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Bolivia
COUNTRY #1
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BOLIVIA VS COSTA RICA

Compare Bolivia 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
Bolivia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.8
    45.0
    42.8
    138
    129
    130
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    43.9
    48.3
    46.1
    142
    137
    140
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    50.4
    54.4
    52.4
    136
    135
    135
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    57.2
    60.7
    58.9
    132
    130
    133
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    60.8
    64.6
    62.6
    124
    125
    126
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    66.4
    71.1
    68.7
    111
    117
    114
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    71.1
    73.1
    72.1
    88
    116
    109
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.1
    73.1
    88
    116
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    73.3
    74.9
    82
    117
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    73.4
    75.0
    78
    119
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    73.5
    75.2
    79
    119
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    73.8
    75.3
    78
    120
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    74.1
    75.5
    79
    120
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    74.4
    75.7
    78
    120
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    74.7
    76.0
    82
    120
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    75.1
    76.3
    82
    120
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    75.5
    76.7
    83
    120
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    76.1
    77.3
    83
    121
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    76.9
    78.1
    84
    121
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    78.0
    79.1
    86
    126
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    79.6
    80.3
    89
    132
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    81.5
    82.0
    94
    138
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    95
    142
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    86.5
    86.7
    103
    150
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    89.7
    89.8
    113
    150
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    100.61
    108
    40.74
    171
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    69.51
    52
    13.17
    146
    3. Stroke
    67.18
    107
    24.44
    158
    4. Kidney Disease
    55.82
    7
    23.41
    90
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.27
    40
    14.87
    125
    6. Liver Disease
    40.11
    26
    6.24
    156
    7. Lung Disease
    32.44
    43
    15.14
    143
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.15
    58
    14.00
    103
    9. Cervical Cancer
    21.09
    36
    5.34
    121
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.86
    51
    11.59
    153
    11. Hypertension
    17.15
    97
    12.84
    115
    12. Other Injuries
    11.76
    47
    8.81
    79
    13. Prostate Cancer
    11.46
    127
    15.36
    98
    14. Tuberculosis
    10.73
    65
    0.53
    139
    15. Falls
    9.92
    21
    1.90
    175
    16. Violence
    9.68
    54
    12.02
    40
    17. Breast Cancer
    8.96
    168
    11.97
    140
    18. Malnutrition
    8.72
    34
    0.57
    112
    19. Lung Cancers
    8.69
    110
    5.56
    134
    20. Stomach Cancer
    7.85
    65
    10.69
    34
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    7.53
    9
    2.10
    159
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7.44
    71
    1.36
    121
    23. Chagas disease
    7.10
    1
    0.00
    55
    24. Liver Cancer
    7.02
    56
    6.19
    70
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    6.91
    53
    6.46
    68
    26. Suicide
    6.82
    119
    7.62
    107
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6.79
    66
    3.45
    117
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.21
    45
    1.16
    146
    29. Birth Trauma
    5.19
    63
    0.93
    125
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.16
    163
    10.02
    75
    31. Alcohol
    4.05
    26
    2.21
    55
    32. Drownings
    3.64
    57
    1.86
    119
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3.50
    91
    3.05
    107
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.45
    123
    3.09
    134
    35. Leukemia
    3.43
    100
    4.57
    39
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    3.21
    105
    4.73
    71
    37. Uterin Cancer
    3.06
    52
    2.50
    80
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.78
    46
    0.53
    154
    39. Drug Use
    2.34
    36
    1.10
    105
    40. Asthma
    2.32
    108
    1.02
    134
    41. Lymphomas
    2.26
    170
    5.89
    48
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2.23
    65
    0.32
    123
    43. Ovary Cancer
    2.16
    170
    2.60
    160
    44. Epilepsy
    1.87
    76
    1.97
    71
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.76
    102
    2.09
    79
    46. HIV/AIDS
    1.72
    109
    3.47
    85
    47. Fires
    1.62
    88
    0.20
    176
    48. Appendicitis
    1.47
    8
    0.39
    84
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    135
    0.96
    157
    50. Meningitis
    1.11
    75
    0.34
    133
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,051
    14.68
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,069
    10.72
    836
    4.15
    3. Stroke
    7,206
    9.57
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Kidney Disease
    5,879
    7.81
    1,482
    7.35
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,927
    6.54
    953
    4.73
    6. Liver Disease
    3,987
    5.29
    370
    1.84
    7. Lung Disease
    3,735
    4.96
    1,046
    5.19
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,479
    3.29
    818
    4.06
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,430
    3.23
    746
    3.70
    10. Hypertension
    1,927
    2.56
    863
    4.28
    11. Other Injuries
    1,279
    1.70
    571
    2.83
    12. Low Birth Weight
    1,265
    1.68
    178
    0.88
    13. Tuberculosis
    1,187
    1.58
    32
    0.16
    14. Violence
    1,097
    1.46
    635
    3.15
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    1,080
    1.43
    315
    1.56
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1,071
    1.42
    159
    0.79
    17. Falls
    1,066
    1.42
    116
    0.58
    18. Malnutrition
    1,031
    1.37
    37
    0.18
    19. Birth Trauma
    984
    1.31
    48
    0.24
    20. Lung Cancers
    901
    1.20
    343
    1.70
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    883
    1.17
    87
    0.43
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    852
    1.13
    138
    0.68
    23. Stomach Cancer
    785
    1.04
    661
    3.28
    24. Chagas disease
    755
    1.00
    0
    0.00
    25. Liver Cancer
    720
    0.96
    382
    1.90
    26. Suicide
    715
    0.95
    407
    2.02
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    678
    0.90
    74
    0.37
    28. Prostate Cancer
    550
    0.73
    448
    2.22
    29. Breast Cancer
    482
    0.64
    384
    1.91
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    407
    0.54
    621
    3.08
    31. Drownings
    406
    0.54
    97
    0.48
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    384
    0.51
    183
    0.91
    33. Alcohol
    384
    0.51
    126
    0.63
    34. Leukemia
    380
    0.50
    262
    1.30
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    374
    0.50
    191
    0.95
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    332
    0.44
    294
    1.46
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    292
    0.39
    32
    0.16
    38. Asthma
    258
    0.34
    60
    0.30
    39. Maternal Conditions
    245
    0.33
    17
    0.08
    40. Drug Use
    244
    0.32
    63
    0.31
    41. Lymphomas
    219
    0.29
    356
    1.77
    42. Epilepsy
    199
    0.26
    116
    0.58
    43. Skin Cancers
    190
    0.25
    137
    0.68
    44. Fires
    181
    0.24
    10
    0.05
    45. HIV/AIDS
    174
    0.23
    192
    0.95
    46. Appendicitis
    156
    0.21
    22
    0.11
    47. Uterin Cancer
    151
    0.20
    80
    0.40
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    133
    0.18
    61
    0.30
    49. Meningitis
    128
    0.17
    18
    0.09
    50. Pertussis
    121
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    21.09
    36
    5.34
    121
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.46
    127
    15.36
    98
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.96
    168
    11.97
    140
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.69
    110
    5.56
    134
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.85
    65
    10.69
    34
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.02
    56
    6.19
    70
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.16
    163
    10.02
    75
    8. Leukemia
    3.43
    100
    4.57
    39
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.21
    105
    4.73
    71
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.06
    52
    2.50
    80
    11. Lymphomas
    2.26
    170
    5.89
    48
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.16
    170
    2.60
    160
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.76
    102
    2.09
    79
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    135
    0.96
    157
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.89
    178
    1.60
    153
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.47
    180
    1.52
    126
    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.