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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Maldives and Mauritania 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.

Mauritania
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   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Maldives MALDIVES   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    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
     
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
     
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
     
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
     
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
     
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
     
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
     
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    97.58
    114
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    74.41
    100
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    16.35
    131
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    28.66
    67
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    14.72
    122
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    19.76
    53
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    33.08
    83
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    27.42
    20
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    2.77
    163
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    84.48
    39
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    12.80
    20
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    18.54
    72
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    25.88
    73
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    5.29
    146
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    4.39
    78
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    3.39
    128
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    16.11
    102
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    6.66
    73
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    4.87
    54
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    24.14
    46
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    2.03
    130
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    8.96
    76
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    44.13
    41
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    7.27
    46
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    8.59
    70
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    2.10
    112
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    2.17
    54
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    15.92
    3
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    0.73
    176
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    5.47
    132
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    2.74
    157
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    2.05
    93
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    13.71
    31
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    31.87
    44
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    1.46
    141
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    4.86
    90
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.00
    150
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    1.67
    151
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    4.26
    67
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    1.97
    72
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    1.53
    91
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    13.89
    20
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    9.85
    27
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    3.05
    47
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.80
    40
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    0.44
    93
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    16.08
    15
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    2.66
    30
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    6.03
    91
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    8.18
    39
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    1,636
    6.92
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    1,307
    5.53
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    275
    1.16
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    555
    2.35
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    594
    2.51
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    251
    1.06
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    60
    0.25
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    2,756
    11.66
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    189
    0.80
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    312
    1.32
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    586
    2.48
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    333
    1.41
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    197
    0.83
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    110
    0.47
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    665
    2.81
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    140
    0.59
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    286
    1.21
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    343
    1.45
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    2,014
    8.52
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    45
    0.19
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    141
    0.60
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    1,656
    7.01
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    116
    0.49
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    22
    0.09
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    69
    0.29
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    717
    3.03
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    118
    0.50
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    170
    0.72
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    491
    2.08
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    43
    0.18
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    1,158
    4.90
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    47
    0.20
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    65
    0.28
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    639
    2.70
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    1,204
    5.10
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    42
    0.18
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    75
    0.32
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    110
    0.47
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    39
    0.17
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    83
    0.35
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    123
    0.52
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    33
    0.14
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    462
    1.96
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    34
    0.14
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    17
    0.07
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    7
    0.03
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    71
    0.30
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    357
    1.51
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    132
    0.56
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    14.72
    122
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    27.42
    20
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    2.77
    163
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    12.80
    20
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    18.54
    72
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    5.29
    146
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    3.39
    128
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    2.03
    130
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    0.73
    176
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    2.74
    157
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    2.05
    93
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    1.46
    141
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    1.67
    151
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    6.03
    91
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    1.31
    140
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    2.41
    54
    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.