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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS ALBANIA

Compare Costa Rica and Albania 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.

Albania
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   Albania ALBANIA
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Albania ALBANIA
           
    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
    		  
    61.6
    63.6
    62.6
    48
    53
    51
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    65.6
    68.7
    67.1
    43
    52
    47
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    67.5
    72.3
    69.8
    40
    55
    48
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    69.0
    74.9
    71.9
    43
    50
    44
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    69.4
    76.4
    72.6
    67
    47
    56
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    73.2
    79.8
    76.2
    46
    39
    42
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    76.3
    79.9
    78.0
    42
    50
    44
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Albania ALBANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    76.3
    79.9
    42
    50
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    77.1
    80.6
    41
    49
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    77.1
    80.7
    41
    49
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    77.2
    80.8
    41
    49
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    77.4
    80.9
    41
    48
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    77.6
    81.0
    42
    49
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    77.7
    81.0
    43
    50
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    77.8
    81.1
    43
    53
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    78.0
    81.1
    44
    57
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    78.4
    81.2
    44
    59
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    78.9
    81.4
    44
    62
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    79.5
    81.6
    45
    67
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    80.2
    81.9
    50
    76
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    81.4
    82.2
    54
    91
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    82.4
    82.6
    67
    104
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    83.7
    83.6
    102
    163
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    85.5
    84.9
    167
    182
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    87.9
    86.9
    182
    183
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Albania ALBANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    178.76
    36
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    176.14
    12
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    8.43
    147
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    12.90
    120
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    17.46
    123
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    4.25
    175
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    9.88
    124
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    13.67
    143
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    8.48
    137
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    3.30
    109
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    10.57
    154
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    36.92
    4
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    10.67
    35
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    4.25
    160
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    2.93
    172
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    3.72
    155
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    4.40
    128
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    8.30
    139
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    8.97
    39
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    1.58
    177
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    21.55
    45
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    2.23
    162
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    4.77
    70
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    3.28
    109
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.39
    104
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    0.91
    115
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    4.27
    101
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    9.64
    30
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    2.13
    145
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    1.74
    176
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    1.80
    122
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    0.48
    143
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    7.22
    11
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    1.38
    126
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    1.25
    120
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    2.86
    154
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    0.13
    175
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    0.87
    154
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    1.92
    138
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    6.60
    4
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    0.25
    171
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    1.16
    145
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    0.70
    141
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    3.86
    97
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    1.05
    155
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    1.30
    110
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.23
    114
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    0.07
    162
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    0.27
    151
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    1.08
    110
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Albania ALBANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    8,797
    30.66
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    8,790
    30.63
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    399
    1.39
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    876
    3.05
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    208
    0.72
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    425
    1.48
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    634
    2.21
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    1,827
    6.37
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    337
    1.17
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    493
    1.72
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    103
    0.36
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    197
    0.69
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    105
    0.37
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    311
    1.08
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    125
    0.44
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    229
    0.80
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    434
    1.51
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    376
    1.31
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    69
    0.24
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    1,026
    3.58
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    102
    0.36
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    225
    0.78
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    19
    0.07
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    131
    0.46
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    26
    0.09
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    465
    1.62
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    91
    0.32
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    106
    0.37
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    48
    0.17
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    369
    1.29
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    64
    0.22
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    18
    0.06
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    6
    0.02
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    44
    0.15
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    125
    0.44
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    330
    1.15
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    25
    0.09
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    90
    0.31
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    9
    0.03
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    42
    0.15
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    39
    0.14
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    57
    0.20
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    25
    0.09
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    52
    0.18
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    193
    0.67
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    11
    0.04
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    32
    0.11
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    3
    0.01
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    8
    0.03
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    50
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Albania ALBANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    12.90
    120
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    10.57
    154
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    10.67
    35
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    4.25
    160
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    8.97
    39
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    1.58
    177
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    21.55
    45
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    2.23
    162
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    4.77
    70
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    3.28
    109
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    1.74
    176
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    1.80
    122
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    1.38
    126
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    1.92
    138
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    6.60
    4
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    1.05
    155
    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.