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SURINAME VS MALAWI
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Compare Suriname 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
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    58.0
    61.7
    59.8
    64
    63
    63
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    61.2
    65.7
    63.4
    66
    66
    65
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    64.0
    69.0
    66.4
    71
    73
    74
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    65.9
    71.0
    68.4
    79
    85
    84
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    66.1
    72.2
    69.1
    98
    97
    96
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    67.1
    73.6
    70.3
    105
    104
    104
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    68.6
    74.7
    71.6
    101
    106
    103
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.6
    74.7
    101
    106
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    70.3
    76.1
    104
    106
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    70.5
    76.3
    104
    107
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    70.6
    76.4
    105
    106
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    70.9
    76.7
    105
    106
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    71.5
    77.0
    106
    105
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.4
    105
    102
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    72.6
    77.8
    103
    99
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    73.3
    78.2
    100
    95
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    74.1
    78.7
    96
    94
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    75.0
    79.3
    96
    93
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    76.2
    80.0
    95
    90
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.9
    90
    88
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.0
    88
    89
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    81.2
    83.4
    87
    88
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.3
    86
    84
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.9
    77
    83
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.9
    73
    75
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.4
    53
    63
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.3
    37
    46
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.6
    23
    25
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    60.21
    118
    		  
    138.49
    33
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.27
    157
    		  
    77.56
    110
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    38.58
    58
    		  
    26.34
    88
    4. Suicide
    28.68
    6
    		  
    14.44
    36
    5. Hypertension
    24.13
    30
    		  
    21.31
    46
    6. Prostate Cancer
    20.77
    55
    		  
    11.23
    116
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.06
    115
    		  
    125.65
    32
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.25
    80
    		  
    22.12
    52
    9. HIV/AIDS
    16.26
    60
    		  
    343.93
    8
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.88
    43
    		  
    2.57
    165
    11. Kidney Disease
    13.72
    91
    		  
    14.19
    87
    12. Cervical Cancer
    12.22
    63
    		  
    42.18
    5
    13. Other Injuries
    11.38
    89
    		  
    16.05
    60
    14. Breast Cancer
    11.20
    128
    		  
    8.00
    160
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.02
    93
    		  
    0.78
    169
    16. Liver Disease
    9.78
    115
    		  
    27.52
    34
    17. Low Birth Weight
    9.61
    76
    		  
    15.79
    47
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8.03
    68
    		  
    14.69
    25
    19. Skin Disease
    6.53
    24
    		  
    8.43
    14
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    118
    		  
    9.72
    54
    21. Ovary Cancer
    6.04
    40
    		  
    1.49
    166
    22. Violence
    5.40
    88
    		  
    3.03
    114
    23. Lymphomas
    4.16
    99
    		  
    3.13
    124
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.98
    122
    		  
    1.65
    168
    25. Birth Trauma
    3.77
    85
    		  
    14.48
    46
    26. Lung Disease
    3.74
    168
    		  
    18.89
    86
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.60
    130
    		  
    2.41
    155
    28. Epilepsy
    2.97
    64
    		  
    6.91
    40
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.83
    154
    		  
    14.91
    20
    30. Leukemia
    2.69
    122
    		  
    0.39
    171
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.65
    98
    		  
    0.35
    169
    32. Maternal Conditions
    2.40
    70
    		  
    27.51
    16
    33. Drownings
    2.37
    108
    		  
    9.23
    22
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.33
    96
    		  
    1.63
    119
    35. Meningitis
    2.21
    84
    		  
    10.07
    40
    36. Tuberculosis
    1.91
    115
    		  
    10.64
    69
    37. Drug Use
    1.81
    60
    		  
    1.89
    58
    38. Asthma
    1.76
    118
    		  
    7.43
    70
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.68
    121
    		  
    50.43
    33
    40. Falls
    1.66
    153
    		  
    10.34
    42
    41. Fires
    1.40
    108
    		  
    10.96
    28
    42. Malnutrition
    1.26
    103
    		  
    32.72
    27
    43. Alcohol
    1.21
    72
    		  
    0.13
    134
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.21
    126
    		  
    0.78
    158
    45. Hepatitis C
    0.94
    12
    		  
    0.37
    65
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.84
    66
    		  
    2.89
    35
    47. Oral Cancer
    0.84
    168
    		  
    2.04
    119
    48. Anemia
    0.83
    77
    		  
    1.95
    55
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.65
    160
    		  
    5.28
    8
    50. Poisonings
    0.60
    134
    		  
    3.65
    39
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    270
    12.98
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    224
    10.80
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    178
    8.58
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    4. Suicide
    151
    7.28
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    5. Hypertension
    110
    5.28
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    96
    4.63
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    95
    4.56
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    8. HIV/AIDS
    86
    4.15
    		  
