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HEALTH PROFILE: Costa Rica

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Costa Rica COSTA RICA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Costa Rica
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Costa Rica COSTA RICA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    Costa Rica COSTA RICA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    Costa Rica COSTA RICA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
      Deaths %
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    32. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    33. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    34. Falls
    116
    0.58
    35. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    50. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    Costa Rica COSTA RICA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
      Rate World Rank
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    Costa Rica COSTA RICA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    4.1
    116
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    13.1
    4.6
    147
    99
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    21.1
    30.4
    66
    43
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    6.58
    23
    Costa Rica COSTA RICA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    Costa Rica COSTA RICA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    5.151m
    122
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    78
    Population 0-14
    22.1%
    119
    Population 15-64
    69.2%
    31
    Population 65 +
    8.8%
    78
    Birth Rate / 1000
    14.28
    115
    Death Rate / 1000
    4.91
    169
    Fertility Rate
    1.87
    120
    Infant Mortality
    8.59
    135
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    104
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    84
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.01
    72
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.85
    59
    Net Migration
    0.78
    48
    Population Growth
    1.04%
    85
    Literacy Total
    97.9%
    65
    Literacy Male
    97.8%
    57
    Literacy Female
    97.9%
    44
    Unemployment
    8.1%
    75
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    80.8
    30
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    70.0
    31
    GDP per Capita USD
    $19,700
    62

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    1,238,883
    9,428
    4/1/24
    Costa Rica COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Costa Rica causes.

     
     
    Costa Rica COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Costa Rica COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.