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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Maldives and Cape Verde 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.

Cape Verde
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Maldives Population Pyramid
586,102
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Cape Verde Population Pyramid
679,399
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Maldives MALDIVES   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
       
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
 
50.7
53.7
52.2
87
87
87
1970
51.5
48.9
50.2
109
132
120
 
55.2
58.2
56.7
90
93
92
1980
57.4
54.8
56.1
110
132
123
 
59.1
63.0
61.0
98
99
97
1990
61.8
59.2
60.5
112
138
128
 
62.7
68.0
65.3
107
106
108
2000
68.9
70.4
69.6
71
108
96
 
68.2
71.4
69.9
79
99
95
2010
75.6
78.0
76.7
34
53
36
 
70.6
74.2
72.5
77
99
94
2019
78.6
80.8
79.6
28
41
33
 
69.9
77.9
74.0
100
76
88
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.6
80.8
28
41
69.9
77.9
100
76
Age
78.6
80.8
28
41
69.9
77.9
100
76
Age 5
79.3
81.3
27
43
71.1
79.0
107
73
Age 10
79.4
81.4
27
43
71.1
79.1
110
73
Age 15
79.5
81.5
26
43
71.2
79.1
110
73
Age 20
79.6
81.6
26
43
71.5
79.2
110
73
Age 25
79.7
81.7
28
44
71.9
79.4
112
72
Age 30
79.8
81.8
28
44
72.2
79.5
112
72
Age 35
79.9
81.9
29
45
72.5
79.7
113
73
Age 40
80.0
81.9
31
46
73.0
79.9
114
74
Age 45
80.1
82.1
31
46
73.5
80.2
117
74
Age 50
80.4
82.2
34
48
74.4
80.6
119
76
Age 55
80.7
82.5
39
52
75.4
81.1
121
78
Age 60
81.4
83.1
40
55
76.8
81.8
119
80
Age 65
82.2
83.7
41
59
78.5
82.7
124
83
Age 70
83.5
84.5
48
67
80.6
83.8
134
87
Age 75
85.5
86.3
47
61
83.1
85.4
138
90
Age 80
87.7
88.3
54
60
86.0
87.5
143
95
Age 85
90.4
91.0
57
56
89.4
90.3
144
102
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
103.55
102
122.67
76
2. Stroke
52.95
123
71.23
103
3. Lung Disease
34.69
38
15.67
136
4. Kidney Disease
29.04
65
21.60
100
5. Breast Cancer
18.52
71
9.70
163
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.30
78
16.89
109
7. Diabetes Mellitus
17.38
114
29.83
89
8. Cervical Cancer
15.15
53
12.21
71
9. Lung Cancers
13.06
89
12.10
94
10. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.61
151
59.11
60
11. Liver Cancer
9.20
35
12.90
19
12. Prostate Cancer
8.38
139
40.00
13
13. Liver Disease
7.83
143
24.37
78
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.68
109
5.57
141
15. Endocrine Disorders
6.80
39
1.90
153
16. Ovary Cancer
6.77
18
1.41
180
17. Hypertension
6.22
151
12.84
116
18. Falls
5.80
86
6.61
75
19. Parkinson's Disease
4.42
73
5.23
42
20. Tuberculosis
4.39
87
4.35
88
21. Oral Cancer
4.34
52
4.69
43
22. Other Injuries
4.22
145
7.51
94
23. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.20
83
9.54
69
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.18
130
5.58
97
25. Asthma
3.60
99
5.86
82
26. Drownings
3.18
70
5.15
25
27. Skin Disease
3.03
27
1.46
99
28. Low Birth Weight
2.91
126
4.59
93
29. Leukemia
2.87
126
2.72
135
30. Suicide
2.76
165
15.23
27
31. Lymphomas
2.62
159
4.54
96
32. Bladder Cancer
2.01
95
1.29
141
33. Violence
1.95
133
14.22
30
34. Road Traffic Accidents
1.85
177
31.57
45
35. Uterin Cancer
1.73
127
0.94
162
36. Inflammatory/Heart
1.71
170
3.52
122
