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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Costa Rica and Kiribati 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.

Kiribati
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
           
    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
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
     
    54.6
    59.1
    56.8
    143
    139
    142
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
     
    61.6
    66.4
    64.1
    120
    122
    120
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
     
    62.8
    67.8
    65.3
    131
    131
    132
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
     
    56.1
    62.8
    59.4
    178
    176
    178
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    56.1
    62.8
    178
    176
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    59.5
    65.9
    179
    181
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    59.8
    66.2
    179
    181
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    60.0
    66.3
    179
    181
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    60.5
    66.6
    179
    181
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    61.3
    67.1
    179
    181
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    62.2
    67.6
    179
    181
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    63.2
    68.2
    180
    181
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    64.5
    69.0
    180
    181
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    66.0
    69.9
    180
    181
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    67.9
    71.2
    180
    181
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    70.0
    72.8
    180
    183
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    72.5
    74.6
    180
    183
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    75.3
    76.8
    180
    183
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    78.3
    79.2
    180
    183
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    81.6
    81.9
    179
    182
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    84.9
    85.2
    177
    181
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    88.6
    88.7
    176
    175
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    246.20
    17
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    233.28
    1
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    56.66
    6
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    14.22
    110
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    51.07
    15
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    208.69
    2
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    2.17
    176
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    59.42
    59
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    19.80
    84
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    5.15
    86
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    33.92
    6
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    25.26
    15
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    15.71
    8
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    10.01
    76
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    10.69
    59
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    30.56
    4
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    12.24
    1
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    36.41
    38
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    11.85
    23
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    3.81
    129
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    19.04
    57
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    68.54
    1
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.82
    118
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    4.44
    47
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.48
    90
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    0.00
    171
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    10.54
    33
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    8.96
    36
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    8.99
    27
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    2.54
    162
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    4.93
    18
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    0.70
    131
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    11.73
    1
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    0.66
    154
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    4.17
    6
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    4.18
    122
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    5.87
    12
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    7.43
    10
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    13.84
    1
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.55
    124
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    82.39
    12
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    20.71
    2
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    0.42
    166
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    75.35
    1
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    7.66
    21
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    9.20
    33
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.15
    146
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    21.31
    9
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    44.15
    22
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    20.21
    1
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    177
    14.81
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    165
    13.81
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    42
    3.51
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    32
    2.68
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    153
    12.80
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    14
    1.17
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    56
    4.69
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    11
    0.92
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    2
    0.17
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    12
    1.00
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    6
    0.50
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    7
    0.59
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    10
    0.84
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    3
    0.25
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    33
    2.76
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    15
    1.26
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    9
    0.75
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    30
    2.51
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    3
    0.25
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    14
    1.17
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    23
    1.92
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    2
    0.17
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    0
    0.00
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    4
    0.33
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    0
    0.00
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    8
    0.67
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    7
    0.59
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    27
    2.26
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    30
    2.51
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    6
    0.50
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    0
    0.00
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    1
    0.08
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    4
    0.33
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    4
    0.33
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    3
    0.25
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    1
    0.08
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    9
    0.75
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    10
    0.84
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    54
    4.52
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    2
    0.17
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    1
    0.08
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    14
    1.17
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    0
    0.00
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    6
    0.50
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    47
    3.93
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    0
    0.00
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    23
    1.92
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    15
    1.26
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    43
    3.60
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    18
    1.51
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kiribati KIRIBATI
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    14.22
    110
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    33.92
    6
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    15.71
    8
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    10.01
    76
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    11.85
    23
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    3.81
    129
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    19.04
    57
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    68.54
    1
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.82
    118
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    4.44
    47
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    2.54
    162
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    4.93
    18
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    0.66
    154
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    13.84
    1
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.55
    124
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    7.66
    21
    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.