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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS MONGOLIA

Compare Costa Rica and Mongolia 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.

Mongolia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
5,772,686
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Mongolia Population Pyramid
4,448,931
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
       
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
  
45.8
48.3
47.0
106
110
107
1970
65.2
69.1
67.1
46
49
48
  
51.5
54.0
52.7
108
112
111
1980
70.5
75.0
72.7
18
30
24
  
55.2
58.2
56.7
122
122
121
1990
73.5
78.2
75.8
12
23
17
  
59.0
62.7
60.8
128
126
127
2000
75.3
80.0
77.6
19
25
21
  
60.0
65.7
62.8
127
123
125
2010
75.6
80.7
78.1
33
31
31
  
62.4
70.6
66.3
135
119
127
2019
78.3
83.4
80.8
32
27
30
  
63.8
72.8
68.1
139
118
132
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.3
83.4
32
27
63.8
72.8
139
118
Age
78.3
83.4
32
27
63.8
72.8
139
118
Age 5
79.0
84.1
28
21
65.0
73.8
166
126
Age 10
79.1
84.2
28
21
65.1
73.9
166
128
Age 15
79.2
84.2
28
20
65.2
74.0
166
129
Age 20
79.5
84.3
28
20
65.4
74.1
166
129
Age 25
80.0
84.4
25
18
65.9
74.3
168
130
Age 30
80.4
84.6
23
16
66.4
74.5
169
133
Age 35
80.8
84.7
20
15
67.1
74.8
170
134
Age 40
81.2
84.9
20
15
68.0
75.1
170
137
Age 45
81.7
85.2
15
13
69.1
75.7
171
139
Age 50
82.2
85.5
14
11
70.4
76.4
172
143
Age 55
82.8
85.9
12
11
72.2
77.3
172
146
Age 60
83.6
86.4
10
11
74.2
78.5
173
145
Age 65
84.7
87.2
5
8
76.5
80.1
174
144
Age 70
85.9
88.0
5
8
79.3
82.0
172
131
Age 75
87.3
89.1
4
7
82.2
84.2
174
132
Age 80
89.1
90.5
6
7
85.1
86.6
173
154
Age 85
91.3
92.3
11
6
88.3
89.3
180
168
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
40.74
171
283.82
9
2. Stroke
24.44
158
216.30
2
3. Kidney Disease
23.41
90
17.88
114
4. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
2.88
175
5. Lung Disease
15.14
143
18.16
112
6. Diabetes Mellitus
14.87
125
6.16
162
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.00
103
21.50
68
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.17
146
14.48
139
9. Hypertension
12.84
115
10.49
130
10. Violence
12.02
40
6.07
80
11. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
4.46
181
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.59
153
17.63
89
13. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
28.56
1
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
4.43
155
15. Other Injuries
8.81
79
14.07
28
16. Suicide
7.62
107
18.02
18
17. Congenital Anomalies
6.46
68
5.74
94
18. Liver Disease
6.24
156
75.19
2
19. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
84.53
1
20. Lymphomas
5.89
48
1.73
176
21. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
20.59
50
22. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
11.32
73
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
4.27
80
24. Leukemia
4.57
39
1.01
170
25. Other Neoplasms
4.26
19
0.17
173
26. HIV/AIDS
3.47
85
0.61
122
27. Low Birth Weight
3.45
117
3.69
111
28. Inflammatory/Heart
3.09
134
10.76
25
29. Endocrine Disorders
3.05
107
2.38
133
30. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
3.29
137
31. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
0.57
174
32. Alcohol
2.21
55
18.07
2
33. Parkinson's Disease
2.10
159
3.56
123
34. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
0.81
145
35. Epilepsy
1.97
71
2.51
45
36. Falls
1.90
175
8.37
42
37. Skin Disease
1.88
76
0.71
123
38. Drownings
1.86
119
4.70
30
39. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
2.94
85
40. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
1.04
155
41. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.36
121
1.66
111
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.16
146
9.43
15
43. Drug Use
1.10
105
1.15
98
44. Asthma
1.02
134
6.03
79
45. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
19.85
3
46. Birth Trauma
0.93
125
2.96
83
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.85
13
0.40
77
48. Malnutrition
0.57
112
0.01
178
49. Tuberculosis
0.53
139
10.58
66
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.53
154
5.55
19
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2,639
13.10
5,202
23.45
2. Stroke
1,624
8.06
4,401
19.84
3. Kidney Disease
1,482
7.35
408
1.84
4. Lung Disease
1,046
5.19
327
1.47
5. Diabetes Mellitus
953
4.73
145
0.65
6. Hypertension
863
4.28
199
0.90
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
836
4.15
410
1.85
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
818
4.06
243
1.10
9. Road Traffic Accidents
746
3.70
679
3.06
10. Stomach Cancer
661
3.28
617
2.78
11. Violence
635
3.15
197
0.89
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
621
3.08
93
0.42
13. Other Injuries
571
2.83
442
1.99
14. Prostate Cancer
448
2.22
18
0.08
15. Suicide
407
2.02
577
2.60
16. Breast Cancer
384
1.91
61
0.27
17. Liver Cancer
382
1.90
1,834
8.27
18. Liver Disease
370
1.84
1,723
7.77
19. Lymphomas
356
1.77
43
0.19
20. Lung Cancers
343
1.70
411
1.85
21. Congenital Anomalies
315
1.56
262
1.18
22. Pancreas Cancer
294
1.46
94
0.42
23. Other Neoplasms
266
1.32
3
0.01
24. Leukemia
262
1.30
30
0.14
25. HIV/AIDS
192
0.95
21
0.09
26. Inflammatory/Heart
191
0.95
263
1.19
27. Endocrine Disorders
183
0.91
69
0.31
28. Low Birth Weight
178
0.88
204
0.92
29. Cervical Cancer
159
0.79
155
0.70
30. Parkinson's Disease
138
0.68
55
0.25
31. Skin Cancers
137
0.68
13
0.06
32. Alcohol
126
0.63
582
2.62
33. Skin Disease
126
0.63
18
0.08
34. Epilepsy
116
0.58
80
0.36
35. Falls
116
0.58
244
1.10
36. Bladder Cancer
100
0.50
19
0.09
37. Drownings
97
0.48
151
0.68
38. Oral Cancer
96
0.48
61
0.27
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
87
0.43
66
0.30
40. Uterin Cancer
80
0.40
7
0.03
41. Ovary Cancer
80
0.40
45
0.20
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
74
0.37
192
0.87
43. Drug Use
63
0.31
33
0.15
44. Oesophagus Cancer
61
0.30
366
1.65
45. Asthma
60
0.30
112
0.50
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
55
0.27
8
0.04
47. Birth Trauma
48
0.24
160
0.72
48. Malnutrition
37
0.18
0
0.00
49. Tuberculosis
32
0.16
327
1.47
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
32
0.16
129
0.58
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Mongolia MONGOLIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
2.88
175
2. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
4.46
181
3. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
28.56
1
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
4.43
155
5. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
84.53
1
6. Lymphomas
5.89
48
1.73
176
7. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
20.59
50
8. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
11.32
73
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
4.27
80
10. Leukemia
4.57
39
1.01
170
11. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
3.29
137
12. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
0.57
174
13. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
0.81
145
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
2.94
85
15. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
1.04
155
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
19.85
3
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.