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Central African Republic
COUNTRY #1
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC VS COSTA RICA

Compare Central African Republic 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
Central African Republic Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    36.2
    41.2
    38.7
    159
    146
    156
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    40.2
    45.2
    42.6
    160
    148
    154
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    45.1
    50.4
    47.7
    157
    147
    153
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    47.3
    52.5
    49.8
    165
    159
    163
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    44.9
    47.1
    46.0
    177
    178
    178
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    47.9
    50.5
    49.2
    181
    181
    181
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    50.2
    56.3
    53.1
    182
    182
    182
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    50.2
    56.3
    182
    182
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    56.9
    62.8
    181
    182
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    57.3
    63.3
    181
    182
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    57.6
    63.5
    181
    182
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    58.4
    64.0
    181
    182
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    59.2
    64.6
    181
    182
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    60.1
    65.4
    181
    182
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    61.0
    66.4
    181
    182
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    62.3
    67.7
    182
    182
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    64.0
    69.2
    182
    182
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    66.1
    70.9
    182
    182
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    68.6
    72.8
    182
    182
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    71.3
    74.9
    182
    182
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    74.4
    77.1
    183
    182
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    77.7
    79.6
    183
    182
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    81.2
    82.5
    182
    179
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    84.9
    85.7
    179
    170
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.3
    169
    169
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186.48
    1
    1.36
    121
    2. Stroke
    181.27
    9
    24.44
    158
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    163.64
    2
    13.17
    146
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    161.58
    39
    40.74
    171
    5. Tuberculosis
    148.01
    1
    0.53
    139
    6. HIV/AIDS
    118.59
    10
    3.47
    85
    7. Hypertension
    73.55
    2
    12.84
    115
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    59.37
    26
    14.87
    125
    9. Lung Disease
    56.65
    12
    15.14
    143
    10. Liver Disease
    52.83
    8
    6.24
    156
    11. Malaria
    48.35
    11
    0.00
    94
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    46.52
    13
    14.00
    103
    13. Asthma
    38.64
    4
    1.02
    134
    14. Kidney Disease
    35.36
    36
    23.41
    90
    15. Maternal Conditions
    31.52
    2
    0.32
    123
    16. Prostate Cancer
    26.97
    36
    15.36
    98
    17. Breast Cancer
    26.45
    19
    11.97
    140
    18. Violence
    25.46
    15
    12.02
    40
    19. Malnutrition
    24.59
    6
    0.57
    112
    20. Suicide
    22.96
    10
    7.62
    107
    21. Other Injuries
    21.36
    7
    8.81
    79
    22. Meningitis
    21.14
    5
    0.34
    133
    23. Measles
    19.96
    6
    0.00
    117
    24. Cervical Cancer
    18.81
    41
    5.34
    121
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.60
    91
    11.59
    153
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    15.30
    5
    1.16
    146
    27. Low Birth Weight
    14.93
    4
    3.45
    117
    28. Birth Trauma
    14.54
    5
    0.93
    125
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    14.01
    11
    3.05
    107
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.87
    16
    3.09
    134
    31. Falls
    9.19
    26
    1.90
    175
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.80
    11
    0.53
    154
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.72
    39
    6.46
    68
    34. Schistosomiasis
    7.44
    1
    0.00
    99
    35. War
    6.90
    7
    0.01
    131
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.15
    133
    10.02
    75
    37. Liver Cancer
    5.31
    94
    6.19
    70
    38. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    64
    2.60
