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Germany
COUNTRY #1
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GERMANY VS COSTA RICA

Compare Germany 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
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
Germany Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Germany GERMANY   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    74.8
    80.9
    78.0
    23
    16
    18
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    78.7
    84.8
    81.7
    26
    10
    20
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.7
    84.8
    26
    10
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    79.0
    85.1
    29
    10
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    79.2
    85.2
    29
    10
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    79.3
    85.2
    29
    10
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    79.4
    85.3
    32
    10
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    79.6
    85.4
    33
    10
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    79.8
    85.5
    33
    9
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    80.0
    85.7
    34
    9
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.9
    33
    8
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    81.0
    86.3
    35
    7
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    81.9
    86.9
    35
    6
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    35
    6
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    84.6
    88.7
    35
    3
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    86.3
    90.0
    30
    2
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    88.3
    91.6
    25
    1
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    90.9
    94.1
    31
    1
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.09
    155
    40.74
    171
    2. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    27
    5.56
    134
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.80
    66
    11.97
    140
    4. Stroke
    18.75
    173
    24.44
    158
    5. Lung Disease
    18.00
    116
    15.14
    143
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.54
    128
    11.59
    153
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    102
    15.36
    98
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.18
    48
    10.02
    75
    9. Liver Disease
    9.69
    128
    6.24
    156
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.75
    12
    4.73
    71
    11. Hypertension
    8.36
    139
    12.84
    115
    12. Suicide
    8.27
    93
    7.62
    107
    13. Kidney Disease
    7.81
    152
    23.41
    90
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.66
    170
    13.17
    146
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.48
    161
    14.87
    125
    16. Falls
    5.64
    93
    1.90
    175
    17. Lymphomas
    5.60
    60
    5.89
    48
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.15
    62
    3.05
    107
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    60
    2.60
    160
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    118
    10.69
    34
    21. Alcohol
    4.32
    25
    2.21
    55
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.30
    99
    3.09
    134
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.25
    83
    2.10
    159
    24. Leukemia
    4.20
    59
    4.57
    39
    25. Other Injuries
    4.05
    151
    8.81
    79
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    129
    6.19
    70
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    69
    1.60
    153
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.39
    58
    0.96
    157
    29. Other Neoplasms
    3.28
    29
    4.26
    19
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.98
    170
    14.00
    103
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.95
    157
    6.46
    68
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.68
    155
    5.34
    121
    33. Bladder Cancer
    2.51
    70
    1.52
    126
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    84
    2.09
    79
    35. Drug Use
    2.00
    45
    1.10
    105
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.95
    110
    2.50
    80
    37. Epilepsy
    1.72
    86
    1.97
    71
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.39
    119
    1.36
    121
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.34
    96
    0.53
    154
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1.30
    161
    3.45
    117
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    11
    0.19
    98
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.90
    152
    1.16
    146
    43. Violence
    0.84
    161
    12.02
    40
    44. Skin Disease
    0.62
    130
    1.88
    76
    45. Asthma
    0.46
    165
    1.02
    134
    46. Drownings
    0.42
    177
    1.86
    119
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    160
    0.93
    125
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.33
    33
    0.02
    136
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    39
    0.38
    33
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.30
    135
    3.47
    85
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Germany GERMANY   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    147,055
    20.98
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    51,168
    7.30
    818
    4.06
    3. Stroke
    49,794
    7.11
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Lung Cancers
    46,560
    6.64
    343
    1.70
    5. Lung Disease
    42,797
    6.11
    1,046
    5.19
    6. Hypertension
    26,796
    3.82
    863
    4.28
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    26,026
    3.71
    621
    3.08
    8. Kidney Disease
    22,770
    3.25
    1,482
    7.35
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20,712
    2.96
    836
    4.15
    10. Breast Cancer
    18,842
    2.69
    384
    1.91
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    17,971
    2.56
    294
    1.46
    12. Prostate Cancer
    16,487
    2.35
    448
    2.22
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    15,560
    2.22
    953
    4.73
    14. Falls
    15,325
    2.19
    116
    0.58
    15. Liver Disease
    15,194
    2.17
    370
    1.84
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    12,594
    1.80
    138
    0.68
    17. Lymphomas
    12,249
    1.75
    356
    1.77
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    10,677
    1.52
    183
    0.91
    19. Suicide
    10,284
    1.47
    407
    2.02
    20. Stomach Cancer
    9,658
    1.38
    661
    3.28
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,891
    1.27
    191
    0.95
    22. Leukemia
    8,737
    1.25
    262
    1.30
    23. Other Injuries
    8,248
    1.18
    571
    2.83
    24. Other Neoplasms
    8,161
    1.16
    266
    1.32
    25. Liver Cancer
    8,057
    1.15
    382
    1.90
    26. Alcohol
    6,257
    0.89
    126
    0.63
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    6,212
    0.89
    61
    0.30
    28. Bladder Cancer
    6,193
    0.88
    100
    0.50
    29. Oral Cancer
    6,023
    0.86
    96
    0.48
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,192
    0.74
    80
    0.40
    31. Skin Cancers
    4,055
    0.58
    137
    0.68
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,830
    0.55
    87
    0.43
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,615
    0.52
    32
    0.16
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,160
    0.45
    746
    3.70
    35. Epilepsy
    3,091
    0.44
    116
    0.58
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    2,291
    0.33
    315
    1.56
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2,231
    0.32
    80
    0.40
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,166
    0.31
    74
    0.37
    39. Cervical Cancer
    2,131
    0.30
    159
    0.79
    40. Drug Use
    1,930
    0.28
    63
    0.31
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,571
    0.22
    11
    0.05
    42. Skin Disease
    1,543
    0.22
    126
    0.63
    43. Anemia
    994
    0.14
    25
    0.12
    44. Asthma
    924
    0.13
    60
    0.30
    45. Low Birth Weight
    770
    0.11
    178
    0.88
    46. Violence
    769
    0.11
    635
    3.15
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    543
    0.08
    55
    0.27
    48. Hepatitis C
    507
    0.07
    1
    0.00
    49. Drownings
    459
    0.07
    97
    0.48
    50. Malnutrition
    450
    0.06
    37
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    27
    5.56
    134
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.80
    66
    11.97
    140
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    102
    15.36
    98
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.18
    48
    10.02
    75
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.75
    12
    4.73
    71
    6. Lymphomas
    5.60
    60
    5.89
    48
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    60
    2.60
    160
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    118
    10.69
    34
    9. Leukemia
    4.20
    59
    4.57
    39
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    129
    6.19
    70
    11. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    69
    1.60
    153
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.39
    58
    0.96
    157
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.68
    155
    5.34
    121
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.51
    70
    1.52
    126
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    84
    2.09
    79
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.95
    110
    2.50
    80
    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.