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Compare Panama 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
     
      Panama PANAMA   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    59.9
    62.0
    60.9
    58
    61
    60
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    71.9
    77.0
    74.4
    43
    47
    44
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    74.7
    81.1
    77.8
    42
    37
    37
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    81.1
    42
    37
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    76.2
    82.3
    40
    31
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    76.3
    82.4
    39
    31
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    76.5
    82.5
    38
    31
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    77.0
    82.7
    37
    31
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    77.7
    82.9
    35
    30
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    78.3
    83.2
    34
    29
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    78.9
    83.4
    31
    29
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    79.5
    83.7
    28
    29
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.0
    25
    29
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    80.7
    84.5
    22
    26
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    20
    26
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.7
    19
    19
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.6
    12
    14
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.8
    5
    11
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    87.6
    89.2
    1
    4
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    90.0
    91.1
    1
    4
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    92.7
    93.4
    2
    3
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    95.8
    96.1
    2
    4
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    99.1
    99.2
    3
    11
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.5
    24
    32
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    65.55
    130
    		  
    77.56
    110
    2. Stroke
    48.73
    130
    		  
    138.49
    33
    3. Violence
    34.35
    11
    		  
    3.03
    114
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.16
    83
    		  
    26.34
    88
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.34
    95
    		  
    125.65
    32
    6. Prostate Cancer
    22.94
    46
    		  
    11.23
    116
    7. Kidney Disease
    16.44
    63
    		  
    14.19
    87
    8. Breast Cancer
    14.36
    104
    		  
    8.00
    160
    9. HIV/AIDS
    13.95
    65
    		  
    343.93
    8
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.77
    101
    		  
    22.12
    52
    11. Hypertension
    12.76
    119
    		  
    21.31
    46
    12. Stomach Cancer
    12.10
    37
    		  
    2.41
    155
    13. Lung Disease
    11.79
    139
    		  
    18.89
    86
    14. Liver Disease
    10.70
    111
    		  
    27.52
    34
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.34
    69
    		  
    50.43
    33
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.94
    74
    		  
    2.57
    165
    17. Lung Cancers
    8.81
    97
    		  
    0.78
    169
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    8.55
    88
    		  
    9.72
    54
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.53
    71
    		  
    14.91
    20
    20. Tuberculosis
    7.76
    79
    		  
    10.64
    69
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.52
    93
    		  
    42.18
    5
    22. Other Injuries
    6.69
    130
    		  
    16.05
    60
    23. Leukemia
    6.28
    3
    		  
    0.39
    171
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.19
    110
    		  
    15.79
    47
    25. Lymphomas
    5.15
    74
    		  
    3.13
    124
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.92
    70
    		  
    1.49
    166
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    4.85
    99
    		  
    14.69
    25
    28. Liver Cancer
    4.79
    99
    		  
    1.65
    168
    29. Suicide
    4.52
    129
    		  
    14.44
    36
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.69
    70
    		  
    2.50
    106
    31. Drownings
    3.65
    87
    		  
    9.23
    22
    32. Falls
    3.63
    116
    		  
    10.34
    42
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.31
    88
    		  
    0.35
    169
    34. Malnutrition
    2.69
    81
    		  
    32.72
    27
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    101
    		  
    2.04
    119
    36. Asthma
    2.39
    109
    		  
    7.43
    70
    37. Other Neoplasms
    2.36
    103
    		  
    4.00
    41
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    72
    		  
    0.78
    158
    39. Skin Disease
    2.25
    73
    		  
    8.43
    14
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.17
    77
    		  
    1.98
    80
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    71
    		  
    1.98
    57
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.75
    115
    		  
    14.48
    46
    43. Maternal Conditions
    1.69
    77
    		  
    27.51
    16
    44. Epilepsy
    1.68
    95
    		  
    6.91
    40
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    117
    		  
    23.18
    1
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.43
    125
    		  
    1.63
    119
    47. Drug Use
    1.42
    71
    		  
    1.89
    58
    48. Meningitis
    1.27
    100
    		  
    10.07
    40
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.24
    133
    		  
    5.28
    8
    50. Upper Respiratory
    0.96
    5
    		  
    0.12
    48
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Panama PANAMA   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,218
    13.85
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Stroke
    1,656
    10.35
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    3. Violence
    1,292
    8.07
    		  