37. Dengue
1.54
4
0.00
117
38. Pancreas Cancer
1.42
156
6.72
45
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.34
137
2.47
93
40. Epilepsy
1.14
126
3.48
17
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.04
114
1.20
100
42. Malnutrition
1.00
102
1.83
85
43. Birth Trauma
0.99
123
1.92
92
44. Fires
0.99
114
3.16
45
45. Encephalitis
0.76
43
0.81
39
46. Other Neoplasms
0.75
66
0.54
84
47. Maternal Conditions
0.75
98
0.75
96
48. Drug Use
0.46
161
3.13
25
49. Stomach Cancer
0.39
183
17.14
5
50. Meningitis
0.30
137
3.28
50
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Maldives MALDIVES   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
279
23.13
457
17.60
2. Stroke
143
11.86
272
10.48
3. Lung Disease
91
7.55
58
2.23
4. Kidney Disease
80
6.63
85
3.27
5. Diabetes Mellitus
47
3.90
112
4.31
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
47
3.90
68
2.62
7. Lung Cancers
36
2.99
44
1.69
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
33
2.74
236
9.09
9. Breast Cancer
28
2.32
24
0.92
10. Liver Cancer
27
2.24
49
1.89
11. Liver Disease
24
1.99
101
3.89
12. Endocrine Disorders
22
1.82
9
0.35
13. Cervical Cancer
22
1.82
27
1.04
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
21
1.74
21
0.81
15. Falls
19
1.58
27
1.04
16. Congenital Anomalies
19
1.58
38
1.46
17. Hypertension
16
1.33
49
1.89
18. Other Injuries
16
1.33
33
1.27
19. Oral Cancer
15
1.24
20
0.77
20. Low Birth Weight
15
1.24
37
1.43
21. Suicide
15
1.24
71
2.73
22. Diarrhoeal diseases
14
1.16
41
1.58
23. Drownings
14
1.16
27
1.04
24. Leukemia
13
1.08
10
0.39
25. Parkinson's Disease
12
1.00
20
0.77
26. Prostate Cancer
11
0.91
52
2.00
27. Tuberculosis
11
0.91
23
0.89
28. Asthma
10
0.83
23
0.89
29. Violence
10
0.83
73
2.81
30. Road Traffic Accidents
9
0.75
147
5.66
31. Ovary Cancer
9
0.75
3
0.12
32. Skin Disease
8
0.66
6
0.23
33. Dengue
8
0.66
0
0.00
34. Lymphomas
7
0.58
19
0.73
35. Epilepsy
5
0.41
16
0.62
36. Bladder Cancer
5
0.41
5
0.19
37. Inflammatory/Heart
5
0.41
14
0.54
38. Maternal Conditions
5
0.41
5
0.19
39. Birth Trauma
5
0.41
15
0.58
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4
0.33
10
0.39
41. Pancreas Cancer
4
0.33
27
1.04
42. Fires
4
0.33
13
0.50
43. Encephalitis
3
0.25
4
0.15
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3
0.25
5
0.19
45. Malnutrition
3
0.25
8
0.31
46. Other Neoplasms
2
0.17
2
0.08
47. Drug Use
2
0.17
14
0.54
48. Uterin Cancer
2
0.17
2
0.08
49. Stomach Cancer
1
0.08
67
2.58
50. Alcohol
1
0.08
4
0.15
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
18.52
71
9.70
163
2. Cervical Cancer
15.15
53
12.21
71
3. Lung Cancers
13.06
89
12.10
94
4. Liver Cancer
9.20
35
12.90
19
5. Prostate Cancer
8.38
139
40.00
13
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.68
109
5.57
141
7. Ovary Cancer
6.77
18
1.41
180
8. Oral Cancer
4.34
52
4.69
43
9. Leukemia
2.87
126
2.72
135
10. Lymphomas
2.62
159
4.54
96
11. Bladder Cancer
2.01
95
1.29
141
12. Uterin Cancer
1.73
127
0.94
162
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.42
156
6.72
45
14. Stomach Cancer
0.39
183
17.14
5
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.03
182
11.35
8
16. Skin Cancers
0.01
178
0.71
151
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.