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Gambia
COUNTRY #1
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GAMBIA VS MALAWI

Compare Gambia and Malawi 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.

Malawi
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Gambia Population Pyramid
4,882,099
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Malawi Population Pyramid
38,142,971
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gambia GAMBIA   Malawi MALAWI
  Gambia GAMBIA   Malawi MALAWI
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
33.1
33.3
33.2
168
171
170
  
37.4
38.5
37.9
153
155
157
1970
36.9
37.7
37.3
169
170
169
  
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
1980
43.3
44.9
44.1
163
164
164
  
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
1990
50.3
52.4
51.3
156
160
157
  
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
2000
54.8
57.1
55.9
147
148
148
  
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
2010
58.3
60.5
59.3
152
153
153
  
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
2019
63.4
67.7
65.5
144
148
145
  
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gambia GAMBIA   Malawi MALAWI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.4
67.7
144
148
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age
63.4
67.7
144
148
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age 5
67.2
71.0
149
151
65.3
71.6
165
142
Age 10
67.5
71.3
149
152
65.8
72.1
165
143
Age 15
67.8
71.5
147
152
66.1
72.3
165
143
Age 20
68.2
71.8
149
154
66.5
72.6
165
143
Age 25
68.6
72.1
150
154
67.0
73.0
165
143
Age 30
69.1
72.5
151
156
67.6
73.4
165
142
Age 35
69.7
73.1
151
157
68.3
74.0
166
142
Age 40
70.4
73.8
149
155
69.1
74.8
167
142
Age 45
71.5
74.6
149
155
70.2
75.6
167
140
Age 50
72.7
75.6
150
154
71.6
76.6
166
141
Age 55
74.1
76.7
149
153
73.3
77.8
166
132
Age 60
75.8
78.0
148
154
75.1
79.0
164
128
Age 65
77.8
79.6
148
153
77.3
80.5
164
120
Age 70
80.2
81.5
146
152
79.8
82.3
162
116
Age 75
83.0
83.8
143
153
82.7
84.5
158
107
Age 80
86.0
86.6
141
155
85.9
87.2
153
102
Age 85
89.3
89.7
147
155
89.4
90.3
141
97
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gambia GAMBIA   Malawi MALAWI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
142.59
53
82.36
130
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
113.77
18
79.50
43
3. Stroke
108.94
59
99.81
73
4. HIV/AIDS
70.82
17
99.96
13
5. Road Traffic Accidents
51.34
8
57.15
3
6. Malaria
46.43
15
45.12
17
7. Diarrhoeal diseases
41.12
43
60.66
25
8. Diabetes Mellitus
37.65
66
36.03
73
9. Liver Disease
33.48
48
43.20
16
10. Kidney Disease
32.04
48
23.88
86
11. Liver Cancer
30.83
3
3.24
158
12. Lung Disease
29.40
54
23.06
86
13. Tuberculosis
28.42
38
23.26
47
14. Cervical Cancer
25.76
23
62.51
2
15. Hypertension
22.89
68
32.87
38
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.89
49
19.90
48
17. Maternal Conditions
18.68
8
12.32
24
18. Asthma
15.88
35
9.68
66
19. Meningitis
13.27
23
12.92
27
20. Violence
11.94
43
3.12
112
21. Other Injuries
11.81
46
10.06
67
22. Endocrine Disorders
11.17
16
2.36
134
23. Birth Trauma
10.44
21
7.34
47
24. Falls
9.85
22
8.32
43
25. Suicide
9.64
77
10.58
63
26. Low Birth Weight
9.17
43
8.83
48
27. Malnutrition
7.13
39
14.32
16
28. Congenital Anomalies
6.72
59
6.35
75
29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.56
37
3.68
73
30. Inflammatory/Heart
6.44
58
4.28
101
31. Parkinson's Disease
6.31
18
3.95
97
32. Prostate Cancer
6.08
156
