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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 NORTH KOREA

Compare Costa Rica and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    162.14
    15
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    12.98
    129
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    2.38
    178
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    87.71
    5
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    11.82
    137
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    22.21
    64
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    22.75
    104
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    18.24
    92
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    3.97
    101
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    7.80
    177
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    16.26
    122
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    11.99
    21
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    10.37
    70
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    5.48
    125
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    8.20
    95
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    3.79
    139
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    14.33
    111
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    16.66
    12
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    1.84
    175
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    37.70
    4
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    4.11
    136
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    4.85
    68
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    3.44
    99
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.14
    180
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    2.53
    100
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    4.39
    98
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    2.40
    153
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    1.60
    160
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    2.96
    147
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    0.78
    168
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    1.00
    116
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    3.78
    113
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    0.55
    160
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    0.98
    137
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    6.34
    79
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    0.58
    138
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    4.46
    35
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    1.62
    152
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.61
    120
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    1.70
    109
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    5.64
    51
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    1.24
    89
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    4.81
    90
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    3.80
    49
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    2.66
    86
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.65
    30
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    1.25
    93
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    57.14
    16
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    6.87
    15
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    3,959
    1.85
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    26,178
    12.22
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    3,671
    1.71
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    5,368
    2.51
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    6,231
    2.91
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    4,340
    2.03
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    6,210
    2.90
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    3,771
    1.76
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    1,082
    0.50
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    3,232
    1.51
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    1,531
    0.71
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    219
    0.10
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    2,407
    1.12
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    1,366
    0.64
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    5,326
    2.49
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    4,506
    2.10
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    560
    0.26
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    11,893
    5.55
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    991
    0.46
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    1,525
    0.71
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    44
    0.02
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    965
    0.45
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    753
    0.35
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    684
    0.32
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    452
    0.21
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    1,208
    0.56
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    704
    0.33
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    1,155
    0.54
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    168
    0.08
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    304
    0.14
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    158
    0.07
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    266
    0.12
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    1,801
    0.84
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    500
    0.23
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    1,126
    0.53
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    513
    0.24
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    374
    0.17
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    138
    0.06
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    532
    0.25
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    1,712
    0.80
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    356
    0.17
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    1,222
    0.57
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    1,439
    0.67
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    198
    0.09
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    736
    0.34
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    317
    0.15
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    17,417
    8.13
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    2,093
    0.98
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    2.38
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    7.80
    177
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    11.99
    21
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    10.37
    70
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    16.66
    12
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    1.84
    175
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    37.70
    4
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    4.11
    136
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    4.85
    68
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    3.44
    99
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    2.96
    147
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    0.78
    168
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    0.55
    160
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    1.62
    152
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    1.61
    120
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    3.80
    49
    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.