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HEALTH PROFILE: Maldives

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Maldives MALDIVES POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    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
    Maldives MALDIVES LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    Maldives MALDIVES TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    Maldives MALDIVES TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    13. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    15. Falls
    19
    1.58
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    19. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    20. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
      Deaths %
    26. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    27. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    31. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    32. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    33. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    35. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    38. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    39. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    45. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    46. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    47. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    49. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    50. Alcohol
    1
    0.08
    Maldives MALDIVES CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    Maldives MALDIVES HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    2.8
    130
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    47.2
    6.1
    25
    87
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    5.8
    11.4
    138
    156
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Maldives MALDIVES LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.1
    42.6
    43.9
    111
    140
    124
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
    Maldives MALDIVES DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    390,669
    168
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.13
    7
    Population 0-14
    22.1%
    118
    Population 15-64
    73.1%
    5
    Population 65 +
    4.8%
    122
    Birth Rate / 1000
    15.54
    103
    Death Rate / 1000
    4.15
    178
    Fertility Rate
    1.71
    149
    Infant Mortality
    26.40
    65
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    56
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    130
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.18
    8
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.81
    89
    Net Migration
    -12.76
    189
    Population Growth
    -0.12%
    166
    Literacy Total
    97.7%
    67
    Literacy Male
    97.3%
    61
    Literacy Female
    98.1%
    42
    Unemployment
    2.9%
    158
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    79.6
    33
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    70.0
    32
    GDP per Capita USD
    $13,000
    88

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    186,694
    316
    3/1/24
    Maldives COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Maldives causes.

     
     
    Maldives COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Maldives COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.