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Malawi
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Malawi and Canada health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Canada
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Malawi Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   Canada CANADA
      Malawi MALAWI   Canada CANADA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
     
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
    1970
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
     
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    10
    4
    6
    1980
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
     
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
    1990
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
     
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
    2000
    42.6
    43.6
    43.1
    180
    182
    182
     
    76.4
    81.7
    79.1
    7
    8
    7
    2010
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
     
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
    2019
    62.3
    68.9
    65.6
    153
    138
    143
     
    80.4
    84.1
    82.2
    14
    16
    15
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   Canada CANADA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.3
    68.9
    153
    138
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    16
    Age 5
    65.3
    71.6
    165
    142
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    Age 10
    65.8
    72.1
    165
    143
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    Age 15
    66.1
    72.3
    165
    143
    80.9
    84.5
    13
    14
    Age 20
    66.5
    72.6
    165
    143
    81.0
    84.6
    12
    14
    Age 25
    67.0
    73.0
    165
    143
    81.2
    84.7
    11
    14
    Age 30
    67.6
    73.4
    165
    142
    81.5
    84.8
    11
    14
    Age 35
    68.3
    74.0
    166
    142
    81.7
    84.9
    10
    13
    Age 40
    69.1
    74.8
    167
    142
    82.0
    85.0
    7
    12
    Age 45
    70.2
    75.6
    167
    140
    82.3
    85.2
    6
    12
    Age 50
    71.6
    76.6
    166
    141
    82.7
    85.5
    6
    13
    Age 55
    73.3
    77.8
    166
    132
    83.1
    85.9
    5
    13
    Age 60
    75.1
    79.0
    164
    128
    83.8
    86.4
    4
    12
    Age 65
    77.3
    80.5
    164
    120
    84.8
    87.1
    3
    10
    Age 70
    79.8
    82.3
    162
    116
    85.9
    87.9
    3
    9
    Age 75
    82.7
    84.5
    158
    107
    87.4
    89.0
    2
    8
    Age 80
    85.9
    87.2
    153
    102
    89.2
    90.4
    2
    9
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.3
    141
    97
    91.6
    92.2
    5
    9
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   Canada CANADA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    99.96
    13
    0.33
    131
    2. Stroke
    99.81
    73
    15.12
    182
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.36
    130
    45.15
    166
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.50
    43
    7.69
    169
    5. Cervical Cancer
    62.51
    2
    1.94
    169
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    60.66
    25
    0.90
    140
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    57.15
    3
    4.58
    157
    8. Malaria
    45.12
    17
    0.00
    91
    9. Liver Disease
    43.20
    16
    5.73
    159
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.03
    73
    7.22
    156
    11. Hypertension
    32.87
    38
    2.79
    169
    12. Kidney Disease
    23.88
    86
    4.99
    168
    13. Tuberculosis
    23.26
    47
    0.13
    171
    14. Lung Disease
    23.06
    86
    15.91
    133
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    21.94
    1
    3.01
    73
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.90
    48
    27.87
    13
    17. Malnutrition
    14.32
    16
    0.21
    136
    18. Prostate Cancer
    13.89
    113
    11.92
    124
    19. Breast Cancer
    13.43
    128
    15.43
    111
    20. Meningitis
    12.92
    27
    0.14
    167
    21. Maternal Conditions
    12.32
    24
    0.13
    137
    22. Suicide
    10.58
    63
    10.34
    67
    23. Other Injuries
    10.06
    67
    3.35
    164
    24. Asthma
    9.68
    66
    0.37
    173
    25. Low Birth Weight
    8.83
    48
    1.90
    148
    26. Falls
    8.32
    43
    5.07
    101
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.34
    47
    0.65
    140
    28. Lymphomas
    7.19
    18
    6.52
    26
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.35
    75
    2.99
    156
    30. Bladder Cancer
    4.76
    13
    2.89
    59
    31. Skin Cancers
    4.59
    9
    2.27
    65
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.28
    101
    2.94
    141
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    97
    3.46
    128
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.68
    73
    0.54
    172
    35. Ovary Cancer
    3.33
    134
    5.08
    63
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.24
    158
    4.21
    120
    37. Violence
    3.12
    112
    1.60
    139
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.05
    83
    2.18
    126
    39. Fires
    2.94
    51
    0.41
