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MALAWI VS PARAGUAY
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Compare Malawi and Paraguay 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   Paraguay PARAGUAY
           
    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
    		  
    62.0
    65.9
    63.9
    44
    45
    44
    1970
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    		  
    63.5
    67.7
    65.5
    58
    58
    58
    1980
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    		  
    64.7
    69.1
    66.8
    61
    72
    69
    1990
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    		  
    65.9
    70.4
    68.1
    78
    91
    89
    2000
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    		  
    68.1
    72.4
    70.2
    74
    93
    86
    2010
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    		  
    71.4
    75.2
    73.2
    68
    92
    84
    2015
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
    		  
    72.2
    76.0
    74.0
    73
    94
    87
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Paraguay PARAGUAY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    		  
    72.2
    76.0
    73
    94
    Age 5
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    		  
    73.8
    77.4
    65
    89
    Age 10
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    		  
    74.0
    77.6
    63
    89
    Age 15
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    		  
    74.2
    77.7
    62
    89
    Age 20
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    		  
    74.5
    78.0
    58
    89
    Age 25
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    		  
    75.1
    78.3
    56
    86
    Age 30
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    		  
    75.7
    78.7
    53
    84
    Age 35
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    		  
    76.2
    79.1
    52
    81
    Age 40
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    		  
    76.8
    79.5
    51
    78
    Age 45
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    		  
    77.4
    80.0
    53
    73
    Age 50
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    		  
    78.1
    80.6
    50
    72
    Age 55
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    		  
    79.0
    81.3
    49
    71
    Age 60
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    		  
    80.1
    82.3
    51
    65
    Age 65
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    		  
    81.5
    83.5
    48
    62
    Age 70
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    		  
    83.3
    84.9
    47
    59
    Age 75
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    		  
    85.4
    86.5
    48
    62
    Age 80
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    		  
    87.5
    88.4
    58
    67
    Age 85
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    		  
    90.6
    91.2
    51
    66
    Age 90
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    		  
    94.3
    94.6
    30
    48
    Age 95
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    		  
    98.3
    98.5
    20
    31
    Age 100
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
    		  
    102.7
    102.8
    14
    18
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Paraguay PARAGUAY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    343.93
    8
    		  
    4.31
    90
    2. Stroke
    138.49
    33
    		  
    87.13
    91
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    125.65
    32
    		  
    31.32
    85
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.56
    110
    		  
    89.76
    86
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    50.43
    33
    		  
    5.19
    82
    6. Malaria
    48.44
    26
    		  
    0.00
    172
    7. Cervical Cancer
    42.18
    5
    		  
    17.22
    37
    8. Malnutrition
    32.72
    27
    		  
    2.46
    85
    9. Liver Disease
    27.52
    34
    		  
    11.22
    108
    10. Maternal Conditions
    27.51
    16
    		  
    2.72
    65
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.34
    88
    		  
    45.98
    33
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    23.18
    1
    		  
    3.04
    74
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.12
    52
    		  
    27.76
    24
    14. Hypertension
    21.31
    46
    		  
    17.41
    84
    15. Lung Disease
    18.89
    86
    		  
    16.02
    108
    16. Other Injuries
    16.05
    60
    		  
    9.21
    105
    17. Low Birth Weight
    15.79
    47
    		  
    9.69
    74
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    14.91
    20
    		  
    6.86
    91
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    14.69
    25
    		  
    3.24
    124
    20. Birth Trauma
    14.48
    46
    		  
    3.19
    91
    21. Suicide
    14.44
    36
    		  
    6.04
    108
    22. Kidney Disease
    14.19
    87
    		  
    21.24
    27
    23. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.97
    8
    		  
    2.88
    101
    24. Prostate Cancer
    11.23
    116
    		  
    26.17
    35
    25. Fires
    10.96
    28
    		  
    1.62
    102
    26. Tuberculosis
    10.64
    69
    		  
    4.17
    93
    27. Falls
    10.34
    42
    		  
    2.48
    135
    28. Meningitis
    10.07
    40
    		  
    2.01
    88
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    9.72
    54
    		  
    10.07
    47
    30. Drownings
    9.23
    22
    		  
    3.42
    90
    31. Skin Disease
    8.43
    14
    		  
    0.77
    121
    32. Breast Cancer
    8.00
    160
    		  
    17.09
    79
    33. Asthma
    7.43
    70
    		  
    2.04
    113
    34. Epilepsy
    6.91
    40
    		  
    1.64
    98
    35. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5.44
    13
    		  
    0.69
    75
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5.28
    8
    		  
    1.27
    131
    37. Other Neoplasms
    4.00
    41
    		  
    4.61
    22
    38. Schistosomiasis
    3.74
    22
    		  
    0.00
    172
    39. Poisonings
    3.65
    39
    		  
    0.38
    153
    40. Lymphomas
    3.13
    124
    		  
    4.21
    97
    41. Violence
    3.03
    114
    		  
    16.71
    26
    42. Hepatitis B
    2.89
    35
    		  
    0.09
    146
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.57
    165
    		  
    8.69
    75
    44. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.50
    106
    		  
