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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Maldives and Gambia 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.

Gambia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Maldives Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Gambia GAMBIA
      Maldives MALDIVES   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    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
     
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
     
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
     
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
     
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
     
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    142.59
    53
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    108.94
    59
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    29.40
    54
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    32.04
    48
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    4.44
    182
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    19.89
    49
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    37.65
    66
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    25.76
    23
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    3.62
    150
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    113.77
    18
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    30.83
    3
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    6.08
    156
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    33.48
    48
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    1.05
    183
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    11.17
    16
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    0.44
    183
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    22.89
    68
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    9.85
    22
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    6.31
    18
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    28.42
    38
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    0.01
    181
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    11.81
    46
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    41.12
    43
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    6.72
    59
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    15.88
    35
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    2.58
    84
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    2.12
    59
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    9.17
    43
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    0.09
    183
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    9.64
    77
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    0.74
    181
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    0.44
    181
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    11.94
    43
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    51.34
    8
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    0.23
    180
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    6.44
    58
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.00
    89
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    0.54
    179
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    6.56
    37
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    2.78
    36
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    2.55
    52
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    7.13
    39
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    10.44
    21
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    3.83
    32
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.84
    37
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    0.42
    95
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    18.68
    8
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    2.38
    34
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    1.43
    178
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    13.27
    23
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    802
    6.24
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    206
    1.60
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    266
    2.07
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    290
    2.25
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    89
    0.69
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    34
    0.26
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    1,340
    10.42
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    26
    0.20
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    377
    2.93
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    323
    2.51
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    145
    1.13
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    230
    1.79
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    11
    0.09
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    383
    2.98
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    83
    0.65
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    172
    1.34
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    194
    1.51
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    662
    5.15
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    0
    0.00
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    113
    0.88
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    626
    4.87
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    69
    0.54
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    2
    0.02
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    34
    0.26
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    445
    3.46
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    21
    0.16
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    134
    1.04
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    195
    1.52
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    2
    0.02
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    695
    5.40
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    19
    0.15
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    12
    0.09
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    345
    2.68
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    754
    5.86
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    4
    0.03
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    43
    0.33
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    59
    0.46
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    6
    0.05
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    56
    0.44
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    67
    0.52
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    14
    0.11
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    110
    0.86
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    24
    0.19
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    1
    0.01
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    3
    0.02
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    28
    0.22
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    229
    1.78
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    14
    0.11
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    4.44
    182
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    25.76
    23
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    3.62
    150
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    30.83
    3
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    6.08
    156
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    1.05
    183
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    0.44
    183
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    0.01
    181
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    0.09
    183
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    0.74
    181
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    0.44
    181
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    0.23
    180
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    0.54
    179
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    1.43
    178
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    0.48
    177
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    0.01
    177
    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.