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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS BELGIUM

Compare Costa Rica and Belgium 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.

Belgium
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
5,772,686
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Belgium Population Pyramid
12,220,769
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Belgium BELGIUM
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Belgium BELGIUM
       
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
  
67.5
73.4
70.4
13
12
11
1970
65.2
69.1
67.1
46
49
48
  
68.0
74.5
71.2
20
15
17
1980
70.5
75.0
72.7
18
30
24
  
69.9
76.7
73.2
23
15
20
1990
73.5
78.2
75.8
12
23
17
  
72.7
79.4
76.0
20
12
15
2000
75.3
80.0
77.6
19
25
21
  
74.3
80.8
77.6
26
19
22
2010
75.6
80.7
78.1
33
31
31
  
77.3
82.5
80.0
23
24
23
2019
78.3
83.4
80.8
32
27
30
  
79.3
83.5
81.4
23
25
24
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Belgium BELGIUM
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.3
83.4
32
27
79.3
83.5
23
25
Age
78.3
83.4
32
27
79.3
83.5
23
25
Age 5
79.0
84.1
28
21
79.6
83.8
24
27
Age 10
79.1
84.2
28
21
79.6
83.8
25
27
Age 15
79.2
84.2
28
20
79.7
83.8
25
27
Age 20
79.5
84.3
28
20
79.7
83.9
25
27
Age 25
80.0
84.4
25
18
79.9
83.9
26
27
Age 30
80.4
84.6
23
16
80.0
84.0
26
27
Age 35
80.8
84.7
20
15
80.2
84.1
26
27
Age 40
81.2
84.9
20
15
80.4
84.2
26
28
Age 45
81.7
85.2
15
13
80.7
84.4
27
28
Age 50
82.2
85.5
14
11
81.1
84.7
27
28
Age 55
82.8
85.9
12
11
81.5
85.0
29
28
Age 60
83.6
86.4
10
11
82.3
85.6
29
26
Age 65
84.7
87.2
5
8
83.4
86.3
29
23
Age 70
85.9
88.0
5
8
84.8
87.2
28
21
Age 75
87.3
89.1
4
7
86.4
88.2
28
20
Age 80
89.1
90.5
6
7
88.3
89.5
30
24
Age 85
91.3
92.3
11
6
90.6
91.3
49
43
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Belgium BELGIUM
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
40.74
171
44.62
167
2. Stroke
24.44
158
21.11
166
3. Kidney Disease
23.41
90
7.64
153
4. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
13.32
117
5. Lung Disease
15.14
143
20.24
104
6. Diabetes Mellitus
14.87
125
4.21
177
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.00
103
5.10
154
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.17
146
14.69
138
9. Hypertension
12.84
115
1.78
179
10. Violence
12.02
40
1.19
147
11. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
19.18
58
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.59
153
22.30
27
13. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
3.31
144
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
11.97
51
15. Other Injuries
8.81
79
6.43
110
16. Suicide
7.62
107
13.93
35
17. Congenital Anomalies
6.46
68
2.57
165
18. Liver Disease
6.24
156
7.38
149
19. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
3.89
137
20. Lymphomas
5.89
48
5.59
61
21. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
28.49
16
22. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
2.23
163
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
7.06
43
24. Leukemia
4.57
39
4.44
48
25. Other Neoplasms
4.26
19
5.38
11
26. HIV/AIDS
3.47
85
0.26
139
27. Low Birth Weight
3.45
117
0.79
170
28. Inflammatory/Heart
3.09
134
3.38
126
29. Endocrine Disorders
3.05
107
4.82
64
30. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
4.84
74
31. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
2.39
88
32. Alcohol
2.21
55
2.78
43
33. Parkinson's Disease
2.10
159
3.89
104
34. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
2.14
75
35. Epilepsy
1.97
71
1.63
89
36. Falls
1.90
175
5.68
89
37. Skin Disease
1.88
76
0.98
112
38. Drownings
1.86
119
0.52
168
39. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
3.11
81
40. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
3.54
39
41. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.36
121
1.14
131
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.16
146
0.65
167
43. Drug Use
1.10
105
1.97
46
44. Asthma
1.02
134
0.46
166
45. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
3.84
48
46. Birth Trauma
0.93
125
0.53
151
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.85
13
0.22
120
48. Malnutrition
0.57
112
0.71
108
49. Tuberculosis
0.53
139
0.18
165
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.53
154
0.81
129
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Belgium BELGIUM
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2,639
13.10
15,281
16.50
2. Stroke
1,624
8.06
7,408
8.00
3. Kidney Disease
1,482
7.35
2,952
3.19
4. Lung Disease
1,046
5.19
6,438
6.95
5. Diabetes Mellitus
953
4.73
1,269
1.37
6. Hypertension
863
4.28
740
0.80
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
836
4.15
5,677
6.13
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
818
4.06
9,416
10.17
9. Road Traffic Accidents
746
3.70
666
0.72
10. Stomach Cancer
661
3.28
863
0.93
11. Violence
635
3.15
149
0.16
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
621
3.08
3,329
3.59
13. Other Injuries
571
2.83
2,006
2.17
14. Prostate Cancer
448
2.22
1,824
1.97
15. Suicide
407
2.02
2,111
2.28
16. Breast Cancer
384
1.91
2,587
2.79
17. Liver Cancer
382
1.90
976
1.05
18. Liver Disease
370
1.84
1,433
1.55
19. Lymphomas
356
1.77
1,552
1.68
20. Lung Cancers
343
1.70
6,777
7.32
21. Congenital Anomalies
315
1.56
282
0.30
22. Pancreas Cancer
294
1.46
1,809
1.95
23. Other Neoplasms
266
1.32
1,828
1.97
24. Leukemia
262
1.30
1,199
1.29
25. HIV/AIDS
192
0.95
36
0.04
26. Inflammatory/Heart
191
0.95
1,060
1.14
27. Endocrine Disorders
183
0.91
1,432
1.55
28. Low Birth Weight
178
0.88
70
0.08
29. Cervical Cancer
159
0.79
243
0.26
30. Parkinson's Disease
138
0.68
1,378
1.49
31. Skin Cancers
137
0.68
522
0.56
32. Alcohol
126
0.63
500
0.54
33. Skin Disease
126
0.63
380
0.41
34. Epilepsy
116
0.58
348
0.38
35. Falls
116
0.58
1,756
1.90
36. Bladder Cancer
100
0.50
1,078
1.16
37. Drownings
97
0.48
79
0.09
38. Oral Cancer
96
0.48
675
0.73
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
87
0.43
418
0.45
40. Uterin Cancer
80
0.40
384
0.41
41. Ovary Cancer
80
0.40
653
0.71
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
74
0.37
213
0.23
43. Drug Use
63
0.31
287
0.31
44. Oesophagus Cancer
61
0.30
898
0.97
45. Asthma
60
0.30
128
0.14
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
55
0.27
73
0.08
47. Birth Trauma
48
0.24
47
0.05
48. Malnutrition
37
0.18
291
0.31
49. Tuberculosis
32
0.16
46
0.05
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
32
0.16
293
0.32
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Belgium BELGIUM
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
13.32
117
2. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
19.18
58
3. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
3.31
144
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
11.97
51
5. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
3.89
137
6. Lymphomas
5.89
48
5.59
61
7. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
28.49
16
8. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
2.23
163
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
7.06
43
10. Leukemia
4.57
39
4.44
48
11. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
4.84
74
12. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
2.39
88
13. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
2.14
75
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
3.11
81
15. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
3.54
39
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
3.84
48
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.