World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare Egypt 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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Egypt Population Pyramid
34,513,851
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
1,847,394
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
EGYPT | COSTA RICA | ||||||||||||
EGYPT | COSTA RICA | ||||||||||||
World Rank
|
World Rank
|
||||||||||||
M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | ||
1960 |
45.1
|
46.9
|
46.0
|
112
|
115
|
115
|
60.5
|
63.3
|
61.9
|
56
|
54
|
56
|
|
1970 |
49.5
|
51.3
|
50.4
|
121
|
120
|
119
|
65.2
|
69.1
|
67.1
|
46
|
49
|
48
|
|
1980 |
54.1
|
55.9
|
54.9
|
124
|
127
|
127
|
70.5
|
75.0
|
72.7
|
18
|
30
|
24
|
|
1990 |
60.8
|
63.6
|
62.2
|
117
|
123
|
120
|
73.5
|
78.2
|
75.8
|
12
|
23
|
17
|
|
2000 |
66.4
|
71.4
|
68.8
|
96
|
100
|
100
|
75.3
|
80.0
|
77.6
|
19
|
25
|
21
|
|
2010 |
67.9
|
72.2
|
70.0
|
99
|
113
|
105
|
75.6
|
80.7
|
78.1
|
33
|
31
|
31
|
|
2019 |
69.6
|
74.1
|
71.8
|
105
|
111
|
112
|
78.3
|
83.4
|
80.8
|
32
|
27
|
30
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
EGYPT | COSTA RICA | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
69.6
|
74.1
|
105
|
111
|
78.3
|
83.4
|
32
|
27
|
|
Age 5 |
71.1
|
75.6
|
106
|
112
|
79.0
|
84.1
|
28
|
21
|
|
Age 10 |
71.3
|
75.8
|
106
|
112
|
79.1
|
84.2
|
28
|
21
|
|
Age 15 |
71.4
|
75.9
|
107
|
112
|
79.2
|
84.2
|
28
|
20
|
|
Age 20 |
71.7
|
76.0
|
107
|
112
|
79.5
|
84.3
|
28
|
20
|
|
Age 25 |
72.0
|
76.2
|
109
|
112
|
80.0
|
84.4
|
25
|
18
|
|
Age 30 |
72.2
|
76.3
|
111
|
113
|
80.4
|
84.6
|
23
|
16
|
|
Age 35 |
72.5
|
76.5
|
114
|
113
|
80.8
|
84.7
|
20
|
15
|
|
Age 40 |
72.9
|
76.7
|
115
|
114
|
81.2
|
84.9
|
20
|
15
|
|
Age 45 |
73.3
|
77.0
|
121
|
115
|
81.7
|
85.2
|
15
|
13
|
|
Age 50 |
73.9
|
77.4
|
126
|
117
|
82.2
|
85.5
|
14
|
11
|
|
Age 55 |
75.0
|
78.1
|
132
|
119
|
82.8
|
85.9
|
12
|
11
|
|
Age 60 |
76.5
|
79.1
|
134
|
122
|
83.6
|
86.4
|
10
|
11
|
|
Age 65 |
78.5
|
80.5
|
131
|
117
|
84.7
|
87.2
|
5
|
8
|
|
Age 70 |
81.0
|
82.6
|
116
|
105
|
85.9
|
88.0
|
5
|
8
|
|
Age 75 |
83.4
|
84.7
|
119
|
103
|
87.3
|
89.1
|
4
|
7
|
|
Age 80 |
86.5
|
87.2
|
109
|
103
|
89.1
|
90.5
|
6
|
7
|
|
Age 85 |
89.8
|
90.1
|
98
|
120
|
91.3
|
92.3
|
11
|
6
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
EGYPT | COSTA RICA | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
268.11
|
15
|
40.74
|
171
|
|
2. | Liver Disease |
93.37
|
1
|
6.24
|
156
|
|
3. | Stroke |
65.24
|
110
|
24.44
|
158
|
|
4. | Liver Cancer |
34.11
|
2
|
6.19
|
70
|
|
5. | Hypertension |
34.03
|
35
|
12.84
|
115
|
|
6. | Kidney Disease |
32.58
|
46
|
23.41
|
90
|
|
7. | Diabetes Mellitus |
27.97
|
92
|
14.87
|
125
|
|
8. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
25.25
|
99
|
13.17
|
146
|
|
9. | Breast Cancer |
24.04
|
33
|
11.97
|
140
|
|
10. | Lung Disease |
20.69
|
100
|
15.14
|
143
|
|
11. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
13.14
|
148
|
11.59
|
153
|
|
12. | Road Traffic Accidents |