    40,819
    29.32
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    66
    3.16
    		  
    192
    0.14
    10. Kidney Disease
    64
    3.10
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    11. Other Injuries
    57
    2.76
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    12. Low Birth Weight
    51
    2.46
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    13. Lung Cancers
    46
    2.21
    		  
    59
    0.04
    14. Liver Disease
    45
    2.15
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    38
    1.82
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    16. Prostate Cancer
    38
    1.81
    		  
    290
    0.21
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    33
    1.61
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    18. Cervical Cancer
    31
    1.48
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    19. Skin Disease
    30
    1.42
    		  
    639
    0.46
    20. Violence
    29
    1.37
    		  
    417
    0.30
    21. Breast Cancer
    27
    1.32
    		  
    320
    0.23
    22. Birth Trauma
    20
    0.95
    		  
    4,605
    3.31
    23. Liver Cancer
    19
    0.91
    		  
    164
    0.12
    24. Lymphomas
    19
    0.90
    		  
    296
    0.21
    25. Lung Disease
    17
    0.81
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    26. Stomach Cancer
    16
    0.77
    		  
    173
    0.12
    27. Ovary Cancer
    15
    0.72
    		  
    74
    0.05
    28. Epilepsy
    14
    0.67
    		  
    854
    0.61
    29. Drownings
    13
    0.64
    		  
    1,397
    1.00
    30. Leukemia
    13
    0.61
    		  
    38
    0.03
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    13
    0.61
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    32. Maternal Conditions
    13
    0.60
    		  
    3,367
    2.42
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    12
    0.59
    		  
    26
    0.02
    34. Meningitis
    11
    0.55
    		  
    1,492
    1.07
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11
    0.51
    		  
    115
    0.08
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9
    0.45
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    37. Tuberculosis
    9
    0.42
    		  
    1,335
    0.96
    38. Asthma
    9
    0.42
    		  
    520
    0.37
    39. Drug Use
    8
    0.38
    		  
    216
    0.16
    40. Falls
    8
    0.38
    		  
    888
    0.64
    41. Fires
    7
    0.35
    		  
    1,479
    1.06
    42. Malnutrition
    6
    0.29
    		  
    3,283
    2.36
    43. Alcohol
    6
    0.29
    		  
    9
    0.01
    44. Oral Cancer
    5
    0.23
    		  
    159
    0.11
    45. Anemia
    5
    0.23
    		  
    191
    0.14
    46. Hepatitis C
    4
    0.21
    		  
    28
    0.02
    47. Hepatitis B
    4
    0.20
    		  
    232
    0.17
    48. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    		  
    522
    0.37
    49. Bladder Cancer
    3
    0.14
    		  
    354
    0.25
    50. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.12
    		  
    31
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.77
    55
    		  
    11.23
    116
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.88
    43
    		  
    2.57
    165
    3. Cervical Cancer
    12.22
    63
    		  
    42.18
    5
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.20
    128
    		  
    8.00
    160
    5. Lung Cancers
    10.02
    93
    		  
    0.78
    169
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.04
    40
    		  
    1.49
    166
    7. Lymphomas
    4.16
    99
    		  
    3.13
    124
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.98
    122
    		  
    1.65
    168
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.60
    130
    		  
    2.41
    155
    10. Leukemia
    2.69
    122
    		  
    0.39
    171
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.65
    98
    		  
    0.35
    169
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.21
    126
    		  
    0.78
    158
    13. Oral Cancer
    0.84
    168
    		  
    2.04
    119
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.65
    160
    		  
    5.28
    8
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.42
    171
    		  
    23.18
    1
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    165
    		  
    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.