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Argentina
COUNTRY #1
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ARGENTINA VS COSTA RICA

Compare Argentina 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
Argentina Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.3
    68.1
    65.2
    41
    39
    39
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    63.6
    70.2
    66.8
    55
    46
    51
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    66.3
    73.1
    69.6
    48
    46
    49
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    54
    44
    45
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    70.4
    77.8
    74.1
    53
    40
    43
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    71.9
    79.1
    75.5
    63
    42
    49
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    73.5
    79.5
    76.6
    62
    55
    56
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    79.5
    62
    55
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    74.3
    80.2
    65
    56
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    74.3
    80.2
    67
    57
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    74.4
    80.3
    67
    57
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.4
    67
    58
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    75.0
    80.6
    68
    58
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.7
    67
    58
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    75.7
    80.9
    67
    58
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.1
    69
    56
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    76.4
    81.4
    71
    55
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.9
    75
    55
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    77.8
    82.4
    75
    54
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    78.8
    83.1
    76
    53
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    80.3
    84.0
    74
    53
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    82.1
    85.2
    74
    53
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.7
    75
    52
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.5
    84
    56
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.7
    112
    68
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75.11
    140
    40.74
    171
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60.51
    57
    13.17
    146
    3. Stroke
    36.50
    142
    24.44
    158
    4. Lung Disease
    35.48
    36
    15.14
    143
    5. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    38
    11.97
    140
    6. Kidney Disease
    21.52
    101
    23.41
    90
    7. Prostate Cancer
    18.19
    74
    15.36
    98
    8. Lung Cancers
    17.98
    67
    5.56
    134
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    25
    10.02
    75
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.91
    105
    14.00
    103
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    138
    14.87
    125
    12. Other Injuries
    10.23
    63
    8.81
    79
    13. Cervical Cancer
    9.43
    87
    5.34
    121
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.11
    34
    3.09
    134
    15. Hypertension
    8.32
    140
    12.84
    115
    16. Suicide
    8.14
    97
    7.62
    107
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.96
    22
    4.73
    71
    18. Liver Disease
    7.81
    144
    6.24
    156
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.33
    47
    3.05
    107
    20. Stomach Cancer
    6.28
    87
    10.69
    34
    21. Violence
    6.09
    79
    12.02
    40
    22. Other Neoplasms
    5.61
    9
    4.26
    19
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.95
    167
    11.59
    153
    24. Lymphomas
    4.94
    80
    5.89
    48
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.87
    116
    6.46
    68
    26. Skin Disease
    4.81
    16
    1.88
    76
    27. Ovary Cancer
    4.39
    94
    2.60
    160
    28. Leukemia
    4.06
    68
    4.57
    39
    29. Low Birth Weight
    3.88
    107
    3.45
    117
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.60
    149
    6.19
    70
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.56
    54
    0.96
    157
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.30
    88
    3.47
    85
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.85
    69
    2.50
    80
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    64
    1.52
    126
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    134
    1.60
    153
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    98
    2.09
    79
    37. Drug Use
    1.45
    69
    1.10
    105
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    1.39
    171
    2.10
    159
    39. Malnutrition
    1.38
    91
    0.57
    112
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.29
    118
    0.53
    139
    41. Anemia
    1.00
    13
    0.38
    33
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.93
    137
    1.36
    121
    43. Falls
    0.91
    180
    1.90
    175
    44. Alcohol
    0.89
    124
    2.21
    55
    45. Drownings
    0.85
    155
    1.86
    119
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    159
    1.16
    146
    47. Chagas disease
    0.78
    4
    0.00
    55
    48. Asthma
    0.71
    148
    1.02
    134
    49. Epilepsy
    0.68
    167
    1.97
    71
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.67
    138
    0.93
    125
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48,765
    17.64
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,986
    14.82
    836
    4.15
    3. Lung Disease
    23,234
    8.40
    1,046
    5.19
    4. Stroke
    22,878
    8.27
    1,624
    8.06
    5. Kidney Disease
    13,588
    4.91
    1,482
    7.35
    6. Lung Cancers
    10,014
    3.62
    343
    1.70
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,931
    3.23
    621
    3.08
    8. Breast Cancer
    7,063
    2.55
    384
    1.91
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,838
    2.47
    953
    4.73
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,298
    2.28
    746
    3.70
    11. Hypertension
    5,799
    2.10
    863
    4.28
    12. Other Injuries
    5,642
    2.04
    571
    2.83
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,495
    1.99
    191
    0.95
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    4,607
    1.67
    294
    1.46
    15. Prostate Cancer
    4,507
    1.63
    448
    2.22
    16. Liver Disease
    4,029
    1.46
    370
    1.84
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    3,987
    1.44
    183
    0.91
    18. Suicide
    3,747
    1.36
    407
    2.02
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,737
    1.35
    818
    4.06
    20. Stomach Cancer
    3,523
    1.27
    661
    3.28
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3,224
    1.17
    266
    1.32
    22. Skin Disease
    3,171
    1.15
    126
    0.63
    23. Violence
    2,712
    0.98
    635
    3.15
    24. Lymphomas
    2,708
    0.98
    356
    1.77
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2,480
    0.90
    159
    0.79
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2,419
    0.87
    315
    1.56
    27. Leukemia
    2,189
    0.79
    262
    1.30
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2,183
    0.79
    178
    0.88
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,054
    0.74
    61
    0.30
    30. Liver Cancer
    2,045
    0.74
    382
    1.90
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1,675
    0.61
    100
    0.50
    32. HIV/AIDS
    1,481
    0.54
    192
    0.95
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,307
    0.47
    80
    0.40
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,073
    0.39
    96
    0.48
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,073
    0.39
    137
    0.68
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    965
    0.35
    138
    0.68
    37. Uterin Cancer
    944
    0.34
    80
    0.40
    38. Malnutrition
    929
    0.34
    37
    0.18
    39. Drug Use
    826
    0.30
    63
    0.31
    40. Anemia
    691
    0.25
    25
    0.12
    41. Tuberculosis
    655
    0.24
    32
    0.16
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    578
    0.21
    87
    0.43
    43. Falls
    506
    0.18
    116
    0.58
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    488
    0.18
    74
    0.37
    45. Chagas disease
    451
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    46. Alcohol
    442
    0.16
    126
    0.63
    47. Asthma
    403
    0.15
    60
    0.30
    48. Drownings
    380
    0.14
    97
    0.48
    49. Birth Trauma
    373
    0.13
    48
    0.24
    50. Epilepsy
    332
    0.12
    116
    0.58
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    38
    11.97
    140
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.19
    74
    15.36
    98
    3. Lung Cancers
    17.98
    67
    5.56
    134
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    25
    10.02
    75
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.43
    87
    5.34
    121
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.96
    22
    4.73
    71
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.28
    87
    10.69
    34
    8. Lymphomas
    4.94
    80
    5.89
    48
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.39
    94
    2.60
    160
    10. Leukemia
    4.06
    68
    4.57
    39
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.60
    149
    6.19
    70
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.56
    54
    0.96
    157
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.85
    69
    2.50
    80
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    64
    1.52
    126
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    134
    1.60
    153
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    98
    2.09
    79
    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.