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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Costa Rica and Timor-Leste 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.

Timor-Leste
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
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%
Timor-Leste Population Pyramid
2,019,297
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
       
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
 
33.4
34.6
34.0
167
169
168
1970
65.2
69.1
67.1
46
49
48
 
38.3
39.7
39.0
166
165
166
1980
70.5
75.0
72.7
18
30
24
 
35.5
37.4
36.4
176
176
176
1990
73.5
78.2
75.8
12
23
17
 
46.1
47.7
46.9
167
174
171
2000
75.3
80.0
77.6
19
25
21
 
57.3
60.1
58.7
136
139
137
2010
75.6
80.7
78.1
33
31
31
 
65.5
68.4
66.9
114
127
124
2019
78.3
83.4
80.8
32
27
30
 
67.9
71.4
69.6
121
126
123
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.3
83.4
32
27
67.9
71.4
121
126
Age
78.3
83.4
32
27
67.9
71.4
121
126
Age 5
79.0
84.1
28
21
71.1
74.2
105
123
Age 10
79.1
84.2
28
21
71.5
74.5
102
122
Age 15
79.2
84.2
28
20
71.7
74.7
100
122
Age 20
79.5
84.3
28
20
72.0
74.9
100
122
Age 25
80.0
84.4
25
18
72.3
75.1
101
122
Age 30
80.4
84.6
23
16
72.7
75.3
101
122
Age 35
80.8
84.7
20
15
73.0
75.6
104
123
Age 40
81.2
84.9
20
15
73.4
75.9
105
124
Age 45
81.7
85.2
15
13
74.0
76.4
107
125
Age 50
82.2
85.5
14
11
74.7
77.0
110
126
Age 55
82.8
85.9
12
11
75.6
77.8
112
128
Age 60
83.6
86.4
10
11
76.9
78.9
116
134
Age 65
84.7
87.2
5
8
78.6
80.2
117
140
Age 70
85.9
88.0
5
8
80.8
81.9
123
141
Age 75
87.3
89.1
4
7
83.3
84.0
129
143
Age 80
89.1
90.5
6
7
86.2
86.7
126
149
Age 85
91.3
92.3
11
6
89.4
89.8
138
153
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
40.74
171
126.58
69
2. Stroke
24.44
158
139.36
29
3. Kidney Disease
23.41
90
26.48
71
4. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
4.70
163
5. Lung Disease
15.14
143
44.62
21
6. Diabetes Mellitus
14.87
125
22.46
104
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.00
103
14.12
102
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.17
146
64.49
55
9. Hypertension
12.84
115
24.12
60
10. Violence
12.02
40
5.39
83
11. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
9.95
159
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.59
153
16.52
117
13. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
4.34
127
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
7.66
110
15. Other Injuries
8.81
79
5.87
120
16. Suicide
7.62
107
4.53
147
17. Congenital Anomalies
6.46
68
5.37
101
18. Liver Disease
6.24
156
21.16
86
19. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
6.09
73
20. Lymphomas
5.89
48
3.95
121
21. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
11.99
95
22. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
6.83
109
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
1.83
146
24. Leukemia
4.57
39
3.50
95
25. Other Neoplasms
4.26
19
0.26
149
26. HIV/AIDS
3.47
85
2.66
97
27. Low Birth Weight
3.45
117
5.99
81
28. Inflammatory/Heart
3.09
134
4.22
103
29. Endocrine Disorders
3.05
107
2.60
128
30. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
4.50
87
31. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
2.28
95
32. Alcohol
2.21
55
0.62
137
33. Parkinson's Disease
2.10
159
4.29
81
34. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
0.63
156
35. Epilepsy
1.97
71
0.64
168
36. Falls
1.90
175
7.58
63
37. Skin Disease
1.88
76
1.99
70
38. Drownings
1.86
119
5.79
20
39. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
5.51
34
40. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
1.63
118
41. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.36
121
27.41
54
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.16
146
14.34
6
43. Drug Use
1.10
105
0.33
176
44. Asthma
1.02
134
16.55
32
45. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
0.65
173
46. Birth Trauma
0.93
125
7.24
50
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.85
13
0.18
137
48. Malnutrition
0.57
112
6.75
41
49. Tuberculosis
0.53
139
127.88
2
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.53
154
2.65
49
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2,639
13.10
814
11.55
2. Stroke
1,624
8.06
923
13.09
3. Kidney Disease
1,482
7.35
192
2.72
4. Lung Disease
1,046
5.19
283
4.01
5. Diabetes Mellitus
953
4.73
156
2.21
6. Hypertension
863
4.28
156
2.21
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
836
4.15
651
9.24
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
818
4.06
84
1.19
9. Road Traffic Accidents
746
3.70
154
2.18
10. Stomach Cancer
661
3.28
31
0.44
11. Violence
635
3.15
60
0.85
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
621
3.08
54
0.77
13. Other Injuries
571
2.83
76
1.08
14. Prostate Cancer
448
2.22
13
0.18
15. Suicide
407
2.02
48
0.68
16. Breast Cancer
384
1.91
38
0.54
17. Liver Cancer
382
1.90
45
0.64
18. Liver Disease
370
1.84
162
2.30
19. Lymphomas
356
1.77
32
0.45
20. Lung Cancers
343
1.70
87
1.23
21. Congenital Anomalies
315
1.56
144
2.04
22. Pancreas Cancer
294
1.46
14
0.20
23. Other Neoplasms
266
1.32
2
0.03
24. Leukemia
262
1.30
34
0.48
25. HIV/AIDS
192
0.95
30
0.43
26. Inflammatory/Heart
191
0.95
32
0.45
27. Endocrine Disorders
183
0.91
26
0.37
28. Low Birth Weight
178
0.88
189
2.68
29. Cervical Cancer
159
0.79
28
0.40
30. Parkinson's Disease
138
0.68
26
0.37
31. Skin Cancers
137
0.68
5
0.07
32. Skin Disease
126
0.63
13
0.18
33. Alcohol
126
0.63
5
0.07
34. Falls
116
0.58
62
0.88
35. Epilepsy
116
0.58
8
0.11
36. Bladder Cancer
100
0.50
12
0.17
37. Drownings
97
0.48
84
1.19
38. Oral Cancer
96
0.48
44
0.62
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
87
0.43
285
4.04
40. Uterin Cancer
80
0.40
9
0.13
41. Ovary Cancer
80
0.40
18
0.26
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
74
0.37
96
1.36
43. Drug Use
63
0.31
3
0.04
44. Oesophagus Cancer
61
0.30
5
0.07
45. Asthma
60
0.30
123
1.74
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
55
0.27
1
0.01
47. Birth Trauma
48
0.24
238
3.38
48. Malnutrition
37
0.18
56
0.79
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
32
0.16
25
0.35
50. Tuberculosis
32
0.16
1,139
16.16
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
4.70
163
2. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
9.95
159
3. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
4.34
127
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
7.66
110
5. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
6.09
73
6. Lymphomas
5.89
48
3.95
121
7. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
11.99
95
8. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
6.83
109
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
1.83
146
10. Leukemia
4.57
39
3.50
95
11. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
4.50
87
12. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
2.28
95
13. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
0.63
156
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
5.51
34
15. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
1.63
118
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
0.65
173
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.