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Ecuador
COUNTRY #1
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ECUADOR VS COSTA RICA

Compare Ecuador and Costa Rica 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.

Costa Rica
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Ecuador Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    52.1
    54.7
    53.4
    82
    86
    86
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    56.6
    59.6
    58.0
    87
    88
    88
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    61.4
    65.3
    63.3
    86
    87
    87
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    66.7
    71.5
    69.0
    65
    81
    78
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    69.8
    76.0
    72.8
    57
    51
    52
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    72.1
    78.1
    75.0
    59
    52
    55
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    76.4
    80.5
    78.4
    39
    45
    41
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.4
    80.5
    39
    45
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    77.6
    81.5
    39
    41
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    77.7
    81.6
    39
    41
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    77.9
    81.7
    39
    41
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    78.1
    81.9
    39
    41
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    78.5
    82.0
    39
    41
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    78.9
    82.2
    39
    40
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    79.3
    82.4
    38
    39
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    79.7
    82.6
    35
    40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.8
    32
    40
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    80.6
    83.2
    31
    39
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    81.2
    83.7
    31
    38
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    82.0
    84.3
    34
    40
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    83.0
    85.1
    36
    40
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    84.4
    86.3
    37
    40
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.5
    38
    41
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.0
    49
    45
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.1
    66
    52
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    57.99
    153
    40.74
    171
    2. Kidney Disease
    37.41
    28
    23.41
    90
    3. Stroke
    32.47
    146
    24.44
    158
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    28.80
    87
    13.17
    146
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.62
    95
    14.87
    125
    6. Liver Disease
    20.76
    87
    6.24
    156
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.60
    73
    14.00
    103
    8. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    73
    15.36
    98
    9. Lung Disease
    14.62
    145
    15.14
    143
    10. Hypertension
    14.49
    109
    12.84
    115
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.34
    140
    11.59
    153
    12. Stomach Cancer
    12.80
    19
    10.69
    34
    13. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    84
    5.34
    121
    14. Breast Cancer
    9.88
    161
    11.97
    140
    15. Suicide
    7.68
    103
    7.62
    107
    16. Violence
    7.07
    66
    12.02
    40
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    120
    10.02
    75
    18. Other Injuries
    6.75
    102
    8.81
    79
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.69
    125
    5.56
    134
    20. Falls
    6.58
    77
    1.90
    175
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    6.22
    84
    6.46
    68
    22. Liver Cancer
    5.94
    78
    6.19
    70
    23. Lymphomas
    5.50
    63
    5.89
    48
    24. Leukemia
    5.25
    16
    4.57
    39
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.66
    92
    3.45
    117
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    105
    2.10
    159
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.86
    114
    2.60
    160
    28. HIV/AIDS
    3.70
    81
    3.47
    85
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.51
    100
    4.73
    71
    30. Tuberculosis
    3.49
    94
    0.53
    139
    31. Malnutrition
    3.21
    67
    0.57
    112
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.98
    112
    3.05
    107
    33. Drownings
    2.71
    80
    1.86
    119
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.43
    96
    1.16
    146
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    103
    1.36
    121
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.82
    166
    3.09
    134
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.80
    100
    2.09
    79
    38. Alcohol
    1.74
    70
    2.21
    55
    39. Epilepsy
    1.60
    92
    1.97
    71
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.53
    137
    2.50
    80
    41. Drug Use
    1.30
    87
    1.10
    105
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    114
    0.93
    125
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.12
    149
    0.96
    157
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.03
    157
    1.52
    126
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.02
    175
    1.60
    153
    46. Fires
    1.01
    113
    0.20
    176
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    123
    0.53
    154
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.93
    88
    0.32
    123
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.72
    21
    0.85
    13
    50. Appendicitis
    0.66
    41
    0.39
    84
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,805
    13.71
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Kidney Disease
    6,184
    8.65
    1,482
    7.35
    3. Stroke
    5,429
    7.59
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,083
    7.11
    836
    4.15
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,321
    6.04
    953
    4.73
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,490
    4.88
    746
    3.70
    7. Liver Disease
    3,330
    4.66
    370
    1.84
    8. Lung Disease
    2,576
    3.60
    1,046
    5.19
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,565
    3.59
    818
    4.06
    10. Hypertension
    2,507
    3.51
    863
    4.28
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2,089
    2.92
    661
    3.28
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,362
    1.90
    448
    2.22
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    1,335
    1.87
    315
    1.56
    14. Suicide
    1,326
    1.85
    407
    2.02
    15. Violence
    1,210
    1.69
    635
    3.15
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,172
    1.64
    178
    0.88
    17. Other Injuries
    1,161
    1.62
    571
    2.83
    18. Falls
    1,114
    1.56
    116
    0.58
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,109
    1.55
    621
    3.08
    20. Lung Cancers
    1,075
    1.50
    343
    1.70
    21. Liver Cancer
    954
    1.33
    382
    1.90
    22. Lymphomas
    883
    1.23
    356
    1.77
    23. Leukemia
    882
    1.23
    262
    1.30
    24. Cervical Cancer
    840
    1.17
    159
    0.79
    25. Breast Cancer
    825
    1.15
    384
    1.91
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.92
    138
    0.68
    27. HIV/AIDS
    609
    0.85
    192
    0.95
    28. Malnutrition
    578
    0.81
    37
    0.18
    29. Tuberculosis
    574
    0.80
    32
    0.16
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    562
    0.79
    294
    1.46
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    507
    0.71
    183
    0.91
    32. Drownings
    470
    0.66
    97
    0.48
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    417
    0.58
    74
    0.37
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    410
    0.57
    87
    0.43
    35. Ovary Cancer
    322
    0.45
    80
    0.40
    36. Skin Cancers
    308
    0.43
    137
    0.68
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    308
    0.43
    191
    0.95
    38. Birth Trauma
    302
    0.42
    48
    0.24
    39. Alcohol
    280
    0.39
    126
    0.63
    40. Epilepsy
    273
    0.38
    116
    0.58
    41. Drug Use
    214
    0.30
    63
    0.31
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    180
    0.25
    61
    0.30
    43. Fires
    175
    0.24
    10
    0.05
    44. Bladder Cancer
    168
    0.23
    100
    0.50
    45. Oral Cancer
    166
    0.23
    96
    0.48
    46. Maternal Conditions
    164
    0.23
    17
    0.08
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    163
    0.23
    32
    0.16
    48. Uterin Cancer
    129
    0.18
    80
    0.40
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    124
    0.17
    55
    0.27
    50. Appendicitis
    110
    0.15
    22
    0.11
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    73
    15.36
    98
    2. Stomach Cancer
    12.80
    19
    10.69
    34
    3. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    84
    5.34
    121
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.88
    161
    11.97
    140
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    120
    10.02
    75
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.69
    125
    5.56
    134
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.94
    78
    6.19
    70
    8. Lymphomas
    5.50
    63
    5.89
    48
    9. Leukemia
    5.25
    16
    4.57
    39
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.86
    114
    2.60
    160
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.51
    100
    4.73
    71
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.80
    100
    2.09
    79
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.53
    137
    2.50
    80
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.12
    149
    0.96
    157
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.03
    157
    1.52
    126
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.02
    175
    1.60
    153
    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.