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Seychelles
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Seychelles 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
Seychelles Population Pyramid
104,561
Maldives Population Pyramid
586,102
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Maldives MALDIVES
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Maldives MALDIVES
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
45.1
42.6
43.9
111
140
124
1970
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
51.5
48.9
50.2
109
132
120
1980
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
57.4
54.8
56.1
110
132
123
1990
67.2
73.5
70.3
60
64
59
 
61.8
59.2
60.5
112
138
128
2000
67.7
76.4
71.8
86
46
67
 
68.9
70.4
69.6
71
108
96
2010
68.3
77.3
72.4
97
64
96
 
75.6
78.0
76.7
34
53
36
2019
70.0
77.1
73.3
96
88
93
 
78.6
80.8
79.6
28
41
33
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Maldives MALDIVES
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
70.0
77.1
96
88
78.6
80.8
28
41
Age
70.0
77.1
96
88
78.6
80.8
28
41
Age 5
71.1
78.2
108
90
79.3
81.3
27
43
Age 10
71.1
78.2
109
90
79.4
81.4
27
43
Age 15
71.3
78.3
109
90
79.5
81.5
26
43
Age 20
71.5
78.4
111
90
79.6
81.6
26
43
Age 25
71.9
78.5
111
90
79.7
81.7
28
44
Age 30
72.3
78.7
110
90
79.8
81.8
28
44
Age 35
72.8
78.9
109
90
79.9
81.9
29
45
Age 40
73.3
79.2
108
88
80.0
81.9
31
46
Age 45
74.0
79.6
106
87
80.1
82.1
31
46
Age 50
74.9
80.1
105
86
80.4
82.2
34
48
Age 55
76.0
80.8
102
85
80.7
82.5
39
52
Age 60
77.5
81.5
98
87
81.4
83.1
40
55
Age 65
79.2
82.5
99
87
82.2
83.7
41
59
Age 70
81.4
83.7
97
88
83.5
84.5
48
67
Age 75
83.6
85.3
112
94
85.5
86.3
47
61
Age 80
86.5
87.6
101
92
87.7
88.3
54
60
Age 85
89.8
90.4
89
93
90.4
91.0
57
56
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Maldives MALDIVES
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
97.13
116
103.55
102
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
70.92
49
11.61
151
3. Stroke
62.39
116
52.95
123
4. Prostate Cancer
49.62
5
8.38
139
5. Kidney Disease
40.23
21
29.04
65
6. Hypertension
39.54
25
6.22
151
7. Liver Disease
28.12
60
7.83
143
8. Breast Cancer
24.69
30
18.52
71
9. Diabetes Mellitus
24.13
101
17.38
114
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
23.22
3
7.68
109
11. Lung Disease
21.51
95
34.69
38
12. Lung Cancers
17.23
72
13.06
89
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.22
100
18.30
78
14. Cervical Cancer
15.71
51
15.15
53
15. Violence
13.66
32
1.95
133
16. Oral Cancer
12.25
3
4.34
52
17. Drownings
11.64
5
3.18
70
18. Road Traffic Accidents
10.94
121
1.85
177
19. Inflammatory/Heart
9.39
31
1.71
170
20. Ovary Cancer
8.75
4
6.77
18
21. Lymphomas
8.01
8
2.62
159
22. Suicide
7.73
102
2.76
165
23. Pancreas Cancer
7.02
44
1.42
156
24. Congenital Anomalies
6.66
61
4.18
130
25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.58
36
1.34
137
26. Stomach Cancer
6.42
85
0.39
183
27. Leukemia
6.05
7
2.87
126
28. Asthma
5.89
81
3.60
99
29. Diarrhoeal diseases
5.82
78
4.20
83
30. Parkinson's Disease
5.80
26
4.42
73
31. Endocrine Disorders
5.70
57
6.80
39
32. Liver Cancer
5.44
90
9.20
35
33. Oesophagus Cancer
5.35
34
0.03
182
34. Falls
5.28
97
5.80
86
35. Low Birth Weight
4.59
94
2.91
126
