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Micronesia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Micronesia 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
Micronesia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    57.3
    58.4
    57.8
    66
    72
    67
     
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    61.3
    62.4
    61.8
    65
    80
    72
     
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    64.6
    65.7
    65.1
    65
    86
    82
     
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    65.7
    66.8
    66.3
    81
    111
    99
     
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    66.0
    68.1
    67.0
    97
    117
    110
     
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    67.5
    69.9
    68.7
    102
    122
    113
     
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    60.3
    66.0
    63.0
    167
    155
    162
     
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.3
    66.0
    167
    155
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    62.4
    67.8
    175
    175
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    62.6
    68.0
    175
    175
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    62.7
    68.1
    176
    175
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    63.1
    68.4
    176
    175
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    63.8
    68.7
    176
    175
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    64.6
    69.2
    176
    176
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    65.5
    69.7
    175
    179
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    66.6
    70.4
    175
    179
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    68.0
    71.3
    175
    179
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    69.7
    72.4
    175
    179
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    71.6
    73.8
    176
    179
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    73.8
    75.6
    176
    179
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    76.4
    77.6
    176
    179
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    79.2
    79.8
    174
    180
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    82.2
    82.4
    173
    181
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    85.4
    85.4
    170
    178
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    88.9
    88.9
    168
    174
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    280.36
    11
    40.74
    171
    2. Stroke
    181.04
    10
    24.44
    158
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    172.00
    3
    14.87
    125
    4. Kidney Disease
    77.01
    1
    23.41
    90
    5. Lung Disease
    67.93
    10
    15.14
    143
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    66.80
    54
    13.17
    146
    7. Hypertension
    41.50
    20
    12.84
    115
    8. Breast Cancer
    41.39
    3
    11.97
    140
    9. Lung Cancers
    31.29
    11
    5.56
    134
    10. Suicide
    28.99
    5
    7.62
    107
    11. Prostate Cancer
    28.57
    33
    15.36
    98
    12. Liver Disease
    27.88
    61
    6.24
    156
    13. Asthma
    26.17
    8
    1.02
    134
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    19.96
    58
    1.36
    121
    15. Cervical Cancer
    19.81
    39
    5.34
    121
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.00
    70
    11.59
    153
    17. Stomach Cancer
    16.29
    6
    10.69
    34
    18. Drownings
    15.31
    2
    1.86
    119
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    15.30
    5
    0.53
    154
    20. Other Injuries
    13.69
    31
    8.81
    79
    21. Tuberculosis
    12.92
    60
    0.53
    139
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.22
    47
    10.02
    75
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    10.56
    2
    2.10
    159
    24. Liver Cancer
    10.45
    28
    6.19
    70
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.84
    13
    1.16
    146
    26. Falls
    9.05
    31
    1.90
    175
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    8.12
    27
    6.46
    68
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.84
    43
    3.09
    134
    29. Low Birth Weight
    7.34
    62
    3.45
    117
    30. Uterin Cancer
    6.94
    6
    2.50
    80
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6.81
    38
    3.05
    107
    32. Leukemia
    5.72
    11
    4.57
    39
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.60
    46
    2.60
    160
    34. Birth Trauma
    5.44
    61
    0.93
    125
    35. Malnutrition
    5.33
    51
    0.57
    112
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    5.12
    63
    4.73
    71
    37. Violence
    4.89
    89
    12.02
    40
    38. Lymphomas
    4.53
    97
    5.89
    48
    39. Oral Cancer
    4.31
    54
    1.60
    153
    40. Skin Disease
    3.95
    21
    1.88
    76
    41. Maternal Conditions
    3.35
    55
    0.32
    123
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.99
    74
    0.96
    157
    43. Meningitis
    2.69
    54
    0.34
    133
    44. Pertussis
    2.57
    31
    0.00
    143
    45. Epilepsy
    2.55
    43
    1.97
    71
    46. Alcohol
    2.45
    49
    2.21
    55
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    72
    1.52
    126
    48. Fires
    2.04
    72
    0.20
    176
    49. Syphilis
    1.75
    15
    0.02
    134
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    122
    2.09
    79
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    193
    19.88
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    123
    12.67
    953
    4.73
    3. Stroke
    119
    12.26
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Kidney Disease
    56
    5.77
    1,482
    7.35
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    52
    5.36
    836
    4.15
    6. Lung Disease
    41
    4.22
    1,046
    5.19
    7. Suicide
    32
    3.30
    407
    2.02
    8. Hypertension
    27
    2.78
    863
    4.28
    9. Liver Disease
    24
    2.47
    370
    1.84
    10. Lung Cancers
    23
    2.37
    343
    1.70
    11. Breast Cancer
    17
    1.75
    384
    1.91
    12. Drownings
    17
    1.75
    97
    0.48
    13. Asthma
    16
    1.65
    60
    0.30
    14. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.54
    178
    0.88
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    14
    1.44
    32
    0.16
    16. Tuberculosis
    13
    1.34
    32
    0.16
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13
    1.34
    87
    0.43
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    13
    1.34
    315
    1.56
    19. Other Injuries
    13
    1.34
    571
    2.83
    20. Stomach Cancer
    12
    1.24
    661
    3.28
    21. Birth Trauma
    11
    1.13
    48
    0.24
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8
    0.82
    621
    3.08
    23. Liver Cancer
    8
    0.82
    382
    1.90
    24. Cervical Cancer
    8
    0.82
    159
    0.79
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7
    0.72
    818
    4.06
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.72
    74
    0.37
    27. Prostate Cancer
    6
    0.62
    448
    2.22
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    6
    0.62
    191
    0.95
    29. Falls
    6
    0.62
    116
    0.58
    30. Leukemia
    5
    0.51
    262
    1.30
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    5
    0.51
    183
    0.91
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    5
    0.51
    138
    0.68
    33. Violence
    5
    0.51
    635
    3.15
    34. Pertussis
    4
    0.41
    0
    0.00
    35. Maternal Conditions
    4
    0.41
    17
    0.08
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.41
    294
    1.46
    37. Lymphomas
    4
    0.41
    356
    1.77
    38. Syphilis
    3
    0.31
    1
    0.00
    39. Meningitis
    3
    0.31
    18
    0.09
    40. Malnutrition
    3
    0.31
    37
    0.18
    41. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.31
    96
    0.48
    42. Uterin Cancer
    3
    0.31
    80
    0.40
    43. Epilepsy
    3
    0.31
    116
    0.58
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.31
    126
    0.63
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.21
    61
    0.30
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2
    0.21
    80
    0.40
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.21
    100
    0.50
    48. Alcohol
    2
    0.21
    126
    0.63
    49. Fires
    2
    0.21
    10
    0.05
    50. Encephalitis
    1
    0.10
    3
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    41.39
    3
    11.97
    140
    2. Lung Cancers
    31.29
    11
    5.56
    134
    3. Prostate Cancer
    28.57
    33
    15.36
    98
    4. Cervical Cancer
    19.81
    39
    5.34
    121
    5. Stomach Cancer
    16.29
    6
    10.69
    34
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.22
    47
    10.02
    75
    7. Liver Cancer
    10.45
    28
    6.19
    70
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.94
    6
    2.50
    80
    9. Leukemia
    5.72
    11
    4.57
    39
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.60
    46
    2.60
    160
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5.12
    63
    4.73
    71
    12. Lymphomas
    4.53
    97
    5.89
    48
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.31
    54
    1.60
    153
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.99
    74
    0.96
    157
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    72
    1.52
    126
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    122
    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.