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COUNTRY #1
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.

COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
5,772,686


Timor-Leste Population Pyramid
2,019,297


LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
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World Rank
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World Rank
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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.