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Thailand
COUNTRY #1
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THAILAND VS COSTA RICA

Compare Thailand 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
Thailand Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Thailand THAILAND   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.4
    57.0
    55.1
    77
    78
    77
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    57.4
    62.1
    59.7
    84
    84
    83
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    60.9
    67.1
    63.9
    89
    82
    85
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    63.6
    70.6
    67.0
    101
    88
    96
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    67.8
    74.6
    71.1
    83
    72
    79
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    74
    68
    70
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    74.4
    81.0
    77.7
    56
    40
    47
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    81.0
    56
    40
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    75.1
    81.7
    57
    40
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    75.2
    81.8
    57
    40
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    75.4
    82.0
    56
    39
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    75.8
    82.1
    53
    38
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    76.3
    82.2
    50
    38
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    76.9
    82.4
    46
    38
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    77.6
    82.7
    44
    36
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    78.4
    83.0
    42
    36
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    79.2
    83.3
    41
    36
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    80.1
    83.7
    39
    36
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.2
    34
    37
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    82.1
    84.8
    32
    37
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    83.4
    85.7
    30
    36
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    84.9
    86.7
    24
    33
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.1
    13
    27
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    89.1
    89.8
    7
    14
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.0
    6
    14
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    46.81
    134
    24.44
    158
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    46.80
    165
    40.74
    171
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.48
    47
    14.00
    103
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.71
    85
    13.17
    146
    5. Kidney Disease
    25.13
    74
    23.41
    90
    6. Liver Cancer
    23.18
    8
    6.19
    70
    7. Lung Cancers
    21.30
    47
    5.56
    134
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.33
    61
    11.59
    153
    9. Liver Disease
    17.93
    96
    6.24
    156
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.78
    112
    14.87
    125
    11. Lung Disease
    17.59
    122
    15.14
    143
    12. HIV/AIDS
    17.53
    46
    3.47
    85
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.63
    144
    11.97
    140
    14. Tuberculosis
    9.62
    67
    0.53
    139
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.60
    81
    10.02
    75
    16. Cervical Cancer
    9.60
    86
    5.34
    121
    17. Suicide
    7.95
    100
    7.62
    107
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.97
    72
    1.36
    121
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.50
    150
    15.36
    98
    20. Other Injuries
    5.93
    119
    8.81
    79
    21. Falls
    5.66
    91
    1.90
    175
    22. Drownings
    5.49
    22
    1.86
    119
    23. Oral Cancer
    4.94
    38
    1.60
    153
    24. Lymphomas
    4.61
    94
    5.89
    48
    25. Leukemia
    4.55
    40
    4.57
    39
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    4.31
    129
    6.46
    68
    27. Violence
    4.23
    97
    12.02
    40
    28. Asthma
    3.93
    96
    1.02
    134
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    116
    2.60
    160
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.82
    108
    2.10
    159
    31. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    141
    10.69
    34
    32. Skin Disease
    3.15
    25
    1.88
    76
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    70
    0.96
    157
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    137
    3.09
    134
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    127
    3.45
    117
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.30
    135
    4.73
    71
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    2.02
    150
    3.05
    107
    38. Hypertension
    1.97
    177
    12.84
    115
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    114
    1.52
    126
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    135
    2.50
    80
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.54
    132
    1.16
    146
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.12
    133
    2.09
    79
    43. Drug Use
    1.11
    103
    1.10
    105
    44. Meningitis
    1.08
    76
    0.34
    133
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.01
    122
    0.93
    125
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    35
    0.06
    134
    47. Epilepsy
    0.85
    147
    1.97
    71
    48. Malnutrition
    0.84
    106
    0.57
    112
    49. Fires
    0.73
    123
    0.20
    176
    50. Alcohol
    0.62
    135
    2.21
    55
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Thailand THAILAND   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    51,305
    11.53
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Stroke
    50,273
    11.30
    1,624
    8.06
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    31,289
    7.03
    836
    4.15
    4. Kidney Disease
    26,822
    6.03
    1,482
    7.35
    5. Liver Cancer
    23,883
    5.37
    382
    1.90
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22,851
    5.13
    818
    4.06
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22,428
    5.04
    746
    3.70
    8. Lung Cancers
    22,296
    5.01
    343
    1.70
    9. Lung Disease
    19,474
    4.38
    1,046
    5.19
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    18,776
    4.22
    953
    4.73
    11. Liver Disease
    17,596
    3.95
    370
    1.84
    12. HIV/AIDS
    13,922
    3.13
    192
    0.95
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,908
    2.23
    621
    3.08
    14. Tuberculosis
    9,551
    2.15
    32
    0.16
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,863
    1.54
    87
    0.43
    16. Suicide
    6,147
    1.38
    407
    2.02
    17. Breast Cancer
    6,053
    1.36
    384
    1.91
    18. Falls
    5,409
    1.22
    116
    0.58
    19. Cervical Cancer
    5,110
    1.15
    159
    0.79
    20. Oral Cancer
    4,961
    1.11
    96
    0.48
    21. Other Injuries
    4,869
    1.09
    571
    2.83
    22. Lymphomas
    4,539
    1.02
    356
    1.77
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4,292
    0.96
    138
    0.68
    24. Asthma
    4,182
    0.94
    60
    0.30
    25. Drownings
    3,956
    0.89
    97
    0.48
    26. Leukemia
    3,902
    0.88
    262
    1.30
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3,451
    0.78
    661
    3.28
    28. Skin Disease
    3,375
    0.76
    126
    0.63
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,156
    0.71
    61
    0.30
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,013
    0.68
    448
    2.22
    31. Violence
    2,965
    0.67
    635
    3.15
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,879
    0.65
    191
    0.95
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    2,383
    0.54
    294
    1.46
    34. Hypertension
    2,179
    0.49
    863
    4.28
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,107
    0.47
    315
    1.56
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,003
    0.45
    80
    0.40
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    1,888
    0.42
    183
    0.91
    38. Bladder Cancer
    1,798
    0.40
    100
    0.50
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,679
    0.38
    74
    0.37
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,548
    0.35
    178
    0.88
    41. Skin Cancers
    1,133
    0.25
    137
    0.68
    42. Malnutrition
    962
    0.22
    37
    0.18
    43. Meningitis
    931
    0.21
    18
    0.09
    44. Uterin Cancer
    864
    0.19
    80
    0.40
    45. Drug Use
    794
    0.18
    63
    0.31
    46. Encephalitis
    722
    0.16
    3
    0.01
    47. Epilepsy
    689
    0.15
    116
    0.58
    48. Fires
    617
    0.14
    10
    0.05
    49. Alcohol
    548
    0.12
    126
    0.63
    50. Birth Trauma
    533
    0.12
    48
    0.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    23.18
    8
    6.19
    70
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.30
    47
    5.56
    134
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.63
    144
    11.97
    140
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.60
    81
    10.02
    75
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.60
    86
    5.34
    121
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.50
    150
    15.36
    98
    7. Oral Cancer
    4.94
    38
    1.60
    153
    8. Lymphomas
    4.61
    94
    5.89
    48
    9. Leukemia
    4.55
    40
    4.57
    39
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    116
    2.60
    160
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    141
    10.69
    34
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    70
    0.96
    157
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.30
    135
    4.73
    71
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    114
    1.52
    126
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    135
    2.50
    80
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.12
    133
    2.09
    79
    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.