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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS KENYA

Compare Costa Rica and Kenya 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.

Kenya
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   Kenya KENYA
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kenya KENYA
           
    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
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    72.70
    144
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    92.66
    81
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    23.30
    91
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    24.17
    51
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    26.82
    68
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    30.43
    88
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    48.00
    12
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    85.68
    38
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    28.53
    47
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    7.07
    65
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    19.76
    51
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    18.35
    76
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    10.16
    43
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    6.74
    123
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    12.36
    42
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    11.01
    60
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    6.20
    86
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    57.44
    6
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    5.77
    82
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    7.26
    17
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    3.20
    156
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    24.71
    26
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    3.59
    96
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    4.48
    44
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.35
    120
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    48.82
    25
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    8.13
    53
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    4.22
    105
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    2.69
    125
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    6.41
    25
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    3.07
    51
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    1.41
    88
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    3.79
    112
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    3.16
    26
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    2.27
    52
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    7.89
    53
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    2.15
    56
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    2.27
    103
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    7.82
    13
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.69
    115
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    53.46
    31
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    4.78
    61
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    0.39
    171
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    9.95
    65
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    20.37
    2
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    8.50
    38
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.53
    43
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    13.10
    21
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    49.91
    18
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    1.74
    79
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    11,972
    4.54
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    15,895
    6.03
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    4,464
    1.69
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    4,280
    1.62
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    5,651
    2.15
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    4,418
    1.68
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    22,571
    8.57
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    1,827
    0.69
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    14,883
    5.65
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    2,010
    0.76
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    2,942
    1.12
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    1,477
    0.56
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    4,336
    1.65
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    1,292
    0.49
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    3,214
    1.22
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    2,658
    1.01
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    1,351
    0.51
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    13,405
    5.09
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    1,931
    0.73
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    669
    0.25
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    6,115
    2.32
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    716
    0.27
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    60
    0.02
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    1,327
    0.50
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    20,885
    7.93
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    1,121
    0.43
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    831
    0.32
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    9,562
    3.63
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    3,389
    1.29
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    470
    0.18
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    638
    0.24
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    355
    0.13
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    455
    0.17
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    832
    0.32
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    1,465
    0.56
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    318
    0.12
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    1,200
    0.46
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    1,842
    0.70
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    15,420
    5.85
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    323
    0.12
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    795
    0.30
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    1,089
    0.41
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    113
    0.04
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    4,373
    1.66
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    2,300
    0.87
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    84
    0.03
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    9,957
    3.78
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    4,212
    1.60
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    19,655
    7.46
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    408
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    24.17
    51
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    19.76
    51
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    10.16
    43
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    6.74
    123
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    5.77
    82
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    7.26
    17
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    3.20
    156
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    24.71
    26
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    3.59
    96
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    4.48
    44
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    6.41
    25
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    3.07
    51
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    3.16
    26
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    7.82
    13
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.69
    115
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    20.37
    2
    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.