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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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MALDIVES VS NIGERIA

Compare Maldives and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Maldives MALDIVES   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    88.68
    86
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    20.77
    99
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    23.87
    88
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    20.56
    47
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    19.45
    59
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    33.50
    82
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    21.11
    35
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    1.37
    178
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    98.12
    28
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    6.19
    71
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    20.40
    63
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    41.99
    21
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    4.32
    157
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    7.01
    35
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    3.90
    112
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    16.07
    103
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    8.54
    40
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    5.60
    29
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    99.13
    6
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    2.44
    107
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    10.98
    56
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    78.99
    13
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    11.22
    5
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    10.71
    58
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    2.17
    107
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    1.64
    90
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    14.70
    5
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    2.06
    151
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    6.87
    117
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    5.96
    45
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    0.81
    166
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    11.97
    42
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    27.25
    54
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    1.60
    132
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    5.49
    76
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.00
    98
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    2.64
    126
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    7.03
    31
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    3.25
    23
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    2.05
    69
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    2.36
    83
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    15.51
    2
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    3.44
    37
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.51
    76
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    0.50
    88
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    14.14
    17
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    5.81
    5
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    2.52
    169
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    17.54
    9
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    12,569
    0.85
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    18,189
    1.23
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    22,497
    1.52
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    6,786
    0.46
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    1,295
    0.09
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    207,281
    14.00
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    11,884
    0.80
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    5,289
    0.36
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    38,326
    2.59
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    10,574
    0.71
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    15,799
    1.07
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    4,152
    0.28
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    49,696
    3.36
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    7,528
    0.51
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    10,692
    0.72
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    22,696
    1.53
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    95,959
    6.48
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    2,238
    0.15
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    7,019
    0.47
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    144,724
    9.77
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    6,584
    0.44
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    2,257
    0.15
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    2,473
    0.17
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    127,335
    8.60
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    5,914
    0.40
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    8,192
    0.55
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    18,407
    1.24
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    2,133
    0.14
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    41,693
    2.82
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    2
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    1,468
    0.10
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    5,202
    0.35
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    23,540
    1.59
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    100,186
    6.76
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    670
    0.05
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    5,001
    0.34
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    4,826
    0.33
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    1,975
    0.13
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    5,846
    0.39
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    7,132
    0.48
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    937
    0.06
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    5,896
    0.40
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    1,946
    0.13
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    679
    0.05
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    290
    0.02
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    6,273
    0.42
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    43,651
    2.95
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    2,129
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    20.56
    47
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    21.11
    35
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    1.37
    178
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    6.19
    71
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    20.40
    63
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    4.32
    157
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    3.90
    112
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    2.44
    107
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    2.06
    151
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    5.96
    45
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    0.81
    166
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    1.60
    132
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    2.64
    126
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    2.52
    169
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    0.75
    171
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    2.29
    62
    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.