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Malawi
COUNTRY #1
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MALAWI VS NEPAL

Compare Malawi and Nepal 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.

Nepal
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Malawi Population Pyramid
38,142,971
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Nepal Population Pyramid
35,323,925
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Nepal NEPAL
  Malawi MALAWI   Nepal NEPAL
       
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
  
39.0
38.4
38.7
148
156
154
1970
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
  
43.1
42.8
43.0
145
157
152
1980
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
  
48.7
48.2
48.4
144
155
149
1990
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
  
54.7
54.2
54.5
142
155
151
2000
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
  
61.5
63.5
62.5
121
129
129
2010
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
  
66.7
69.4
68.0
109
124
119
2019
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
  
68.9
72.7
70.9
113
119
116
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Nepal NEPAL
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
62.3
68.9
153
138
68.9
72.7
113
119
Age
62.3
68.9
153
138
68.9
72.7
113
119
Age 5
65.3
71.6
165
142
71.2
74.9
102
118
Age 10
65.8
72.1
165
143
71.4
75.1
103
117
Age 15
66.1
72.3
165
143
71.6
75.2
104
118
Age 20
66.5
72.6
165
143
71.8
75.4
104
119
Age 25
67.0
73.0
165
143
72.2
75.6
105
119
Age 30
67.6
73.4
165
142
72.5
75.8
106
118
Age 35
68.3
74.0
166
142
72.9
76.0
106
118
Age 40
69.1
74.8
167
142
73.3
76.3
107
118
Age 45
70.2
75.6
167
140
73.8
76.8
111
117
Age 50
71.6
76.6
166
141
74.5
77.4
112
118
Age 55
73.3
77.8
166
132
75.5
78.2
118
117
Age 60
75.1
79.0
164
128
76.8
79.2
123
120
Age 65
77.3
80.5
164
120
78.5
80.4
123
124
Age 70
79.8
82.3
162
116
80.7
82.0
129
134
Age 75
82.7
84.5
158
107
83.2
84.1
133
137
Age 80
85.9
87.2
153
102
86.1
86.7
132
146
Age 85
89.4
90.3
141
97
89.4
89.8
145
151
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Nepal NEPAL
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
99.96
13
3.15
91
2. Stroke
99.81
73
67.32
106
3. Coronary Heart Disease
82.36
130
102.19
104
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
79.50
43
29.37
86
5. Cervical Cancer
62.51
2
15.27
52
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
60.66
25
29.68
51
7. Road Traffic Accidents
57.15
3
20.65
72
8. Malaria
45.12
17
0.00
141
9. Liver Disease
43.20
16
30.02
57
10. Diabetes Mellitus
36.03
73
16.12
117
11. Hypertension
32.87
38
11.58
122
12. Kidney Disease
23.88
86
21.28
103
13. Tuberculosis
23.26
47
72.19
12
14. Lung Disease
23.06
86
149.01
1
15. Oesophagus Cancer
21.94
1
2.40
92
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.90
48
13.60
145
17. Malnutrition
14.32
16
4.05
59
18. Prostate Cancer
13.89
113
0.95
182
19. Breast Cancer
13.43
128
8.50
172
20. Meningitis
12.92
27
1.69
68
21. Maternal Conditions
12.32
24
3.56
54
22. Suicide
10.58
63
9.77
74
23. Other Injuries
10.06
67
7.36
96
24. Asthma
9.68
66
30.93
6
25. Low Birth Weight
8.83
48
8.46
51
26. Falls
8.32
43
15.55
5
27. Birth Trauma
7.34
47
6.00
55
28. Lymphomas
7.19
18
3.51
134
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.35
75
4.79
117
30. Bladder Cancer
4.76
13
1.62
119
31. Skin Cancers
4.59
9
2.13
76
32. Inflammatory/Heart
4.28
101
1.08
183
33. Parkinson's Disease
3.95
97
4.37
77
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.68
73
1.16
144
