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Norway
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Norway and Maldives 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.

Maldives
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Norway Population Pyramid
6,600,338
Maldives Population Pyramid
586,102
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Norway NORWAY   Maldives MALDIVES
  Norway NORWAY   Maldives MALDIVES
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
71.3
75.9
73.6
2
1
1
 
45.1
42.6
43.9
111
140
124
1970
71.0
77.3
74.1
2
1
2
 
51.5
48.9
50.2
109
132
120
1980
72.3
79.2
75.7
5
2
4
 
57.4
54.8
56.1
110
132
123
1990
73.4
79.8
76.5
13
10
13
 
61.8
59.2
60.5
112
138
128
2000
75.7
81.3
78.5
12
10
12
 
68.9
70.4
69.6
71
108
96
2010
78.8
83.1
81.0
12
13
12
 
75.6
78.0
76.7
34
53
36
2019
81.1
84.1
82.6
5
14
10
 
78.6
80.8
79.6
28
41
33
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Norway NORWAY   Maldives MALDIVES
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
81.1
84.1
5
14
78.6
80.8
28
41
Age
81.1
84.1
5
14
78.6
80.8
28
41
Age 5
81.3
84.3
5
16
79.3
81.3
27
43
Age 10
81.3
84.3
5
16
79.4
81.4
27
43
Age 15
81.4
84.4
5
16
79.5
81.5
26
43
Age 20
81.4
84.4
5
16
79.6
81.6
26
43
Age 25
81.5
84.5
5
16
79.7
81.7
28
44
Age 30
81.7
84.5
4
17
79.8
81.8
28
44
Age 35
81.9
84.6
6
16
79.9
81.9
29
45
Age 40
82.0
84.7
6
18
80.0
81.9
31
46
Age 45
82.2
84.8
7
18
80.1
82.1
31
46
Age 50
82.5
85.0
8
18
80.4
82.2
34
48
Age 55
82.9
85.3
10
21
80.7
82.5
39
52
Age 60
83.5
85.8
11
22
81.4
83.1
40
55
Age 65
84.2
86.3
13
24
82.2
83.7
41
59
Age 70
85.3
87.1
13
25
83.5
84.5
48
67
Age 75
86.6
88.1
19
28
85.5
86.3
47
61
Age 80
88.3
89.4
28
28
87.7
88.3
54
60
Age 85
90.5
91.2
51
49
90.4
91.0
57
56
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Norway NORWAY   Maldives MALDIVES
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
40.10
172
103.55
102
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
28.94
12
18.30
78
3. Lung Cancers
22.09
40
13.06
89
4. Lung Disease
21.82
92
34.69
38
5. Prostate Cancer
20.99
58
8.38
139
6. Stroke
18.16
178
52.95
123
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.79
21
7.68
109
8. Breast Cancer
12.94
132
18.52
71
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.78
150
11.61
151
10. Suicide
9.91
71
2.76
165
11. Pancreas Cancer
7.20
41
1.42
156
12. Ovary Cancer
6.01
31
6.77
18
13. Lymphomas
5.70
56
2.62
159
14. Falls
5.70
88
5.80
86
15. Diabetes Mellitus
4.85
170
17.38
114
16. Other Injuries
4.72
137
4.22
145
17. Drug Use
4.45
11
0.46
161
18. Kidney Disease
4.28
175
29.04
65
19. Parkinson's Disease
4.23
84
4.42
73
20. Skin Cancers
3.96
14
0.01
178
21. Leukemia
3.34
107
2.87
126
22. Endocrine Disorders
3.19
105
6.80
39
23. Stomach Cancer
3.15
152
0.39
183
24. Bladder Cancer
2.80
62
2.01
95
25. Liver Cancer
2.59
176
9.20
35
26. Cervical Cancer
2.52
157
15.15
53
27. Other Neoplasms
2.47
43
0.75
66
28. Congenital Anomalies
2.44
169
4.18
130
29. Liver Disease
2.41
179
7.83
143
30. Oesophagus Cancer
2.37
94
0.03
182
31. Alcohol
2.35
51
0.16
178
32. Uterin Cancer
2.29
94
1.73
127
33. Inflammatory/Heart
2.10
162
1.71
170
34. Road Traffic Accidents
1.76
179
1.85
177
35. Oral Cancer
1.64
151
4.34
52
36. Hypertension
1.54
181
6.22
151
37. Epilepsy
1.48
100
1.14
126
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.30
139
1.34
137
39. Multiple Sclerosis
1.29
2
