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Samoa
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Samoa 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
Samoa Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Maldives MALDIVES
      Samoa SAMOA   Maldives MALDIVES
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
     
    45.1
    42.6
    43.9
    111
    140
    124
    1970
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
     
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    1980
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
     
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    1990
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
     
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    2000
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
     
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
    2010
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
     
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    2019
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
     
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Maldives MALDIVES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    Age 5
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    Age 10
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    Age 15
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    Age 20
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    Age 25
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    Age 30
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    Age 40
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    Age 45
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    Age 50
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    Age 70
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    Age 80
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    Age 85
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Maldives MALDIVES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    189.77
    33
    103.55
    102
    2. Stroke
    118.02
    45
    52.95
    123
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.64
    13
    17.38
    114
    4. Lung Disease
    47.54
    19
    34.69
    38
    5. Kidney Disease
    39.81
    23
    29.04
    65
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39.32
    68
    11.61
    151
    7. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    18.52
    71
    8. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    8.38
    139
    9. Hypertension
    23.76
    63
    6.22
    151
    10. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    13.06
    89
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.13
    68
    18.30
    78
    12. Liver Disease
    18.98
    94
    7.83
    143
    13. Asthma
    17.01
    29
    3.60
    99
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.42
    93
    1.85
    177
    15. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    6.77
    18
    16. Suicide
    14.60
    30
    2.76
    165
    17. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    0.39
    183
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    7.68
    109
    19. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8.39
    70
    4.20
    83
    20. Other Injuries
    8.08
    85
    4.22
    145
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    15.15
    53
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.61
    14
    1.04
    114
    23. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    1.73
    127
    24. Drownings
    7.42
    11
    3.18
    70
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.92
    34
    1.34
    137
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    6.72
    14
    4.42
    73
    27. Falls
    6.17
    83
    5.80
    86
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.15
    83
    1.71
    170
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.11
    112
    4.18
    130
    30. Measles
    5.01
    14
    0.03
    65
    31. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    9.20
    35
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    4.28
    81
    6.80
    39
    33. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    2.62
    159
    34. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    116
    2.91
    126
    35. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    2.01
    95
    36. Violence
    3.39
    108
    1.95
    133
    37. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    4.34
    52
    38. Maternal Conditions
    3.11
    57
    0.75
    98
    39. Malnutrition
    2.76
    74
    1.00
    102
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    1.42
    156
    41. Skin Disease
    2.65
    34
    3.03
    27
    42. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    2.87
    126
    43. Epilepsy
    1.39
    109
    1.14
    126
    44. Alcohol
    1.39
    90
    0.16
    178
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.25
    111
    0.99
    123
    46. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    0.01
    178
    47. Meningitis
    1.21
    73
    0.30
    137
    48. Fires
    1.12
    107
    0.99
    114
    49. Tuberculosis
    1.05
    126
    4.39
    87
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    0.03
    182
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Samoa SAMOA   Maldives MALDIVES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    241
    21.56
    279
    23.13
    2. Stroke
    148
    13.24
    143
    11.86
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    9.66
    47
    3.90
    4. Lung Disease
    57
    5.10
    91
    7.55
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    53
    4.74
    33
    2.74
    6. Kidney Disease
    52
    4.65
    80
    6.63
    7. Hypertension
    30
    2.68
    16
    1.33
    8. Liver Disease
    27
    2.42
    24
    1.99
    9. Lung Cancers
    26
    2.33
    36
    2.99
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    26
    2.33
    9
    0.75
    11. Suicide
    25
    2.24
    15
    1.24
    12. Asthma
    21
    1.88
    10
    0.83
    13. Breast Cancer
    19
    1.70
    28
    2.32
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    1.70
    47
    3.90
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    1.61
    19
    1.58
    16. Measles
    16
    1.43
    0
    0.00
    17. Low Birth Weight
    16
    1.43
    15
    1.24
    18. Stomach Cancer
    16
    1.43
    1
    0.08
    19. Drownings
    13
    1.16
    14
    1.16
    20. Other Injuries
    13
    1.16
    16
    1.33
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12
    1.07
    14
    1.16
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12
    1.07
    21
    1.74
    23. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.98
    11
    0.91
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11
    0.98
    3
    0.25
    25. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.89
    9
    0.75
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9
    0.81
    4
    0.33
    27. Falls
    8
    0.72
    19
    1.58
    28. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.63
    27
    2.24
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    7
    0.63
    12
    1.00
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.63
    5
    0.41
    31. Cervical Cancer
    6
    0.54
    22
    1.82
    32. Lymphomas
    6
    0.54
    7
    0.58
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.54
    22
    1.82
    34. Violence
    6
    0.54
    10
    0.83
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.45
    5
    0.41
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.45
    5
    0.41
    37. Uterin Cancer
    5
    0.45
    2
    0.17
    38. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.45
    5
    0.41
    39. Oral Cancer
    4
    0.36
    15
    1.24
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.36
    4
    0.33
    41. Malnutrition
    3
    0.27
    3
    0.25
    42. Leukemia
    3
    0.27
    13
    1.08
    43. Skin Disease
    3
    0.27
    8
    0.66
    44. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.18
    11
    0.91
    45. Syphilis
    2
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    46. Meningitis
    2
    0.18
    1
    0.08
    47. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    48. Alcohol
    2
    0.18
    1
    0.08
    49. Epilepsy
    2
    0.18
    5
    0.41
    50. Fires
    2
    0.18
    4
    0.33
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Maldives MALDIVES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    18.52
    71
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    8.38
    139
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    13.06
    89
    4. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    6.77
    18
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    0.39
    183
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    7.68
    109
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    15.15
    53
    8. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    1.73
    127
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    9.20
    35
    10. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    2.62
    159
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    2.01
    95
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    4.34
    52
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    1.42
    156
    14. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    2.87
    126
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    0.01
    178
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    0.03
    182
    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.