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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS FIJI

Compare Costa Rica and Fiji 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.

Fiji
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   Fiji FIJI
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Fiji FIJI
           
    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
    		  
    54.0
    58.2
    56.0
    75
    74
    74
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    58.0
    62.2
    60.0
    81
    81
    82
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    62.0
    66.2
    64.0
    79
    84
    84
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    64.6
    68.8
    66.7
    89
    99
    97
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    65.2
    70.3
    67.7
    102
    110
    105
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    66.3
    72.3
    69.1
    112
    112
    109
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    65.9
    70.3
    68.0
    131
    131
    133
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Fiji FIJI
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    65.9
    70.3
    131
    131
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    67.9
    72.0
    141
    139
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    68.0
    72.1
    146
    142
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    68.2
    72.3
    146
    144
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    68.4
    72.5
    146
    146
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    68.8
    72.7
    146
    147
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    69.2
    73.0
    148
    147
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    69.6
    73.3
    152
    151
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    70.1
    73.7
    158
    156
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    70.8
    74.3
    164
    159
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    71.8
    75.0
    165
    161
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    73.2
    76.1
    167
    166
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    74.9
    77.5
    167
    165
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    77.0
    79.3
    169
    162
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    79.4
    81.4
    171
    157
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    82.1
    83.9
    175
    146
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    85.1
    86.6
    174
    152
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    88.4
    89.7
    178
    154
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Fiji FIJI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    229.26
    21
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    96.45
    75
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    43.25
    17
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    15.69
    93
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    24.76
    80
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    243.61
    1
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    14.33
    100
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    32.87
    80
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    27.17
    51
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    2.26
    125
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    41.41
    2
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    15.70
    127
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    3.19
    150
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    7.43
    113
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    9.37
    72
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    9.51
    78
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    11.65
    3
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    10.90
    120
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    9.03
    38
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    3.38
    137
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    6.89
    123
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    21.82
    34
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    3.05
    110
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    3.99
    72
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.54
    82
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    3.43
    86
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    6.04
    78
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    6.47
    57
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    3.84
    84
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    7.28
    14
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    4.99
    17
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    0.21
    172
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    8.32
    5
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    0.26
    170
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    1.89
    75
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    4.37
    117
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    3.06
    26
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    6.65
    15
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    1.90
    140
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.04
    156
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    16.40
    62
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    5.41
    53
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    0.52
    158
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    38.33
    5
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    2.55
    88
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    2.70
    85
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.05
    174
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    2.71
    77
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    5.68
    82
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    8.19
    12
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Fiji FIJI
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    1,481
    22.17
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    583
    8.73
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    277
    4.15
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    141
    2.11
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    1,628
    24.37
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    170
    2.55
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    228
    3.41
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    63
    0.94
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    120
    1.80
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    23
    0.34
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    19
    0.28
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    45
    0.67
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    77
    1.15
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    41
    0.61
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    80
    1.20
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    162
    2.43
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    68
    1.02
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    82
    1.23
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    27
    0.40
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    48
    0.72
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    129
    1.93
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    21
    0.31
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    3
    0.04
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    31
    0.46
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    30
    0.45
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    45
    0.67
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    28
    0.42
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    86
    1.29
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    86
    1.29
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    40
    0.60
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    1
    0.01
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    2
    0.03
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    19
    0.28
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    16
    0.24
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    27
    0.40
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    8
    0.12
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    60
    0.90
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    13
    0.19
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    96
    1.44
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    20
    0.30
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    29
    0.43
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    34
    0.51
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    4
    0.06
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    18
    0.27
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    226
    3.38
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    0
    0.00
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    36
    0.54
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    14
    0.21
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    39
    0.58
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    62
    0.93
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Fiji FIJI
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    15.69
    93
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    41.41
    2
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    3.19
    150
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    7.43
    113
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    9.03
    38
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    3.38
    137
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    6.89
    123
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    21.82
    34
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    3.05
    110
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    3.99
    72
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    7.28
    14
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    4.99
    17
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    0.26
    170
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    1.90
    140
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.04
    156
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    2.55
    88
    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.