0.06
174
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.92
138
4.20
83
41. Drownings
0.90
152
3.18
70
42. Malnutrition
0.87
105
1.00
102
43. Skin Disease
0.85
116
3.03
27
44. Asthma
0.64
151
3.60
99
45. Low Birth Weight
0.57
179
2.91
126
46. Violence
0.56
175
1.95
133
47. Fires
0.54
136
0.99
114
48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.50
52
0.13
150
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.47
158
1.04
114
50. Anemia
0.45
28
0.00
130
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Norway NORWAY   Maldives MALDIVES
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,321
15.60
279
23.13
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,464
13.09
47
3.90
3. Lung Disease
2,723
7.98
91
7.55
4. Stroke
2,475
7.26
143
11.86
5. Lung Cancers
2,320
6.80
36
2.99
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,797
5.27
33
2.74
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,787
5.24
21
1.74
8. Prostate Cancer
1,172
3.44
11
0.91
9. Falls
777
2.28
19
1.58
10. Pancreas Cancer
770
2.26
4
0.33
11. Breast Cancer
698
2.05
28
2.32
12. Lymphomas
646
1.89
7
0.58
13. Suicide
633
1.86
15
1.24
14. Kidney Disease
611
1.79
80
6.63
15. Other Injuries
583
1.71
16
1.33
16. Diabetes Mellitus
560
1.64
47
3.90
17. Parkinson's Disease
554
1.62
12
1.00
18. Skin Cancers
407
1.19
0
0.00
19. Endocrine Disorders
359
1.05
22
1.82
20. Bladder Cancer
356
1.04
5
0.41
21. Leukemia
354
1.04
13
1.08
22. Stomach Cancer
343
1.01
1
0.08
23. Other Neoplasms
324
0.95
2
0.17
24. Ovary Cancer
309
0.91
9
0.75
25. Drug Use
264
0.77
2
0.17
26. Liver Cancer
259
0.76
27
2.24
27. Oesophagus Cancer
248
0.73
0
0.00
28. Hypertension
230
0.67
16
1.33
29. Inflammatory/Heart
221
0.65
5
0.41
30. Liver Disease
214
0.63
24
1.99
31. Alcohol
205
0.60
1
0.08
32. Oral Cancer
168
0.49
15
1.24
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
160
0.47
4
0.33
34. Congenital Anomalies
136
0.40
19
1.58
35. Malnutrition
135
0.40
3
0.25
36. Uterin Cancer
134
0.39
2
0.17
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
128
0.38
14
1.16
38. Skin Disease
128
0.38
8
0.66
39. Cervical Cancer
125
0.37
22
1.82
40. Epilepsy
119
0.35
5
0.41
41. Multiple Sclerosis
119
0.35
0
0.00
42. Road Traffic Accidents
114
0.33
9
0.75
43. Asthma
85
0.25
10
0.83
44. Anemia
75
0.22
0
0.00
45. Drownings
65
0.19
14
1.16
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
61
0.18
3
0.25
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
60
0.18
0
0.00
48. Fires
45
0.13
4
0.33
49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
32
0.09
0
0.00
50. Violence
32
0.09
10
0.83
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Norway NORWAY   Maldives MALDIVES
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
22.09
40
13.06
89
2. Prostate Cancer
20.99
58
8.38
139
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.79
21
7.68
109
4. Breast Cancer
12.94
132
18.52
71
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.20
41
1.42
156
6. Ovary Cancer
6.01
31
6.77
18
7. Lymphomas
5.70
56
2.62
159
8. Skin Cancers
3.96
14
0.01
178
9. Leukemia
3.34
107
2.87
126
10. Stomach Cancer
3.15
152
0.39
183
11. Bladder Cancer
2.80
62
2.01
95
12. Liver Cancer
2.59
176
9.20
35
13. Cervical Cancer
2.52
157
15.15
53
14. Oesophagus Cancer
2.37
94
0.03
182
15. Uterin Cancer
2.29
94
1.73
127
16. Oral Cancer
1.64
151
4.34
52
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.