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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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MALDIVES VS LAOS

Compare Maldives and Laos 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.

Laos
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   Laos LAOS
      Maldives MALDIVES   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    139.74
    56
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    152.50
    21
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    46.19
    20
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    38.60
    25
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    17.83
    80
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    16.42
    119
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    36.38
    71
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    7.80
    96
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    21.02
    48
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    59.07
    61
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    25.37
    4
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    3.01
    174
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    24.75
    75
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    10.17
    74
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    3.39
    92
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    4.05
    108
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    24.41
    59
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    9.16
    28
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    4.40
    75
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    34.86
    29
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    7.55
    14
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    7.53
    92
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    27.89
    53
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    5.84
    92
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    19.60
    22
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    7.51
    9
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    2.37
    45
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    8.47
    50
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    5.00
    19
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    5.98
    128
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    4.47
    102
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.36
    137
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    6.67
    74
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    19.78
    77
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    1.27
    151
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    4.66
    93
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.22
    28
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    1.38
    157
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    16.83
    4
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    0.86
    144
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    3.57
    33
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    3.82
    60
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    8.00
    40
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    1.68
    85
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.97
    23
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    0.29
    143
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    2.91
    61
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    0.53
    157
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    11.97
    22
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    1.88
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    5,769
    14.33
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    1,626
    4.04
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    1,646
    4.09
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    1,466
    3.64
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    458
    1.14
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    919
    2.28
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    2,820
    7.01
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    437
    1.09
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    1,104
    2.74
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    1,171
    2.91
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    187
    0.46
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    186
    0.46
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    422
    1.05
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    647
    1.61
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    440
    1.09
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    890
    2.21
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    519
    1.29
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    1,156
    2.87
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    349
    0.87
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    390
    0.97
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    1,552
    3.86
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    568
    1.41
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    290
    0.72
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    139
    0.35
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    1,949
    4.84
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    37
    0.09
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    840
    2.09
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    475
    1.18
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    101
    0.25
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    1,281
    3.18
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    17
    0.04
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    89
    0.22
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    211
    0.52
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    218
    0.54
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    1,116
    2.77
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    49
    0.12
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    58
    0.14
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    206
    0.51
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    61
    0.15
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    651
    1.62
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    108
    0.27
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    69
    0.17
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    166
    0.41
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    207
    0.51
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    29
    0.07
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    12
    0.03
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    33
    0.08
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    154
    0.38
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    530
    1.32
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    17.83
    80
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    7.80
    96
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    21.02
    48
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    25.37
    4
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    3.01
    174
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    10.17
    74
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    4.05
    108
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    7.55
    14
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    5.00
    19
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    4.47
    102
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.36
    137
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    1.27
    151
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    1.38
    157
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    11.97
    22
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    4.43
    41
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    1.43
    123
    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.