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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS GHANA

Compare Costa Rica and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    124.02
    35
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    30.38
    56
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    24.21
    50
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    26.48
    69
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    44.68
    47
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    31.33
    46
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    99.08
    26
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    17.73
    94
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    6.73
    72
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    19.09
    60
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    17.79
    85
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    6.41
    86
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    6.86
    121
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    10.75
    58
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    10.54
    64
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    7.03
    51
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    36.74
    35
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    17.60
    10
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    5.70
    55
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    1.71
    177
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    24.53
    27
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.52
    128
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    1.38
    163
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.41
    98
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    51.92
    22
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    9.43
    38
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    11.13
    23
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    6.88
    37
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    8.00
    7
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    2.86
    68
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    1.37
    94
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    4.48
    70
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    1.57
    114
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    1.45
    103
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    8.85
    34
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    1.87
    77
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    2.38
    93
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    2.86
    86
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.91
    102
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    30.48
    50
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    2.19
    103
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    3.31
    22
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    13.95
    42
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    2.61
    87
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    8.81
    36
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.17
    138
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    8.62
    36
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    44.25
    21
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    1.73
    80
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    4,161
    2.38
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    3,120
    1.78
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    5,929
    3.39
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    2,231
    1.28
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    16,262
    9.29
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    1,294
    0.74
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    7,808
    4.46
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    870
    0.50
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    1,857
    1.06
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    803
    0.46
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    2,433
    1.39
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    1,031
    0.59
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    1,993
    1.14
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    1,937
    1.11
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    2,851
    1.63
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    6,053
    3.46
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    875
    0.50
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    237
    0.14
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    3,935
    2.25
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    334
    0.19
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    48
    0.03
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    340
    0.19
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    13,565
    7.75
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    1,615
    0.92
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    1,965
    1.12
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    6,662
    3.81
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    2,161
    1.24
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    387
    0.22
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    214
    0.12
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    244
    0.14
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    264
    0.15
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    329
    0.19
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    1,168
    0.67
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    245
    0.14
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    740
    0.42
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    483
    0.28
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    6,538
    3.74
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    219
    0.13
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    698
    0.40
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    321
    0.18
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    630
    0.36
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    285
    0.16
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    1,979
    1.13
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    16
    0.01
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    6,194
    3.54
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    1,868
    1.07
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    10,214
    5.84
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    256
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    24.21
    50
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    19.09
    60
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    6.41
    86
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    6.86
    121
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    17.60
    10
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    5.70
    55
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    1.71
    177
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    24.53
    27
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.52
    128
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    1.38
    163
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    8.00
    7
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    2.86
    68
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    1.57
    114
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    2.86
    86
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.91
    102
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    2.61
    87
    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.