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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Maldives and Sri Lanka 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.

Sri Lanka
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   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Maldives MALDIVES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    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
     
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
     
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
     
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
     
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
     
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
     
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
     
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    101.31
    106
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    26.55
    154
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    36.99
    33
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    26.23
    72
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    9.49
    165
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    27.62
    14
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    47.34
    45
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    5.15
    125
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    6.56
    126
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    20.42
    113
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    4.05
    128
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    4.61
    165
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    4.96
    160
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    3.43
    175
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    1.82
    154
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    1.93
    174
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    4.08
    161
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    3.85
    129
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    0.65
    181
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    3.45
    95
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    10.87
    7
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    6.41
    112
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    2.47
    100
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    4.53
    125
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    25.43
    10
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    3.24
    68
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    1.14
    107
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    2.13
    145
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    4.61
    35
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    12.89
    42
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    3.88
    126
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.63
    117
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    2.36
    122
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    18.07
    82
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    1.40
    144
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    1.83
    165
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.60
    12
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    0.80
    171
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    0.15
    183
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    1.14
    127
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    0.20
    178
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    0.18
    142
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    0.78
    135
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    1.04
    112
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.05
    138
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    0.33
    130
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    0.50
    110
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    1.16
    96
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    4.94
    107
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    0.59
    106
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    26,304
    22.66
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    6,805
    5.86
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    9,456
    8.15
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    6,858
    5.91
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    12,460
    10.73
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    6,939
    5.98
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    1,775
    1.53
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    5,117
    4.41
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    1,383
    1.19
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    1,090
    0.94
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    1,303
    1.12
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    762
    0.66
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    462
    0.40
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    911
    0.78
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    989
    0.85
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    964
    0.83
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    1,055
    0.91
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    1,529
    1.32
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    536
    0.46
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    2,893
    2.49
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    2,977
    2.56
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    605
    0.52
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    731
    0.63
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    1,155
    0.99
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    168
    0.14
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    769
    0.66
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    507
    0.44
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    6,471
    5.57
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    499
    0.43
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    281
    0.24
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    4,200
    3.62
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    131
    0.11
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    293
    0.25
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    1,027
    0.88
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    96
    0.08
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    193
    0.17
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    432
    0.37
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    269
    0.23
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    425
    0.37
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    214
    0.18
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    38
    0.03
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    239
    0.21
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    10
    0.01
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    43
    0.04
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    49
    0.04
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    218
    0.19
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    86
    0.07
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    257
    0.22
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    146
    0.13
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    1,321
    1.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    9.49
    165
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    5.15
    125
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    6.56
    126
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    4.05
    128
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    4.61
    165
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    3.43
    175
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    1.93
    174
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    10.87
    7
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    4.61
    35
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    3.88
    126
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.63
    117
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    1.40
    144
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    0.80
    171
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    4.94
    107
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    5.72
    30
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    0.22
    174
    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.