
    12
     
    1.49
    166
    14. Liver Disease
    7.24
    137
     
    27.52
    34
    15. Liver Cancer
    6.85
    62
     
    1.65
    168
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.82
    158
     
    26.34
    88
    17. Lymphomas
    6.52
    39
     
    3.13
    124
    18. Kidney Disease
    6.40
    140
     
    14.19
    87
    19. Stomach Cancer
    6.32
    72
     
    2.41
    155
    20. Leukemia
    5.88
    9
     
    0.39
    171
    21. Falls
    5.65
    83
     
    10.34
    42
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.26
    154
     
    22.12
    52
    23. Bladder Cancer
    4.90
    15
     
    5.28
    8
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.51
    44
     
    23.18
    1
    25. Hypertension
    3.57
    166
     
    21.31
    46
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.49
    139
     
    14.91
    20
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    3.36
    120
     
    14.69
    25
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.32
    27
     
    1.98
    80
    29. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    37
     
    0.78
    158
    30. Drug Use
    3.02
    32
     
    1.89
    58
    31. Alcohol
    2.74
    41
     
    0.13
    134
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.70
    83
     
    4.00
    41
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.67
    93
     
    2.04
    119
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.55
    163
     
    42.18
    5
    35. Epilepsy
    1.48
    111
     
    6.91
    40
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.32
    109
     
    1.98
    57
    37. Violence
    0.97
    151
     
    3.03
    114
    38. Poisonings
    0.77
    118
     
    3.65
    39
    39. Skin Disease
    0.76
    124
     
    8.43
    14
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    0.75
    172
     
    9.72
    54
    41. Asthma
    0.74
    148
     
    7.43
    70
    42. Anemia
    0.70
    83
     
    1.95
    55
    43. Malnutrition
    0.60
    118
     
    32.72
    27
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.59
    170
     
    15.79
    47
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.54
    31
     
    0.16
    119
    46. Depression
    0.50
    4
     
    0.00
    172
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.50
    149
     
    50.43
    33
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.46
    166
     
    1.63
    119
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    165
     
    11.97
    8
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.32
    135
     
    343.93
    8
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    307
    11.65
     
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Stroke
    295
    11.21
     
    8,570
    6.16
    3. Lung Cancers
    205
    7.77
     
    59
    0.04
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    144
    5.47
     
    192
    0.14
    5. Lung Disease
    144
    5.47
     
    1,249
    0.90
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    141
    5.37
     
    160
    0.11
    7. Breast Cancer
    106
    4.03
     
    320
    0.23
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    94
    3.55
     
    12,958
    9.31
    9. Other Injuries
    88
    3.36
     
    1,960
    1.41
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    82
    3.12
     
    26
    0.02
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    62
    2.37
     
    1,718
    1.23
    12. Kidney Disease
    62
    2.34
     
    1,080
    0.78
    13. Lymphomas
    60
    2.26
     
    296
    0.21
    14. Suicide
    57
    2.17
     
    1,376
    0.99
    15. Liver Cancer
    56
    2.12
     
    164
    0.12
    16. Stomach Cancer
    53
    2.02
     
    173
    0.12
    17. Liver Disease
    52
    1.98
     
    2,092
    1.50
    18. Leukemia
    52
    1.97
     
    38
    0.03
    19. Falls
    51
    1.92
     
    888
    0.64
    20. Prostate Cancer
    46
    1.73
     
    290
    0.21
    21. Bladder Cancer
    45
    1.72
     
    354
    0.25
    22. Ovary Cancer
    36
    1.38
     
    74
    0.05
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    1.34
     
    1,620
    1.16
    24. Hypertension
    34
    1.30
     
    1,339
    0.96
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    33
    1.25
     
    117
    0.08
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    30
    1.15
     
    1,043
    0.75
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    30
    1.14
     
    2,637
    1.89
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    29
    1.10
     
    1,459
    1.05
    29. Other Neoplasms
    23
    0.89
     
    358
    0.26
    30. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.77
     
    159
    0.11
    31. Alcohol
    19
    0.71
     
    9
    0.01
    32. Drug Use
    16
    0.62
     
    216
    0.16
    33. Uterin Cancer
    14
    0.53
     
    31
    0.02
    34. Epilepsy
    13
    0.48
     
    854
    0.61
    35. Skin Cancers
    11
    0.42
     
    139
    0.10
    36. Anemia
    7
    0.27
     
    191
    0.14
    37. Skin Disease
    7
    0.27
     
    639
    0.46
    38. Asthma
    7
    0.26
     
    520
    0.37
    39. Cervical Cancer
    6
    0.24
     
    1,785
    1.28
    40. Violence
    6
    0.24
     
    417
    0.30
    41. Malnutrition
    6
    0.23
     
    3,283
    2.36
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.20
     
    6,875
    4.94
    43. Poisonings
    5
    0.19
     
    522
    0.37
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    5
    0.18
     
    13
    0.01
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.17
     
    908
    0.65
    46. Congenital Anomalies
    4
    0.14
     
    2,569
    1.85
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.13
     
    115
    0.08
    48. Depression
    3
    0.13
     
    0
    0.00
    49. Hepatitis C
    2
    0.09
     
    28
    0.02
    50. Low Birth Weight
    2
    0.08
     
    5,021
    3.61
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.16
    39
     
    0.78
    169
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.38
    15
     
    8.00
    160
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.93
    23
     
    2.57
    165
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.28
    114
     
    11.23
    116
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.49
    10
     
    0.35
    169
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.80
    12
     
    1.49
    166
    7. Liver Cancer
    6.85
    62
     
    1.65
    168
    8. Lymphomas
    6.52
    39
     
    3.13
    124
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6.32
    72
     
    2.41
    155
    10. Leukemia
    5.88
    9
     
    0.39
    171
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.90
    15
     
    5.28
    8
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.51
    44
     
    23.18
    1
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    37
     
    0.78
    158
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.67
    93
     
    2.04
    119
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.55
    163
     
    42.18
    5
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.32
    109
     
    1.98
    57
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.