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Somalia
COUNTRY #1
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
SOMALIA VS COSTA RICA

Compare Somalia 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
Somalia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Somalia SOMALIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    49.1
    51.8
    50.5
    163
    164
    162
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    54.0
    59.2
    56.5
    180
    181
    181
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    54.0
    59.2
    180
    181
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    61.4
    66.4
    177
    178
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    62.3
    67.4
    176
    177
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    62.8
    67.8
    175
    176
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    63.4
    68.2
    175
    176
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    64.1
    68.6
    175
    176
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    64.8
    69.2
    175
    177
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    65.5
    69.8
    176
    178
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    66.4
    70.6
    176
    178
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    67.6
    71.6
    177
    178
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    69.1
    72.8
    177
    178
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    71.0
    74.3
    179
    178
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    73.2
    76.0
    179
    178
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    75.8
    78.1
    179
    178
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    78.7
    80.3
    179
    176
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    81.9
    83.0
    178
    172
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    85.4
    86.1
    171
    166
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.5
    159
    163
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    155.59
    3
    13.17
    146
    2. Stroke
    150.17
    23
    24.44
    158
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    129.66
    67
    40.74
    171
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128.81
    3
    1.36
    121
    5. Tuberculosis
    109.27
    5
    0.53
    139
    6. Liver Disease
    57.15
    7
    6.24
    156
    7. Hypertension
    50.05
    15
    12.84
    115
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.19
    41
    14.87
    125
    9. Lung Disease
    44.55
    22
    15.14
    143
    10. Malnutrition
    42.27
    1
    0.57
    112
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.94
    28
    14.00
    103
    12. Maternal Conditions
    38.60
    1
    0.32
    123
    13. Measles
    37.65
    1
    0.00
    117
    14. Breast Cancer
    33.65
    7
    11.97
    140
    15. Kidney Disease
    31.84
    49
    23.41
    90
    16. Meningitis
    31.66
    1
    0.34
    133
    17. Other Injuries
    31.38
    1
    8.81
    79
    18. Asthma
    25.62
    9
    1.02
    134
    19. Cervical Cancer
    23.71
    28
    5.34
    121
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.02
    82
    11.59
    153
    21. Birth Trauma
    16.45
    1
    0.93
    125
    22. Malaria
    16.08
    36
    0.00
    94
    23. Suicide
    14.66
    29
    7.62
    107
    24. Tetanus
    14.50
    1
    0.00
    160
    25. Prostate Cancer
    12.27
    123
    15.36
    98
    26. Low Birth Weight
    11.34
    25
    3.45
    117
    27. War
    9.09
    5
    0.01
    131
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    8.94
    20
    6.46
    68
    29. Ovary Cancer
    8.19
    6
    2.60
    160
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.09
    101
    10.02
    75
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.06
    22
    1.16
    146
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.97
    19
    0.96
    157
    33. Falls
    7.93
    52
    1.90
    175
    34. Lymphomas
    7.68
    12
    5.89
    48
    35. Pertussis
    6.89
    3
    0.00
    143
    36. Violence
    6.81
    70
    12.02
    40
    37. Drownings
    6.47
    16
    1.86
    119
    38. Leukemia
    6.38
    1
    4.57
    39
    39. HIV/AIDS
    6.27
    71
    3.47
    85
    40. Fires
    6.16
    6
    0.20
    176
    41. Schistosomiasis
    6.08
    2
    0.00
    99
    42. Poisonings
    5.99
    1
    0.11
    169
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.86
    70
    3.09
    134
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.27
    20
    0.53
    154
    45. Stomach Cancer
    4.92
    109
    10.69
    34
    46. Oral Cancer
    4.64
    44
    1.60
    153
    47. Hepatitis B
    4.08
    2
    0.12
    119
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    100
    2.10
    159
    49. Lung Cancers
    3.67
    149
    5.56
    134
    50. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    148
    6.19
    70
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Somalia SOMALIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,712
    13.71
    836
    4.15
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,363
    9.70
    87
    0.43
    3. Measles
    11,576
    7.31
    0
    0.00
    4. Tuberculosis
    10,261
    6.48
    32
    0.16
    5. Birth Trauma
    9,573
    6.04
    48
    0.24
    6. Stroke
    8,595
    5.43
    1,624
    8.06
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    7,233
    4.57
    2,639
    13.10
    8. Low Birth Weight
    6,250
    3.95
    178
    0.88
    9. Meningitis
    5,381
    3.40
    18
    0.09
    10. Malnutrition
    4,825
    3.05
    37
    0.18
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,231
    2.67
    746
    3.70
    12. Maternal Conditions
    4,127
    2.61
    17
    0.08
    13. Liver Disease
    3,917
    2.47
    370
    1.84
    14. Other Injuries
    3,602
    2.27
    571
    2.83
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    3,410
    2.15
    315
    1.56
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,888
    1.82
    953
    4.73
    17. Tetanus
    2,648
    1.67
    0
    0.00
    18. Hypertension
    2,643
    1.67
    863
    4.28
    19. Lung Disease
    2,442
    1.54
    1,046
    5.19
    20. Pertussis
    2,054
    1.30
    0
    0.00
    21. Kidney Disease
    2,051
    1.29
    1,482
    7.35
    22. Malaria
    1,942
    1.23
    0
    0.00
    23. Asthma
    1,878
    1.19
    60
    0.30
    24. War
    1,318
    0.83
    1
    0.00
    25. Drownings
    1,272
    0.80
    97
    0.48
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,232
    0.78
    384
    1.91
    27. Suicide
    1,219
    0.77
    407
    2.02
    28. Cervical Cancer
    883
    0.56
    159
    0.79
    29. Violence
    828
    0.52
    635
    3.15
    30. Fires
    810
    0.51
    10
    0.05
    31. Poisonings
    758
    0.48
    5
    0.02
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    647
    0.41
    818
    4.06
    33. HIV/AIDS
    610
    0.39
    192
    0.95
    34. Lymphomas
    605
    0.38
    356
    1.77
    35. Leukemia
    562
    0.35
    262
    1.30
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    559
    0.35
    74
    0.37
    37. Falls
    548
    0.35
    116
    0.58
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    546
    0.34
    621
    3.08
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    521
    0.33
    191
    0.95
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    516
    0.33
    61
    0.30
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    446
    0.28
    32
    0.16
    42. Schistosomiasis
    435
    0.27
    0
    0.00
    43. Epilepsy
    419
    0.26
    116
    0.58
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    406
    0.26
    183
    0.91
    45. Syphilis
    378
    0.24
    1
    0.00
    46. Oral Cancer
    328
    0.21
    96
    0.48
    47. Upper Respiratory
    326
    0.21
    3
    0.01
    48. Hepatitis B
    315
    0.20
    7
    0.03
    49. Stomach Cancer
    310
    0.20
    661
    3.28
    50. Ovary Cancer
    295
    0.19
    80
    0.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    33.65
    7
    11.97
    140
    2. Cervical Cancer
    23.71
    28
    5.34
    121
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.27
    123
    15.36
    98
    4. Ovary Cancer
    8.19
    6
    2.60
    160
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.09
    101
    10.02
    75
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.97
    19
    0.96
    157
    7. Lymphomas
    7.68
    12
    5.89
    48
    8. Leukemia
    6.38
    1
    4.57
    39
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.92
    109
    10.69
    34
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.64
    44
    1.60
    153
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.67
    149
    5.56
    134
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    148
    6.19
    70
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.55
    50
    2.09
    79
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    83
    2.50
    80
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.40
    74
    1.52
    126
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.69
    148
    4.73
    71
    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.