11.77
|
116
|
14.00
|
103
|
|
13. | Lymphomas |
11.00
|
2
|
5.89
|
48
|
|
14. | Asthma |
10.51
|
59
|
1.02
|
134
|
|
15. | Bladder Cancer |
8.13
|
2
|
1.52
|
126
|
|
16. | Lung Cancers |
8.02
|
115
|
5.56
|
134
|
|
17. | Congenital Anomalies |
7.73
|
38
|
6.46
|
68
|
|
18. | Prostate Cancer |
6.17
|
154
|
15.36
|
98
|
|
19. | Low Birth Weight |
6.01
|
80
|
3.45
|
117
|
|
20. | Ovary Cancer |
5.11
|
61
|
2.60
|
160
|
|
21. | Leukemia |
4.53
|
42
|
4.57
|
39
|
|
22. | Violence |
4.42
|
93
|
12.02
|
40
|
|
23. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
4.35
|
156
|
10.02
|
75
|
|
24. | Other Injuries |
4.29
|
144
|
8.81
|
79
|
|
25. | Parkinson's Disease |
4.12
|
91
|
2.10
|
159
|
|
26. | Pancreas Cancer |
4.11
|
83
|
4.73
|
71
|
|
27. | Suicide |
3.41
|
158
|
7.62
|
107
|
|
28. | Birth Trauma |
3.36
|
79
|
0.93
|
125
|
|
29. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
3.32
|
88
|
1.36
|
121
|
|
30. | Inflammatory/Heart |
3.07
|
135
|
3.09
|
134
|
|
31. | Endocrine Disorders |
2.96
|
113
|
3.05
|
107
|
|
32. | Falls |
2.57
|
161
|
1.90
|
175
|
|
33. | Stomach Cancer |
2.54
|
168
|
10.69
|
34
|
|
34. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
1.89
|
119
|
1.16
|
146
|
|
35. | Fires |
1.72
|
83
|
0.20
|
176
|
|
36. | Cervical Cancer |
1.68
|
175
|
5.34
|
121
|
|
37. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
1.62
|
82
|
0.53
|
154
|
|
38. | Skin Cancers |
1.52
|
117
|
2.09
|
79
|
|
39. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.39
|
132
|
0.96
|
157
|
|
40. | Hepatitis B |
1.29
|
24
|
0.12
|
119
|
|
41. | Uterin Cancer |
1.19
|
154
|
2.50
|
80
|
|
42. | Oral Cancer |
1.16
|
170
|
1.60
|
153
|
|
43. | Malnutrition |
1.10
|
99
|
0.57
|
112
|
|
44. | Drownings |
1.09
|
146
|
1.86
|
119
|
|
45. | Encephalitis |
0.92
|
27
|
0.06
|
134
|
|
46. | Maternal Conditions |
0.80
|
93
|
0.32
|
123
|
|
47. | Meningitis |
0.78
|
92
|
0.34
|
133
|
|
48. | War |
0.71
|
23
|
0.01
|
131
|
|
49. | Pertussis |
0.65
|
76
|
0.00
|
143
|
|
50. | Tuberculosis |
0.54
|
138
|
0.53
|
139
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
EGYPT | COSTA RICA | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
173,871
|
32.40
|
2,639
|
13.10
|
|
2. | Liver Disease |
60,122
|
11.20
|
370
|
1.84
|
|
3. | Stroke |
43,839
|
8.17
|
1,624
|
8.06
|
|
4. | Liver Cancer |
24,512
|
4.57
|
382
|
1.90
|
|
5. | Hypertension |
21,094
|
3.93
|
863
|
4.28
|
|
6. | Kidney Disease |
21,087
|
3.93
|
1,482
|
7.35
|
|
7. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
20,694
|
3.86
|
836
|
4.15
|
|
8. | Diabetes Mellitus |
19,131
|
3.57
|
953
|
4.73
|
|
9. | Lung Disease |
13,393
|
2.50
|
1,046
|
5.19
|
|
10. | Congenital Anomalies |
12,163
|
2.27
|
315
|
1.56
|
|
11. | Low Birth Weight |
11,391
|
2.12
|
178
|
0.88
|
|
12. | Road Traffic Accidents |
10,141
|
1.89
|
746
|
3.70
|
|
13. | Breast Cancer |
9,180
|
1.71
|
384
|
1.91
|
|
14. | Lymphomas |
7,539
|
1.40
|
356
|
1.77
|
|
15. | Asthma |
7,104
|
1.32
|
60
|
0.30
|
|
16. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
6,975
|
1.30
|
818
|
4.06
|
|
17. | Birth Trauma |
6,109
|
1.14
|
48
|
0.24
|
|
18. | Lung Cancers |
5,677
|
1.06
|
343
|
1.70
|
|
19. | Bladder Cancer |
5,133
|
0.96
|
100
|
0.50
|
|
20. | Violence |
4,165
|
0.78
|
635
|
3.15
|
|
21. | Other Injuries |
3,819
|
0.71
|
571
|
2.83
|
|
22. | Leukemia |
3,763
|
0.70
|
262
|
1.30
|
|
23. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
3,692
|
0.69
|
87
|
0.43
|
|
24. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
3,083
|
0.57
|
621
|
3.08
|
|
25. | Suicide |
3,022
|
0.56
|
407
|
2.02
|
|
26. | Pancreas Cancer |
2,906
|
0.54
|
294
|
1.46
|
|
27. | Inflammatory/Heart |
2,489
|
0.46
|
191
|
0.95
|
|
28. | Parkinson's Disease |
2,391
|
0.45
|
138
|
0.68
|
|
29. | Endocrine Disorders |
2,372
|
0.44
|
183
|
0.91
|
|
30. | Falls |
2,019
|
0.38
|
116
|
0.58
|
|
31. | Ovary Cancer |
1,944
|
0.36
|
80
|
0.40
|
|
32. | Stomach Cancer |
1,844
|
0.34
|
661
|
3.28
|
|
33. | Fires |
1,568
|
0.29
|
10
|
0.05
|
|
34. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
1,339
|
0.25
|
74
|
0.37
|
|
35. | Prostate Cancer |
1,282
|
0.24
|
448
|
2.22
|
|
36. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
1,248
|
0.23
|
32
|
0.16
|
|
37. | Drownings |
1,122
|
0.21
|
97
|
0.48
|
|
38. | Encephalitis |
1,046
|
0.19
|
3
|
0.01
|
|
39. | Skin Cancers |
1,013
|
0.19
|
137
|
0.68
|
|
40. | Hepatitis B |
988
|
0.18
|
7
|
0.03
|
|
41. | Oesophagus Cancer |
951
|
0.18
|
61
|
0.30
|
|
42. | Pertussis |
906
|
0.17
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
43. | Meningitis |
827
|
0.15
|
18
|
0.09
|
|
44. | Maternal Conditions |
795
|
0.15
|
17
|
0.08
|
|
45. | Oral Cancer |
793
|
0.15
|
96
|
0.48
|
|
46. | Malnutrition |
759
|
0.14
|
37
|
0.18
|
|
47. | War |
714
|
0.13
|
1
|
0.00
|
|
48. | Cervical Cancer |
625
|
0.12
|
159
|
0.79
|
|
49. | Tetanus |
540
|
0.10
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
50. | Epilepsy |
451
|
0.08
|
116
|
0.58
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
EGYPT | COSTA RICA | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Liver Cancer |
34.11
|
2
|
6.19
|
70
|
|
2. | Breast Cancer |
24.04
|
33
|
11.97
|
140
|
|
3. | Lymphomas |
11.00
|
2
|
5.89
|
48
|
|
4. | Bladder Cancer |
8.13
|
2
|
1.52
|
126
|
|
5. | Lung Cancers |
8.02
|
115
|
5.56
|
134
|
|
6. | Prostate Cancer |
6.17
|
154
|
15.36
|
98
|
|
7. | Ovary Cancer |
5.11
|
61
|
2.60
|
160
|
|
8. | Leukemia |
4.53
|
42
|
4.57
|
39
|
|
9. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
4.35
|
156
|
10.02
|
75
|
|
10. | Pancreas Cancer |
4.11
|
83
|
4.73
|
71
|
|
11. | Stomach Cancer |
2.54
|
168
|
10.69
|
34
|
|
12. | Cervical Cancer |
1.68
|
175
|
5.34
|
121
|
|
13. | Skin Cancers |
1.52
|
117
|
2.09
|
79
|
|
14. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.39
|
132
|
0.96
|
157
|
|
15. | Uterin Cancer |
1.19
|
154
|
2.50
|
80
|
|
16. | Oral Cancer |
1.16
|
170
|
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.
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.