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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives
MALDIVES		        
  		     
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
1960
45.1
42.6
43.9
111
140
124
  
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
1970
51.5
48.9
50.2
109
132
120
  
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
1980
57.4
54.8
56.1
110
132
123
  
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
1990
61.8
59.2
60.5
112
138
128
  
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
17
16
2000
65.1
64.4
64.7
104
124
119
  
75.4
80.2
77.7
19
23
22
2010
72.0
76.5
74.2
65
81
71
  
77.8
82.1
79.9
14
24
16
 
 
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
 
  Maldives
MALDIVES		      
   
      World Rank       World Rank
  Male Female M F   Male Female M F
At Birth
72.0
76.5
65
81
  
77.8
82.1
14
24
Age 6
76.1
77.8
42
90
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 11
76.2
77.9
42
90
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 16
76.3
78.0
42
90
  
79.5
83.7
21
28
Age 21
76.5
78.1
43
90
  
79.7
83.8
21
28
Age 26
76.7
78.2
44
91
  
79.9
83.8
21
28
Age 31
76.9
78.2
46
93
  
80.1
83.9
21
28
Age 36
77.1
78.4
47
94
  
80.3
84.0
21
29
Age 41
77.2
78.5
49
98
  
80.6
84.2
20
27
Age 46
77.5
78.7
53
100
  
81.0
84.4
20
28
Age 51
77.9
79.0
56
106
  
81.4
84.8
20
27
Age 56
78.5
79.5
63
110
  
82.0
85.2
20
27
Age 61
79.3
80.1
66
115
  
82.8
85.8
20
26
Age 66
80.4
81.0
72
118
  
83.8
86.5
23
25
Age 71
82.5
82.6
72
122
  
85.2
87.5
26
31
Age 76
84.8
84.8
74
120
  
86.9
88.8
26
32
Age 81
87.9
87.6
68
116
  
89.0
90.5
31
32
Age 86
91.2
90.9
62
102
  
91.8
92.8
38
33
Age 91
94.8
94.6
56
89
  
95.0
95.7
44
35
Age 96
98.8
98.6
46
85
  
98.8
99.2
46
37
Age 101
103.0
102.9
58
91
  
103.0
103.2
58
48
 
 
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives
MALDIVES		  
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Hypertension
90.17
7
  
3.67
183
2 Stomach Cancer
52.71
1
  
4.81
130
3 Coronary Heart Disease
50.91
178
  
68.80
155
4 Lung Cancers
42.08
3
  
30.98
18
5 Liver Cancer
41.84
3
  
3.07
164
6 Stroke
37.56
159
  
36.89
160
7 Lung Disease
25.48
87
  
21.47
98
8 Colon-Rectum Cancers
23.81
3
  
15.49
33
9 Influenza & Pneumonia
20.52
138
  
23.69
125
10 Kidney Disease
14.17
108
  
3.23
185
11 Pancreas Cancer
14.15
1
  
6.81
39
12 Breast Cancer
13.12
136
  
23.62
20
13 Other Injuries
8.07
134
  
5.54
170
14 Low Birth Weight
7.64
105
  
3.39
144
15 Drownings
7.33
28
  
0.35
187
16 Oesophagus Cancer
6.66
36
  
7.62
30
17 Lymphomas
6.36
57
  
7.35
36
18 Leukemia
6.16
9
  
4.39
63
19 Endocrine Disorders
6.15
100
  
3.13
147
20 Diabetes Mellitus
5.80
181
  
5.04
185
21 Anaemia
5.69
45
  
0.15
171
22 Bladder Cancer
4.77
18
  
4.27
28
23 Cervical Cancer
4.46
110
  
1.38
161
24 Prostate Cancer
4.43
132
  
8.21
58
25 Dengue
3.89
2
  
0.00
192
26 Tuberculosis
3.68
114
  
0.41
170
27 Ovary Cancer
3.51
31
  
3.96
20
28 Oral Cancer
3.48
78
  
2.39
113
29 Asthma
3.44
109
  
1.09
153
30 Birth Trauma
3.28
106
  
0.64
166
31 Congenital Anomalies
3.26
171
  
3.68
164
32 Uterin Cancer
3.22
10
  
1.53
64
33 Meningitis
3.04
79
  
0.41
149
34 Road Traffic Accidents
2.42
192
  
4.77
180
35 Hepatitis B
2.05
43
  
0.07
177
36 Diarrhoeal diseases
1.95
118
  
1.95
119
37 Falls
1.76
158
  
3.51
109
38 Liver Disease
1.72
190
  
9.48
96
39 Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.65
85
  
0.90
140
40 Skin Cancers
1.60
73
  
2.74
32
41 Suicide
1.14
185
  
6.90
101
42 HIV/AIDS
1.10
117
  
0.40
137
43 Skin Disease
1.10
117
  
1.50
104
44 Upper Respiratory
1.09
66
  
0.07
144
45 Malaria
0.88
58
  
0.01
104
46 Fires
0.85
129
  
0.45
158
47 Alzheimers/Dementia
0.78
172
  
17.08
14
48 Other Neoplasms
0.70
179
  
2.95
92
49 Malnutrition
0.66
120
  
0.07
172
50 Maternal Conditions
0.60
119
  
0.15
151
 
 
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Maldives
MALDIVES		  
  Deaths %   Deaths %
1 Hypertension
128
14.10
  