    160
    39. Fires
    4.94
    11
    0.20
    176
    40. Lymphomas
    4.93
    81
    5.89
    48
    41. Poisonings
    4.53
    4
    0.11
    169
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    4.47
    71
    2.10
    159
    43. Drownings
    4.30
    39
    1.86
    119
    44. Tetanus
    4.09
    3
    0.00
    160
    45. Oral Cancer
    4.02
    58
    1.60
    153
    46. Stomach Cancer
    3.43
    140
    10.69
    34
    47. Epilepsy
    3.37
    19
    1.97
    71
    48. Pertussis
    3.36
    23
    0.00
    143
    49. Leukemia
    3.09
    117
    4.57
    39
    50. Alcohol
    2.64
    45
    2.21
    55
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,231
    9.88
    836
    4.15
    2. Tuberculosis
    4,704
    8.88
    32
    0.16
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,684
    8.84
    87
    0.43
    4. HIV/AIDS
    3,753
    7.09
    192
    0.95
    5. Stroke
    3,284
    6.20
    1,624
    8.06
    6. Malaria
    3,279
    6.19
    0
    0.00
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,900
    5.48
    2,639
    13.10
    8. Low Birth Weight
    2,228
    4.21
    178
    0.88
    9. Birth Trauma
    2,192
    4.14
    48
    0.24
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,790
    3.38
    746
    3.70
    11. Measles
    1,625
    3.07
    0
    0.00
    12. Hypertension
    1,252
    2.36
    863
    4.28
    13. Maternal Conditions
    1,174
    2.22
    17
    0.08
    14. Liver Disease
    1,153
    2.18
    370
    1.84
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,141
    2.15
    953
    4.73
    16. Meningitis
    1,015
    1.92
    18
    0.09
    17. Violence
    1,009
    1.91
    635
    3.15
    18. Lung Disease
    956
    1.80
    1,046
    5.19
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    776
    1.47
    315
    1.56
    20. Asthma
    761
    1.44
    60
    0.30
    21. Kidney Disease
    710
    1.34
    1,482
    7.35
    22. Malnutrition
    691
    1.30
    37
    0.18
    23. Other Injuries
    621
    1.17
    571
    2.83
    24. Suicide
    585
    1.10
    407
    2.02
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    423
    0.80
    183
    0.91
    26. Breast Cancer
    344
    0.65
    384
    1.91
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    317
    0.60
    74
    0.37
    28. War
    314
    0.59
    1
    0.00
    29. Tetanus
    280
    0.53
    0
    0.00
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    270
    0.51
    191
    0.95
    31. Pertussis
    265
    0.50
    0
    0.00
    32. Cervical Cancer
    230
    0.43
    159
    0.79
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    204
    0.39
    818
    4.06
    34. Drownings
    202
    0.38
    97
    0.48
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    194
    0.37
    32
    0.16
    36. Falls
    181
    0.34
    116
    0.58
    37. Schistosomiasis
    169
    0.32
    0
    0.00
    38. Prostate Cancer
    156
    0.29
    448
    2.22
    39. Fires
    142
    0.27
    10
    0.05
    40. Poisonings
    134
    0.25
    5
    0.02
    41. Syphilis
    120
    0.23
    1
    0.00
    42. Lymphomas
    119
    0.22
    356
    1.77
    43. Epilepsy
    119
    0.22
    116
    0.58
    44. Liver Cancer
    117
    0.22
    382
    1.90
    45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    116
    0.22
    621
    3.08
    46. Oral Cancer
    91
    0.17
    96
    0.48
    47. Leukemia
    88
    0.17
    262
    1.30
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    67
    0.13
    138
    0.68
    49. Stomach Cancer
    65
    0.12
    661
    3.28
    50. Ovary Cancer
    64
    0.12
    80
    0.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    26.97
    36
    15.36
    98
    2. Breast Cancer
    26.45
    19
    11.97
    140
    3. Cervical Cancer
    18.81
    41
    5.34
    121
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.15
    133
    10.02
    75
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.31
    94
    6.19
    70
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    64
    2.60
    160
    7. Lymphomas
    4.93
    81
    5.89
    48
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.02
    58
    1.60
    153
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.43
    140
    10.69
    34
    10. Leukemia
    3.09
    117
    4.57
    39
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.54
    89
    0.96
    157
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.48
    167
    5.56
    134
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.26
    66
    2.09
    79
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    145
    4.73
    71
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.81
    118
    2.50
    80
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.26
    143
    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.