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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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MALDIVES VS LESOTHO

Compare Maldives and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Maldives MALDIVES   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    155.85
    43
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    211.66
    3
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    83.85
    6
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    69.87
    4
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    11.68
    143
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    17.24
    99
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    147.55
    5
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    44.59
    9
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    3.87
    146
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    192.07
    1
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    4.78
    106
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    24.42
    47
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    51.33
    9
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    2.77
    180
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    14.08
    10
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    3.01
    145
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    74.75
    1
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    8.24
    44
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    4.56
    67
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    68.85
    13
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    3.76
    61
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    28.67
    2
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    142.10
    2
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    11.28
    4
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    45.32
    3
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    9.67
    7
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    5.11
    14
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    18.96
    1
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    2.43
    144
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    87.48
    1
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    4.86
    86
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    0.70
    170
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    43.38
    5
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    36.62
    32
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    2.88
    66
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    21.17
    6
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.01
    56
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    0.90
    168
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    18.88
    3
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    7.57
    1
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    7.68
    13
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    17.17
    13
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    13.70
    7
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    14.67
    1
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.73
    49
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    0.66
    73
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    13.99
    19
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    1.67
    61
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    0.76
    181
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    16.69
    10
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    2,101
    6.31
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    2,817
    8.45
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    1,102
    3.31
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    1,015
    3.05
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    2,000
    6.00
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    194
    0.58
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    51
    0.15
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    3,214
    9.65
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    97
    0.29
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    71
    0.21
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    792
    2.38
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    372
    1.12
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    235
    0.71
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    40
    0.12
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    389
    1.17
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    128
    0.38
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    990
    2.97
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    533
    1.60
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    957
    2.87
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    52
    0.16
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    1,539
    4.62
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    2,354
    7.06
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    200
    0.60
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    39
    0.12
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    55
    0.17
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    1,208
    3.63
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    81
    0.24
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    678
    2.03
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    924
    2.77
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    24
    0.07
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    678
    2.03
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    70
    0.21
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    78
    0.23
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    292
    0.88
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    717
    2.15
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    10
    0.03
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    143
    0.43
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    305
    0.92
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    12
    0.04
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    279
    0.84
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    269
    0.81
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    14
    0.04
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    357
    1.07
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    126
    0.38
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    23
    0.07
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    9
    0.03
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    32
    0.10
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    318
    0.95
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    11
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    11.68
    143
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    44.59
    9
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    3.87
    146
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    4.78
    106
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    24.42
    47
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    2.77
    180
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    3.01
    145
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    3.76
    61
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    2.43
    144
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    4.86
    86
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    0.70
    170
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    2.88
    66
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    0.90
    168
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    0.76
    181
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    5.57
    33
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    3.61
    19
    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.