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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
COSTA RICA VS NIGERIA

Compare Costa Rica and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    88.68
    86
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    23.87
    88
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    20.40
    63
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    20.77
    99
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    33.50
    82
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    27.25
    54
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    98.12
    28
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    16.07
    103
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    11.97
    42
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    20.56
    47
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    19.45
    59
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    2.52
    169
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    4.32
    157
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    10.98
    56
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    6.87
    117
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    11.22
    5
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    41.99
    21
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    6.19
    71
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    5.96
    45
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    1.37
    178
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    21.11
    35
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.64
    126
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    2.06
    151
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.50
    88
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    26.81
    36
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    14.70
    5
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    5.49
    76
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    7.01
    35
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    3.90
    112
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    1.60
    132
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    1.16
    106
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    5.60
    29
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    2.29
    62
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    3.25
    23
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    8.54
    40
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    1.64
    90
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    2.17
    107
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    2.44
    107
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    0.81
    166
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    78.99
    13
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    7.03
    31
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    5.81
    5
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    10.71
    58
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    0.75
    171
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    15.51
    2
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.26
    99
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    2.36
    83
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    99.13
    6
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    2.05
    69
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    18,189
    1.23
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    12,569
    0.85
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    22,497
    1.52
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    10,692
    0.72
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    207,281
    14.00
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    6,786
    0.46
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    41,693
    2.82
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    2,129
    0.14
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    18,407
    1.24
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    4,152
    0.28
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    22,696
    1.53
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    5,914
    0.40
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    7,019
    0.47
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    11,884
    0.80
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    5,289
    0.36
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    38,326
    2.59
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    5,202
    0.35
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    1,295
    0.09
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    49,696
    3.36
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    1,975
    0.13
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    290
    0.02
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    2,257
    0.15
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    44,124
    2.98
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    4,826
    0.33
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    15,799
    1.07
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    95,959
    6.48
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    10,574
    0.71
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    2,473
    0.17
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    1,933
    0.13
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    1,031
    0.07
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    1,468
    0.10
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    5,001
    0.34
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    7,528
    0.51
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    670
    0.05
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    6,584
    0.44
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    2,238
    0.15
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    144,724
    9.77
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    679
    0.05
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    2,133
    0.14
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    5,846
    0.39
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    6,273
    0.42
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    560
    0.04
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    8,192
    0.55
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    165
    0.01
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    100,186
    6.76
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    5,896
    0.40
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    127,335
    8.60
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    1,946
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    20.40
    63
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    20.56
    47
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    2.52
    169
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    4.32
    157
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    6.19
    71
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    5.96
    45
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    1.37
    178
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    21.11
    35
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    2.64
    126
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    2.06
    151
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    3.90
    112
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    1.60
    132
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    2.29
    62
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    2.44
    107
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    0.81
    166
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    0.75
    171
    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.