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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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MALDIVES VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Maldives and North Korea 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.

North Korea
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Maldives Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Maldives MALDIVES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    87.71
    5
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    12.98
    129
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    7.80
    177
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    16.26
    122
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    11.82
    137
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    4.11
    136
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    37.70
    4
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    22.75
    104
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    16.66
    12
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    2.38
    178
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    14.33
    111
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    10.37
    70
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    1.60
    160
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    2.96
    147
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    18.24
    92
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    6.34
    79
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    3.78
    113
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    57.14
    16
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    1.62
    152
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    5.48
    125
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    1.70
    109
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    3.79
    139
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    4.81
    90
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    4.46
    35
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    0.58
    138
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    4.39
    98
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    3.44
    99
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    8.20
    95
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    1.84
    175
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.61
    120
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    3.97
    101
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    22.21
    64
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    0.78
    168
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    2.40
    153
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.00
    124
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    4.85
    68
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    5.64
    51
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    0.98
    137
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    6.87
    15
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    1.25
    93
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    2.66
    86
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    0.90
    118
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.51
    77
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    0.14
    180
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    1.02
    84
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    1.24
    89
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    11.99
    21
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    0.81
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    3,959
    1.85
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    3,671
    1.71
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    4,340
    2.03
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    11,893
    5.55
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    1,366
    0.64
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    5,326
    2.49
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    4,506
    2.10
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    704
    0.33
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    452
    0.21
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    3,232
    1.51
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    991
    0.46
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    1,801
    0.84
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    5,368
    2.51
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    1,531
    0.71
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    1,208
    0.56
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    513
    0.24
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    2,407
    1.12
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    374
    0.17
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    1,126
    0.53
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    965
    0.45
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    1,155
    0.54
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    17,417
    8.13
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    219
    0.10
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    1,439
    0.67
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    1,082
    0.50
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    532
    0.25
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    6,210
    2.90
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    158
    0.07
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    560
    0.26
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    252
    0.12
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    736
    0.34
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    500
    0.23
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    266
    0.12
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    684
    0.32
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    1,525
    0.71
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    1,712
    0.80
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    253
    0.12
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    117
    0.05
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    317
    0.15
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    2,093
    0.98
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    138
    0.06
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    44
    0.02
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    356
    0.17
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    207
    0.10
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    3,771
    1.76
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    7.80
    177
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    4.11
    136
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    37.70
    4
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    16.66
    12
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    2.38
    178
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    10.37
    70
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    2.96
    147
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    1.62
    152
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    3.44
    99
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    1.84
    175
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.61
    120
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    0.78
    168
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    4.85
    68
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    11.99
    21
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    3.80
    49
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    0.55
    160
    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.