    1.27
    141
    45. Stomach Cancer
    2.41
    155
    		  
    6.33
    71
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.04
    119
    		  
    2.12
    116
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    1.98
    80
    		  
    1.02
    116
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.98
    57
    		  
    1.91
    63
    49. Anemia
    1.95
    55
    		  
    1.26
    67
    50. Pertussis
    1.93
    52
    		  
    2.00
    47
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Paraguay PARAGUAY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    40,819
    29.32
    		  
    264
    0.92
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,958
    9.31
    		  
    1,652
    5.77
    3. Malaria
    9,484
    6.81
    		  
    0
    0.00
    4. Stroke
    8,570
    6.16
    		  
    4,015
    14.04
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,875
    4.94
    		  
    325
    1.14
    6. Low Birth Weight
    5,021
    3.61
    		  
    826
    2.89
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,956
    3.56
    		  
    4,174
    14.59
    8. Birth Trauma
    4,605
    3.31
    		  
    272
    0.95
    9. Maternal Conditions
    3,367
    2.42
    		  
    174
    0.61
    10. Malnutrition
    3,283
    2.36
    		  
    125
    0.44
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,637
    1.89
    		  
    1,703
    5.95
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,569
    1.85
    		  
    810
    2.83
    13. Liver Disease
    2,092
    1.50
    		  
    568
    1.99
    14. Other Injuries
    1,960
    1.41
    		  
    523
    1.83
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1,785
    1.28
    		  
    438
    1.53
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,718
    1.23
    		  
    2,131
    7.45
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,620
    1.16
    		  
    141
    0.49
    18. Meningitis
    1,492
    1.07
    		  
    134
    0.47
    19. Fires
    1,479
    1.06
    		  
    91
    0.32
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    1,459
    1.05
    		  
    173
    0.60
    21. Drownings
    1,397
    1.00
    		  
    230
    0.80
    22. Suicide
    1,376
    0.99
    		  
    357
    1.25
    23. Hypertension
    1,339
    0.96
    		  
    799
    2.79
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,335
    0.96
    		  
    200
    0.70
    25. Lung Disease
    1,249
    0.90
    		  
    727
    2.54
    26. Kidney Disease
    1,080
    0.78
    		  
    1,010
    3.53
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,043
    0.75
    		  
    335
    1.17
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    908
    0.65
    		  
    141
    0.49
    29. Falls
    888
    0.64
    		  
    125
    0.44
    30. Epilepsy
    854
    0.61
    		  
    96
    0.33
    31. Skin Disease
    639
    0.46
    		  
    38
    0.13
    32. Pertussis
    615
    0.44
    		  
    170
    0.59
    33. Poisonings
    522
    0.37
    		  
    22
    0.08
    34. Asthma
    520
    0.37
    		  
    101
    0.35
    35. Syphilis
    475
    0.34
    		  
    117
    0.41
    36. Measles
    417
    0.30
    		  
    2
    0.01
    37. Violence
    417
    0.30
    		  
    1,083
    3.78
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    379
    0.27
    		  
    33
    0.11
    39. Other Neoplasms
    358
    0.26
    		  
    219
    0.77
    40. Bladder Cancer
    354
    0.25
    		  
    57
    0.20
    41. Breast Cancer
    320
    0.23
    		  
    430
    1.50
    42. Leishmaniasis
    310
    0.22
    		  
    14
    0.05
    43. Lymphomas
    296
    0.21
    		  
    212
    0.74
    44. Prostate Cancer
    290
    0.21
    		  
    542
    1.89
    45. Schistosomiasis
    286
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    46. Hepatitis B
    232
    0.17
    		  
    5
    0.02
    47. Drug Use
    216
    0.16
    		  
    18
    0.06
    48. Trypanosomiasis
    209
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    192
    0.14
    		  
    406
    1.42
    50. Anemia
    191
    0.14
    		  
    63
    0.22
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Paraguay PARAGUAY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.18
    5
    		  
    17.22
    37
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    23.18
    1
    		  
    3.04
    74
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.23
    116
    		  
    26.17
    35
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.00
    160
    		  
    17.09
    79
    5. Bladder Cancer
    5.28
    8
    		  
    1.27
    131
    6. Lymphomas
    3.13
    124
    		  
    4.21
    97
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.57
    165
    		  
    8.69
    75
    8. Stomach Cancer
    2.41
    155
    		  
    6.33
    71
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.04
    119
    		  
    2.12
    116
    10. Skin Cancers
    1.98
    57
    		  
    1.91
    63
    11. Liver Cancer
    1.65
    168
    		  
    3.39
    140
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.49
    166
    		  
    3.83
    96
    13. Lung Cancers
    0.78
    169
    		  
    14.05
    78
    14. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    158
    		  
    2.26
    73
    15. Leukemia
    0.39
    171
    		  
    5.12
    27
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.35
    169
    		  
    5.18
    60
     
     
     
    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.