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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Maldives and Denmark 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.

Denmark
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   Denmark DENMARK
      Maldives MALDIVES   Denmark DENMARK
           
    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
     
    70.4
    74.0
    72.2
    4
    8
    4
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
     
    70.9
    75.9
    73.3
    3
    7
    4
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
     
    71.2
    77.2
    74.1
    13
    13
    12
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
     
    72.0
    77.7
    74.8
    24
    25
    26
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
     
    74.5
    79.2
    76.9
    25
    30
    27
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
     
    77.1
    81.3
    79.2
    25
    29
    28
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
     
    79.6
    83.0
    81.3
    21
    30
    26
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Denmark DENMARK
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    79.6
    83.0
    21
    30
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    80.0
    83.3
    22
    32
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    80.0
    83.4
    22
    32
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    80.1
    83.4
    24
    32
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    80.2
    83.4
    25
    32
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    80.4
    83.5
    25
    33
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    80.5
    83.6
    25
    33
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    80.7
    83.8
    26
    33
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    81.0
    84.0
    28
    34
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    81.5
    84.3
    30
    35
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    82.3
    84.9
    30
    36
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    83.3
    85.6
    33
    37
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    84.6
    86.5
    34
    37
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    86.1
    87.6
    36
    40
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    87.9
    89.1
    48
    43
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    90.2
    91.0
    67
    57
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Denmark DENMARK
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    36.00
    178
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    23.60
    160
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    29.30
    56
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    5.79
    161
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    19.03
    62
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    29.41
    11
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    9.05
    147
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    2.70
    154
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    28.82
    15
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    13.49
    144
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    3.71
    144
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    22.37
    53
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    6.98
    151
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    15.72
    23
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    4.43
    75
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    5.69
    41
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    3.86
    162
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    3.55
    136
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    3.79
    111
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    0.17
    167
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    3.19
    79
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    2.56
    175
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    0.88
    142
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    2.33
    172
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    0.59
    157
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    0.46
    174
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    0.51
    140
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    2.39
    136
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    4.10
    64
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    7.63
    106
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    5.26
    76
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    3.85
    28
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    1.08
    151
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    3.00
    169
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    2.13
    100
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    2.39
    155
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.00
    125
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    8.44
    16
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    1.46
    134
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    1.24
    121
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    0.58
    147
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    0.10
    154
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    0.44
    155
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    0.53
    138
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.02
    159
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    2.50
    41
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    0.05
    173
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    3.09
    26
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    3.96
    130
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    0.28
    145
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   Denmark DENMARK
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    5,341
    11.90
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    3,662
    8.16
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    4,387
    9.77
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    911
    2.03
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    1,284
    2.86
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    5,218
    11.62
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    3,721
    8.29
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    2,244
    5.00
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    1,299
    2.89
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    464
    1.03
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    692
    1.54
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    153
    0.34
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    575
    1.28
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    2,147
    4.78
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    153
    0.34
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    541
    1.21
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    642
    1.43
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    347
    0.77
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    116
    0.26
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    371
    0.83
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    617
    1.37
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    145
    0.32
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    37
    0.08
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    558
    1.24
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    600
    1.34
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    16
    0.04
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    1,480
    3.30
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    82
    0.18
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    63
    0.14
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    367
    0.82
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    213
    0.47
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    79
    0.18
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    730
    1.63
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    2
    0.00
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    21
    0.05
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    545
    1.21
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    125
    0.28
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    284
    0.63
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    1,096
    2.44
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    216
    0.48
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    53
    0.12
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    1
    0.00
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    14
    0.03
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    96
    0.21
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    156
    0.35
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    378
    0.84
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    197
    0.44
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    25
    0.06
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    484
    1.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Denmark DENMARK
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    19.03
    62
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    2.70
    154
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    28.82
    15
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    3.71
    144
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    22.37
    53
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    15.72
    23
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    5.69
    41
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    3.19
    79
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    4.10
    64
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    5.26
    76
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    3.85
    28
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    2.13
    100
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    8.44
    16
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    3.96
    130
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    3.89
    46
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    3.04
    31
    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.