    417
    0.30
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    944
    5.90
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    898
    5.61
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    6. Kidney Disease
    558
    3.48
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    7. HIV/AIDS
    513
    3.21
    		  
    40,819
    29.32
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    503
    3.14
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    9. Hypertension
    434
    2.71
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    10. Stomach Cancer
    413
    2.58
    		  
    173
    0.12
    11. Lung Disease
    400
    2.50
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    12. Liver Disease
    364
    2.27
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    13. Prostate Cancer
    363
    2.27
    		  
    290
    0.21
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    355
    2.22
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    352
    2.20
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    301
    1.88
    		  
    192
    0.14
    17. Lung Cancers
    298
    1.86
    		  
    59
    0.04
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    291
    1.82
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    19. Tuberculosis
    273
    1.70
    		  
    1,335
    0.96
    20. Breast Cancer
    256
    1.60
    		  
    320
    0.23
    21. Other Injuries
    246
    1.54
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    22. Leukemia
    221
    1.38
    		  
    38
    0.03
    23. Low Birth Weight
    216
    1.35
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    24. Lymphomas
    175
    1.09
    		  
    296
    0.21
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    167
    1.04
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    26. Suicide
    166
    1.04
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    27. Liver Cancer
    162
    1.01
    		  
    164
    0.12
    28. Drownings
    137
    0.85
    		  
    1,397
    1.00
    29. Cervical Cancer
    134
    0.84
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    30. Falls
    127
    0.79
    		  
    888
    0.64
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    125
    0.78
    		  
    160
    0.11
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    112
    0.70
    		  
    26
    0.02
    33. Malnutrition
    98
    0.61
    		  
    3,283
    2.36
    34. Oral Cancer
    87
    0.54
    		  
    159
    0.11
    35. Ovary Cancer
    86
    0.54
    		  
    74
    0.05
    36. Asthma
    82
    0.51
    		  
    520
    0.37
    37. Other Neoplasms
    80
    0.50
    		  
    358
    0.26
    38. Skin Disease
    78
    0.48
    		  
    639
    0.46
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    74
    0.46
    		  
    117
    0.08
    40. Birth Trauma
    73
    0.46
    		  
    4,605
    3.31
    41. Maternal Conditions
    65
    0.40
    		  
    3,367
    2.42
    42. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.38
    		  
    139
    0.10
    43. Epilepsy
    59
    0.37
    		  
    854
    0.61
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    53
    0.33
    		  
    1,620
    1.16
    45. Drug Use
    50
    0.32
    		  
    216
    0.16
    46. Meningitis
    47
    0.29
    		  
    1,492
    1.07
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    47
    0.29
    		  
    115
    0.08
    48. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.26
    		  
    354
    0.25
    49. Uterin Cancer
    40
    0.25
    		  
    31
    0.02
    50. Upper Respiratory
    35
    0.22
    		  
    13
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    22.94
    46
    		  
    11.23
    116
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.36
    104
    		  
    8.00
    160
    3. Stomach Cancer
    12.10
    37
    		  
    2.41
    155
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.94
    74
    		  
    2.57
    165
    5. Lung Cancers
    8.81
    97
    		  
    0.78
    169
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.52
    93
    		  
    42.18
    5
    7. Leukemia
    6.28
    3
    		  
    0.39
    171
    8. Lymphomas
    5.15
    74
    		  
    3.13
    124
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.92
    70
    		  
    1.49
    166
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.79
    99
    		  
    1.65
    168
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.31
    88
    		  
    0.35
    169
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    101
    		  
    2.04
    119
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    72
    		  
    0.78
    158
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    71
    		  
    1.98
    57
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    117
    		  
    23.18
    1
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.24
    133
    		  
    5.28
    8
     
     
     
    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.