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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Afghanistan and Maldives health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   Maldives MALDIVES
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    		  
    45.1
    42.6
    43.9
    111
    140
    124
    1970
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    		  
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    1980
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    		  
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    1990
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    		  
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    2000
    42.0
    41.9
    42.0
    180
    183
    180
    		  
    65.1
    64.4
    64.7
    104
    124
    119
    2010
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    		  
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    2015
    59.3
    61.9
    60.5
    159
    161
    161
    		  
    76.9
    80.2
    78.5
    34
    42
    34
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   Maldives MALDIVES
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.3
    61.9
    159
    161
    		  
    76.9
    80.2
    34
    42
    Age 5
    65.4
    67.7
    151
    155
    		  
    77.7
    80.8
    32
    41
    Age 10
    65.9
    68.3
    153
    160
    		  
    77.8
    80.9
    32
    41
    Age 15
    66.4
    68.8
    153
    159
    		  
    77.9
    81.0
    32
    41
    Age 20
    67.1
    69.4
    151
    159
    		  
    78.0
    81.1
    32
    42
    Age 25
    67.9
    70.2
    147
    158
    		  
    78.2
    81.2
    32
    43
    Age 30
    68.8
    70.9
    146
    156
    		  
    78.4
    81.2
    33
    43
    Age 35
    69.6
    71.7
    145
    157
    		  
    78.6
    81.3
    34
    44
    Age 40
    70.4
    72.5
    148
    159
    		  
    78.6
    81.4
    35
    47
    Age 45
    71.3
    73.3
    157
    163
    		  
    78.9
    81.5
    36
    47
    Age 50
    72.4
    74.3
    158
    165
    		  
    79.2
    81.7
    38
    54
    Age 55
    73.7
    75.4
    161
    168
    		  
    79.7
    82.0
    41
    58
    Age 60
    75.3
    76.7
    161
    169
    		  
    80.4
    82.4
    43
    63
    Age 65
    77.2
    78.3
    164
    169
    		  
    81.5
    83.1
    50
    70
    Age 70
    79.4
    80.3
    161
    168
    		  
    83.2
    84.3
    49
    70
    Age 75
    82.1
    82.7
    158
    164
    		  
    85.4
    86.0
    47
    72
    Age 80
    85.2
    85.6
    159
    162
    		  
    88.1
    88.5
    35
    64
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.1
    163
    165
    		  
    91.4
    91.8
    15
    40
    Age 90
    92.7
    93.0
    164
    164
    		  
    94.7
    95.0
    13
    27
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    161
    159
    		  
    98.6
    98.7
    13
    20
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.8
    146
    152
    		  
    102.8
    103.0
    11
    13
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   Maldives MALDIVES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    193.21
    20
    		  
    92.87
    84
    2. Stroke
    164.46
    14
    		  
    84.13
    94
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97.78
    44
    		  
    25.26
    97
    4. Tuberculosis
    70.41
    13
    		  
    2.74
    107
    5. War
    58.97
    3
    		  
    0.00
    172
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    37.28
    42
    		  
    2.17
    109
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    32.89
    71
    		  
    13.31
    128
    8. Other Injuries
    28.77
    17
    		  
    9.64
    101
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.82
    23
    		  
    1.05
    172
    10. Lung Disease
    27.77
    43
    		  
    29.51
    37
    11. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    27.57
    1
    		  
    3.57
    93
    12. Hypertension
    26.97
    25
    		  
    8.27
    145
    13. Low Birth Weight
    23.21
    22
    		  
    5.06
    114
    14. Breast Cancer
    23.03
    20
    		  
    12.16
    120
    15. Birth Trauma
    19.90
    21
    		  
    1.77
    113
    16. Maternal Conditions
    19.58
    25
    		  
    0.57
    102
    17. Liver Disease
    16.50
    83
    		  
    4.66
    157
    18. Malnutrition
    15.46
    41
    		  
    3.35
    76
    19. Violence
    15.45
    27
    		  
    4.45
    96
    20. Stomach Cancer
    15.08
    24
    		  
    4.53
    108
    21. Kidney Disease
    13.95
    88
    		  
    20.58
    31
    22. Asthma
    13.62
    22
    		  
    11.62
    29
    23. Meningitis
    13.18
    37
    		  
    2.39
    79
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    13.11
    17
    		  
    0.48
    165
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.59
    13
    		  
    4.78
    39
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.40
    40
    		  
    7.30
    109
    27. Drownings
    9.16
    23
    		  
    5.63
    58
    28. Oral Cancer
    8.41
    11
    		  
    9.18
    6
    29. Poisonings
    8.21
    6
    		  
    0.00
    172
    30. Fires
    7.60
    41
    		  
    2.14
    88
    31. Cervical Cancer
    7.55
    92
    		  
    6.51
    103
    32. Lung Cancers
    7.18
    112
    		  
    8.35
    100
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    7.15
    71
    		  
    13.76
    33
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.06
    88
    		  
    7.66
    83
    35. Other Neoplasms
    6.78
    9
    		  
    0.61
    163
    36. Lymphomas
    6.47
    41
    		  
    1.78
    159
    37. Measles
    6.34
    10
    		  
    0.00
    172
    38. Liver Cancer
    6.08
    71
    		  
    3.22
    147
    39. Falls
    5.86
    79
    		  
    3.35
    120
    40. Suicide
    5.63
    114
    		  
    6.24
    104
    41. Prostate Cancer
    5.50
    151
    		  
    3.38
    158
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.11
    119
    		  
    5.26
    115
    43. Uterin Cancer
    4.50
    18
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Ovary Cancer
    3.72
    101
    		  
