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Compare Spain 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
     
      Spain SPAIN   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    25
    22
     
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    69.3
    74.9
    72.0
    11
    11
    7
     
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    72.3
    78.5
    75.3
    6
    7
    6
     
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    73.3
    80.5
    76.8
    14
    5
    9
     
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    75.6
    82.5
    79.0
    15
    5
    7
     
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    78.9
    85.0
    81.9
    11
    2
    4
     
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    80.1
    85.5
    82.8
    9
    3
    5
     
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Spain SPAIN   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.1
    85.5
    9
    3
     
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    80.5
    85.8
    10
    3
     
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    80.5
    85.8
    10
    3
     
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    80.5
    85.8
    10
    3
     
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    80.6
    85.9
    10
    3
     
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    80.7
    85.9
    10
    3
     
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    80.8
    86.0
    11
    4
     
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    80.9
    86.1
    11
    4
     
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    81.0
    86.1
    12
    5
     
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    81.3
    86.3
    12
    5
     
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    81.6
    86.5
    12
    5
     
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    82.2
    86.9
    12
    5
     
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    83.0
    87.3
    11
    5
     
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    84.0
    87.8
    11
    4
     
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    85.2
    88.3
    11
    4
     
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.1
    17
    8
     
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    88.5
    90.3
    20
    15
     
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    91.0
    92.1
    31
    26
     
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.8
    42
    39
     
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.2
    60
    56
     
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.1
    88
    77
     
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Spain SPAIN   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.62
    163
     
    77.56
    110
    2. Stroke
    28.15
    161
     
    138.49
    33
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.15
    33
     
    0.78
    169
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    26.90
    11
     
    2.50
    106
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.97
    14
     
    2.57
    165
    6. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    92
     
    8.00
    160
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.16
    97
     
    11.23
    116
    8. Lung Disease
    14.52
    122
     
    18.89
    86
    9. Hypertension
    10.01
    134
     
    21.31
    46
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.86
    143
     
    26.34
    88
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.43
    153
     
    125.65
    32
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.16
    42
     
    0.35
    169
    13. Stomach Cancer
    7.04
    65
     
    2.41
    155
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.96
    135
     
    14.19
    87
    15. Liver Disease
    6.66
    141
     
    27.52
    34
    16. Lymphomas
    6.02
    53
     
    3.13
    124
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.93
    74
     
    1.65
    168
    18. Bladder Cancer
    5.89
    6
     
    5.28
    8
    19. Other Injuries
    5.31
    146
     
    16.05
    60
    20. Suicide
    5.23
    121
     
    14.44
    36
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.22
    117
     
    14.91
    20
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.65
    75
     
    1.49
    166
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    4.51
    104
     
    14.69
    25
    24. Other Neoplasms
    4.46
    25
     
    4.00
    41
    25. Leukemia
    4.27
    62
     
    0.39
    171
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.65
    164
     
    22.12
    52
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    3.43
    153
     
    9.72
    54
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.34
    76
     
    2.04
    119
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.30
    30
     
    1.98
    80
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    49
     
    0.78
    158
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.64
    143
     
    42.18
    5
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.60
    84
     
    23.18
    1
    33. Falls
    2.52
    134
     
    10.34
    42
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    49
     
    1.98
    57
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.01
    114
     
    11.97
    8
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.77
    109
     
    343.93
    8
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.65
    153
     
    15.79
    47
    38. Skin Disease
    1.15
    103
     
    8.43
    14
    39. Asthma
    1.12
    133
     
    7.43
    70
    40. Hepatitis C
    0.97
    11
     
    0.37
    65
    41. Drug Use
    0.93
    93
     
    1.89
    58
    42. Drownings
    0.81
    153
     
    9.23
    22
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.80
    141
     
    14.48
    46
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.80
    142
     
    50.43
    33
    45. Epilepsy
    0.76
    156
     
    6.91
    40
    46. Violence
    0.64
    163
     
    3.03
    114
    47. Alcohol
    0.62
    98
     
    0.13
    134
    48. Poisonings
    0.61
    131
     
    3.65
    39
    49. Anemia
    0.58
    100
     
    1.95
    55
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    164
     
    1.63
    119
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Spain SPAIN   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41,284
    13.65
     
