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Colombia
COUNTRY #1
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COLOMBIA VS COSTA RICA

Compare Colombia 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
Colombia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    55.1
    58.6
    56.8
    69
    70
    70
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    40.74
    171
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    12.02
    40
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    24.44
    158
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    15.14
    143
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    13.17
    146
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    15.36
    98
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    14.00
    103
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    11.97
    140
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    23.41
    90
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    10.69
    34
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    12.84
    115
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    5.56
    134
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    14.87
    125
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    10.02
    75
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    5.34
    121
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    4.26
    19
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    6.46
    68
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    3.47
    85
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    5.89
    48
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    6.24
    156
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    4.57
    39
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    2.60
    160
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    6.19
    70
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    4.73
    71
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    7.62
    107
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    3.45
    117
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    11.59
    153
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    0.57
    112
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    8.81
    79
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    1.90
    175
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    3.05
    107
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    3.09
    134
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    0.53
    139
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    1.88
    76
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    2.09
    79
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    0.96
    157
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    1.60
    153
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    2.50
    80
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    1.36
    121
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    1.86
    119
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    1.16
    146
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    0.93
    125
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    1.97
    71
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.52
    126
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    1.10
    105
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    0.32
    123
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    2.10
    159
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.19
    30
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    0.01
    131
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    0.34
    133
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    635
    3.15
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    1,046
    5.19
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    836
    4.15
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    746
    3.70
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    1,482
    7.35
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    863
    4.28
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    661
    3.28
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    343
    1.70
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    953
    4.73
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    621
    3.08
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    384
    1.91
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    448
    2.22
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    266
    1.32
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    315
    1.56
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    192
    0.95
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    356
    1.77
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    370
    1.84
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    159
    0.79
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    262
    1.30
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    818
    4.06
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    178
    0.88
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    382
    1.90
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    294
    1.46
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    407
    2.02
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    37
    0.18
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    571
    2.83
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    116
    0.58
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    183
    0.91
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    191
    0.95
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    32
    0.16
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    80
    0.40
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    126
    0.63
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    137
    0.68
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    61
    0.30
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    96
    0.48
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    87
    0.43
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    74
    0.37
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    97
    0.48
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    48
    0.24
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    100
    0.50
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    116
    0.58
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    63
    0.31
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    80
    0.40
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    17
    0.08
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    138
    0.68
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    13
    0.06
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    1
    0.00
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    18
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    15.36
    98
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    11.97
    140
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    10.69
    34
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    5.56
    134
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    10.02
    75
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    5.34
    121
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    5.89
    48
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    4.57
    39
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    2.60
    160
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    6.19
    70
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    4.73
    71
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    2.09
    79
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    0.96
    157
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    1.60
    153
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    2.50
    80
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.52
    126
    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.