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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Costa Rica and Morocco 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.

Morocco
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   Morocco MOROCCO
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Morocco MOROCCO
           
    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
     
    45.7
    48.2
    46.9
    108
    113
    109
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
     
    50.4
    53.4
    51.9
    116
    117
    116
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
     
    56.4
    59.9
    58.1
    113
    115
    113
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
     
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    108
    112
    112
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
     
    66.9
    70.2
    68.6
    94
    111
    101
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
     
    71.7
    74.0
    72.8
    66
    101
    86
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
     
    71.7
    74.3
    73.0
    81
    109
    102
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Morocco MOROCCO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    71.7
    74.3
    81
    109
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    73.5
    75.8
    76
    111
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    73.6
    75.9
    75
    110
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    73.6
    76.0
    77
    111
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    73.9
    76.1
    77
    111
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    74.1
    76.2
    78
    111
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    74.4
    76.4
    82
    111
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    74.6
    76.6
    84
    112
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    74.9
    76.9
    84
    111
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    75.3
    77.3
    86
    112
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    75.8
    77.8
    88
    112
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    76.6
    78.6
    90
    110
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    77.7
    79.6
    92
    108
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    79.3
    80.9
    96
    105
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    81.2
    82.5
    106
    107
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    83.6
    84.5
    109
    110
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    86.4
    87.0
    112
    125
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    89.6
    89.9
    114
    143
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Morocco MOROCCO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    242.07
    19
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    101.53
    69
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    31.77
    50
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    15.38
    97
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    20.04
    106
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    22.25
    105
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    17.29
    86
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    22.11
    106
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    34.58
    32
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    1.75
    137
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    19.50
    55
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    18.11
    80
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    4.83
    113
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    7.39
    115
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    6.43
    109
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    7.29
    110
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    4.67
    123
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    14.62
    109
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    1.24
    182
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    6.77
    24
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    18.44
    63
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    13.57
    63
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.09
    139
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    3.03
    121
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.21
    159
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    0.79
    117
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    6.59
    70
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    3.13
    133
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    3.35
    95
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    4.29
    97
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    0.84
    166
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    0.31
    162
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    4.96
    50
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    1.50
    119
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    0.95
    140
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    7.70
    60
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    0.49
    141
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    1.17
    141
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    2.27
    116
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    3.25
    50
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    3.52
    86
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    3.45
    79
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    0.94
    120
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    10.42
    60
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    1.29
    141
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    4.05
    73
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.11
    156
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    0.64
    111
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    8.35
    72
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    2.13
    66
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Morocco MOROCCO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    77,340
    33.89
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    31,861
    13.96
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    10,216
    4.48
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    6,296
    2.76
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    7,377
    3.23
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    10,736
    4.70
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    7,237
    3.17
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    4,967
    2.18
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    6,185
    2.71
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    1,691
    0.74
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    632
    0.28
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    2,556
    1.12
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    2,271
    1.00
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    1,914
    0.84
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    2,617
    1.15
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    3,604
    1.58
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    423
    0.19
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    4,866
    2.13
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    2,274
    1.00
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    6,585
    2.89
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    2,124
    0.93
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    747
    0.33
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    70
    0.03
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    1,035
    0.45
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    289
    0.13
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    1,022
    0.45
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    1,129
    0.49
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    3,305
    1.45
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    2,508
    1.10
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    1,511
    0.66
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    477
    0.21
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    109
    0.05
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    149
    0.07
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    336
    0.15
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    2,456
    1.08
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    1,069
    0.47
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    426
    0.19
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    780
    0.34
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    1,192
    0.52
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    154
    0.07
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    800
    0.35
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    1,076
    0.47
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    321
    0.14
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    439
    0.19
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    3,342
    1.46
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    38
    0.02
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    2,067
    0.91
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    200
    0.09
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    2,870
    1.26
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    718
    0.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Morocco MOROCCO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    15.38
    97
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    19.50
    55
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    4.83
    113
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    7.39
    115
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    1.24
    182
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    6.77
    24
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    18.44
    63
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    13.57
    63
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.09
    139
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    3.03
    121
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    4.29
    97
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    0.84
    166
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    1.50
    119
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    2.27
    116
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    3.25
    50
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    1.29
    141
    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.