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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Maldives and South Africa 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.

South Africa
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Maldives Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.1
    42.6
    43.9
    111
    140
    124
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    80.50
    93
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    31.41
    47
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    35.72
    35
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    18.21
    76
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    16.44
    118
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    74.67
    16
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    20.99
    37
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    18.34
    64
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    83.23
    40
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    5.46
    87
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    35.20
    22
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    18.41
    95
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    8.90
    89
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    11.70
    14
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    3.85
    115
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    33.86
    36
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    2.99
    150
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    3.36
    130
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    39.83
    26
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    3.18
    80
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    10.77
    57
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    33.37
    46
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    6.23
    83
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    13.63
    45
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    4.06
    44
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    2.91
    30
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    7.16
    63
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    3.34
    108
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    23.49
    8
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    6.08
    39
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    2.19
    83
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    37.54
    8
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    22.70
    61
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    2.15
    99
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    12.75
    17
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.00
    171
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    4.98
    65
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    4.52
    65
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    3.28
    22
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    2.04
    70
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    4.41
    56
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    3.36
    78
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    6.64
    4
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.43
    87
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    0.65
    75
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    2.65
    62
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    1.52
    67
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    3.68
    137
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    6.74
    41
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    11,895
    2.62
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    15,302
    3.37
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    30,188
    6.64
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    4,676
    1.03
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    7,705
    1.70
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    39,341
    8.65
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    4,533
    1.00
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    2,383
    0.52
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    9,013
    1.98
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    5,555
    1.22
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    5,890
    1.30
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    3,587
    0.79
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    4,351
    0.96
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    1,399
    0.31
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    12,789
    2.81
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    6,014
    1.32
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    6,250
    1.37
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    1,406
    0.31
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    13,774
    3.03
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    15,843
    3.49
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    2,403
    0.53
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    1,464
    0.32
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    1,077
    0.24
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    21,965
    4.83
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    4,374
    0.96
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    5,966
    1.31
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    21,000
    4.62
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    951
    0.21
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    13,014
    2.86
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    1,101
    0.24
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    2,818
    0.62
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    1,700
    0.37
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    3,004
    0.66
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    829
    0.18
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    1,870
    0.41
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    5,408
    1.19
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    2,007
    0.44
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    1,894
    0.42
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    3,618
    0.80
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    234
    0.05
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    2,381
    0.52
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    1,015
    0.22
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    512
    0.11
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    267
    0.06
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    770
    0.17
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    3,660
    0.81
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    1,535
    0.34
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    18.21
    76
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    20.99
    37
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    18.34
    64
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    5.46
    87
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    35.20
    22
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    8.90
    89
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    3.85
    115
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    3.18
    80
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    3.34
    108
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    6.08
    39
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    2.19
    83
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    2.15
    99
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    4.98
    65
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    3.68
    137
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    8.50
    16
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    2.47
    53
    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.