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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS SAO TOME

Compare Costa Rica and Sao Tome 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.

Sao Tome
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
5,772,686
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Sao Tome Population Pyramid
394,163
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
       
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
  
49.3
52.3
50.8
92
93
91
1970
65.2
69.1
67.1
46
49
48
  
54.2
57.2
55.7
96
95
95
1980
70.5
75.0
72.7
18
30
24
  
58.2
61.0
59.6
104
110
107
1990
73.5
78.2
75.8
12
23
17
  
60.9
63.7
62.2
116
120
119
2000
75.3
80.0
77.6
19
25
21
  
60.8
64.4
62.6
123
126
127
2010
75.6
80.7
78.1
33
31
31
  
64.3
68.1
66.2
124
129
128
2019
78.3
83.4
80.8
32
27
30
  
68.8
72.0
70.4
115
123
120
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.3
83.4
32
27
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age
78.3
83.4
32
27
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age 5
79.0
84.1
28
21
71.2
74.0
104
124
Age 10
79.1
84.2
28
21
71.4
74.2
104
124
Age 15
79.2
84.2
28
20
71.6
74.4
103
125
Age 20
79.5
84.3
28
20
71.9
74.5
102
126
Age 25
80.0
84.4
25
18
72.2
74.7
104
126
Age 30
80.4
84.6
23
16
72.5
74.9
107
126
Age 35
80.8
84.7
20
15
72.8
75.2
107
129
Age 40
81.2
84.9
20
15
73.2
75.5
110
129
Age 45
81.7
85.2
15
13
73.7
76.0
113
132
Age 50
82.2
85.5
14
11
74.4
76.7
116
136
Age 55
82.8
85.9
12
11
75.4
77.5
122
142
Age 60
83.6
86.4
10
11
76.7
78.6
126
142
Age 65
84.7
87.2
5
8
78.4
80.0
132
145
Age 70
85.9
88.0
5
8
80.6
81.7
133
145
Age 75
87.3
89.1
4
7
83.2
83.9
134
151
Age 80
89.1
90.5
6
7
86.1
86.5
131
157
Age 85
91.3
92.3
11
6
89.3
89.6
146
162
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
40.74
171
133.60
64
2. Stroke
24.44
158
107.87
61
3. Kidney Disease
23.41
90
46.72
13
4. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
18.78
70
5. Lung Disease
15.14
143
50.70
16
6. Diabetes Mellitus
14.87
125
14.76
128
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.00
103
42.59
17
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.17
146
99.50
24
9. Hypertension
12.84
115
7.94
145
10. Violence
12.02
40
6.18
77
11. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
10.59
153
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.59
153
17.73
86
13. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
11.50
27
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
4.11
165
15. Other Injuries
8.81
79
7.20
97
16. Suicide
7.62
107
2.20
176
17. Congenital Anomalies
6.46
68
6.30
79
18. Liver Disease
6.24
156
38.72
28
19. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
9.21
34
20. Lymphomas
5.89
48
0.07
183
21. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
13.51
84
22. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
14.88
57
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
0.01
182
24. Leukemia
4.57
39
1.16
167
25. Other Neoplasms
4.26
19
0.47
91
26. HIV/AIDS
3.47
85
0.00
178
27. Low Birth Weight
3.45
117
5.99
82
28. Inflammatory/Heart
3.09
134
5.37
78
29. Endocrine Disorders
3.05
107
6.27
48
30. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
4.99
68
31. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
0.00
183
32. Alcohol
2.21
55
1.23
102
33. Parkinson's Disease
2.10
159
5.57
31
34. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
0.00
179
35. Epilepsy
1.97
71
2.19
55
36. Falls
1.90
175
14.27
7
37. Skin Disease
1.88
76
1.66
89
38. Drownings
1.86
119
1.67
124
39. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
0.01
182
40. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
3.77
32
41. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.36
121
12.46
66
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.16
146
2.84
88
43. Drug Use
1.10
105
1.30
84
44. Asthma
1.02
134
24.13
16
45. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
0.96
156
46. Birth Trauma
0.93
125
5.51
60
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.85
13
0.23
112
48. Malnutrition
0.57
112
5.35
50
49. Tuberculosis
0.53
139
30.26
36
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.53
154
4.25
22
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2,639
13.10
108
12.11
2. Stroke
1,624
8.06
92
10.31
3. Kidney Disease
1,482
7.35
44
4.93
4. Lung Disease
1,046
5.19
41
4.60
5. Diabetes Mellitus
953
4.73
13
1.46
6. Hypertension
863
4.28
7
0.78
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
836
4.15
111
12.44
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
818
4.06
12
1.35
9. Road Traffic Accidents
746
3.70
60
6.73
10. Stomach Cancer
661
3.28
14
1.57
11. Violence
635
3.15
12
1.35
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
621
3.08
4
0.45
13. Other Injuries
571
2.83
13
1.46
14. Prostate Cancer
448
2.22
6
0.67
15. Suicide
407
2.02
3
0.34
16. Breast Cancer
384
1.91
6
0.67
17. Liver Cancer
382
1.90
9
1.01
18. Liver Disease
370
1.84
40
4.48
19. Lymphomas
356
1.77
0
0.00
20. Lung Cancers
343
1.70
15
1.68
21. Congenital Anomalies
315
1.56
27
3.03
22. Pancreas Cancer
294
1.46
0
0.00
23. Other Neoplasms
266
1.32
0
0.00
24. Leukemia
262
1.30
1
0.11
25. HIV/AIDS
192
0.95
0
0.00
26. Inflammatory/Heart
191
0.95
6
0.67
27. Endocrine Disorders
183
0.91
10
1.12
28. Low Birth Weight
178
0.88
31
3.48
29. Cervical Cancer
159
0.79
9
1.01
30. Parkinson's Disease
138
0.68
4
0.45
31. Skin Cancers
137
0.68
0
0.00
32. Skin Disease
126
0.63
2
0.22
33. Alcohol
126
0.63
1
0.11
34. Falls
116
0.58
15
1.68
35. Epilepsy
116
0.58
3
0.34
36. Bladder Cancer
100
0.50
4
0.45
37. Drownings
97
0.48
4
0.45
38. Oral Cancer
96
0.48
0
0.00
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
87
0.43
24
2.69
40. Uterin Cancer
80
0.40
0
0.00
41. Ovary Cancer
80
0.40
3
0.34
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
74
0.37
3
0.34
43. Drug Use
63
0.31
2
0.22
44. Oesophagus Cancer
61
0.30
1
0.11
45. Asthma
60
0.30
22
2.47
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
55
0.27
0
0.00
47. Birth Trauma
48
0.24
28
3.14
48. Malnutrition
37
0.18
9
1.01
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
32
0.16
4
0.45
50. Tuberculosis
32
0.16
41
4.60
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
18.78
70
2. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
10.59
153
3. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
11.50
27
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
4.11
165
5. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
9.21
34
6. Lymphomas
5.89
48
0.07
183
7. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
13.51
84
8. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
14.88
57
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
0.01
182
10. Leukemia
4.57
39
1.16
167
11. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
4.99
68
12. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
0.00
183
13. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
0.00
179
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
0.01
182
15. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
3.77
32
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
0.96
156
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.