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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS UGANDA

Compare Costa Rica and Uganda 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.

Uganda
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
5,772,686
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Uganda Population Pyramid
89,446,901
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Uganda UGANDA
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Uganda UGANDA
       
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
  
42.7
45.9
44.2
122
121
122
1970
65.2
69.1
67.1
46
49
48
  
48.4
51.4
49.9
123
119
122
1980
70.5
75.0
72.7
18
30
24
  
48.6
51.6
50.1
146
144
144
1990
73.5
78.2
75.8
12
23
17
  
48.1
51.8
49.9
162
162
162
2000
75.3
80.0
77.6
19
25
21
  
45.1
48.0
46.6
176
176
176
2010
75.6
80.7
78.1
33
31
31
  
57.2
59.5
58.4
157
158
156
2019
78.3
83.4
80.8
32
27
30
  
63.2
70.1
66.7
148
133
136
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Uganda UGANDA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.3
83.4
32
27
63.2
70.1
148
133
Age
78.3
83.4
32
27
63.2
70.1
148
133
Age 5
79.0
84.1
28
21
66.5
73.0
155
133
Age 10
79.1
84.2
28
21
67.1
73.5
154
132
Age 15
79.2
84.2
28
20
67.4
73.8
154
131
Age 20
79.5
84.3
28
20
67.9
74.1
154
130
Age 25
80.0
84.4
25
18
68.3
74.4
154
129
Age 30
80.4
84.6
23
16
68.9
74.8
154
129
Age 35
80.8
84.7
20
15
69.5
75.4
154
126
Age 40
81.2
84.9
20
15
70.3
75.9
153
123
Age 45
81.7
85.2
15
13
71.3
76.6
154
123
Age 50
82.2
85.5
14
11
72.5
77.4
154
119
Age 55
82.8
85.9
12
11
74.0
78.3
153
116
Age 60
83.6
86.4
10
11
75.7
79.4
152
113
Age 65
84.7
87.2
5
8
77.7
80.8
154
109
Age 70
85.9
88.0
5
8
80.1
82.4
153
109
Age 75
87.3
89.1
4
7
82.8
84.6
151
105
Age 80
89.1
90.5
6
7
86.0
87.2
145
98
Age 85
91.3
92.3
11
6
89.5
90.4
131
86
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Uganda UGANDA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
40.74
171
82.33
131
2. Stroke
24.44
158
99.89
72
3. Kidney Disease
23.41
90
24.60
77
4. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
25.14
45
5. Lung Disease
15.14
143
28.73
59
6. Diabetes Mellitus
14.87
125
40.31
60
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.00
103
53.60
6
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.17
146
81.99
41
9. Hypertension
12.84
115
30.73
43
10. Violence
12.02
40
17.69
24
11. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
11.12
150
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.59
153
19.36
60
13. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
4.55
124
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
7.45
112
15. Other Injuries
8.81
79
10.15
64
16. Suicide
7.62
107
10.45
65
17. Congenital Anomalies
6.46
68
6.31
78
18. Liver Disease
6.24
156
33.70
47
19. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
7.69
50
20. Lymphomas
5.89
48
8.13
7
21. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
3.20
157
22. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
45.76
8
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
2.88
116
24. Leukemia
4.57
39
2.67
137
25. Other Neoplasms
4.26
19
0.31
136
26. HIV/AIDS
3.47
85
69.15
18
27. Low Birth Weight
3.45
117
7.36
61
28. Inflammatory/Heart
3.09
134
4.44
95
29. Endocrine Disorders
3.05
107
2.94
115
30. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
5.62
44
31. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
2.93
60
32. Alcohol
2.21
55
1.67
74
33. Parkinson's Disease
2.10
159
4.10
93
34. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
2.54
51
35. Epilepsy
1.97
71
1.99
70
36. Falls
1.90
175
7.78
59
37. Skin Disease
1.88
76
1.53
95
38. Drownings
1.86
119
2.33
95
39. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
4.38
50
40. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
1.70
113
41. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.36
121
46.00
40
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.16
146
4.66
63
43. Drug Use
1.10
105
1.09
109
44. Asthma
1.02
134
11.28
56
45. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
11.56
7
46. Birth Trauma
0.93
125
7.85
42
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.85
13
0.50
50
48. Malnutrition
0.57
112
11.07
28
49. Tuberculosis
0.53
139
24.27
45
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.53
154
1.93
72
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Uganda UGANDA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2,639
13.10
8,784
4.23
2. Stroke
1,624
8.06
11,181
5.39
3. Kidney Disease
1,482
7.35
3,168
1.53
4. Lung Disease
1,046
5.19
3,051
1.47
5. Diabetes Mellitus
953
4.73
4,794
2.31
6. Hypertension
863
4.28
3,120
1.50
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
836
4.15
18,865
9.09
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
818
4.06
1,286
0.62
9. Road Traffic Accidents
746
3.70
13,012
6.27
10. Stomach Cancer
661
3.28
515
0.25
11. Violence
635
3.15
6,175
2.98
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
621
3.08
919
0.44
13. Other Injuries
571
2.83
3,130
1.51
14. Prostate Cancer
448
2.22
950
0.46
15. Suicide
407
2.02
2,033
0.98
16. Breast Cancer
384
1.91
1,128
0.54
17. Liver Cancer
382
1.90
1,522
0.73
18. Liver Disease
370
1.84
5,122
2.47
19. Lymphomas
356
1.77
1,762
0.85
20. Lung Cancers
343
1.70
441
0.21
21. Congenital Anomalies
315
1.56
6,641
3.20
22. Pancreas Cancer
294
1.46
358
0.17
23. Other Neoplasms
266
1.32
37
0.02
24. Leukemia
262
1.30
599
0.29
25. HIV/AIDS
192
0.95
21,188
10.21
26. Inflammatory/Heart
191
0.95
859
0.41
27. Endocrine Disorders
183
0.91
761
0.37
28. Low Birth Weight
178
0.88
9,673
4.66
29. Cervical Cancer
159
0.79
4,378
2.11
30. Parkinson's Disease
138
0.68
351
0.17
31. Skin Cancers
137
0.68
349
0.17
32. Alcohol
126
0.63
256
0.12
33. Skin Disease
126
0.63
242
0.12
34. Epilepsy
116
0.58
599
0.29
35. Falls
116
0.58
1,127
0.54
36. Bladder Cancer
100
0.50
181
0.09
37. Drownings
97
0.48
1,238
0.60
38. Oral Cancer
96
0.48
731
0.35
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
87
0.43
12,103
5.83
40. Uterin Cancer
80
0.40
234
0.11
41. Ovary Cancer
80
0.40
519
0.25
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
74
0.37
687
0.33
43. Drug Use
63
0.31
233
0.11
44. Oesophagus Cancer
61
0.30
1,674
0.81
45. Asthma
60
0.30
1,745
0.84
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
55
0.27
55
0.03
47. Birth Trauma
48
0.24
10,405
5.01
48. Malnutrition
37
0.18
3,317
1.60
49. Tuberculosis
32
0.16
7,255
3.50
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
32
0.16
348
0.17
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Uganda UGANDA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
25.14
45
2. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
11.12
150
3. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
4.55
124
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
7.45
112
5. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
7.69
50
6. Lymphomas
5.89
48
8.13
7
7. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
3.20
157
8. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
45.76
8
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
2.88
116
10. Leukemia
4.57
39
2.67
137
11. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
5.62
44
12. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
2.93
60
13. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
2.54
51
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
4.38
50
15. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
1.70
113
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
11.56
7
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.