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Brazil
COUNTRY #1
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BRAZIL VS COSTA RICA

Compare Brazil 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
Brazil Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Brazil BRAZIL   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    66.8
    74.3
    70.5
    95
    76
    87
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    72.4
    79.4
    75.9
    77
    56
    67
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.4
    79.4
    77
    56
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    73.8
    80.5
    74
    52
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.6
    71
    52
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.8
    66
    53
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    75.7
    81.0
    61
    53
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    76.2
    81.1
    60
    51
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.4
    59
    51
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    77.3
    81.8
    56
    50
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.2
    57
    49
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.8
    54
    47
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    80.1
    83.5
    54
    47
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    81.5
    84.5
    51
    48
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    83.2
    85.6
    51
    47
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.2
    53
    45
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.0
    55
    46
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.2
    68
    48
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.14
    145
    40.74
    171
    2. Stroke
    50.40
    128
    24.44
    158
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    38.59
    70
    13.17
    146
    4. Violence
    31.58
    11
    12.02
    40
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.64
    100
    14.87
    125
    6. Lung Disease
    24.17
    82
    15.14
    143
    7. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    15.36
    98
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    11.97
    140
    9. Kidney Disease
    15.46
    122
    23.41
    90
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.08
    97
    14.00
    103
    11. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    5.56
    134
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.93
    151
    11.59
    153
    13. Hypertension
    11.69
    121
    12.84
    115
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    10.02
    75
    15. Liver Disease
    9.02
    133
    6.24
    156
    16. Falls
    7.64
    62
    1.90
    175
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    10.69
    34
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    5.34
    121
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.37
    45
    3.09
    134
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    7.18
    33
    3.05
    107
    21. Suicide
    6.41
    123
    7.62
    107
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.33
    77
    6.46
    68
    23. Other Injuries
    6.04
    118
    8.81
    79
    24. HIV/AIDS
    5.44
    73
    3.47
    85
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    4.73
    71
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    6.19
    70
    27. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    5.89
    48
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    0.96
    157
    29. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    1.60
    153
    30. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    4.57
    39
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    2.60
    160
    32. Low Birth Weight
    3.14
    121
    3.45
    117
    33. Alcohol
    3.02
    35
    2.21
    55
    34. Skin Disease
    2.94
    29
    1.88
    76
    35. Malnutrition
    2.76
    73
    0.57
    112
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.48
    99
    1.36
    121
    37. Drownings
    2.32
    97
    1.86
    119
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.19
    108
    0.53
    139
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    1.52
    126
    40. Chagas disease
    2.10
    3
    0.00
    55
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    2.50
    80
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    2.09
    79
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.94
    53
    4.26
    19
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    162
    2.10
    159
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    126
    1.16
    146
    46. Birth Trauma
    1.71
    99
    0.93
    125
    47. Epilepsy
    1.45
    105
    1.97
    71
    48. Asthma
    1.09
    127
    1.02
    134
    49. Drug Use
    1.08
    110
    1.10
    105
    50. Anemia
    0.98
    14
    0.38
    33
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Brazil BRAZIL   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    165,788
    14.72
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Stroke
    123,207
    10.94
    1,624
    8.06
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    94,705
    8.41
    836
    4.15
    4. Violence
    68,779
    6.11
    635
    3.15
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    59,608
    5.29
    953
    4.73
    6. Lung Disease
    59,373
    5.27
    1,046
    5.19
    7. Kidney Disease
    37,690
    3.35
    1,482
    7.35
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33,871
    3.01
    746
    3.70
    9. Lung Cancers
    31,659
    2.81
    343
    1.70
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,717
    2.73
    818
    4.06
    11. Hypertension
    28,822
    2.56
    863
    4.28
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23,161
    2.06
    621
    3.08
    13. Liver Disease
    21,422
    1.90
    370
    1.84
    14. Breast Cancer
    20,759
    1.84
    384
    1.91
    15. Prostate Cancer
    19,001
    1.69
    448
    2.22
    16. Falls
    18,847
    1.67
    116
    0.58
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,992
    1.60
    661
    3.28
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    17,508
    1.55
    191
    0.95
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    16,927
    1.50
    183
    0.91
    20. Suicide
    14,540
    1.29
    407
    2.02
    21. Other Injuries
    13,807
    1.23
    571
    2.83
    22. HIV/AIDS
    12,558
    1.12
    192
    0.95
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    12,317
    1.09
    315
    1.56
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    11,999
    1.07
    294
    1.46
    25. Liver Cancer
    11,514
    1.02
    382
    1.90
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,466
    0.93
    61
    0.30
    27. Lymphomas
    10,376
    0.92
    356
    1.77
    28. Oral Cancer
    9,951
    0.88
    96
    0.48
    29. Cervical Cancer
    9,511
    0.84
    159
    0.79
    30. Leukemia
    8,531
    0.76
    262
    1.30
    31. Skin Disease
    7,179
    0.64
    126
    0.63
    32. Alcohol
    7,121
    0.63
    126
    0.63
    33. Low Birth Weight
    6,881
    0.61
    178
    0.88
    34. Malnutrition
    6,695
    0.59
    37
    0.18
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,659
    0.50
    87
    0.43
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5,306
    0.47
    100
    0.50
    37. Chagas disease
    5,045
    0.45
    0
    0.00
    38. Skin Cancers
    5,032
    0.45
    137
    0.68
    39. Drownings
    4,937
    0.44
    97
    0.48
    40. Tuberculosis
    4,895
    0.43
    32
    0.16
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    4,770
    0.42
    138
    0.68
    42. Other Neoplasms
    4,665
    0.41
    266
    1.32
    43. Ovary Cancer
    4,355
    0.39
    80
    0.40
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4,258
    0.38
    74
    0.37
    45. Birth Trauma
    3,777
    0.34
    48
    0.24
    46. Epilepsy
    3,263
    0.29
    116
    0.58
    47. Uterin Cancer
    2,780
    0.25
    80
    0.40
    48. Asthma
    2,595
    0.23
    60
    0.30
    49. Drug Use
    2,467
    0.22
    63
    0.31
    50. Anemia
    2,417
    0.21
    25
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    15.36
    98
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    11.97
    140
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    5.56
    134
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    10.02
    75
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    10.69
    34
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    5.34
    121
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    4.73
    71
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    6.19
    70
    9. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    5.89
    48
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    0.96
    157
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    1.60
    153
    12. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    4.57
    39
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    2.60
    160
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    1.52
    126
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    2.50
    80
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    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.