36. Bladder Cancer
4.22
21
2.01
95
37. Other Injuries
4.16
149
4.22
145
38. Uterin Cancer
2.94
59
1.73
127
39. Meningitis
2.26
59
0.30
137
40. Fires
1.74
81
0.99
114
41. Skin Disease
1.69
86
3.03
27
42. Malnutrition
1.59
87
1.00
102
43. Birth Trauma
1.52
104
0.99
123
44. Skin Cancers
1.10
135
0.01
178
45. Maternal Conditions
0.96
86
0.75
98
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.80
130
1.04
114
47. Encephalitis
0.79
41
0.76
43
48. Drug Use
0.78
133
0.46
161
49. Alcohol
0.56
140
0.16
178
50. Epilepsy
0.54
175
1.14
126
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Maldives MALDIVES
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
104
14.75
279
23.13
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
75
10.64
33
2.74
3. Stroke
66
9.36
143
11.86
4. Kidney Disease
43
6.10
80
6.63
5. Hypertension
42
5.96
16
1.33
6. Liver Disease
31
4.40
24
1.99
7. Diabetes Mellitus
26
3.69
47
3.90
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
25
3.55
21
1.74
9. Lung Disease
22
3.12
91
7.55
10. Prostate Cancer
20
2.84
11
0.91
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
19
2.70
47
3.90
12. Lung Cancers
18
2.55
36
2.99
13. Breast Cancer
14
1.99
28
2.32
14. Violence
14
1.99
10
0.83
15. Oral Cancer
13
1.84
15
1.24
16. Drownings
12
1.70
14
1.16
17. Road Traffic Accidents
11
1.56
9
0.75
18. Inflammatory/Heart
10
1.42
5
0.41
19. Cervical Cancer
9
1.28
22
1.82
20. Lymphomas
8
1.13
7
0.58
21. Suicide
8
1.13
15
1.24
22. Stomach Cancer
7
0.99
1
0.08
23. Pancreas Cancer
7
0.99
4
0.33
24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7
0.99
4
0.33
25. Congenital Anomalies
7
0.99
19
1.58
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
6
0.85
14
1.16
27. Low Birth Weight
6
0.85
15
1.24
28. Oesophagus Cancer
6
0.85
0
0.00
29. Liver Cancer
6
0.85
27
2.24
30. Leukemia
6
0.85
13
1.08
31. Endocrine Disorders
6
0.85
22
1.82
32. Parkinson's Disease
6
0.85
12
1.00
33. Asthma
6
0.85
10
0.83
34. Falls
6
0.85
19
1.58
35. Ovary Cancer
5
0.71
9
0.75
36. Bladder Cancer
4
0.57
5
0.41
37. Other Injuries
4
0.57
16
1.33
38. Meningitis
2
0.28
1
0.08
39. Birth Trauma
2
0.28
5
0.41
40. Malnutrition
2
0.28
3
0.25
41. Uterin Cancer
2
0.28
2
0.17
42. Skin Disease
2
0.28
8
0.66
43. Fires
2
0.28
4
0.33
44. Encephalitis
1
0.14
3
0.25
45. Maternal Conditions
1
0.14
5
0.41
46. Skin Cancers
1
0.14
0
0.00
47. Alcohol
1
0.14
1
0.08
48. Drug Use
1
0.14
2
0.17
49. Epilepsy
1
0.14
5
0.41
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1
0.14
3
0.25
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Maldives MALDIVES
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
49.62
5
8.38
139
2. Breast Cancer
24.69
30
18.52
71
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
23.22
3
7.68
109
4. Lung Cancers
17.23
72
13.06
89
5. Cervical Cancer
15.71
51
15.15
53
6. Oral Cancer
12.25
3
4.34
52
7. Ovary Cancer
8.75
4
6.77
18
8. Lymphomas
8.01
8
2.62
159
9. Pancreas Cancer
7.02
44
1.42
156
10. Stomach Cancer
6.42
85
0.39
183
11. Leukemia
6.05
7
2.87
126
12. Liver Cancer
5.44
90
9.20
35
13. Oesophagus Cancer
5.35
34
0.03
182
14. Bladder Cancer
4.22
21
2.01
95
15. Uterin Cancer
2.94
59
1.73
127
16. Skin Cancers
1.10
135
0.01
178
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.