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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Maldives and Kenya 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.

Kenya
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   Kenya KENYA
      Maldives MALDIVES   Kenya KENYA
           
    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
     
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
     
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
     
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
     
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
     
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
     
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
     
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    72.70
    144
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    92.66
    81
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    26.82
    68
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    23.30
    91
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    19.76
    51
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    18.35
    76
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    30.43
    88
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    24.71
    26
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    3.20
    156
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    85.68
    38
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    5.77
    82
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    24.17
    51
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    57.44
    6
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    6.74
    123
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    2.69
    125
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    6.41
    25
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    28.53
    47
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    7.89
    53
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    3.79
    112
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    49.91
    18
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    7.82
    13
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    12.36
    42
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    53.46
    31
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    6.20
    86
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    9.95
    65
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    2.27
    103
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    2.15
    56
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    8.13
    53
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    4.48
    44
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    11.01
    60
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    7.26
    17
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.69
    115
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    7.07
    65
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    48.00
    12
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    3.07
    51
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    4.22
    105
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.00
    142
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    3.59
    96
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    4.78
    61
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    2.27
    52
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    1.74
    79
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    13.10
    21
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    8.50
    38
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    3.66
    34
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.59
    66
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    0.35
    120
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    11.72
    28
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    0.39
    171
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    10.16
    43
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    13.96
    19
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    11,972
    4.54
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    15,895
    6.03
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    4,280
    1.62
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    4,464
    1.69
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    5,651
    2.15
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    1,827
    0.69
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    669
    0.25
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    22,571
    8.57
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    2,658
    1.01
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    1,351
    0.51
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    13,405
    5.09
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    3,389
    1.29
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    831
    0.32
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    1,477
    0.56
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    6,115
    2.32
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    1,465
    0.56
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    4,418
    1.68
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    4,336
    1.65
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    9,562
    3.63
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    1,842
    0.70
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    3,214
    1.22
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    15,420
    5.85
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    1,200
    0.46
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    1,327
    0.50
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    470
    0.18
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    19,655
    7.46
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    1,292
    0.49
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    2,300
    0.87
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    2,942
    1.12
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    795
    0.30
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    14,883
    5.65
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    455
    0.17
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    1,931
    0.73
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    5,651
    2.15
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    9,957
    3.78
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    318
    0.12
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    832
    0.32
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    1,121
    0.43
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    716
    0.27
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    1,089
    0.41
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    1,316
    0.50
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    189
    0.07
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    4,212
    1.60
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    408
    0.15
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    323
    0.12
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    60
    0.02
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    113
    0.04
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    5,364
    2.04
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    2,010
    0.76
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    19.76
    51
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    24.71
    26
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    3.20
    156
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    5.77
    82
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    24.17
    51
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    6.74
    123
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    6.41
    25
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    7.82
    13
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    4.48
    44
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    7.26
    17
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.69
    115
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    3.07
    51
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    3.59
    96
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    10.16
    43
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    20.37
    2
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    3.16
    26
    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.