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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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 VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Costa Rica and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    149.10
    25
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    46.10
    15
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    4.49
    167
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    37.01
    32
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    40.94
    58
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    19.81
    76
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    49.80
    62
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    65.86
    4
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    9.87
    52
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    20.24
    48
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    22.34
    26
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    10.39
    42
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    4.09
    169
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    13.02
    36
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    5.96
    129
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    6.42
    70
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    27.20
    67
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    4.22
    119
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    4.32
    108
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    6.90
    122
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    5.73
    117
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    1.54
    153
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    1.95
    154
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.20
    166
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    1.72
    110
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    12.07
    17
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    3.32
    130
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    4.30
    80
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    4.07
    106
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    3.66
    32
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    0.68
    133
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    5.98
    24
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    1.03
    138
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    2.70
    37
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    5.13
    99
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    0.77
    121
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    2.78
    78
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    8.18
    9
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.95
    98
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    9.72
    68
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    10.64
    9
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    1.36
    77
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    24.23
    13
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    8.78
    13
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    10.16
    24
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.19
    133
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    1.44
    89
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    41.14
    24
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    5.86
    17
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    19,060
    8.23
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    6,590
    2.85
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    4,650
    2.01
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    5,750
    2.48
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    7,995
    3.45
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    14,649
    6.32
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    1,765
    0.76
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    6,033
    2.60
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    1,501
    0.65
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    3,217
    1.39
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    741
    0.32
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    3,241
    1.40
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    258
    0.11
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    1,573
    0.68
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    1,822
    0.79
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    657
    0.28
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    4,600
    1.99
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    946
    0.41
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    1,076
    0.46
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    5,001
    2.16
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    229
    0.10
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    29
    0.01
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    610
    0.26
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    464
    0.20
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    527
    0.23
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    1,364
    0.59
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    12,631
    5.45
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    541
    0.23
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    628
    0.27
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    145
    0.06
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    150
    0.06
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    94
    0.04
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    993
    0.43
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    905
    0.39
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    272
    0.12
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    996
    0.43
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    1,467
    0.63
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    5,555
    2.40
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    289
    0.12
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    369
    0.16
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    1,505
    0.65
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    328
    0.14
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    1,314
    0.57
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    3,403
    1.47
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    25
    0.01
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    10,723
    4.63
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    589
    0.25
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    9,839
    4.25
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    1,041
    0.45
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    4.49
    167
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    20.24
    48
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    10.39
    42
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    4.09
    169
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    4.22
    119
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    4.32
    108
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    6.90
    122
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    5.73
    117
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    1.54
    153
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    1.95
    154
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    4.07
    106
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    3.66
    32
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    1.03
    138
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    8.18
    9
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.95
    98
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    8.78
    13
    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.