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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Compare Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea 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.

Equatorial Guinea
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
           
    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
    		  
    35.4
    38.4
    36.9
    161
    157
    159
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    38.4
    41.5
    39.9
    165
    162
    163
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    41.5
    44.6
    43.0
    168
    165
    167
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    45.2
    48.4
    46.8
    173
    171
    172
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    51.2
    54.3
    52.7
    156
    152
    153
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    54.9
    57.3
    56.1
    168
    167
    168
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    60.9
    63.6
    62.2
    162
    171
    172
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    60.9
    63.6
    162
    171
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    66.7
    68.8
    152
    168
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    67.3
    69.4
    151
    168
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    67.7
    69.7
    151
    168
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    68.1
    70.0
    152
    168
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    68.5
    70.5
    152
    167
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    69.0
    71.3
    152
    165
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    69.7
    72.4
    148
    161
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    70.8
    73.6
    146
    158
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    72.1
    74.9
    145
    151
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    73.5
    76.2
    136
    147
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    75.0
    77.5
    133
    143
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    76.5
    78.8
    132
    137
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    78.4
    80.3
    134
    134
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    80.6
    82.0
    131
    132
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    83.2
    84.2
    132
    134
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    86.1
    86.8
    128
    134
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    89.5
    90.0
    129
    139
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    101.86
    105
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    102.28
    68
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    37.97
    26
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    25.56
    41
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    31.60
    45
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    65.06
    21
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    33.71
    40
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    102.79
    23
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    40.56
    22
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    3.18
    110
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    23.78
    34
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    20.94
    35
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    2.91
    159
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    5.46
    144
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    10.43
    61
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    13.51
    37
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    9.49
    12
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    30.93
    55
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    5.77
    81
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    2.31
    167
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    5.20
    136
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    18.15
    43
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.46
    131
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    0.49
    180
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.68
    70
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    159.33
    6
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    12.02
    18
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    10.22
    26
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    7.32
    32
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    4.50
    88
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    2.92
    61
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    1.67
    75
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    5.44
    37
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    3.32
    23
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    2.86
    34
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    8.23
    45
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    2.27
    49
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    2.70
    81
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    5.85
    32
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.66
    116
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    31.31
    48
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    3.96
    69
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    4.22
    15
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    11.91
    52
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    2.09
    109
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    11.51
    13
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.76
    17
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    6.02
    46
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    32.43
    34
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    2.21
    62
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    419
    4.42
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    437
    4.61
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    198
    2.09
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    120
    1.26
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    299
    3.15
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    165
    1.74
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    913
    9.62
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    55
    0.58
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    368
    3.88
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    16
    0.17
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    45
    0.47
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    29
    0.31
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    105
    1.11
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    43
    0.45
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    107
    1.13
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    84
    0.89
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    43
    0.45
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    199
    2.10
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    19
    0.20
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    27
    0.28
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    249
    2.62
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    11
    0.12
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    3
    0.03
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    4
    0.04
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    1,838
    19.37
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    63
    0.66
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    73
    0.77
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    457
    4.82
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    56
    0.59
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    18
    0.19
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    16
    0.17
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    12
    0.13
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    13
    0.14
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    32
    0.34
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    46
    0.48
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    9
    0.09
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    39
    0.41
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    35
    0.37
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    349
    3.68
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    8
    0.08
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    13
    0.14
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    22
    0.23
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    50
    0.53
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    12
    0.13
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    65
    0.69
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    4
    0.04
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    441
    4.65
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    48
    0.51
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    321
    3.38
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    14
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    25.56
    41
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    23.78
    34
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    2.91
    159
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    5.46
    144
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    5.77
    81
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    2.31
    167
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    5.20
    136
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    18.15
    43
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.46
    131
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    0.49
    180
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    4.50
    88
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    2.92
    61
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    3.32
    23
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    5.85
    32
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.66
    116
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    2.09
    109
    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.