5,191
1.11
2 Stomach Cancer
81
8.92
  
6,006
1.29
3 Coronary Heart Disease
72
7.93
  
92,299
19.77
4 Liver Cancer
68
7.49
  
3,470
0.74
5 Lung Cancers
66
7.27
  
35,845
7.68
6 Stroke
59
6.50
  
55,919
11.98
7 Influenza & Pneumonia
37
4.07
  
37,348
8.00
8 Lung Disease
37
4.07
  
29,069
6.23
9 Colon-Rectum Cancers
36
3.96
  
18,951
4.06
10 Low Birth Weight
23
2.53
  
1,386
0.30
11 Kidney Disease
22
2.42
  
4,804
1.03
12 Pancreas Cancer
22
2.42
  
7,954
1.70
13 Drownings
17
1.87
  
233
0.05
14 Other Injuries
17
1.87
  
6,029
1.29
15 Leukemia
13
1.43
  
5,077
1.09
16 Endocrine Disorders
13
1.43
  
3,056
0.65
17 Breast Cancer
12
1.32
  
14,343
3.07
18 Lymphomas
11
1.21
  
8,744
1.87
19 Birth Trauma
10
1.10
  
262
0.06
20 Oesophagus Cancer
10
1.10
  
8,762
1.88
21 Congenital Anomalies
10
1.10
  
1,950
0.42
22 Diabetes Mellitus
9
0.99
  
6,682
1.43
23 Meningitis
8
0.88
  
278
0.06
24 Tuberculosis
8
0.88
  
443
0.09
25 Road Traffic Accidents
7
0.77
  
3,073
0.66
26 Asthma
7
0.77
  
1,260
0.27
27 Bladder Cancer
7
0.77
  
5,842
1.25
28 Cervical Cancer
7
0.77
  
1,322
0.28
29 Anaemia
7
0.77
  
260
0.06
30 Dengue
7
0.77
  
0
0.00
31 Diarrhoeal diseases
6
0.66
  
3,081
0.66
32 Oral Cancer
6
0.66
  
2,428
0.52
33 Ovary Cancer
6
0.66
  
4,366
0.94
34 Prostate Cancer
6
0.66
  
11,508
2.46
35 Suicide
5
0.55
  
4,660
1.00
36 Uterin Cancer
5
0.55
  
1,852
0.40
37 Hepatitis B
4
0.44
  
57
0.01
38 Rheumatic Heart Disease
4
0.44
  
1,204
0.26
39 Falls
3
0.33
  
4,450
0.95
40 Liver Disease
3
0.33
  
7,767
1.66
41 Malaria
3
0.33
  
5
0.00
42 HIV/AIDS
3
0.33
  
266
0.06
43 Violence
2
0.22
  
703
0.15
44 Fires
2
0.22
  
380
0.08
45 Alzheimers/Dementia
2
0.22
  
29,116
6.24
46 Skin Cancers
2
0.22
  
2,947
0.63
47 Maternal Conditions
2
0.22
  
81
0.02
48 Upper Respiratory
2
0.22
  
56
0.01
49 Syphilis
2
0.22
  
3
0.00
50 Poisonings
1
0.11
  
1,805
0.39
 
 
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives
MALDIVES		  
  Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Stomach Cancer
52.71
1
  
4.81
130
2 Lung Cancers
42.08
3
  
30.98
18
3 Liver Cancer
41.84
3
  
3.07
164
4 Colon-Rectum Cancers
23.81
3
  
15.49
33
5 Pancreas Cancer
14.15
1
  
6.81
39
6 Breast Cancer
13.12
136
  
23.62
20
7 Oesophagus Cancer
6.66
36
  
7.62
30
8 Lymphomas
6.36
57
  
7.35
36
9 Leukemia
6.16
9
  
4.39
63
10 Bladder Cancer
4.77
18
  
4.27
28
11 Cervical Cancer
4.46
110
  
1.38
161
12 Prostate Cancer
4.43
132
  
8.21
58
13 Ovary Cancer
3.51
31
  
3.96
20
14 Oral Cancer
3.48
78
  
2.39
113
15 Uterin Cancer
3.22
10
  
1.53
64
16 Skin Cancers
1.60
73
  
2.74
32
17 Other Neoplasms
0.70
179
  
2.95
92
 
 
DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Maldives
MALDIVES		  
  Value World Rank   Value World Rank
Population Total
396,334
165
 
61,113,205
22
Sex Ratio M / F
1.44
4
 
0.98
125
Population 0-14
22.3 %
132
 
16.7 %
158
Population 15-64
73.8 %
4
 
67.1 %
64
Population 65 +
3.9 %
130
 
16.2 %
23
Birth Rate / 1000
14.55
132
 
10.65
155
Death Rate / 1000
3.65
182
 
10.02
61
Fertulity Rate
1.90
129
 
1.66
153
Infant Mortality
29.53
73
 
4.85
167
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.05
130
 
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.04
123
 
1.05
77
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.62
4
 
1.03
46
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
1.00
14
 
0.76
105
Net Migrattion
-12.58
153
 
2.16
29
Population Growth
-0.17
177
 
0.28
152
Literacy Total
96.3
64
 
99.0
41
Literacy Male
96.2
67
 
99.0
50
Literacy Female
96.4
58
 
99.0
41
Unemployment
14.4
42
 
5.5
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
74.2
71
  
79.9
16
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
64.0
82
  
72.0
27
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$5,000
114
  
$36,600
23
 

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