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MALAWI VS NEW GUINEA
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Compare Malawi and New Guinea 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   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    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
    		  
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    		  
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    		  
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    		  
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    		  
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    		  
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    		  
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    		  
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    		  
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    		  
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    		  
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    		  
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    		  
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    		  
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    		  
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    		  
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    		  
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    		  
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    		  
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    		  
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    		  
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    		  
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    		  
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    		  
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    		  
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
    		  
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    343.93
    8
    		  
    15.49
    62
    2. Stroke
    138.49
    33
    		  
    41.43
    136
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    125.65
    32
    		  
    224.71
    5
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.56
    110
    		  
    50.34
    153
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    50.43
    33
    		  
    21.16
    56
    6. Malaria
    48.44
    26
    		  
    37.57
    32
    7. Cervical Cancer
    42.18
    5
    		  
    22.90
    19
    8. Malnutrition
    32.72
    27
    		  
    15.23
    42
    9. Liver Disease
    27.52
    34
    		  
    33.61
    20
    10. Maternal Conditions
    27.51
    16
    		  
    7.34
    46
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.34
    88
    		  
    96.50
    6
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    23.18
    1
    		  
    2.71
    82
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.12
    52
    		  
    16.62
    89
    14. Hypertension
    21.31
    46
    		  
    8.66
    142
    15. Lung Disease
    18.89
    86
    		  
    30.75
    32
    16. Other Injuries
    16.05
    60
    		  
    27.48
    20
    17. Low Birth Weight
    15.79
    47
    		  
    15.41
    49
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    14.91
    20
    		  
    7.83
    81
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    14.69
    25
    		  
    8.25
    67
    20. Birth Trauma
    14.48
    46
    		  
    15.36
    40
    21. Suicide
    14.44
    36
    		  
    11.73
    54
    22. Kidney Disease
    14.19
    87
    		  
    47.59
    2
    23. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.97
    8
    		  
    8.98
    27
    24. Prostate Cancer
    11.23
    116
    		  
    19.23
    65
    25. Fires
    10.96
    28
    		  
    6.14
    49
    26. Tuberculosis
    10.64
    69
    		  
    97.88
    6
    27. Falls
    10.34
    42
    		  
    5.57
    84
    28. Meningitis
    10.07
    40
    		  
    14.32
    36
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    9.72
    54
    		  
    8.48
    90
    30. Drownings
    9.23
    22
    		  
    5.71
    54
    31. Skin Disease
    8.43
    14
    		  
    7.83
    17
    32. Breast Cancer
    8.00
    160
    		  
    19.04
    60
    33. Asthma
    7.43
    70
    		  
    46.56
    1
    34. Epilepsy
    6.91
    40
    		  
    5.23
    48
    35. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5.44
    13
    		  
    0.23
    139
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5.28
    8
    		  
    1.04
    142
    37. Other Neoplasms
    4.00
    41
    		  
    1.39
    134
    38. Schistosomiasis
    3.74
    22
    		  
    0.00
    172
    39. Poisonings
    3.65
    39
    		  
    16.36
    2
    40. Lymphomas
    3.13
    124
    		  
    7.59
    20
    41. Violence
    3.03
    114
    		  
    5.87
    81
    42. Hepatitis B
    2.89
    35
    		  
    4.65
    12
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.57
    165
    		  
    6.83
    95
    44. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.50
    106
    		  
    3.09
    86
    45. Stomach Cancer
    2.41
    155
    		  
    7.31
    62
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.04
    119
    		  
    18.19
    1
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    1.98
    80
    		  
    0.99
    119
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.98
    57
    		  
    3.46
    15
    49. Anemia
    1.95
    55
    		  
    3.09
    36
    50. Pertussis
    1.93
    52
    		  
    2.16
    29
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Malawi MALAWI   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    40,819
    29.32
    		  
    978
    1.95
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,958
    9.31
    		  
    8,930
    17.81
    3. Malaria
    9,484
    6.81
    		  
    2,759
    5.50
    4. Stroke
    8,570
    6.16
    		  
    1,354
    2.70
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,875
    4.94
    		  
