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Tunisia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Tunisia 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
Tunisia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.1
    49.1
    48.6
    98
    102
    99
     
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    53.7
    54.7
    54.2
    98
    107
    101
     
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    61.4
    63.5
    62.4
    84
    96
    91
     
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    68.6
    72.1
    70.3
    47
    78
    58
     
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    70.6
    75.6
    72.9
    49
    57
    51
     
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    72.5
    77.3
    74.8
    54
    63
    58
     
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    74.9
    79.2
    77.0
    50
    58
    53
     
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.9
    79.2
    50
    58
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    76.3
    80.5
    45
    51
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    76.4
    80.6
    45
    51
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    76.6
    80.7
    45
    51
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    76.7
    80.8
    45
    51
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    77.0
    80.9
    44
    51
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    77.2
    81.0
    44
    52
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    77.5
    81.1
    45
    52
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    77.8
    81.3
    45
    52
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    78.2
    81.6
    45
    54
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    78.6
    81.9
    46
    54
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    79.3
    82.2
    48
    56
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    80.2
    82.8
    51
    59
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.6
    55
    60
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    82.9
    84.7
    58
    62
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    84.8
    86.3
    64
    62
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.2
    71
    66
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    79
    61
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    164.63
    38
    40.74
    171
    2. Stroke
    68.10
    105
    24.44
    158
    3. Hypertension
    22.55
    70
    12.84
    115
    4. Kidney Disease
    20.60
    106
    23.41
    90
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.92
    47
    11.59
    153
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.02
    91
    14.00
    103
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.33
    133
    13.17
    146
    8. Lung Cancers
    14.42
    79
    5.56
    134
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.15
    131
    14.87
    125
    10. Lung Disease
    14.05
    147
    15.14
    143
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    145
    11.97
    140
    12. Liver Disease
    10.46
    123
    6.24
    156
    13. Prostate Cancer
    7.97
    140
    15.36
    98
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.69
    108
    10.02
    75
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.36
    44
    6.46
    68
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6.32
    73
    3.45
    117
    17. Asthma
    5.34
    85
    1.02
    134
    18. Bladder Cancer
    5.21
    7
    1.52
    126
    19. Lymphomas
    4.90
    83
    5.89
    48
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.63
    122
    10.69
    34
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    115
    2.10
    159
    22. Falls
    3.61
    134
    1.90
    175
    23. Violence
    3.47
    107
    12.02
    40
    24. Suicide
    3.18
    161
    7.62
    107
    25. Leukemia
    3.15
    116
    4.57
    39
    26. Other Injuries
    3.06
    170
    8.81
    79
    27. Cervical Cancer
    2.97
    147
    5.34
    121
    28. Birth Trauma
    2.96
    82
    0.93
    125
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.83
    150
    2.60
    160
    30. Liver Cancer
    2.83
    171
    6.19
    70
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    119
    4.73
    71
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    154
    3.09
    134
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    2.35
    136
    3.05
    107
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.06
    104
    3.47
    85
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    116
    1.16
    146
    36. Drug Use
    1.88
    53
    1.10
    105
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.83
    144
    1.60
    153
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.69
    106
    2.09
    79
    39. Fires
    1.66
    86
    0.20
    176
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.57
    113
    1.36
    121
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.15
    123
    0.53
    139
    42. Drownings
    1.06
    147
    1.86
    119
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    121
    0.53
    154
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    167
    0.96
    157
    45. Epilepsy
    0.85
    148
    1.97
    71
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.71
    100
    0.32
    123
    47. Meningitis
    0.70
    96
    0.34
    133
    48. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    171
    2.50
    80
    49. Poisonings
    0.67
    82
    0.11
    169
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.55
    65
    0.12
    119
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    20,658
    33.50
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Stroke
    8,509
    13.80
    1,624
    8.06
    3. Hypertension
    2,824
    4.58
    863
    4.28
    4. Kidney Disease
    2,574
    4.17
    1,482
    7.35
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,507
    4.07
    818
    4.06
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,928
    3.13
    746
    3.70
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,912
    3.10
    836
    4.15
    8. Lung Cancers
    1,849
    3.00
    343
    1.70
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,773
    2.88
    953
    4.73
    10. Lung Disease
    1,754
    2.84
    1,046
    5.19
    11. Liver Disease
    1,313
    2.13
    370
    1.84
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    980
    1.59
    315
    1.56
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    971
    1.57
    621
    3.08
    14. Low Birth Weight
    924
    1.50
    178
    0.88
    15. Breast Cancer
    781
    1.27
    384
    1.91
    16. Asthma
    665
    1.08
    60
    0.30
    17. Bladder Cancer
    654
    1.06
    100
    0.50
    18. Lymphomas
    616
    1.00
    356
    1.77
    19. Stomach Cancer
    583
    0.95
    661
    3.28
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    469
    0.76
    138
    0.68
    21. Falls
    445
    0.72
    116
    0.58
    22. Birth Trauma
    436
    0.71
    48
    0.24
    23. Prostate Cancer
    417
    0.68
    448
    2.22
    24. Violence
    410
    0.66
    635
    3.15
    25. Leukemia
    385
    0.62
    262
    1.30
    26. Suicide
    383
    0.62
    407
    2.02
    27. Other Injuries
    372
    0.60
    571
    2.83
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    361
    0.59
    294
    1.46
    29. Liver Cancer
    360
    0.58
    382
    1.90
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    298
    0.48
    191
    0.95
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    285
    0.46
    183
    0.91
    32. HIV/AIDS
    261
    0.42
    192
    0.95
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    237
    0.38
    74
    0.37
    34. Drug Use
    235
    0.38
    63
    0.31
    35. Oral Cancer
    232
    0.38
    96
    0.48
    36. Skin Cancers
    214
    0.35
    137
    0.68
    37. Fires
    202
    0.33
    10
    0.05
    38. Cervical Cancer
    201
    0.33
    159
    0.79
    39. Ovary Cancer
    192
    0.31
    80
    0.40
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    184
    0.30
    87
    0.43
    41. Tuberculosis
    136
    0.22
    32
    0.16
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.20
    32
    0.16
    43. Drownings
    122
    0.20
    97
    0.48
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    109
    0.18
    61
    0.30
    45. Epilepsy
    101
    0.16
    116
    0.58
    46. Meningitis
    86
    0.14
    18
    0.09
    47. Maternal Conditions
    83
    0.13
    17
    0.08
    48. Poisonings
    81
    0.13
    5
    0.02
    49. Hepatitis B
    70
    0.11
    7
    0.03
    50. Uterin Cancer
    46
    0.07
    80
    0.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    14.42
    79
    5.56
    134
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    145
    11.97
    140
    3. Prostate Cancer
    7.97
    140
    15.36
    98
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.69
    108
    10.02
    75
    5. Bladder Cancer
    5.21
    7
    1.52
    126
    6. Lymphomas
    4.90
    83
    5.89
    48
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.63
    122
    10.69
    34
    8. Leukemia
    3.15
    116
    4.57
    39
    9. Cervical Cancer
    2.97
    147
    5.34
    121
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.83
    150
    2.60
    160
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.83
    171
    6.19
    70
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    119
    4.73
    71
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.83
    144
    1.60
    153
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.69
    106
    2.09
    79
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    167
    0.96
    157
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    171
    2.50
    80
    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.