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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Maldives and Madagascar 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.

Madagascar
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Maldives Population Pyramid
586,102
Madagascar Population Pyramid
54,048,131
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
       
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
 
39.5
40.6
40.1
145
149
147
1970
51.5
48.9
50.2
109
132
120
 
43.3
44.9
44.1
144
150
147
1980
57.4
54.8
56.1
110
132
123
 
47.2
49.2
48.1
149
151
150
1990
61.8
59.2
60.5
112
138
128
 
49.9
52.3
51.1
157
161
158
2000
68.9
70.4
69.6
71
108
96
 
56.7
59.1
57.9
138
144
141
2010
75.6
78.0
76.7
34
53
36
 
61.8
64.8
63.3
137
138
137
2019
78.6
80.8
79.6
28
41
33
 
64.1
66.6
65.4
138
153
146
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.6
80.8
28
41
64.1
66.6
138
153
Age
78.6
80.8
28
41
64.1
66.6
138
153
Age 5
79.3
81.3
27
43
67.7
69.7
143
161
Age 10
79.4
81.4
27
43
68.4
70.4
143
160
Age 15
79.5
81.5
26
43
68.9
70.8
140
160
Age 20
79.6
81.6
26
43
69.2
71.0
141
160
Age 25
79.7
81.7
28
44
69.7
71.4
140
160
Age 30
79.8
81.8
28
44
70.2
71.8
140
161
Age 35
79.9
81.9
29
45
70.7
72.3
140
163
Age 40
80.0
81.9
31
46
71.4
73.0
143
163
Age 45
80.1
82.1
31
46
72.2
73.8
142
165
Age 50
80.4
82.2
34
48
73.3
74.7
143
167
Age 55
80.7
82.5
39
52
74.6
75.9
142
169
Age 60
81.4
83.1
40
55
76.2
77.3
140
168
Age 65
82.2
83.7
41
59
78.2
79.1
139
167
Age 70
83.5
84.5
48
67
80.5
81.1
136
166
Age 75
85.5
86.3
47
61
83.2
83.6
131
160
Age 80
87.7
88.3
54
60
86.2
86.5
125
158
Age 85
90.4
91.0
57
56
89.5
89.8
127
149
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
103.55
102
118.09
83
2. Stroke
52.95
123
160.51
17
3. Lung Disease
34.69
38
38.84
30
4. Kidney Disease
29.04
65
18.76
112
5. Breast Cancer
18.52
71
8.32
173
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.30
78
14.65
136
7. Diabetes Mellitus
17.38
114
29.31
90
8. Cervical Cancer
15.15
53
40.84
13
9. Lung Cancers
13.06
89
1.15
179
10. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.61
151
87.02
36
11. Liver Cancer
9.20
35
6.77
59
12. Prostate Cancer
8.38
139
24.24
49
13. Liver Disease
7.83
143
36.32
39
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.68
109
5.25
148
15. Endocrine Disorders
6.80
39
2.54
130
16. Ovary Cancer
6.77
18
1.81
175
17. Hypertension
6.22
151
58.73
5
18. Falls
5.80
86
5.26
98
19. Parkinson's Disease
4.42
73
3.02
143
20. Tuberculosis
4.39
87
61.19
14
21. Oral Cancer
4.34
52
5.16
36
22. Other Injuries
4.22
145
11.29
52
23. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.20
83
61.22
24
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.18
130
5.69
96
25. Asthma
3.60
99
17.92
25
26. Drownings
3.18
70
2.63
82
27. Skin Disease
3.03
27
1.47
98
28. Low Birth Weight
2.91
126
7.61
56
29. Leukemia
2.87
126
2.03
152
30. Suicide
2.76
165
9.18
85
31. Lymphomas
2.62
159
3.99
120
32. Bladder Cancer
2.01
95
2.14
88
33. Violence
1.95
133
7.62
63
34. Road Traffic Accidents
1.85
177
42.06
20
35. Uterin Cancer
1.73
127
1.52
138
36. Inflammatory/Heart
1.71
170
6.62
56
37. Dengue
1.54
4
0.00
70
38. Pancreas Cancer
1.42
156
0.59
178
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.34