    153
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.90
    178
    12.23
    46
    41. Stomach Cancer
    2.55
    167
    2.86
    161
    42. Poisonings
    2.51
    33
    0.25
    135
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    134
    4.41
    77
    44. Drownings
    2.23
    104
    0.71
    160
    45. Epilepsy
    2.04
    64
    0.81
    153
    46. Lung Cancers
    1.92
    173
    27.23
    22
    47. Schistosomiasis
    1.91
    22
    0.00
    96
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.88
    74
    0.73
    135
    49. Alcohol
    1.46
    86
    2.76
    44
    50. Syphilis
    1.38
    24
    0.01
    148
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malawi MALAWI   Canada CANADA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    12,839
    13.32
    163
    0.07
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,739
    8.03
    7,431
    3.19
    3. Malaria
    6,308
    6.54
    0
    0.00
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,221
    6.45
    1,998
    0.86
    5. Stroke
    5,939
    6.16
    14,159
    6.07
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,782
    6.00
    840
    0.36
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,929
    5.11
    40,063
    17.18
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    4.50
    553
    0.24
    9. Birth Trauma
    3,563
    3.70
    193
    0.08
    10. Liver Disease
    3,259
    3.38
    3,624
    1.55
    11. Tuberculosis
    2,992
    3.10
    97
    0.04
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2,876
    2.98
    578
    0.25
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    2,509
    2.60
    1,081
    0.46
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,267
    2.35
    5,718
    2.45
    15. Maternal Conditions
    1,854
    1.92
    45
    0.02
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,842
    1.91
    2,230
    0.96
    17. Hypertension
    1,797
    1.86
    2,563
    1.10
    18. Meningitis
    1,792
    1.86
    68
    0.03
    19. Kidney Disease
    1,567
    1.63
    4,578
    1.96
    20. Malnutrition
    1,499
    1.55
    192
    0.08
    21. Lung Disease
    1,340
    1.39
    14,212
    6.09
    22. Other Injuries
    1,266
    1.31
    2,392
    1.03
    23. Suicide
    1,007
    1.04
    4,417
    1.89
    24. Lymphomas
    839
    0.87
    5,146
    2.21
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    782
    0.81
    30,970
    13.28
    26. Asthma
    705
    0.73
    262
    0.11
    27. Breast Cancer
    600
    0.62
    5,910
    2.53
    28. Falls
    562
    0.58
    4,829
    2.07
    29. Syphilis
    480
    0.50
    5
    0.00
    30. Drownings
    458
    0.47
    283
    0.12
    31. Pertussis
    436
    0.45
    1
    0.00
    32. Violence
    406
    0.42
    605
    0.26
    33. Bladder Cancer
    388
    0.40
    2,521
    1.08
    34. Fires
    380
    0.39
    192
    0.08
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    370
    0.38
    2,060
    0.88
    36. Skin Cancers
    331
    0.34
    1,756
    0.75
    37. Poisonings
    325
    0.34
    121
    0.05
    38. Liver Cancer
    317
    0.33
    3,113
    1.33
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    280
    0.29
    442
    0.19
    40. Prostate Cancer
    271
    0.28
    4,711
    2.02
    41. Epilepsy
    260
    0.27
    384
    0.16
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.27
    3,233
    1.39
    43. Oral Cancer
    251
    0.26
    1,592
    0.68
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    234
    0.24
    9,651
    4.14
    45. Stomach Cancer
    206
    0.21
    2,177
    0.93
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    200
    0.21
    3,359
    1.44
    47. Tetanus
    178
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    48. Ovary Cancer
    158
    0.16
    1,902
    0.82
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    154
    0.16
    636
    0.27
    50. Schistosomiasis
    143
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   Canada CANADA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    62.51
    2
    1.94
    169
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    21.94
    1
    3.01
    73
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.89
    113
    11.92
    124
    4. Breast Cancer
    13.43
    128
    15.43
    111
    5. Lymphomas
    7.19
    18
    6.52
    26
    6. Bladder Cancer
    4.76
    13
    2.89
    59
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.59
    9
    2.27
    65
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.33
    134
    5.08
    63
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.24
    158
    4.21
    120
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.05
    83
    2.18
    126
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.90
    178
    12.23
    46
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.55
    167
    2.86
    161
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.92
    173
    27.23
    22
    14. Leukemia
    0.62
    179
    4.06
    67
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.51
    175
    2.91
    63
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.45
    180
    6.57
    47
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.