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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS TANZANIA

Compare Costa Rica and Tanzania 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.

Tanzania
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
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Tanzania TANZANIA
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Tanzania TANZANIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    		  
    42.1
    45.5
    43.7
    129
    126
    127
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    45.2
    48.6
    46.9
    136
    135
    136
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    48.7
    52.0
    50.3
    143
    141
    142
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    49.1
    52.8
    50.9
    160
    157
    160
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    48.4
    50.0
    49.2
    166
    170
    167
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    56.4
    58.6
    57.5
    161
    162
    161
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    65.4
    69.3
    67.3
    134
    136
    135
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Tanzania TANZANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    65.4
    69.3
    134
    136
    Age
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    65.4
    69.3
    134
    136
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    69.1
    72.6
    134
    136
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    69.6
    73.1
    133
    135
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    69.8
    73.3
    132
    135
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    70.2
    73.6
    130
    135
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    70.6
    73.9
    131
    135
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    71.1
    74.3
    131
    135
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    71.7
    74.8
    128
    133
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    72.4
    75.4
    124
    133
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    73.3
    76.1
    123
    131
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    74.3
    76.9
    120
    130
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    75.6
    77.9
    113
    126
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    77.1
    79.1
    113
    127
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    78.9
    80.5
    111
    119
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    81.0
    82.3
    115
    117
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    83.5
    84.5
    113
    109
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    86.5
    87.2
    110
    105
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    89.8
    90.4
    97
    92
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Tanzania TANZANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    76.15
    138
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    91.34
    83
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    22.48
    94
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    29.39
    30
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    17.10
    126
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    31.47
    87
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    49.33
    10
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    71.25
    48
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    31.31
    41
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    10.35
    47
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    8.50
    171
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    18.11
    81
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    5.88
    94
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    7.78
    106
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    9.26
    74
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    8.15
    96
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    7.48
    42
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    26.48
    72
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    5.65
    85
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    2.46
    162
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    0.60
    181
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    46.71
    7
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    0.71
    174
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    1.24
    165
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.30
    140
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    64.39
    19
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    7.48
    58
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    4.21
    107
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    4.70
    69
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    2.25
    167
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    1.84
    117
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    1.08
    109
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    3.49
    124
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    3.42
    22
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    1.76
    83
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    6.85
    70
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    1.35
    101
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    2.22
    105
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    6.73
    20
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    2.76
    63
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    46.84
    38
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    1.98
    110
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    1.48
    68
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    7.03
    76
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    10.06
    11
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    9.12
    34
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.45
    66
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    12.23
    22
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    60.37
    15
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    1.58
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Tanzania TANZANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    13,215
    4.48
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    16,894
    5.73
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    4,547
    1.54
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    3,051
    1.03
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    6,247
    2.12
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    5,209
    1.77
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    26,028
    8.83
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    2,048
    0.69
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    18,054
    6.12
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    1,190
    0.40
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    4,713
    1.60
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    1,567
    0.53
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    4,270
    1.45
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    1,819
    0.62
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    2,474
    0.84
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    1,285
    0.44
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    1,413
    0.48
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    6,586
    2.23
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    805
    0.27
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    159
    0.05
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    9,791
    3.32
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    158
    0.05
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    58
    0.02
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    416
    0.14
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    27,402
    9.29
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    1,227
    0.42
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    1,778
    0.60
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    12,173
    4.13
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    6,424
    2.18
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    513
    0.17
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    744
    0.25
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    270
    0.09
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    359
    0.12
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    707
    0.24
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    1,533
    0.52
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    667
    0.23
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    1,642
    0.56
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    1,646
    0.56
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    17,587
    5.96
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    218
    0.07
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    337
    0.11
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    462
    0.16
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    404
    0.14
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    2,247
    0.76
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    1,700
    0.58
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    81
    0.03
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    15,086
    5.12
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    5,574
    1.89
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    20,269
    6.87
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    401
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Tanzania TANZANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    29.39
    30
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    8.50
    171
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    5.88
    94
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    7.78
    106
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    5.65
    85
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    2.46
    162
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    0.60
    181
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    46.71
    7
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    0.71
    174
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    1.24
    165
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    2.25
    167
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    1.84
    117
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    3.42
    22
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    6.73
    20
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    2.76
    63
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    10.06
    11
    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.