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Malawi
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Malawi and DR Congo 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.

DR Congo
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Malawi Population Pyramid
38,142,971
DR Congo Population Pyramid
194,488,663
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   DR Congo DR CONGO
  Malawi MALAWI   DR Congo DR CONGO
       
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
 
39.9
43.1
41.4
143
135
140
1970
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
 
43.6
46.8
45.2
143
141
141
1980
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
 
46.2
49.4
47.8
154
149
152
1990
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
 
44.4
48.3
46.3
174
172
174
2000
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
 
49.8
52.7
51.3
160
160
159
2010
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
 
55.9
59.0
57.4
164
160
163
2019
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
 
60.0
64.8
62.4
170
165
170
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   DR Congo DR CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
62.3
68.9
153
138
60.0
64.8
170
165
Age
62.3
68.9
153
138
60.0
64.8
170
165
Age 5
65.3
71.6
165
142
66.0
70.3
161
156
Age 10
65.8
72.1
165
143
66.7
71.0
159
153
Age 15
66.1
72.3
165
143
67.4
71.5
157
153
Age 20
66.5
72.6
165
143
67.8
71.8
158
153
Age 25
67.0
73.0
165
143
68.3
72.2
157
153
Age 30
67.6
73.4
165
142
68.8
72.6
157
154
Age 35
68.3
74.0
166
142
69.4
73.1
157
156
Age 40
69.1
74.8
167
142
70.1
73.7
157
157
Age 45
70.2
75.6
167
140
71.0
74.5
158
158
Age 50
71.6
76.6
166
141
72.2
75.4
158
157
Age 55
73.3
77.8
166
132
73.6
76.5
160
156
Age 60
75.1
79.0
164
128
75.4
77.9
160
157
Age 65
77.3
80.5
164
120
77.5
79.6
159
155
Age 70
79.8
82.3
162
116
80.0
81.5
156
154
Age 75
82.7
84.5
158
107
82.8
83.9
152
147
Age 80
85.9
87.2
153
102
85.9
86.7
148
143
Age 85
89.4
90.3
141
97
89.4
90.0
139
137
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   DR Congo DR CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
99.96
13
19.43
44
2. Stroke
99.81
73
112.53
56
3. Coronary Heart Disease
82.36
130
108.48
92
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
79.50
43
117.32
16
5. Cervical Cancer
62.51
2
22.64
30
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
60.66
25
55.99
28
7. Road Traffic Accidents
57.15
3
39.80
25
8. Malaria
45.12
17
28.55
33
9. Liver Disease
43.20
16
36.25
41
10. Diabetes Mellitus
36.03
73
36.82
69
11. Hypertension
32.87
38
50.51
14
12. Kidney Disease
23.88
86
24.38
79
13. Tuberculosis
23.26
47
79.20
9
14. Lung Disease
23.06
86
44.15
23
15. Oesophagus Cancer
21.94
1
2.18
101
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.90
48
19.83
52
17. Malnutrition
14.32
16
11.91
24
18. Prostate Cancer
13.89
113
31.05
27
19. Breast Cancer
13.43
128
15.42
112
20. Meningitis
12.92
27
11.11
32
21. Maternal Conditions
12.32
24
16.42
13
22. Suicide
10.58
63
12.41
45
23. Other Injuries
10.06
67
12.62
40
24. Asthma
9.68
66
20.76
18
25. Low Birth Weight
8.83
48
11.44
22
26. Falls
8.32
43
8.41
41
27. Birth Trauma
7.34
47
10.95
18
28. Lymphomas
7.19
18
4.48
101
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.35
75
7.74
35
30. Bladder Cancer
4.76
13
0.78
167
31. Skin Cancers
4.59
9
2.16
74
32. Inflammatory/Heart
4.28
101
9.82
29
33. Parkinson's Disease
3.95
97
3.70
117
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.68
73
5.00
58
35. Ovary Cancer
3.33
134
3.08
143
36. Liver Cancer
3.24
158
9.59
