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Belize
COUNTRY #1
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BELIZE VS COSTA RICA

Compare Belize 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belize Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Belize BELIZE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.1
    62.3
    61.7
    50
    58
    57
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    65.6
    71.3
    68.3
    99
    101
    102
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    71.4
    77.8
    74.4
    83
    79
    81
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    77.8
    83
    79
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.6
    87
    79
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    72.4
    78.7
    87
    78
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    72.5
    78.8
    89
    78
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    72.9
    79.0
    87
    76
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    73.6
    79.2
    87
    75
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    74.4
    79.5
    81
    73
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    75.2
    79.8
    73
    71
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    76.0
    80.2
    68
    70
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    76.9
    80.6
    63
    68
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    77.8
    81.2
    58
    65
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    78.9
    82.0
    56
    61
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    80.3
    82.9
    48
    57
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.1
    42
    52
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.4
    40
    51
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    85.8
    87.1
    39
    47
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.2
    43
    40
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.5
    34
    28
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.43
    143
    40.74
    171
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.85
    33
    14.87
    125
    3. Stroke
    48.39
    130
    24.44
    158
    4. Violence
    40.23
    6
    12.02
    40
    5. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    15.36
    98
    6. Kidney Disease
    37.02
    32
    23.41
    90
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.29
    78
    13.17
    146
    8. HIV/AIDS
    33.57
    31
    3.47
    85
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.61
    57
    14.00
    103
    10. Liver Disease
    20.20
    89
    6.24
    156
    11. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    5.34
    121
    12. Lung Disease
    18.01
    114
    15.14
    143
    13. Hypertension
    17.49
    96
    12.84
    115
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    115
    11.59
    153
    15. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    11.97
    140
    16. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    5.56
    134
    17. Other Injuries
    10.64
    60
    8.81
    79
    18. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    6.19
    70
    19. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    10.69
    34
    20. Suicide
    7.65
    104
    7.62
    107
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    10.02
    75
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    36
    3.05
    107
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.25
    62
    3.09
    134
    24. Drownings
    5.99
    18
    1.86
    119
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.45
    126
    6.46
    68
    26. Falls
    4.43
    116
    1.90
    175
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.40
    74
    2.10
    159
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    4.73
    71
    29. Malnutrition
    3.27
    66
    0.57
    112
    30. Low Birth Weight
    3.22
    119
    3.45
    117
    31. Alcohol
    3.08
    33
    2.21
    55
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.92
    97
    0.53
    139
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.79
    95
    1.36
    121
    34. Asthma
    2.51
    106
    1.02
    134
    35. Epilepsy
    2.12
    59
    1.97
    71
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    68
    1.88
    76
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.89
    117
    1.16
    146
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.50
    105
    0.93
    125
    39. Fires
    1.06
    111
    0.20
    176
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.03
    116
    0.53
    154
    41. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    2.50
    80
    42. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    4.57
    39
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    0.96
    157
    44. Maternal Conditions
    0.55
    107
    0.32
    123
    45. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    2.60
    160
    46. Appendicitis
    0.45
    72
    0.39
    84
    47. Drug Use
    0.43
    165
    1.10
    105
    48. Meningitis
    0.42
    124
    0.34
    133
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.40
    76
    0.85
    13
    50. Poisonings
    0.38
    115
    0.11
    169
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belize BELIZE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192
    11.27
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Violence
    146
    8.57
    635
    3.15
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    141
    8.27
    953
    4.73
    4. Stroke
    127
    7.45
    1,624
    8.06
    5. HIV/AIDS
    119
    6.98
    192
    0.95
    6. Kidney Disease
    102
    5.99
    1,482
    7.35
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97
    5.69
    836
    4.15
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    88
    5.16
    746
    3.70
    9. Liver Disease
    58
    3.40
    370
    1.84
    10. Prostate Cancer
    47
    2.76
    448
    2.22
    11. Hypertension
    46
    2.70
    863
    4.28
    12. Lung Disease
    46
    2.70
    1,046
    5.19
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    45
    2.64
    818
    4.06
    14. Other Injuries
    36
    2.11
    571
    2.83
    15. Lung Cancers
    30
    1.76
    343
    1.70
    16. Cervical Cancer
    28
    1.64
    159
    0.79
    17. Suicide
    28
    1.64
    407
    2.02
    18. Liver Cancer
    24
    1.41
    382
    1.90
    19. Drownings
    24
    1.41
    97
    0.48
    20. Stomach Cancer
    23
    1.35
    661
    3.28
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    23
    1.35
    183
    0.91
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    23
    1.35
    315
    1.56
    23. Breast Cancer
    22
    1.29
    384
    1.91
    24. Low Birth Weight
    20
    1.17
    178
    0.88
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20
    1.17
    621
    3.08
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    18
    1.06
    191
    0.95
    27. Falls
    13
    0.76
    116
    0.58
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.65
    138
    0.68
    29. Malnutrition
    10
    0.59
    37
    0.18
    30. Alcohol
    10
    0.59
    126
    0.63
    31. Tuberculosis
    9
    0.53
    32
    0.16
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9
    0.53
    87
    0.43
    33. Birth Trauma
    9
    0.53
    48
    0.24
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    9
    0.53
    294
    1.46
    35. Epilepsy
    8
    0.47
    116
    0.58
    36. Asthma
    8
    0.47
    60
    0.30
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.29
    74
    0.37
    38. Skin Disease
    5
    0.29
    126
    0.63
    39. Leukemia
    4
    0.23
    262
    1.30
    40. Fires
    4
    0.23
    10
    0.05
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.18
    32
    0.16
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.12
    17
    0.08
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.12
    61
    0.30
    44. Meningitis
    1
    0.06
    18
    0.09
    45. Encephalitis
    1
    0.06
    3
    0.01
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1
    0.06
    80
    0.40
    47. Ovary Cancer
    1
    0.06
    80
    0.40
    48. Lymphomas
    1
    0.06
    356
    1.77
    49. Other Neoplasms
    1
    0.06
    266
    1.32
    50. Drug Use
    1
    0.06
    63
    0.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belize BELIZE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    37.34
    20
    15.36
    98
    2. Cervical Cancer
    18.39
    42
    5.34
    121
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.17
    113
    11.97
    140
    4. Lung Cancers
    11.67
    98
    5.56
    134
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.53
    32
    6.19
    70
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    57
    10.69
    34
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.47
    111
    10.02
    75
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    98
    4.73
    71
    9. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    161
    2.50
    80
    10. Leukemia
    0.88
    171
    4.57
    39
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    168
    0.96
    157
    12. Ovary Cancer
    0.54
    182
    2.60
    160
    13. Lymphomas
    0.36
    182
    5.89
    48
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    180
    2.09
    79
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.00
    182
    1.52
    126
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.00
    183
    1.60
    153
    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.