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    30,203
    9.99
     
    160
    0.11
    3. Stroke
    29,577
    9.78
     
    8,570
    6.16
    4. Lung Cancers
    22,534
    7.45
     
    59
    0.04
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17,706
    5.85
     
    192
    0.14
    6. Lung Disease
    15,404
    5.09
     
    1,249
    0.90
    7. Hypertension
    10,972
    3.63
     
    1,339
    0.96
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,416
    3.44
     
    1,718
    1.23
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,694
    3.21
     
    12,958
    9.31
    10. Kidney Disease
    7,499
    2.48
     
    1,080
    0.78
    11. Breast Cancer
    7,109
    2.35
     
    320
    0.23
    12. Prostate Cancer
    6,718
    2.22
     
    290
    0.21
    13. Stomach Cancer
    6,371
    2.11
     
    173
    0.12
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    6,325
    2.09
     
    26
    0.02
    15. Bladder Cancer
    5,770
    1.91
     
    354
    0.25
    16. Lymphomas
    5,400
    1.79
     
    296
    0.21
    17. Liver Cancer
    5,218
    1.73
     
    164
    0.12
    18. Liver Disease
    5,044
    1.67
     
    2,092
    1.50
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,942
    1.63
     
    1,043
    0.75
    20. Other Injuries
    4,710
    1.56
     
    1,960
    1.41
    21. Other Neoplasms
    4,291
    1.42
     
    358
    0.26
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4,005
    1.32
     
    1,459
    1.05
    23. Leukemia
    3,722
    1.23
     
    38
    0.03
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3,653
    1.21
     
    117
    0.08
    25. Suicide
    3,284
    1.09
     
    1,376
    0.99
    26. Oral Cancer
    2,601
    0.86
     
    159
    0.11
    27. Falls
    2,262
    0.75
     
    888
    0.64
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,091
    0.69
     
    1,620
    1.16
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,057
    0.68
     
    908
    0.65
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2,035
    0.67
     
    74
    0.05
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,009
    0.66
     
    2,637
    1.89
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,794
    0.59
     
    139
    0.10
    33. Uterin Cancer
    1,553
    0.51
     
    31
    0.02
    34. Skin Disease
    1,236
    0.41
     
    639
    0.46
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,235
    0.41
     
    2,569
    1.85
    36. Asthma
    1,141
    0.38
     
    520
    0.37
    37. HIV/AIDS
    1,031
    0.34
     
    40,819
    29.32
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1,018
    0.34
     
    1,785
    1.28
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    844
    0.28
     
    6,875
    4.94
    40. Hepatitis C
    819
    0.27
     
    28
    0.02
    41. Anemia
    637
    0.21
     
    191
    0.14
    42. Epilepsy
    572
    0.19
     
    854
    0.61
    43. Drug Use
    512
    0.17
     
    216
    0.16
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    505
    0.17
     
    115
    0.08
    45. Low Birth Weight
    475
    0.16
     
    5,021
    3.61
    46. Drownings
    453
    0.15
     
    1,397
    1.00
    47. Poisonings
    431
    0.14
     
    522
    0.37
    48. Alcohol
    404
    0.13
     
    9
    0.01
    49. Tuberculosis
    342
    0.11
     
    1,335
    0.96
    50. Violence
    325
    0.11
     
    417
    0.30
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Spain SPAIN   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.15
    33
     
    0.78
    169
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.97
    14
     
    2.57
    165
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    92
     
    8.00
    160
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.16
    97
     
    11.23
    116
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.16
    42
     
    0.35
    169
    6. Stomach Cancer
    7.04
    65
     
    2.41
    155
    7. Lymphomas
    6.02
    53
     
    3.13
    124
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.93
    74
     
    1.65
    168
    9. Bladder Cancer
    5.89
    6
     
    5.28
    8
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.65
    75
     
    1.49
    166
    11. Leukemia
    4.27
    62
     
    0.39
    171
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.34
    76
     
    2.04
    119
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    49
     
    0.78
    158
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.64
    143
     
    42.18
    5
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.60
    84
     
    23.18
    1
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    49
     
    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.