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Tanzania
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Tanzania 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
Tanzania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.1
    45.5
    43.7
    129
    126
    127
     
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    45.2
    48.6
    46.9
    136
    135
    136
     
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    48.7
    52.0
    50.3
    143
    141
    142
     
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    49.1
    52.8
    50.9
    160
    157
    160
     
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    48.4
    50.0
    49.2
    166
    170
    167
     
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    56.4
    58.6
    57.5
    161
    162
    161
     
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    65.4
    69.3
    67.3
    134
    136
    135
     
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    65.4
    69.3
    134
    136
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    69.1
    72.6
    134
    136
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    69.6
    73.1
    133
    135
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    69.8
    73.3
    132
    135
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    70.2
    73.6
    130
    135
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    70.6
    73.9
    131
    135
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    71.1
    74.3
    131
    135
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    71.7
    74.8
    128
    133
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    72.4
    75.4
    124
    133
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    73.3
    76.1
    123
    131
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    74.3
    76.9
    120
    130
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    75.6
    77.9
    113
    126
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    77.1
    79.1
    113
    127
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    78.9
    80.5
    111
    119
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    81.0
    82.3
    115
    117
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    83.5
    84.5
    113
    109
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    110
    105
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    97
    92
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    91.34
    83
    24.44
    158
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.15
    138
    40.74
    171
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    71.25
    48
    13.17
    146
    4. HIV/AIDS
    64.39
    19
    3.47
    85
    5. Tuberculosis
    60.37
    15
    0.53
    139
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    49.33
    10
    14.00
    103
    7. Malaria
    48.99
    10
    0.00
    94
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.84
    38
    1.36
    121
    9. Cervical Cancer
    46.71
    7
    5.34
    121
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.47
    87
    14.87
    125
    11. Hypertension
    31.31
    41
    12.84
    115
    12. Prostate Cancer
    29.39
    30
    15.36
    98
    13. Liver Disease
    26.48
    72
    6.24
    156
    14. Kidney Disease
    22.48
    94
    23.41
    90
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.11
    81
    11.59
    153
    16. Lung Disease
    17.10
    126
    15.14
    143
    17. Maternal Conditions
    14.15
    16
    0.32
    123
    18. Malnutrition
    12.23
    22
    0.57
    112
    19. Violence
    10.35
    47
    12.02
    40
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.06
    11
    0.96
    157
    21. Other Injuries
    9.26
    74
    8.81
    79
    22. Birth Trauma
    9.12
    34
    0.93
    125
    23. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    171
    11.97
    140
    24. Suicide
    8.15
    96
    7.62
    107
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    106
    10.02
    75
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    7.48
    42
    6.46
    68
    27. Low Birth Weight
    7.48
    58
    3.45
    117
    28. Asthma
    7.03
    76
    1.02
    134
    29. Falls
    6.85
    70
    1.90
    175
    30. Oral Cancer
    6.73
    20
    1.60
    153
    31. Meningitis
    6.36
    43
    0.34
    133
    32. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    94
    10.69
    34
    33. Liver Cancer
    5.65
    85
    6.19
    70
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    4.70
    69
    3.05
    107
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    107
    3.09
    134
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    124
    2.10
    159
    37. Skin Cancers
    3.42
    22
    2.09
    79
    38. Fires
    2.84
    53
    0.20
    176
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.76
    63
    1.52
    126
    40. Pertussis
    2.58
    30
    0.00
    143
    41. Lymphomas
    2.46
    162
    5.89
    48
    42. Poisonings
    2.34
    38
    0.11
    169
    43. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    167
    2.60
    160
    44. Drownings
    2.22
    105
    1.86
    119
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.98
    110
    1.16
    146
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    117
    2.50
    80
    47. Epilepsy
    1.76
    83
    1.97
    71
    48. Syphilis
    1.75
    14
    0.02
    134
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.58
    86
    0.53
    154
    50. Drug Use
    1.48
    68
    1.10
    105
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    27,402
    9.29
    192
    0.95
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,028
    8.83
    836
    4.15
    3. Malaria
    21,758
    7.38
    0
    0.00
    4. Tuberculosis
    20,269
    6.87
    32
    0.16
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    18,054
    6.12
    746
    3.70
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    17,587
    5.96
    87
    0.43
    7. Stroke
    16,894
    5.73
    1,624
    8.06
    8. Birth Trauma
    15,086
    5.12
    48
    0.24
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,215
    4.48
    2,639
    13.10
    10. Low Birth Weight
    12,173
    4.13
    178
    0.88
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    9,791
    3.32
    315
    1.56
    12. Maternal Conditions
    6,835
    2.32
    17
    0.08
    13. Liver Disease
    6,586
    2.23
    370
    1.84
    14. Cervical Cancer
    6,424
    2.18
    159
    0.79
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,247
    2.12
    953
    4.73
    16. Malnutrition
    5,574
    1.89
    37
    0.18
    17. Hypertension
    5,209
    1.77
    863
    4.28
    18. Violence
    4,713
    1.60
    635
    3.15
    19. Kidney Disease
    4,547
    1.54
    1,482
    7.35
    20. Other Injuries
    4,270
    1.45
    571
    2.83
    21. Meningitis
    3,188
    1.08
    18
    0.09
    22. Lung Disease
    3,051
    1.03
    1,046
    5.19
    23. Pertussis
    2,774
    0.94
    0
    0.00
    24. Suicide
    2,474
    0.84
    407
    2.02
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,247
    0.76
    61
    0.30
    26. Syphilis
    2,115
    0.72
    1
    0.00
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,048
    0.69
    818
    4.06
    28. Prostate Cancer
    1,819
    0.62
    448
    2.22
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    1,778
    0.60
    183
    0.91
    30. Asthma
    1,700
    0.58
    60
    0.30
    31. Oral Cancer
    1,646
    0.56
    96
    0.48
    32. Drownings
    1,642
    0.56
    97
    0.48
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,567
    0.53
    621
    3.08
    34. Falls
    1,533
    0.52
    116
    0.58
    35. Fires
    1,424
    0.48
    10
    0.05
    36. Liver Cancer
    1,413
    0.48
    382
    1.90
    37. Breast Cancer
    1,285
    0.44
    384
    1.91
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,227
    0.42
    191
    0.95
    39. Stomach Cancer
    1,190
    0.40
    661
    3.28
    40. Poisonings
    1,170
    0.40
    5
    0.02
    41. Lymphomas
    805
    0.27
    356
    1.77
    42. Skin Cancers
    744
    0.25
    137
    0.68
    43. Epilepsy
    707
    0.24
    116
    0.58
    44. Bladder Cancer
    667
    0.23
    100
    0.50
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    513
    0.17
    138
    0.68
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    462
    0.16
    74
    0.37
    47. Leukemia
    416
    0.14
    262
    1.30
    48. Drug Use
    404
    0.14
    63
    0.31
    49. Tetanus
    402
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    401
    0.14
    32
    0.16
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    46.71
    7
    5.34
    121
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.39
    30
    15.36
    98
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.06
    11
    0.96
    157
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    171
    11.97
    140
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    106
    10.02
    75
    6. Oral Cancer
    6.73
    20
    1.60
    153
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    94
    10.69
    34
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.65
    85
    6.19
    70
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.42
    22
    2.09
    79
    10. Bladder Cancer
    2.76
    63
    1.52
    126
    11. Lymphomas
    2.46
    162
    5.89
    48
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    167
    2.60
    160
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    117
    2.50
    80
    14. Leukemia
    1.24
    165
    4.57
    39
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.71
    174
    4.73
    71
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.60
    181
    5.56
    134
    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.