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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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MALDIVES VS MALAWI

Compare Maldives and Malawi 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.

Malawi
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%
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Malawi Population Pyramid
38,142,971
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   Malawi MALAWI
  Maldives MALDIVES   Malawi MALAWI
       
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
  
37.4
38.5
37.9
153
155
157
1970
51.5
48.9
50.2
109
132
120
  
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
1980
57.4
54.8
56.1
110
132
123
  
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
1990
61.8
59.2
60.5
112
138
128
  
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
2000
68.9
70.4
69.6
71
108
96
  
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
2010
75.6
78.0
76.7
34
53
36
  
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
2019
78.6
80.8
79.6
28
41
33
  
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Malawi MALAWI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.6
80.8
28
41
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age
78.6
80.8
28
41
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age 5
79.3
81.3
27
43
65.3
71.6
165
142
Age 10
79.4
81.4
27
43
65.8
72.1
165
143
Age 15
79.5
81.5
26
43
66.1
72.3
165
143
Age 20
79.6
81.6
26
43
66.5
72.6
165
143
Age 25
79.7
81.7
28
44
67.0
73.0
165
143
Age 30
79.8
81.8
28
44
67.6
73.4
165
142
Age 35
79.9
81.9
29
45
68.3
74.0
166
142
Age 40
80.0
81.9
31
46
69.1
74.8
167
142
Age 45
80.1
82.1
31
46
70.2
75.6
167
140
Age 50
80.4
82.2
34
48
71.6
76.6
166
141
Age 55
80.7
82.5
39
52
73.3
77.8
166
132
Age 60
81.4
83.1
40
55
75.1
79.0
164
128
Age 65
82.2
83.7
41
59
77.3
80.5
164
120
Age 70
83.5
84.5
48
67
79.8
82.3
162
116
Age 75
85.5
86.3
47
61
82.7
84.5
158
107
Age 80
87.7
88.3
54
60
85.9
87.2
153
102
Age 85
90.4
91.0
57
56
89.4
90.3
141
97
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Malawi MALAWI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
103.55
102
82.36
130
2. Stroke
52.95
123
99.81
73
3. Lung Disease
34.69
38
23.06
86
4. Kidney Disease
29.04
65
23.88
86
5. Breast Cancer
18.52
71
13.43
128
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.30
78
19.90
48
7. Diabetes Mellitus
17.38
114
36.03
73
8. Cervical Cancer
15.15
53
62.51
2
9. Lung Cancers
13.06
89
1.92
173
10. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.61
151
79.50
43
11. Liver Cancer
9.20
35
3.24
158
12. Prostate Cancer
8.38
139
13.89
113
13. Liver Disease
7.83
143
43.20
16
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.68
109
2.90
178
15. Endocrine Disorders
6.80
39
2.36
134
16. Ovary Cancer
6.77
18
3.33
134
17. Hypertension
6.22
151
32.87
38
18. Falls
5.80
86
8.32
43
19. Parkinson's Disease
4.42
73
3.95
97
20. Tuberculosis
4.39
87
23.26
47
21. Oral Cancer
4.34
52
3.05
83
22. Other Injuries
4.22
145
10.06
67
23. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.20
83
60.66
25
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.18
130
6.35
75
25. Asthma
3.60
99
9.68
66
26. Drownings
3.18
70
2.23
104
27. Skin Disease
3.03
27
1.36
100
28. Low Birth Weight
2.91
126
8.83
48
29. Leukemia
2.87
126
0.62
179
30. Suicide
2.76
165
10.58
63
31. Lymphomas
2.62
159
7.19
18
32. Bladder Cancer
2.01
95
4.76
13
33. Violence
1.95
133
3.12
112
34. Road Traffic Accidents
