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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS MADAGASCAR

Compare Costa Rica and Madagascar 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.

Madagascar
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   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    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
    		  
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    56.7
    59.1
    57.9
    138
    144
    141
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    64.1
    66.6
    65.4
    138
    153
    146
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    64.1
    66.6
    138
    153
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    67.7
    69.7
    143
    161
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    68.4
    70.4
    143
    160
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    68.9
    70.8
    140
    160
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    69.2
    71.0
    141
    160
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    69.7
    71.4
    140
    160
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    70.2
    71.8
    140
    161
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    70.7
    72.3
    140
    163
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    71.4
    73.0
    143
    163
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    72.2
    73.8
    142
    165
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    73.3
    74.7
    143
    167
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    74.6
    75.9
    142
    169
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    76.2
    77.3
    140
    168
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    78.2
    79.1
    139
    167
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    80.5
    81.1
    136
    166
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    83.2
    83.6
    131
    160
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    86.2
    86.5
    125
    158
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    89.5
    89.8
    127
    149
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    118.09
    83
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    160.51
    17
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    18.76
    112
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    24.24
    49
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    38.84
    30
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    29.31
    90
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    42.06
    20
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    87.02
    36
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    58.73
    5
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    7.62
    63
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    8.32
    173
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    14.65
    136
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    3.26
    148
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    5.25
    148
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    11.29
    52
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    9.18
    85
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    5.69
    96
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    36.32
    39
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    6.77
    59
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    3.99
    120
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    1.15
    179
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    40.84
    13
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    0.59
    178
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    2.03
    152
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.22
    157
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    6.13
    72
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    7.61
    56
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    6.62
    56
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    2.54
    130
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    1.81
    175
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    1.52
    138
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    1.20
    104
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    3.02
    143
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    3.69
    18
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    1.90
    74
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    5.26
    98
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    1.47
    98
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    2.63
    82
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    5.16
    36
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    2.14
    88
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    61.22
    24
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    3.79
    72
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    0.39
    172
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    17.92
    25
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    8.67
    14
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    7.29
    49
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.45
    67
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    22.42
    8
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    61.19
    14
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    4.00
    26
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    12,388
    7.55
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    17,964
    10.95
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    2,202
    1.34
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    3,957
    2.41
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    3,278
    2.00
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    6,208
    3.78
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    14,605
    8.90
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    1,120
    0.68
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    7,880
    4.80
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    367
    0.22
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    1,749
    1.07
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    606
    0.37
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    2,359
    1.44
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    996
    0.61
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    1,476
    0.90
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    629
    0.38
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    933
    0.57
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    4,803
    2.93
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    675
    0.41
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    147
    0.09
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    3,380
    2.06
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    80
    0.05
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    24
    0.01
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    401
    0.24
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    1,341
    0.82
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    1,046
    0.64
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    463
    0.28
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    5,353
    3.26
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    3,028
    1.85
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    266
    0.16
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    467
    0.28
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    161
    0.10
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    187
    0.11
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    385
    0.23
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    653
    0.40
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    286
    0.17
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    825
    0.50
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    697
    0.42
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    11,085
    6.76
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    95
    0.06
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    135
    0.08
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    495
    0.30
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    58
    0.04
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    1,080
    0.66
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    2,507
    1.53
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    47
    0.03
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    5,347
    3.26
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    4,236
    2.58
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    11,606
    7.08
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    627
    0.38
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    24.24
    49
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    8.32
    173
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    3.26
    148
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    5.25
    148
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    6.77
    59
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    3.99
    120
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    1.15
    179
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    40.84
    13
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    0.59
    178
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    2.03
    152
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    1.81
    175
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    1.52
    138
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    3.69
    18
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    5.16
    36
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    2.14
    88
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    8.67
    14
    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.