31
37. Violence
3.12
112
16.45
27
38. Oral Cancer
3.05
83
2.21
121
39. Fires
2.94
51
3.03
48
40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.90
178
9.05
87
41. Stomach Cancer
2.55
167
6.55
82
42. Poisonings
2.51
33
2.58
30
43. Endocrine Disorders
2.36
134
10.69
18
44. Drownings
2.23
104
3.10
72
45. Epilepsy
2.04
64
2.36
50
46. Lung Cancers
1.92
173
3.48
152
47. Schistosomiasis
1.91
22
2.63
13
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.88
74
4.14
24
49. Alcohol
1.46
86
1.51
82
50. Syphilis
1.38
24
1.79
13
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Malawi MALAWI   DR Congo DR CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
12,839
13.32
13,286
2.02
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,739
8.03
73,546
11.18
3. Malaria
6,308
6.54
41,813
6.35
4. Road Traffic Accidents
6,221
6.45
30,256
4.60
5. Stroke
5,939
6.16
36,596
5.56
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,782
6.00
41,301
6.28
7. Coronary Heart Disease
4,929
5.11
34,713
5.28
8. Low Birth Weight
4,339
4.50
34,668
5.27
9. Birth Trauma
3,563
3.70
33,075
5.03
10. Liver Disease
3,259
3.38
15,044
2.29
11. Tuberculosis
2,992
3.10
43,759
6.65
12. Cervical Cancer
2,876
2.98
4,823
0.73
13. Congenital Anomalies
2,509
2.60
16,256
2.47
14. Diabetes Mellitus
2,267
2.35
12,902
1.96
15. Maternal Conditions
1,854
1.92
10,513
1.60
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1,842
1.91
790
0.12
17. Hypertension
1,797
1.86
15,743
2.39
18. Meningitis
1,792
1.86
11,568
1.76
19. Kidney Disease
1,567
1.63
9,077
1.38
20. Malnutrition
1,499
1.55
8,910
1.35
21. Lung Disease
1,340
1.39
13,527
2.06
22. Other Injuries
1,266
1.31
8,272
1.26
23. Suicide
1,007
1.04
5,812
0.88
24. Lymphomas
839
0.87
2,061
0.31
25. Alzheimers & Dementia
782
0.81
4,548
0.69
26. Asthma
705
0.73
7,733
1.18
27. Breast Cancer
600
0.62
3,416
0.52
28. Falls
562
0.58
3,483
0.53
29. Syphilis
480
0.50
3,751
0.57
30. Drownings
458
0.47
3,454
0.52
31. Pertussis
436
0.45
7,921
1.20
32. Violence
406
0.42
11,120
1.69
33. Bladder Cancer
388
0.40
270
0.04
34. Fires
380
0.39
2,007
0.31
35. Inflammatory/Heart
370
0.38
4,045
0.61
36. Skin Cancers
331
0.34
765
0.12
37. Poisonings
325
0.34
1,729
0.26
38. Liver Cancer
317
0.33
3,840
0.58
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
280
0.29
1,923
0.29
40. Prostate Cancer
271
0.28
3,948
0.60
41. Epilepsy
260
0.27
1,727
0.26
42. Endocrine Disorders
257
0.27
7,380
1.12
43. Oral Cancer
251
0.26
1,003
0.15
44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
234
0.24
2,966
0.45
45. Stomach Cancer
206
0.21
2,579
0.39
46. Parkinson's Disease
200
0.21
1,035
0.16
47. Tetanus
178
0.18
1,166
0.18
48. Ovary Cancer
158
0.16
656
0.10
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
154
0.16
1,728
0.26
50. Schistosomiasis
143
0.15
1,071
0.16
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   DR Congo DR CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
62.51
2
22.64
30
2. Oesophagus Cancer
21.94
1
2.18
101
3. Prostate Cancer
13.89
113
31.05
27
4. Breast Cancer
13.43
128
15.42
112
5. Lymphomas
7.19
18
4.48
101
6. Bladder Cancer
4.76
13
0.78
167
7. Skin Cancers
4.59
9
2.16
74
8. Ovary Cancer
3.33
134
3.08
143
9. Liver Cancer
3.24
158
9.59
31
10. Oral Cancer
3.05
83
2.21
121
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.90
178
9.05
87
12. Stomach Cancer
2.55
167
6.55
82
13. Lung Cancers
1.92
173
3.48
152
14. Leukemia
0.62
179
3.40
102
15. Uterin Cancer
0.51
175
1.91
111
16. Pancreas Cancer
0.45
180
2.92
114
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.