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Bhutan
COUNTRY #1
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BHUTAN VS COSTA RICA

Compare Bhutan and Costa Rica 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.

Costa Rica
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
Bhutan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117.54
    84
    40.74
    171
    2. Lung Disease
    87.76
    4
    15.14
    143
    3. Stroke
    60.70
    117
    24.44
    158
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.56
    94
    14.87
    125
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.08
    92
    13.17
    146
    6. Liver Disease
    26.66
    70
    6.24
    156
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    26.23
    55
    1.36
    121
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.53
    78
    23.41
    90
    9. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    10.69
    34
    10. Tuberculosis
    18.33
    53
    0.53
    139
    11. Falls
    17.91
    4
    1.90
    175
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.35
    85
    14.00
    103
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.73
    112
    11.59
    153
    14. Asthma
    12.98
    49
    1.02
    134
    15. Hypertension
    12.74
    117
    12.84
    115
    16. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.92
    9
    0.53
    154
    17. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    5.34
    121
    18. HIV/AIDS
    8.08
    64
    3.47
    85
    19. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    5.56
    134
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    0.96
    157
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.39
    59
    3.45
    117
    22. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    1.60
    153
    23. Other Injuries
    6.45
    108
    8.81
    79
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.37
    39
    1.16
    146
    25. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    6.19
    70
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.36
    102
    6.46
    68
    27. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    2.60
    160
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.20
    43
    2.10
    159
    29. Suicide
    5.07
    142
    7.62
    107
    30. Birth Trauma
    4.78
    68
    0.93
    125
    31. Encephalitis
    4.26
    2
    0.06
    134
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    10.02
    75
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    4.73
    71
    34. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    11.97
    140
    35. Drownings
    2.83
    76
    1.86
    119
    36. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    4.57
    39
    37. Meningitis
    2.45
    56
    0.34
    133
    38. Violence
    2.26
    126
    12.02
    40
    39. Epilepsy
    2.00
    69
    1.97
    71
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.66
    158
    3.05
    107
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    2.09
    79
    42. Syphilis
    1.37
    26
    0.02
    134
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.24
    179
    3.09
    134
    44. Skin Disease
    1.19
    106
    1.88
    76
    45. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    15.36
    98
    46. Fires
    1.13
    106
    0.20
    176
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    1.52
    126
    48. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    83
    0.32
    123
    49. Drug Use
    0.97
    117
    1.10
    105
    50. Alcohol
    0.92
    123
    2.21
    55
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    702
    17.06
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Lung Disease
    524
    12.73
    1,046
    5.19
    3. Stroke
    360
    8.75
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    177
    4.30
    836
    4.15
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    169
    4.11
    87
    0.43
    6. Liver Disease
    166
    4.03
    370
    1.84
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    164
    3.99
    953
    4.73
    8. Kidney Disease
    149
    3.62
    1,482
    7.35
    9. Tuberculosis
    138
    3.35
    32
    0.16
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    123
    2.99
    746
    3.70
    11. Stomach Cancer
    118
    2.87
    661
    3.28
    12. Falls
    111
    2.70
    116
    0.58
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    105
    2.55
    818
    4.06
    14. Low Birth Weight
    79
    1.92
    178
    0.88
    15. Asthma
    78
    1.90
    60
    0.30
    16. Hypertension
    77
    1.87
    863
    4.28
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    68
    1.65
    32
    0.16
    18. HIV/AIDS
    58
    1.41
    192
    0.95
    19. Birth Trauma
    51
    1.24
    48
    0.24
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    50
    1.22
    315
    1.56
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    44
    1.07
    61
    0.30
    22. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.07
    343
    1.70
    23. Oral Cancer
    43
    1.04
    96
    0.48
    24. Other Injuries
    43
    1.04
    571
    2.83
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    39
    0.95
    74
    0.37
    26. Liver Cancer
    35
    0.85
    382
    1.90
    27. Suicide
    35
    0.85
    407
    2.02
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    31
    0.75
    138
    0.68
    29. Cervical Cancer
    30
    0.73
    159
    0.79
    30. Encephalitis
    28
    0.68
    3
    0.01
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24
    0.58
    621
    3.08
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    20
    0.49
    294
    1.46
    33. Drownings
    20
    0.49
    97
    0.48
    34. Leukemia
    19
    0.46
    262
    1.30
    35. Violence
    18
    0.44
    635
    3.15
    36. Meningitis
    17
    0.41
    18
    0.09
    37. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.34
    80
    0.40
    38. Epilepsy
    14
    0.34
    116
    0.58
    39. Syphilis
    11
    0.27
    1
    0.00
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    11
    0.27
    183
    0.91
    41. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.22
    17
    0.08
    42. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.22
    137
    0.68
    43. Breast Cancer
    8
    0.19
    384
    1.91
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    8
    0.19
    191
    0.95
    45. Fires
    8
    0.19
    10
    0.05
    46. Drug Use
    7
    0.17
    63
    0.31
    47. Skin Disease
    7
    0.17
    126
    0.63
    48. Bladder Cancer
    6
    0.15
    100
    0.50
    49. Alcohol
    6
    0.15
    126
    0.63
    50. Lymphomas
    5
    0.12
    356
    1.77
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    10.69
    34
    2. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    5.34
    121
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    5.56
    134
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    0.96
    157
    5. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    1.60
    153
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    6.19
    70
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    2.60
    160
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    10.02
    75
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    4.73
    71
    10. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    11.97
    140
    11. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    4.57
    39
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    2.09
    79
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    15.36
    98
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    1.52
    126
    15. Lymphomas
    0.81
    180
    5.89
    48
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    182
    2.50
    80
    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.