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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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MALDIVES VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Maldives and South 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.

South 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   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Korea SOUTH 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
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    27.78
    183
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    25.48
    155
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    8.14
    175
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    9.92
    142
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    6.59
    180
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    11.04
    154
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    6.84
    160
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    2.29
    160
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    20.90
    49
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    25.21
    100
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    12.57
    21
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    6.10
    155
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    7.50
    148
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    10.56
    68
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    2.11
    148
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    2.84
    149
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    3.45
    163
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    3.34
    142
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    3.78
    114
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    1.93
    110
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    1.60
    154
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    3.88
    154
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    0.91
    139
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    1.82
    181
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    1.08
    129
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    0.71
    161
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    0.67
    126
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    1.62
    152
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    2.65
    138
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    21.16
    12
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    3.72
    131
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.74
    111
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    0.68
    170
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    5.76
    150
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    0.89
    165
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    1.55
    172
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.00
    162
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    7.34
    34
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    0.54
    171
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    0.72
    166
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    0.23
    175
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    0.09
    158
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    0.39
    164
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    0.33
    159
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.05
    137
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    1.89
    55
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    0.07
    158
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    0.20
    181
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    9.13
    50
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    0.07
    181
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    28,043
    11.19
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    25,596
    10.21
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    8,526
    3.40
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    10,107
    4.03
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    6,812
    2.72
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    12,145
    4.85
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    20,293
    8.10
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    26,650
    10.63
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    2,880
    1.15
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    11,589
    4.62
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    6,348
    2.53
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    1,065
    0.42
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    1,891
    0.75
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    10,180
    4.06
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    518
    0.21
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    2,934
    1.17
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    3,711
    1.48
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    3,634
    1.45
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    370
    0.15
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    1,457
    0.58
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    14,636
    5.84
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    929
    0.37
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    501
    0.20
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    2,140
    0.85
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    3,951
    1.58
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    1,950
    0.78
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    2,316
    0.92
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    1,150
    0.46
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    386
    0.15
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    1,330
    0.53
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    4,399
    1.76
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    704
    0.28
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    3,477
    1.39
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    34
    0.01
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    88
    0.04
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    1,768
    0.71
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    524
    0.21
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    1,325
    0.53
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    6,994
    2.79
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    540
    0.22
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    263
    0.10
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    19
    0.01
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    88
    0.04
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    224
    0.09
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    420
    0.17
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    1,807
    0.72
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    154
    0.06
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    51
    0.02
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    8,625
    3.44
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    6.59
    180
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    2.29
    160
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    20.90
    49
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    12.57
    21
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    6.10
    155
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    10.56
    68
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    2.84
    149
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    1.60
    154
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    2.65
    138
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    3.72
    131
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.74
    111
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    0.89
    165
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    7.34
    34
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    9.13
    50
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    1.84
    115
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    0.60
    157
    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.