    1,584
    3.16
    6. Low Birth Weight
    5,021
    3.61
    		  
    1,699
    3.39
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,956
    3.56
    		  
    1,660
    3.31
    8. Birth Trauma
    4,605
    3.31
    		  
    1,694
    3.38
    9. Maternal Conditions
    3,367
    2.42
    		  
    471
    0.94
    10. Malnutrition
    3,283
    2.36
    		  
    683
    1.36
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,637
    1.89
    		  
    928
    1.85
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,569
    1.85
    		  
    827
    1.65
    13. Liver Disease
    2,092
    1.50
    		  
    1,339
    2.67
    14. Other Injuries
    1,960
    1.41
    		  
    1,634
    3.26
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1,785
    1.28
    		  
    540
    1.08
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,718
    1.23
    		  
    3,463
    6.91
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,620
    1.16
    		  
    96
    0.19
    18. Meningitis
    1,492
    1.07
    		  
    912
    1.82
    19. Fires
    1,479
    1.06
    		  
    411
    0.82
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    1,459
    1.05
    		  
    451
    0.90
    21. Drownings
    1,397
    1.00
    		  
    375
    0.75
    22. Suicide
    1,376
    0.99
    		  
    550
    1.10
    23. Hypertension
    1,339
    0.96
    		  
    252
    0.50
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,335
    0.96
    		  
    3,847
    7.67
    25. Lung Disease
    1,249
    0.90
    		  
    905
    1.81
    26. Kidney Disease
    1,080
    0.78
    		  
    1,742
    3.47
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,043
    0.75
    		  
    344
    0.69
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    908
    0.65
    		  
    339
    0.68
    29. Falls
    888
    0.64
    		  
    260
    0.52
    30. Epilepsy
    854
    0.61
    		  
    335
    0.67
    31. Skin Disease
    639
    0.46
    		  
    297
    0.59
    32. Pertussis
    615
    0.44
    		  
    238
    0.47
    33. Poisonings
    522
    0.37
    		  
    850
    1.70
    34. Asthma
    520
    0.37
    		  
    1,475
    2.94
    35. Syphilis
    475
    0.34
    		  
    136
    0.27
    36. Measles
    417
    0.30
    		  
    98
    0.20
    37. Violence
    417
    0.30
    		  
    376
    0.75
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    379
    0.27
    		  
    9
    0.02
    39. Other Neoplasms
    358
    0.26
    		  
    59
    0.12
    40. Bladder Cancer
    354
    0.25
    		  
    30
    0.06
    41. Breast Cancer
    320
    0.23
    		  
    426
    0.85
    42. Leishmaniasis
    310
    0.22
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Lymphomas
    296
    0.21
    		  
    285
    0.57
    44. Prostate Cancer
    290
    0.21
    		  
    188
    0.38
    45. Schistosomiasis
    286
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    46. Hepatitis B
    232
    0.17
    		  
    212
    0.42
    47. Drug Use
    216
    0.16
    		  
    101
    0.20
    48. Trypanosomiasis
    209
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    192
    0.14
    		  
    243
    0.48
    50. Anemia
    191
    0.14
    		  
    136
    0.27
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.18
    5
    		  
    22.90
    19
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    23.18
    1
    		  
    2.71
    82
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.23
    116
    		  
    19.23
    65
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.00
    160
    		  
    19.04
    60
    5. Bladder Cancer
    5.28
    8
    		  
    1.04
    142
    6. Lymphomas
    3.13
    124
    		  
    7.59
    20
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.57
    165
    		  
    6.83
    95
    8. Stomach Cancer
    2.41
    155
    		  
    7.31
    62
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.04
    119
    		  
    18.19
    1
    10. Skin Cancers
    1.98
    57
    		  
    3.46
    15
    11. Liver Cancer
    1.65
    168
    		  
    11.44
    28
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.49
    166
    		  
    6.44
    30
    13. Lung Cancers
    0.78
    169
    		  
    7.46
    107
    14. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    158
    		  
    3.97
    26
    15. Leukemia
    0.39
    171
    		  
    3.98
    78
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.35
    169
    		  
    1.41
    133
     
     
     
    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.