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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS CAPE VERDE

Compare Costa Rica and Cape Verde 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.

Cape Verde
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
5,772,686
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Cape Verde Population Pyramid
679,399
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
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  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
       
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
  
50.7
53.7
52.2
87
87
87
1970
65.2
69.1
67.1
46
49
48
  
55.2
58.2
56.7
90
93
92
1980
70.5
75.0
72.7
18
30
24
  
59.1
63.0
61.0
98
99
97
1990
73.5
78.2
75.8
12
23
17
  
62.7
68.0
65.3
107
106
108
2000
75.3
80.0
77.6
19
25
21
  
68.2
71.4
69.9
79
99
95
2010
75.6
80.7
78.1
33
31
31
  
70.6
74.2
72.5
77
99
94
2019
78.3
83.4
80.8
32
27
30
  
69.9
77.9
74.0
100
76
88
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.3
83.4
32
27
69.9
77.9
100
76
Age
78.3
83.4
32
27
69.9
77.9
100
76
Age 5
79.0
84.1
28
21
71.1
79.0
107
73
Age 10
79.1
84.2
28
21
71.1
79.1
110
73
Age 15
79.2
84.2
28
20
71.2
79.1
110
73
Age 20
79.5
84.3
28
20
71.5
79.2
110
73
Age 25
80.0
84.4
25
18
71.9
79.4
112
72
Age 30
80.4
84.6
23
16
72.2
79.5
112
72
Age 35
80.8
84.7
20
15
72.5
79.7
113
73
Age 40
81.2
84.9
20
15
73.0
79.9
114
74
Age 45
81.7
85.2
15
13
73.5
80.2
117
74
Age 50
82.2
85.5
14
11
74.4
80.6
119
76
Age 55
82.8
85.9
12
11
75.4
81.1
121
78
Age 60
83.6
86.4
10
11
76.8
81.8
119
80
Age 65
84.7
87.2
5
8
78.5
82.7
124
83
Age 70
85.9
88.0
5
8
80.6
83.8
134
87
Age 75
87.3
89.1
4
7
83.1
85.4
138
90
Age 80
89.1
90.5
6
7
86.0
87.5
143
95
Age 85
91.3
92.3
11
6
89.4
90.3
144
102
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
40.74
171
122.67
76
2. Stroke
24.44
158
71.23
103
3. Kidney Disease
23.41
90
21.60
100
4. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
40.00
13
5. Lung Disease
15.14
143
15.67
136
6. Diabetes Mellitus
14.87
125
29.83
89
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.00
103
31.57
45
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.17
146
59.11
60
9. Hypertension
12.84
115
12.84
116
10. Violence
12.02
40
14.22
30
11. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
9.70
163
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.59
153
16.89
109
13. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
17.14
5
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
5.57
141
15. Other Injuries
8.81
79
7.51
94
16. Suicide
7.62
107
15.23
27
17. Congenital Anomalies
6.46
68
5.58
97
18. Liver Disease
6.24
156
24.37
78
19. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
12.90
19
20. Lymphomas
5.89
48
4.54
96
21. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
12.10
94
22. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
12.21
71
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
6.72
45
24. Leukemia
4.57
39
2.72
135
25. Other Neoplasms
4.26
19
0.54
84
26. HIV/AIDS
3.47
85
6.45
70
27. Low Birth Weight
3.45
117
4.59
93
28. Inflammatory/Heart
3.09
134
3.52
122
29. Endocrine Disorders
3.05
107
1.90
153
30. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
1.41
180
31. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
0.94
162
32. Alcohol
2.21
55
0.96
120
33. Parkinson's Disease
2.10
159
5.23
42
34. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
0.71
151
35. Epilepsy
1.97
71
3.48
17
36. Falls
1.90
175
6.61
75
37. Skin Disease
1.88
76
1.46
99
38. Drownings
1.86
119
5.15
25
39. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
4.69
43
40. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
1.29
141
41. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.36
121
9.54
69
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.16
146
2.47
93
43. Drug Use
1.10
105
3.13
25
44. Asthma
1.02
134
5.86
82
45. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
11.35
8
46. Birth Trauma
0.93
125
1.92
92
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.85
13
0.19
129
48. Malnutrition
0.57
112
1.83
85
49. Tuberculosis
0.53
139
4.35
88
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.53
154
1.20
100
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2,639
13.10
457
17.60
2. Stroke
1,624
8.06
272
10.48
3. Kidney Disease
1,482
7.35
85
3.27
4. Lung Disease
1,046
5.19
58
2.23
5. Diabetes Mellitus
953
4.73
112
4.31
6. Hypertension
863
4.28
49
1.89
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
836
4.15
236
9.09
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
818
4.06
68
2.62
9. Road Traffic Accidents
746
3.70
147
5.66
10. Stomach Cancer
661
3.28
67
2.58
11. Violence
635
3.15
73
2.81
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
621
3.08
21
0.81
13. Other Injuries
571
2.83
33
1.27
14. Prostate Cancer
448
2.22
52
2.00
15. Suicide
407
2.02
71
2.73
16. Breast Cancer
384
1.91
24
0.92
17. Liver Cancer
382
1.90
49
1.89
18. Liver Disease
370
1.84
101
3.89
19. Lymphomas
356
1.77
19
0.73
20. Lung Cancers
343
1.70
44
1.69
21. Congenital Anomalies
315
1.56
38
1.46
22. Pancreas Cancer
294
1.46
27
1.04
23. Other Neoplasms
266
1.32
2
0.08
24. Leukemia
262
1.30
10
0.39
25. HIV/AIDS
192
0.95
34
1.31
26. Inflammatory/Heart
191
0.95
14
0.54
27. Endocrine Disorders
183
0.91
9
0.35
28. Low Birth Weight
178
0.88
37
1.43
29. Cervical Cancer
159
0.79
27
1.04
30. Parkinson's Disease
138
0.68
20
0.77
31. Skin Cancers
137
0.68
2
0.08
32. Alcohol
126
0.63
4
0.15
33. Skin Disease
126
0.63
6
0.23
34. Epilepsy
116
0.58
16
0.62
35. Falls
116
0.58
27
1.04
36. Bladder Cancer
100
0.50
5
0.19
37. Drownings
97
0.48
27
1.04
38. Oral Cancer
96
0.48
20
0.77
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
87
0.43
41
1.58
40. Uterin Cancer
80
0.40
2
0.08
41. Ovary Cancer
80
0.40
3
0.12
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
74
0.37
10
0.39
43. Drug Use
63
0.31
14
0.54
44. Oesophagus Cancer
61
0.30
42
1.62
45. Asthma
60
0.30
23
0.89
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
55
0.27
1
0.04
47. Birth Trauma
48
0.24
15
0.58
48. Malnutrition
37
0.18
8
0.31
49. Tuberculosis
32
0.16
23
0.89
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
32
0.16
5
0.19
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
40.00
13
2. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
9.70
163
3. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
17.14
5
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
5.57
141
5. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
12.90
19
6. Lymphomas
5.89
48
4.54
96
7. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
12.10
94
8. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
12.21
71
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
6.72
45
10. Leukemia
4.57
39
2.72
135
11. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
1.41
180
12. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
0.94
162
13. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
0.71
151
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
4.69
43
15. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
1.29
141
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
11.35
8
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.