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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS GUYANA

Compare Costa Rica and Guyana 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.

Guyana
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Guyana GUYANA
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Guyana GUYANA
           
    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
    		  
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Guyana GUYANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Guyana GUYANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    192.95
    31
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    149.26
    24
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    32.95
    45
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    41.13
    12
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    25.43
    78
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    82.60
    14
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    22.39
    63
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    42.19
    65
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    45.77
    18
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    25.46
    14
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    25.59
    23
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    3.28
    171
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    4.88
    110
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    8.32
    96
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    22.64
    4
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    40.85
    2
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    7.16
    50
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    26.93
    68
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    4.07
    126
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    4.43
    105
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    5.31
    135
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    24.77
    25
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.70
    123
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    2.77
    131
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    5.49
    10
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    34.94
    29
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    7.54
    57
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    12.69
    18
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    24.94
    3
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    4.75
    77
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    3.50
    36
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    0.41
    151
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    1.31
    172
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    0.71
    152
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    3.18
    26
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    1.52
    177
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    0.46
    144
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    18.48
    1
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    2.74
    94
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.11
    150
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    6.60
    74
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    7.61
    26
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    2.12
    43
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    3.57
    100
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    1.07
    152
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    5.24
    62
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.15
    143
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    5.24
    53
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    18.83
    52
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    1.69
    81
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Guyana GUYANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    1,335
    18.58
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    1,022
    14.22
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    233
    3.24
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    174
    2.42
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    579
    8.06
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    320
    4.45
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    302
    4.20
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    23
    0.32
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    175
    2.44
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    34
    0.47
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    194
    2.70
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    59
    0.82
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    167
    2.32
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    123
    1.71
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    315
    4.38
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    96
    1.34
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    29
    0.40
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    197
    2.74
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    32
    0.45
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    38
    0.53
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    69
    0.96
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    19
    0.26
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    40
    0.56
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    21
    0.29
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    256
    3.56
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    92
    1.28
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    174
    2.42
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    89
    1.24
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    91
    1.27
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    9
    0.13
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    5
    0.07
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    3
    0.04
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    3
    0.04
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    24
    0.33
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    11
    0.15
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    8
    0.11
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    145
    2.02
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    20
    0.28
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    48
    0.67
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    13
    0.18
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    18
    0.25
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    54
    0.75
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    16
    0.22
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    8
    0.11
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    25
    0.35
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    1
    0.01
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    64
    0.89
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    37
    0.51
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    137
    1.91
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    13
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Guyana GUYANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    41.13
    12
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    25.59
    23
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    4.88
    110
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    8.32
    96
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    4.07
    126
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    4.43
    105
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    5.31
    135
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    24.77
    25
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.70
    123
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    2.77
    131
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    4.75
    77
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    3.50
    36
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    0.71
    152
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    2.74
    94
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.11
    150
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    1.07
    152
    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.