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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS GABON

Compare Costa Rica and Gabon 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.

Gabon
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   Gabon GABON
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gabon GABON
           
    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
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    59.5
    60.7
    60.1
    130
    136
    133
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    63.6
    69.7
    66.5
    143
    134
    138
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    63.6
    69.7
    143
    134
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    66.6
    72.5
    153
    137
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    67.0
    72.8
    155
    136
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    67.4
    73.1
    155
    137
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    67.8
    73.3
    155
    137
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    68.3
    73.6
    156
    137
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    68.8
    74.0
    158
    137
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    69.3
    74.5
    159
    137
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    70.0
    75.2
    161
    136
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    70.8
    76.0
    163
    133
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    72.0
    77.0
    163
    127
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    73.4
    78.1
    164
    122
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    75.2
    79.3
    163
    117
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    77.3
    80.7
    165
    114
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    79.7
    82.3
    164
    115
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    82.6
    84.4
    162
    120
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    85.7
    86.9
    157
    129
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    89.2
    90.0
    154
    138
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    107.54
    94
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    94.08
    79
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    37.95
    27
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    20.47
    61
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    23.69
    84
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    64.41
    22
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    28.47
    53
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    73.73
    46
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    44.80
    19
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    9.80
    53
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    13.28
    131
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    20.55
    40
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    2.73
    165
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    3.54
    174
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    9.28
    73
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    13.11
    40
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    6.38
    72
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    35.26
    43
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    3.71
    143
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    2.32
    166
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    8.18
    114
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    14.89
    56
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.05
    140
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    1.42
    162
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.54
    83
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    60.61
    20
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    8.92
    45
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    8.92
    37
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    6.74
    42
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    4.13
    101
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    3.26
    45
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    1.49
    84
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    5.55
    33
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    3.19
    24
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    2.20
    54
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    7.99
    51
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    2.01
    65
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    1.96
    117
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    6.76
    19
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    3.39
    46
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    21.09
    57
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    3.48
    76
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    2.27
    40
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    8.68
    69
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    2.91
    76
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    6.57
    52
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.64
    31
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    6.07
    45
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    113.96
    4
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    1.78
    78
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gabon GABON
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    1,019
    7.70
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    896
    6.77
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    384
    2.90
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    215
    1.62
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    643
    4.86
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    412
    3.11
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    966
    7.30
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    152
    1.15
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    518
    3.91
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    32
    0.24
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    184
    1.39
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    43
    0.32
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    140
    1.06
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    80
    0.60
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    183
    1.38
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    92
    0.70
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    53
    0.40
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    416
    3.14
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    32
    0.24
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    87
    0.66
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    285
    2.15
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    21
    0.16
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    5
    0.04
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    17
    0.13
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    1,128
    8.52
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    101
    0.76
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    98
    0.74
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    494
    3.73
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    96
    0.73
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    47
    0.36
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    34
    0.26
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    19
    0.14
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    22
    0.17
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    37
    0.28
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    84
    0.63
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    35
    0.26
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    42
    0.32
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    69
    0.52
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    318
    2.40
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    19
    0.14
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    27
    0.20
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    36
    0.27
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    34
    0.26
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    35
    0.26
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    90
    0.68
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    6
    0.05
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    362
    2.73
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    78
    0.59
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    1,819
    13.74
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    20
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    20.47
    61
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    13.28
    131
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    2.73
    165
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    3.54
    174
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    3.71
    143
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    2.32
    166
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    8.18
    114
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    14.89
    56
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.05
    140
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    1.42
    162
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    4.13
    101
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    3.26
    45
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    3.19
    24
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    6.76
    19
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    3.39
    46
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    2.91
    76
    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.