    4.50
    78
    45. Appendicitis
    3.50
    21
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Skin Disease
    3.27
    57
    		  
    2.39
    69
    47. Encephalitis
    3.02
    14
    		  
    0.00
    172
    48. Bladder Cancer
    3.00
    58
    		  
    0.48
    170
    49. Epilepsy
    2.90
    65
    		  
    1.05
    131
    50. Leukemia
    2.72
    120
    		  
    2.31
    136
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   Maldives MALDIVES
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    28,841
    12.81
    		  
    56
    5.54
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    20,327
    9.03
    		  
    191
    19.06
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,977
    7.10
    		  
    5
    0.54
    4. Stroke
    15,467
    6.87
    		  
    174
    17.31
    5. War
    14,848
    6.59
    		  
    0
    0.00
    6. Low Birth Weight
    12,980
    5.76
    		  
    20
    2.02
    7. Birth Trauma
    11,130
    4.94
    		  
    7
    0.69
    8. Tuberculosis
    11,055
    4.91
    		  
    7
    0.67
    9. Other Injuries
    7,932
    3.52
    		  
    25
    2.50
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,448
    2.86
    		  
    4
    0.40
    11. Meningitis
    4,593
    2.04
    		  
    5
    0.51
    12. Maternal Conditions
    4,552
    2.02
    		  
    2
    0.24
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    4,167
    1.85
    		  
    28
    2.82
    14. Malnutrition
    4,132
    1.83
    		  
    7
    0.70
    15. Violence
    3,965
    1.76
    		  
    13
    1.33
    16. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,831
    1.70
    		  
    8
    0.79
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,608
    1.60
    		  
    27
    2.67
    18. Measles
    3,526
    1.57
    		  
    0
    0.02
    19. Drownings
    3,239
    1.44
    		  
    17
    1.73
    20. Lung Disease
    2,874
    1.28
    		  
    60
    5.97
    21. Hypertension
    2,762
    1.23
    		  
    17
    1.70
    22. Liver Disease
    2,488
    1.10
    		  
    11
    1.08
    23. Kidney Disease
    2,380
    1.06
    		  
    44
    4.43
    24. Poisonings
    2,196
    0.98
    		  
    1
    0.09
    25. Fires
    2,193
    0.97
    		  
    5
    0.51
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    1,870
    0.83
    		  
    33
    3.24
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,779
    0.79
    		  
    2
    0.17
    28. Breast Cancer
    1,692
    0.75
    		  
    14
    1.41
    29. Stomach Cancer
    1,677
    0.74
    		  
    10
    0.95
    30. Asthma
    1,658
    0.74
    		  
    25
    2.44
    31. Tetanus
    1,374
    0.61
    		  
    0
    0.04
    32. Falls
    1,340
    0.60
    		  
    9
    0.88
    33. Pertussis
    1,280
    0.57
    		  
    1
    0.10
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,216
    0.54
    		  
    10
    1.03
    35. Encephalitis
    1,208
    0.54
    		  
    0
    0.05
    36. Suicide
    1,205
    0.54
    		  
    17
    1.68
    37. Lymphomas
    1,118
    0.50
    		  
    5
    0.45
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,094
    0.49
    		  
    16
    1.55
    39. Oral Cancer
    1,070
    0.48
    		  
    20
    2.01
    40. Other Neoplasms
    928
    0.41
    		  
    1
    0.10
    41. Lung Cancers
    852
    0.38
    		  
    18
    1.84
    42. Appendicitis
    789
    0.35
    		  
    1
    0.05
    43. Liver Cancer
    723
    0.32
    		  
    7
    0.73
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    709
    0.31
    		  
    11
    1.10
    45. Leukemia
    699
    0.31
    		  
    7
    0.65
    46. Epilepsy
    636
    0.28
    		  
    4
    0.42
    47. Cervical Cancer
    569
    0.25
    		  
    7
    0.74
    48. Skin Disease
    554
    0.25
    		  
    4
    0.40
    49. Drug Use
    542
    0.24
    		  
    1
    0.06
    50. Syphilis
    446
    0.20
    		  
    0
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   Maldives MALDIVES
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    23.03
    20
    		  
    12.16
    120
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.08
    24
    		  
    4.53
    108
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.59
    13
    		  
    4.78
    39
    4. Oral Cancer
    8.41
    11
    		  
    9.18
    6
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.55
    92
    		  
    6.51
    103
    6. Lung Cancers
    7.18
    112
    		  
    8.35
    100
    7. Lymphomas
    6.47
    41
    		  
    1.78
    159
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.08
    71
    		  
    3.22
    147
    9. Prostate Cancer
    5.50
    151
    		  
    3.38
    158
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.11
    119
    		  
    5.26
    115
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.50
    18
    		  
    0.00
    172
    12. Ovary Cancer
    3.72
    101
    		  
    4.50
    78
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.00
    58
    		  
    0.48
    170
    14. Leukemia
    2.72
    120
    		  
    2.31
    136
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.49
    129
    		  
    0.70
    162
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    115
    		  
    0.48
    159
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.