137
3.79
72
40. Epilepsy
1.14
126
1.90
74
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.04
114
4.00
26
42. Malnutrition
1.00
102
22.42
8
43. Birth Trauma
0.99
123
7.29
49
44. Fires
0.99
114
3.01
49
45. Encephalitis
0.76
43
0.43
88
46. Other Neoplasms
0.75
66
0.22
157
47. Maternal Conditions
0.75
98
11.76
27
48. Drug Use
0.46
161
0.39
172
49. Stomach Cancer
0.39
183
3.26
148
50. Meningitis
0.30
137
10.20
33
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Maldives MALDIVES   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
279
23.13
12,388
7.55
2. Stroke
143
11.86
17,964
10.95
3. Lung Disease
91
7.55
3,957
2.41
4. Kidney Disease
80
6.63
2,202
1.34
5. Diabetes Mellitus
47
3.90
3,278
2.00
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
47
3.90
1,120
0.68
7. Lung Cancers
36
2.99
147
0.09
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
33
2.74
14,605
8.90
9. Breast Cancer
28
2.32
629
0.38
10. Liver Cancer
27
2.24
933
0.57
11. Liver Disease
24
1.99
4,803
2.93
12. Endocrine Disorders
22
1.82
463
0.28
13. Cervical Cancer
22
1.82
3,028
1.85
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
21
1.74
606
0.37
15. Falls
19
1.58
653
0.40
16. Congenital Anomalies
19
1.58
3,380
2.06
17. Hypertension
16
1.33
6,208
3.78
18. Other Injuries
16
1.33
2,359
1.44
19. Oral Cancer
15
1.24
697
0.42
20. Low Birth Weight
15
1.24
5,353
3.26
21. Suicide
15
1.24
1,476
0.90
22. Diarrhoeal diseases
14
1.16
11,085
6.76
23. Drownings
14
1.16
825
0.50
24. Leukemia
13
1.08
401
0.24
25. Parkinson's Disease
12
1.00
266
0.16
26. Prostate Cancer
11
0.91
996
0.61
27. Tuberculosis
11
0.91
11,606
7.08
28. Asthma
10
0.83
2,507
1.53
29. Violence
10
0.83
1,749
1.07
30. Road Traffic Accidents
9
0.75
7,880
4.80
31. Ovary Cancer
9
0.75
135
0.08
32. Skin Disease
8
0.66
187
0.11
33. Dengue
8
0.66
0
0.00
34. Lymphomas
7
0.58
675
0.41
35. Epilepsy
5
0.41
385
0.23
36. Bladder Cancer
5
0.41
286
0.17
37. Inflammatory/Heart
5
0.41
1,046
0.64
38. Maternal Conditions
5
0.41
2,776
1.69
39. Birth Trauma
5
0.41
5,347
3.26
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4
0.33
495
0.30
41. Pancreas Cancer
4
0.33
80
0.05
42. Fires
4
0.33
661
0.40
43. Encephalitis
3
0.25
94
0.06
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3
0.25
627
0.38
45. Malnutrition
3
0.25
4,236
2.58
46. Other Neoplasms
2
0.17
24
0.01
47. Drug Use
2
0.17
58
0.04
48. Uterin Cancer
2
0.17
95
0.06
49. Stomach Cancer
1
0.08
367
0.22
50. Alcohol
1
0.08
161
0.10
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
18.52
71
8.32
173
2. Cervical Cancer
15.15
53
40.84
13
3. Lung Cancers
13.06
89
1.15
179
4. Liver Cancer
9.20
35
6.77
59
5. Prostate Cancer
8.38
139
24.24
49
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.68
109
5.25
148
7. Ovary Cancer
6.77
18
1.81
175
8. Oral Cancer
4.34
52
5.16
36
9. Leukemia
2.87
126
2.03
152
10. Lymphomas
2.62
159
3.99
120
11. Bladder Cancer
2.01
95
2.14
88
12. Uterin Cancer
1.73
127
1.52
138
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.42
156
0.59
178
14. Stomach Cancer
0.39
183
3.26
148
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.03
182
8.67
14
16. Skin Cancers
0.01
178
3.69
18
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.