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New Zealand
COUNTRY #1
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NEW ZEALAND VS MALDIVES

Compare New Zealand and Maldives 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.

Maldives
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
New Zealand Population Pyramid
5,607,793
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Maldives Population Pyramid
586,102
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Maldives MALDIVES
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Maldives MALDIVES
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
68.7
73.9
71.2
6
9
7
  
45.1
42.6
43.9
111
140
124
1970
68.2
74.5
71.3
18
16
14
  
51.5
48.9
50.2
109
132
120
1980
70.0
75.8
72.8
21
21
22
  
57.4
54.8
56.1
110
132
123
1990
72.5
78.4
75.4
21
22
20
  
61.8
59.2
60.5
112
138
128
2000
75.9
81.2
78.6
10
11
11
  
68.9
70.4
69.6
71
108
96
2010
79.0
82.8
80.9
9
18
13
  
75.6
78.0
76.7
34
53
36
2019
80.4
83.5
82.0
15
24
16
  
78.6
80.8
79.6
28
41
33
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Maldives MALDIVES
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.4
83.5
15
24
78.6
80.8
28
41
Age
80.4
83.5
15
24
78.6
80.8
28
41
Age 5
80.8
83.9
14
24
79.3
81.3
27
43
Age 10
80.8
83.9
14
24
79.4
81.4
27
43
Age 15
80.9
83.9
14
24
79.5
81.5
26
43
Age 20
81.0
84.0
13
24
79.6
81.6
26
43
Age 25
81.2
84.1
12
24
79.7
81.7
28
44
Age 30
81.4
84.2
12
24
79.8
81.8
28
44
Age 35
81.6
84.3
12
24
79.9
81.9
29
45
Age 40
81.8
84.5
11
24
80.0
81.9
31
46
Age 45
82.1
84.6
9
22
80.1
82.1
31
46
Age 50
82.5
84.9
7
20
80.4
82.2
34
48
Age 55
83.1
85.3
6
20
80.7
82.5
39
52
Age 60
83.8
85.8
6
19
81.4
83.1
40
55
Age 65
84.6
86.4
7
18
82.2
83.7
41
59
Age 70
85.7
87.2
9
20
83.5
84.5
48
67
Age 75
87.0
88.2
9
21
85.5
86.3
47
61
Age 80
88.8
89.6
12
23
87.7
88.3
54
60
Age 85
91.1
91.5
19
24
90.4
91.0
57
56
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Maldives MALDIVES
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
49.59
163
103.55
102
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
24.84
16
18.30
78
3. Stroke
22.24
165
52.95
123
4. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
13.06
89
5. Lung Disease
18.17
111
34.69
38
6. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
18.52
71
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
7.68
109
8. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
8.38
139
9. Suicide
10.30
68
2.76
165
10. Road Traffic Accidents
8.83
127
1.85
177
11. Diabetes Mellitus
8.34
152
17.38
114
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
8.08
166
11.61
151
13. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
0.01
178
14. Lymphomas
6.60
25
2.62
159
15. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
1.42
156
16. Falls
5.65
92
5.80
86
17. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
6.77
18
18. Leukemia
4.49
43
2.87
126
19. Kidney Disease
4.19
176
29.04
65
20. Inflammatory/Heart
4.07
115
1.71
170
21. Endocrine Disorders
3.95
82
6.80
39
22. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
0.39
183
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.49
147
4.18
130
24. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
9.20
35
25. Other Injuries
3.23
168
4.22
145
26. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
1.73
127
27. Parkinson's Disease
3.16
138
4.42
73
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
0.03
182
29. Hypertension
3.04
166
6.22
151
30. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
2.01
95
31. Other Neoplasms
2.42
44
0.75
66
32. Liver Disease
2.07
181
7.83
143
33. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
4.34
52
34. Low Birth Weight
1.87
149
2.91
126
35. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
15.15
53
36. Drug Use
1.38
74
0.46
161
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.33
98
1.04
114
38. Violence
1.20
146
1.95
133
39. Drownings
1.17
142
3.18
70
40. Skin Disease
1.10
108
3.03
27
41. Asthma
1.03
133
3.60
99
42. Epilepsy
0.97
139
1.14
126
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.76
149
4.20
83
44. Alcohol
0.75
128
0.16
178
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.68
165
1.34
137
46. Multiple Sclerosis
0.52
33
0.06
174
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.48
58
0.13
150
48. Hepatitis C
0.44
22
0.02
144
49. Birth Trauma
0.34
169
0.99
123
50. Fires
0.29
164
0.99
114
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Maldives MALDIVES
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,095
18.16
279
23.13
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,032
10.81
47
3.90
3. Stroke
2,378
8.47
143
11.86
4. Lung Cancers
1,873
6.67
36
2.99
5. Lung Disease
1,815
6.47
91
7.55
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,495
5.33
21
1.74
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
920
3.28
33
2.74
8. Diabetes Mellitus
769
2.74
47
3.90
9. Prostate Cancer
739
2.63
11
0.91
10. Breast Cancer
737
2.63
28
2.32
11. Falls
627
2.23
19
1.58
12. Skin Cancers
612
2.18
0
0.00
13. Lymphomas
608
2.17
7
0.58
14. Pancreas Cancer
543
1.94
4
0.33
15. Suicide
528
1.88
15
1.24
16. Road Traffic Accidents
458
1.63
9
0.75
17. Kidney Disease
432
1.54
80
6.63
18. Leukemia
391
1.39
13
1.08
19. Parkinson's Disease
353
1.26
12
1.00
20. Hypertension
327
1.17
16
1.33
21. Endocrine Disorders
325
1.16
22
1.82
22. Stomach Cancer
323
1.15
1
0.08
23. Inflammatory/Heart
313
1.12
5
0.41
24. Liver Cancer
288
1.03
27
2.24
25. Oesophagus Cancer
279
0.99
0
0.00
26. Bladder Cancer
267
0.95
5
0.41
27. Other Neoplasms
245
0.87
2
0.17
28. Other Injuries
218
0.78
16
1.33
29. Ovary Cancer
207
0.74
9
0.75
30. Congenital Anomalies
176
0.63
19
1.58
31. Oral Cancer
164
0.58
15
1.24
32. Liver Disease
158
0.56
24
1.99
33. Uterin Cancer
145
0.52
2
0.17
34. Skin Disease
118
0.42
8
0.66
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
113
0.40
3
0.25
36. Asthma
91
0.32
10
0.83
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
81
0.29
14
1.16
38. Low Birth Weight
78
0.28
15
1.24
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
70
0.25
4
0.33
40. Drug Use
69
0.25
2
0.17
41. Cervical Cancer
61
0.22
22
1.82
42. Violence
57
0.20
10
0.83
43. Epilepsy
55
0.20
5
0.41
44. Drownings
54
0.19
14
1.16
45. Alcohol
51
0.18
1
0.08
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
47
0.17
0
0.00
47. Multiple Sclerosis
43
0.15
0
0.00
48. Hepatitis C
30
0.11
0
0.00
49. Osteoarthritis
24
0.09
0
0.00
50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
22
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Maldives MALDIVES
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
13.06
89
2. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
18.52
71
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
7.68
109
4. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
8.38
139
5. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
0.01
178
6. Lymphomas
6.60
25
2.62
159
7. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
1.42
156
8. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
6.77
18
9. Leukemia
4.49
43
2.87
126
10. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
0.39
183
11. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
9.20
35
12. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
1.73
127
13. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
0.03
182
14. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
2.01
95
15. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
4.34
52
16. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
15.15
53
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.