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MALAWI VS ICELAND
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Compare Malawi and Iceland 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
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    343.93
    8
    		  
    0.00
    172
    2. Stroke
    138.49
    33
    		  
    29.17
    159
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    125.65
    32
    		  
    11.43
    142
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.56
    110
    		  
    61.92
    136
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    50.43
    33
    		  
    0.38
    154
    6. Malaria
    48.44
    26
    		  
    0.00
    172
    7. Cervical Cancer
    42.18
    5
    		  
    0.92
    170
    8. Malnutrition
    32.72
    27
    		  
    0.38
    128
    9. Liver Disease
    27.52
    34
    		  
    1.70
    172
    10. Maternal Conditions
    27.51
    16
    		  
    0.00
    172
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.34
    88
    		  
    6.00
    162
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    23.18
    1
    		  
    4.07
    54
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.12
    52
    		  
    3.54
    166
    14. Hypertension
    21.31
    46
    		  
    9.79
    136
    15. Lung Disease
    18.89
    86
    		  
    21.34
    69
    16. Other Injuries
    16.05
    60
    		  
    4.17
    158
    17. Low Birth Weight
    15.79
    47
    		  
    1.48
    158
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    14.91
    20
    		  
    1.74
    169
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    14.69
    25
    		  
    1.68
    154
    20. Birth Trauma
    14.48
    46
    		  
    0.00
    172
    21. Suicide
    14.44
    36
    		  
    14.06
    37
    22. Kidney Disease
    14.19
    87
    		  
    5.45
    151
    23. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.97
    8
    		  
    0.38
    166
    24. Prostate Cancer
    11.23
    116
    		  
    21.29
    53
    25. Fires
    10.96
    28
    		  
    0.29
    161
    26. Tuberculosis
    10.64
    69
    		  
    0.75
    136
    27. Falls
    10.34
    42
    		  
    7.00
    70
    28. Meningitis
    10.07
    40
    		  
    0.29
    152
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    9.72
    54
    		  
    2.26
    166
    30. Drownings
    9.23
    22
    		  
    0.63
    160
    31. Skin Disease
    8.43
    14
    		  
    0.19
    159
    32. Breast Cancer
    8.00
    160
    		  
    18.65
    64
    33. Asthma
    7.43
    70
    		  
    0.42
    169
    34. Epilepsy
    6.91
    40
    		  
    0.88
    143
    35. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5.44
    13
    		  
    0.19
    145
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5.28
    8
    		  
    2.96
    59
    37. Other Neoplasms
    4.00
    41
    		  
    2.25
    108
    38. Schistosomiasis
    3.74
    22
    		  
    0.00
    172
    39. Poisonings
    3.65
    39
    		  
    0.48
    144
    40. Lymphomas
    3.13
    124
    		  
    10.90
    1
    41. Violence
    3.03
    114
    		  
    0.63
    164
    42. Hepatitis B
    2.89
    35
    		  
    0.00
    172
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.57
    165
    		  
    15.20
    40
    44. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.50
    106
    		  
    34.08
    4
    45. Stomach Cancer
    2.41
    155
    		  
    4.06
    120
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.04
    119
    		  
    1.56
    145
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    1.98
    80
    		  
    4.56
    2
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.98
    57
    		  
    2.40
    40
    49. Anemia
    1.95
    55
    		  
    0.19
    130
    50. Pertussis
    1.93
    52
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    40,819
    29.32
    		  
    0
    0.02
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,958
    9.31
    		  
    60
    3.60
    3. Malaria
    9,484
    6.81
    		  
    0
    0.00
    4. Stroke
    8,570
    6.16
    		  
    147
    8.77
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,875
    4.94
    		  
    2
    0.14
    6. Low Birth Weight
    5,021
    3.61
    		  
    4
    0.24
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,956
    3.56
    		  
    315
    18.81
    8. Birth Trauma
    4,605
    3.31
    		  
    0
    0.00
    9. Maternal Conditions
    3,367
    2.42
    		  
    0
    0.01
    10. Malnutrition
    3,283
    2.36
    		  
    2
    0.12
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,637
    1.89
    		  
    14
    0.83
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,569
    1.85
    		  
    7
    0.41
    13. Liver Disease
    2,092
    1.50
    		  
    7
    0.40
    14. Other Injuries
    1,960
    1.41
    		  
    18
    1.07
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1,785
    1.28
    		  
    3
    0.18
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,718
    1.23
    		  
    30
    1.80
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,620
    1.16
    		  
    19
    1.14
    18. Meningitis
    1,492
    1.07
    		  
    1
    0.08
    19. Fires
    1,479
    1.06
    		  
    1
    0.05
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    1,459
    1.05
    		  
    7
    0.45
    21. Drownings
    1,397
    1.00
    		  
    3
    0.19
    22. Suicide
    1,376
    0.99
    		  
    49
    2.93
    23. Hypertension
    1,339
    0.96
    		  
    53
    3.15
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,335
    0.96
    		  
    4
    0.24
    25. Lung Disease
    1,249
    0.90
    		  
    106
    6.30
    26. Kidney Disease
    1,080
    0.78
    		  
    28
    1.69
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,043
    0.75
    		  
    7
    0.44
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    908
    0.65
    		  
    2
    0.09
    29. Falls
    888
    0.64
    		  
    36
    2.13
    30. Epilepsy
    854
    0.61
    		  
    3
    0.15
    31. Skin Disease
    639
    0.46
    		  
    1
    0.07
    32. Pertussis
    615
    0.44
    		  
    0
    0.00
    33. Poisonings
    522
    0.37
    		  
    2
    0.10
    34. Asthma
    520
    0.37
    		  
    2
    0.13
    35. Syphilis
    475
    0.34
    		  
    0
    0.00
    36. Measles
    417
    0.30
    		  
    0
    0.00
    37. Violence
    417
    0.30
    		  
    2
    0.12
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    379
    0.27
    		  
    1
    0.08
    39. Other Neoplasms
    358
    0.26
    		  
    11
    0.67
    40. Bladder Cancer
    354
    0.25
    		  
    15
    0.89
    41. Breast Cancer
    320
    0.23
    		  
    46
    2.75
    42. Leishmaniasis
    310
    0.22
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Lymphomas
    296
    0.21
    		  
    56
    3.36
    44. Prostate Cancer
    290
    0.21
    		  
    50
    2.95
    45. Schistosomiasis
    286
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    46. Hepatitis B
    232
    0.17
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Drug Use
    216
    0.16
    		  
    6
    0.36
    48. Trypanosomiasis
    209
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    192
    0.14
    		  
    74
    4.41
    50. Anemia
    191
    0.14
    		  
    1
    0.09
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.18
    5
    		  
    0.92
    170
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    23.18
    1
    		  
    4.07
    54
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.23
    116
    		  
    21.29
    53
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.00
    160
    		  
    18.65
    64
    5. Bladder Cancer
    5.28
    8
    		  
    2.96
    59
    6. Lymphomas
    3.13
    124
    		  
    10.90
    1
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.57
    165
    		  
    15.20
    40
    8. Stomach Cancer
    2.41
    155
    		  
    4.06
    120
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.04
    119
    		  
    1.56
    145
    10. Skin Cancers
    1.98
    57
    		  
    2.40
    40
    11. Liver Cancer
    1.65
    168
    		  
    1.88
    165
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.49
    166
    		  
    6.30
    35
    13. Lung Cancers
    0.78
    169
    		  
    29.45
    26
    14. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    158
    		  
    1.14
    137
    15. Leukemia
    0.39
    171
    		  
    3.62
    96
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.35
    169
    		  
    8.28
    29
     
     
     
    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.