1.85
177
57.15
3
35. Uterin Cancer
1.73
127
0.51
175
36. Inflammatory/Heart
1.71
170
4.28
101
37. Dengue
1.54
4
0.04
48
38. Pancreas Cancer
1.42
156
0.45
180
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.34
137
3.68
73
40. Epilepsy
1.14
126
2.04
64
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.04
114
1.88
74
42. Malnutrition
1.00
102
14.32
16
43. Birth Trauma
0.99
123
7.34
47
44. Fires
0.99
114
2.94
51
45. Encephalitis
0.76
43
0.43
89
46. Other Neoplasms
0.75
66
0.27
147
47. Maternal Conditions
0.75
98
12.32
24
48. Drug Use
0.46
161
0.57
152
49. Stomach Cancer
0.39
183
2.55
167
50. Meningitis
0.30
137
12.92
27
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Maldives MALDIVES   Malawi MALAWI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
279
23.13
4,929
5.11
2. Stroke
143
11.86
5,939
6.16
3. Lung Disease
91
7.55
1,340
1.39
4. Kidney Disease
80
6.63
1,567
1.63
5. Diabetes Mellitus
47
3.90
2,267
2.35
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
47
3.90
782
0.81
7. Lung Cancers
36
2.99
131
0.14
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
33
2.74
7,739
8.03
9. Breast Cancer
28
2.32
600
0.62
10. Liver Cancer
27
2.24
317
0.33
11. Liver Disease
24
1.99
3,259
3.38
12. Cervical Cancer
22
1.82
2,876
2.98
13. Endocrine Disorders
22
1.82
257
0.27
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
21
1.74
234
0.24
15. Congenital Anomalies
19
1.58
2,509
2.60
16. Falls
19
1.58
562
0.58
17. Hypertension
16
1.33
1,797
1.86
18. Other Injuries
16
1.33
1,266
1.31
19. Low Birth Weight
15
1.24
4,339
4.50
20. Oral Cancer
15
1.24
251
0.26
21. Suicide
15
1.24
1,007
1.04
22. Diarrhoeal diseases
14
1.16
5,782
6.00
23. Drownings
14
1.16
458
0.47
24. Leukemia
13
1.08
82
0.09
25. Parkinson's Disease
12
1.00
200
0.21
26. Tuberculosis
11
0.91
2,992
3.10
27. Prostate Cancer
11
0.91
271
0.28
28. Asthma
10
0.83
705
0.73
29. Violence
10
0.83
406
0.42
30. Ovary Cancer
9
0.75
158
0.16
31. Road Traffic Accidents
9
0.75
6,221
6.45
32. Dengue
8
0.66
9
0.01
33. Skin Disease
8
0.66
101
0.10
34. Lymphomas
7
0.58
839
0.87
35. Maternal Conditions
5
0.41
1,854
1.92
36. Birth Trauma
5
0.41
3,563
3.70
37. Bladder Cancer
5
0.41
388
0.40
38. Epilepsy
5
0.41
260
0.27
39. Inflammatory/Heart
5
0.41
370
0.38
40. Pancreas Cancer
4
0.33
38
0.04
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4
0.33
280
0.29
42. Fires
4
0.33
380
0.39
43. Encephalitis
3
0.25
48
0.05
44. Malnutrition
3
0.25
1,499
1.55
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3
0.25
154
0.16
46. Uterin Cancer
2
0.17
23
0.02
47. Other Neoplasms
2
0.17
17
0.02
48. Drug Use
2
0.17
47
0.05
49. Meningitis
1
0.08
1,792
1.86
50. Stomach Cancer
1
0.08
206
0.21
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Malawi MALAWI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
18.52
71
13.43
128
2. Cervical Cancer
15.15
53
62.51
2
3. Lung Cancers
13.06
89
1.92
173
4. Liver Cancer
9.20
35
3.24
158
5. Prostate Cancer
8.38
139
13.89
113
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.68
109
2.90
178
7. Ovary Cancer
6.77
18
3.33
134
8. Oral Cancer
4.34
52
3.05
83
9. Leukemia
2.87
126
0.62
179
10. Lymphomas
2.62
159
7.19
18
11. Bladder Cancer
2.01
95
4.76
13
12. Uterin Cancer
1.73
127
0.51
175
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.42
156
0.45
180
14. Stomach Cancer
0.39
183
2.55
167
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.03
182
21.94
1
16. Skin Cancers
0.01
178
4.59
9
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.