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MALDIVES VS MALAWI
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Compare Maldives and Malawi 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
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Malawi MALAWI
           
    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
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    65.1
    64.4
    64.7
    104
    124
    119
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    76.9
    80.2
    78.5
    34
    42
    34
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    80.2
    34
    42
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    77.7
    80.8
    32
    41
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    77.8
    80.9
    32
    41
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    77.9
    81.0
    32
    41
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    78.0
    81.1
    32
    42
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    78.2
    81.2
    32
    43
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    78.4
    81.2
    33
    43
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    78.6
    81.3
    34
    44
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    78.6
    81.4
    35
    47
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    78.9
    81.5
    36
    47
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    79.2
    81.7
    38
    54
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    79.7
    82.0
    41
    58
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    80.4
    82.4
    43
    63
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    81.5
    83.1
    50
    70
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    83.2
    84.3
    49
    70
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.0
    47
    72
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    88.1
    88.5
    35
    64
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    91.4
    91.8
    15
    40
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.7
    95.0
    13
    27
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    98.6
    98.7
    13
    20
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.8
    103.0
    11
    13
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    92.87
    84
    		  
    77.56
    110
    2. Stroke
    84.13
    94
    		  
    138.49
    33
    3. Lung Disease
    29.51
    37
    		  
    18.89
    86
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.26
    97
    		  
    125.65
    32
    5. Kidney Disease
    20.58
    31
    		  
    14.19
    87
    6. Endocrine Disorders
    13.76
    33
    		  
    14.69
    25
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.31
    128
    		  
    26.34
    88
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.16
    120
    		  
    8.00
    160
    9. Asthma
    11.62
    29
    		  
    7.43
    70
    10. Other Injuries
    9.64
    101
    		  
    16.05
    60
    11. Oral Cancer
    9.18
    6
    		  
    2.04
    119
    12. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    100
    		  
    0.78
    169
    13. Hypertension
    8.27
    145
    		  
    21.31
    46
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.66
    83
    		  
    14.91
    20
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.30
    109
    		  
    9.72
    54
    16. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.71
    36
    		  
    2.50
    106
    17. Cervical Cancer
    6.51
    103
    		  
    42.18
    5
    18. Suicide
    6.24
    104
    		  
    14.44
    36
    19. Drownings
    5.63
    58
    		  
    9.23
    22
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.26
    115
    		  
    2.57
    165
    21. Low Birth Weight
    5.06
    114
    		  
    15.79
    47
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.78
    39
    		  
    23.18
    1
    23. Liver Disease
    4.66
    157
    		  
    27.52
    34
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4.53
    108
    		  
    2.41
    155
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    78
    		  
    1.49
    166
    26. Violence
    4.45
    96
    		  
    3.03
    114
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.57
    93
    		  
    11.97
    8
    28. Prostate Cancer
    3.38
    158
    		  
    11.23
    116
    29. Malnutrition
    3.35
    76
    		  
    32.72
    27
    30. Falls
    3.35
    120
    		  
    10.34
    42
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.22
    147
    		  
    1.65
    168
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.74
    107
    		  
    10.64
    69
    33. Skin Disease
    2.39
    69
    		  
    8.43
    14
    34. Meningitis
    2.39
    79
    		  
    10.07
    40
    35. Leukemia
    2.31
    136
    		  
    0.39
    171
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.17
    109
    		  
    50.43
    33
    37. Fires
    2.14
    88
    		  
    10.96
    28
    38. Lymphomas
    1.78
    159
    		  
    3.13
    124
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    113
    		  
    14.48
    46
    40. Epilepsy
    1.05
    131
    		  
    6.91
    40
    41. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.05
    172
    		  
    22.12
    52
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    0.96
    122
    		  
    1.98
    80
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.83
    68
    		  
    2.89
    35
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.83
    11
    		  
    0.39
    52
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    121
    		  
    343.93
    8
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    0.70
    162
    		  