13.89
113
33. Breast Cancer
4.44
182
13.43
128
34. Fires
3.83
32
2.94
51
35. Lung Cancers
3.62
150
1.92
173
36. Epilepsy
2.78
36
2.04
64
37. Drownings
2.58
84
2.23
104
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.55
52
1.88
74
39. Poisonings
2.48
34
2.51
33
40. Drug Use
2.38
34
0.57
152
41. Schistosomiasis
2.34
17
1.91
22
42. Pertussis
2.22
39
1.36
57
43. Skin Disease
2.12
59
1.36
100
44. Stomach Cancer
1.43
178
2.55
167
45. Alcohol
1.23
103
1.46
86
46. Hepatitis B
1.06
36
1.03
37
47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1.05
183
2.90
178
48. Syphilis
0.97
38
1.38
24
49. Encephalitis
0.84
37
0.43
89
50. Lymphomas
0.74
181
7.19
18
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Gambia GAMBIA   Malawi MALAWI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,340
10.42
7,739
8.03
2. HIV/AIDS
1,125
8.75
12,839
13.32
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,007
7.83
4,929
5.11
4. Stroke
802
6.24
5,939
6.16
5. Birth Trauma
754
5.86
3,563
3.70
6. Road Traffic Accidents
695
5.40
6,221
6.45
7. Malaria
674
5.24
6,308
6.54
8. Low Birth Weight
662
5.15
4,339
4.50
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
626
4.87
5,782
6.00
10. Tuberculosis
445
3.46
2,992
3.10
11. Congenital Anomalies
383
2.98
2,509
2.60
12. Liver Cancer
377
2.93
317
0.33
13. Maternal Conditions
345
2.68
1,854
1.92
14. Liver Disease
323
2.51
3,259
3.38
15. Diabetes Mellitus
290
2.25
2,267
2.35
16. Kidney Disease
266
2.07
1,567
1.63
17. Endocrine Disorders
230
1.79
257
0.27
18. Meningitis
229
1.78
1,792
1.86
19. Lung Disease
206
1.60
1,340
1.39
20. Violence
195
1.52
406
0.42
21. Other Injuries
194
1.51
1,266
1.31
22. Hypertension
172
1.34
1,797
1.86
23. Cervical Cancer
145
1.13
2,876
2.98
24. Asthma
134
1.04
705
0.73
25. Suicide
113
0.88
1,007
1.04
26. Malnutrition
110
0.86
1,499
1.55
27. Pertussis
99
0.77
436
0.45
28. Alzheimers & Dementia
89
0.69
782
0.81
29. Falls
83
0.65
562
0.58
30. Drownings
69
0.54
458
0.47
31. Fires
67
0.52
380
0.39
32. Inflammatory/Heart
59
0.46
370
0.38
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
56
0.44
280
0.29
34. Syphilis
55
0.43
480
0.50
35. Epilepsy
43
0.33
260
0.27
36. Poisonings
42
0.33
325
0.34
37. Lung Cancers
34
0.26
131
0.14
38. Parkinson's Disease
34
0.26
200
0.21
39. Drug Use
28
0.22
47
0.05
40. Breast Cancer
26
0.20
600
0.62
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
24
0.19
154
0.16
42. Schistosomiasis
23
0.18
143
0.15
43. Prostate Cancer
21
0.16
271
0.28
44. Skin Disease
19
0.15
101
0.10
45. Tetanus
18
0.14
178
0.18
46. Encephalitis
14
0.11
48
0.05
47. Hepatitis B
14
0.11
88
0.09
48. Stomach Cancer
14
0.11
206
0.21
49. Measles
13
0.10
6
0.01
50. Lymphomas
12
0.09
839
0.87
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gambia GAMBIA   Malawi MALAWI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Liver Cancer
30.83
3
3.24
158
2. Cervical Cancer
25.76
23
62.51
2
3. Prostate Cancer
6.08
156
13.89
113
4. Breast Cancer
4.44
182
13.43
128
5. Lung Cancers
3.62
150
1.92
173
6. Stomach Cancer
1.43
178
2.55
167
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1.05
183
2.90
178
8. Lymphomas
0.74
181
7.19
18
9. Pancreas Cancer
0.54
179
0.45
180
10. Oesophagus Cancer
0.48
177
21.94
1
11. Ovary Cancer
0.44
183
3.33
134
12. Bladder Cancer
0.44
181
4.76
13
13. Uterin Cancer
0.23
180
0.51
175
14. Leukemia
0.09
183
0.62
179
15. Skin Cancers
0.01
177
4.59
9
16. Oral Cancer
0.01
181
3.05
83
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.