35. Ovary Cancer
3.33
134
4.60
83
36. Liver Cancer
3.24
158
1.19
183
37. Violence
3.12
112
2.57
119
38. Oral Cancer
3.05
83
6.52
23
39. Fires
2.94
51
0.94
117
40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.90
178
5.77
137
41. Stomach Cancer
2.55
167
6.79
79
42. Poisonings
2.51
33
1.74
52
43. Endocrine Disorders
2.36
134
1.14
171
44. Drownings
2.23
104
5.38
23
45. Epilepsy
2.04
64
3.57
12
46. Lung Cancers
1.92
173
18.16
65
47. Schistosomiasis
1.91
22
0.00
143
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.88
74
11.28
7
49. Alcohol
1.46
86
0.74
129
50. Syphilis
1.38
24
0.41
66
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Malawi MALAWI   Nepal NEPAL
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
12,839
13.32
737
0.46
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,739
8.03
6,237
3.88
3. Malaria
6,308
6.54
0
0.00
4. Road Traffic Accidents
6,221
6.45
4,654
2.90
5. Stroke
5,939
6.16
12,909
8.04
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,782
6.00
6,071
3.78
7. Coronary Heart Disease
4,929
5.11
19,677
12.26
8. Low Birth Weight
4,339
4.50
3,822
2.38
9. Birth Trauma
3,563
3.70
2,676
1.67
10. Liver Disease
3,259
3.38
6,383
3.98
11. Tuberculosis
2,992
3.10
16,535
10.30
12. Cervical Cancer
2,876
2.98
1,969
1.23
13. Congenital Anomalies
2,509
2.60
1,949
1.21
14. Diabetes Mellitus
2,267
2.35
2,929
1.82
15. Maternal Conditions
1,854
1.92
977
0.61
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1,842
1.91
491
0.31
17. Hypertension
1,797
1.86
2,092
1.30
18. Meningitis
1,792
1.86
377
0.23
19. Kidney Disease
1,567
1.63
4,284
2.67
20. Malnutrition
1,499
1.55
845
0.53
21. Lung Disease
1,340
1.39
27,027
16.83
22. Other Injuries
1,266
1.31
1,655
1.03
23. Suicide
1,007
1.04
2,571
1.60
24. Lymphomas
839
0.87
768
0.48
25. Alzheimers & Dementia
782
0.81
2,022
1.26
26. Asthma
705
0.73
5,930
3.69
27. Breast Cancer
600
0.62
1,038
0.65
28. Falls
562
0.58
3,321
2.07
29. Syphilis
480
0.50
134
0.08
30. Drownings
458
0.47
1,505
0.94
31. Pertussis
436
0.45
453
0.28
32. Violence
406
0.42
704
0.44
33. Bladder Cancer
388
0.40
325
0.20
34. Fires
380
0.39
184
0.11
35. Inflammatory/Heart
370
0.38
217
0.14
36. Skin Cancers
331
0.34
400
0.25
37. Poisonings
325
0.34
474
0.30
38. Liver Cancer
317
0.33
256
0.16
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
280
0.29
191
0.12
40. Prostate Cancer
271
0.28
85
0.05
41. Epilepsy
260
0.27
874
0.54
42. Endocrine Disorders
257
0.27
257
0.16
43. Oral Cancer
251
0.26
1,389
0.87
44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
234
0.24
1,167
0.73
45. Stomach Cancer
206
0.21
1,379
0.86
46. Parkinson's Disease
200
0.21
760
0.47
47. Tetanus
178
0.18
134
0.08
48. Ovary Cancer
158
0.16
585
0.36
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
154
0.16
2,320
1.44
50. Schistosomiasis
143
0.15
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Nepal NEPAL
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
62.51
2
15.27
52
2. Oesophagus Cancer
21.94
1
2.40
92
3. Prostate Cancer
13.89
113
0.95
182
4. Breast Cancer
13.43
128
8.50
172
5. Lymphomas
7.19
18
3.51
134
6. Bladder Cancer
4.76
13
1.62
119
7. Skin Cancers
4.59
9
2.13
76
8. Ovary Cancer
3.33
134
4.60
83
9. Liver Cancer
3.24
158
1.19
183
10. Oral Cancer
3.05
83
6.52
23
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.90
178
5.77
137
12. Stomach Cancer
2.55
167
6.79
79
13. Lung Cancers
1.92
173
18.16
65
14. Leukemia
0.62
179
2.61
139
15. Uterin Cancer
0.51
175
0.48
176
16. Pancreas Cancer
0.45
180
2.18
138
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.