    0.35
    169
    47. Other Neoplasms
    0.61
    163
    		  
    4.00
    41
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.57
    102
    		  
    27.51
    16
    49. Anemia
    0.48
    105
    		  
    1.95
    55
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
    		  
    1.98
    57
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    191
    19.06
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Stroke
    174
    17.31
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    3. Lung Disease
    60
    5.97
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    56
    5.54
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    5. Kidney Disease
    44
    4.43
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    6. Endocrine Disorders
    33
    3.24
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    7. Congenital Anomalies
    28
    2.82
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    27
    2.67
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    9. Other Injuries
    25
    2.50
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    10. Asthma
    25
    2.44
    		  
    520
    0.37
    11. Low Birth Weight
    20
    2.02
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    12. Oral Cancer
    20
    2.01
    		  
    159
    0.11
    13. Lung Cancers
    18
    1.84
    		  
    59
    0.04
    14. Drownings
    17
    1.73
    		  
    1,397
    1.00
    15. Hypertension
    17
    1.70
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    16. Suicide
    17
    1.68
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    1.55
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    18. Breast Cancer
    14
    1.41
    		  
    320
    0.23
    19. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14
    1.40
    		  
    160
    0.11
    20. Violence
    13
    1.33
    		  
    417
    0.30
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11
    1.10
    		  
    192
    0.14
    22. Liver Disease
    11
    1.08
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    10
    1.03
    		  
    1,620
    1.16
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10
    0.95
    		  
    173
    0.12
    25. Falls
    9
    0.88
    		  
    888
    0.64
    26. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.79
    		  
    908
    0.65
    27. Cervical Cancer
    7
    0.74
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    28. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.73
    		  
    164
    0.12
    29. Malnutrition
    7
    0.70
    		  
    3,283
    2.36
    30. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.69
    		  
    4,605
    3.31
    31. Tuberculosis
    7
    0.67
    		  
    1,335
    0.96
    32. Leukemia
    7
    0.65
    		  
    38
    0.03
    33. Ovary Cancer
    6
    0.55
    		  
    74
    0.05
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.54
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    35. Meningitis
    5
    0.51
    		  
    1,492
    1.07
    36. Fires
    5
    0.51
    		  
    1,479
    1.06
    37. Lymphomas
    5
    0.45
    		  
    296
    0.21
    38. Epilepsy
    4
    0.42
    		  
    854
    0.61
    39. Prostate Cancer
    4
    0.42
    		  
    290
    0.21
    40. Road Traffic Accidents
    4
    0.40
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    41. Skin Disease
    4
    0.40
    		  
    639
    0.46
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3
    0.27
    		  
    117
    0.08
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    3
    0.26
    		  
    26
    0.02
    44. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.24
    		  
    3,367
    2.42
    45. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.24
    		  
    232
    0.17
    46. HIV/AIDS
    2
    0.23
    		  
    40,819
    29.32
    47. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.22
    		  
    139
    0.10
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.19
    		  
    354
    0.25
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2
    0.17
    		  
    115
    0.08
    50. Dengue
    2
    0.15
    		  
    17
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    12.16
    120
    		  
    8.00
    160
    2. Oral Cancer
    9.18
    6
    		  
    2.04
    119
    3. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    100
    		  
    0.78
    169
    4. Cervical Cancer
    6.51
    103
    		  
    42.18
    5
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.26
    115
    		  
    2.57
    165
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.78
    39
    		  
    23.18
    1
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.53
    108
    		  
    2.41
    155
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    78
    		  
    1.49
    166
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.38
    158
    		  
    11.23
    116
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.22
    147
    		  
    1.65
    168
    11. Leukemia
    2.31
    136
    		  
    0.39
    171
    12. Lymphomas
    1.78
    159
    		  
    3.13
    124
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    0.70
    162
    		  
    0.35
    169
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
    		  
    1.98
    57
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.48
    170
    		  
    5.28
    8
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    172
    		  
    0.78
    158
     
     
     
    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.