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Tonga
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Tonga 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
Tonga Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Tonga TONGA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.2
    61.9
    61.5
    49
    62
    58
     
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    64.3
    65.8
    65.0
    50
    65
    60
     
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    66.5
    68.9
    67.7
    45
    75
    65
     
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    68.6
    71.1
    69.8
    49
    84
    68
     
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    69.6
    73.7
    71.6
    62
    82
    71
     
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    70.1
    75.7
    72.8
    86
    87
    89
     
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    69.8
    75.6
    72.6
    102
    99
    107
     
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.8
    75.6
    102
    99
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    70.9
    77.0
    110
    97
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    71.0
    77.1
    111
    96
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    71.0
    77.2
    112
    96
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    71.3
    77.3
    112
    96
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    71.6
    77.5
    113
    96
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.7
    114
    96
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    72.4
    77.9
    115
    96
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    72.9
    78.3
    116
    96
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    73.5
    78.7
    118
    96
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    74.4
    79.3
    117
    95
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    75.6
    80.1
    115
    95
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    77.0
    81.2
    114
    92
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    78.8
    82.5
    112
    86
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    80.9
    84.1
    117
    80
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    83.5
    85.9
    114
    72
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    86.4
    88.2
    111
    67
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.8
    109
    64
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.75
    89
    40.74
    171
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    96.55
    11
    14.87
    125
    3. Stroke
    65.01
    112
    24.44
    158
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.39
    30
    14.00
    103
    5. Kidney Disease
    37.08
    30
    23.41
    90
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    36.89
    75
    13.17
    146
    7. Lung Disease
    34.88
    37
    15.14
    143
    8. Breast Cancer
    31.91
    8
    11.97
    140
    9. Prostate Cancer
    29.66
    29
    15.36
    98
    10. Lung Cancers
    28.48
    17
    5.56
    134
    11. Liver Cancer
    24.58
    6
    6.19
    70
    12. Liver Disease
    21.17
    85
    6.24
    156
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.97
    84
    11.59
    153
    14. Cervical Cancer
    17.10
    47
    5.34
    121
    15. Stomach Cancer
    13.05
    18
    10.69
    34
    16. Asthma
    10.03
    64
    1.02
    134
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.75
    25
    1.16
    146
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    7.39
    43
    6.46
    68
    19. Hypertension
    6.71
    150
    12.84
    115
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    131
    10.02
    75
    21. Lymphomas
    6.27
    34
    5.89
    48
    22. Other Injuries
    6.26
    115
    8.81
    79
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    6.10
    21
    2.10
    159
    24. Low Birth Weight
    4.96
    88
    3.45
    117
    25. Drownings
    4.44
    36
    1.86
    119
    26. Suicide
    4.37
    150
    7.62
    107
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    4.31
    79
    4.73
    71
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.19
    84
    1.36
    121
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.10
    103
    2.60
    160
    30. Violence
    3.99
    100
    12.02
    40
    31. Meningitis
    3.56
    49
    0.34
    133
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    3.56
    89
    3.05
    107
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3.54
    34
    2.50
    80
    34. Falls
    3.51
    139
    1.90
    175
    35. Leukemia
    2.95
    123
    4.57
    39
    36. Malnutrition
    2.93
    71
    0.57
    112
    37. Dengue
    2.84
    3
    0.00
    68
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.78
    144
    3.09
    134
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    92
    1.60
    153
    40. Fires
    2.69
    57
    0.20
    176
    41. Skin Cancers
    2.61
    47
    2.09
    79
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.58
    50
    0.53
    154
    43. Hepatitis B
    2.48
    4
    0.12
    119
    44. Skin Disease
    2.42
    43
    1.88
    76
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    108
    0.96
    157
    46. Maternal Conditions
    1.92
    71
    0.32
    123
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    121
    1.52
    126
    48. Birth Trauma
    1.53
    102
    0.93
    125
    49. Poisonings
    1.13
    66
    0.11
    169
    50. Tuberculosis
    1.09
    125
    0.53
    139
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tonga TONGA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    88
    15.36
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    75
    13.09
    953
    4.73
    3. Stroke
    50
    8.73
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    34
    5.93
    746
    3.70
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    31
    5.41
    836
    4.15
    6. Kidney Disease
    29
    5.06
    1,482
    7.35
    7. Lung Disease
    27
    4.71
    1,046
    5.19
    8. Lung Cancers
    22
    3.84
    343
    1.70
    9. Liver Cancer
    20
    3.49
    382
    1.90
    10. Liver Disease
    17
    2.97
    370
    1.84
    11. Breast Cancer
    13
    2.27
    384
    1.91
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13
    2.27
    818
    4.06
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    11
    1.92
    315
    1.56
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10
    1.75
    661
    3.28
    15. Prostate Cancer
    10
    1.75
    448
    2.22
    16. Low Birth Weight
    9
    1.57
    178
    0.88
    17. Asthma
    8
    1.40
    60
    0.30
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7
    1.22
    159
    0.79
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    1.05
    74
    0.37
    20. Other Injuries
    6
    1.05
    571
    2.83
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5
    0.87
    621
    3.08
    22. Lymphomas
    5
    0.87
    356
    1.77
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    5
    0.87
    138
    0.68
    24. Hypertension
    5
    0.87
    863
    4.28
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4
    0.70
    87
    0.43
    26. Meningitis
    4
    0.70
    18
    0.09
    27. Drownings
    4
    0.70
    97
    0.48
    28. Suicide
    4
    0.70
    407
    2.02
    29. Violence
    4
    0.70
    635
    3.15
    30. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.52
    48
    0.24
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3
    0.52
    294
    1.46
    32. Leukemia
    3
    0.52
    262
    1.30
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3
    0.52
    183
    0.91
    34. Falls
    3
    0.52
    116
    0.58
    35. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.35
    7
    0.03
    36. Dengue
    2
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    37. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.35
    17
    0.08
    38. Malnutrition
    2
    0.35
    37
    0.18
    39. Oral Cancer
    2
    0.35
    96
    0.48
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.35
    61
    0.30
    41. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.35
    137
    0.68
    42. Ovary Cancer
    2
    0.35
    80
    0.40
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.35
    32
    0.16
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    2
    0.35
    191
    0.95
    45. Skin Disease
    2
    0.35
    126
    0.63
    46. Fires
    2
    0.35
    10
    0.05
    47. Tuberculosis
    1
    0.17
    32
    0.16
    48. Syphilis
    1
    0.17
    1
    0.00
    49. Pertussis
    1
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1
    0.17
    80
    0.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.91
    8
    11.97
    140
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.66
    29
    15.36
    98
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.48
    17
    5.56
    134
    4. Liver Cancer
    24.58
    6
    6.19
    70
    5. Cervical Cancer
    17.10
    47
    5.34
    121
    6. Stomach Cancer
    13.05
    18
    10.69
    34
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    131
    10.02
    75
    8. Lymphomas
    6.27
    34
    5.89
    48
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.31
    79
    4.73
    71
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.10
    103
    2.60
    160
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.54
    34
    2.50
    80
    12. Leukemia
    2.95
    123
    4.57
    39
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    92
    1.60
    153
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.61
    47
    2.09
    79
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    108
    0.96
    157
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    121
    1.52
    126
    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.