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Guatemala
COUNTRY #1
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GUATEMALA VS COSTA RICA

Compare Guatemala 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
Guatemala Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.2
    46.6
    45.9
    110
    117
    116
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    64.3
    71.0
    67.7
    108
    103
    104
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    69.0
    75.0
    72.0
    112
    105
    110
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.0
    75.0
    112
    105
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    70.8
    76.7
    111
    100
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    70.9
    76.8
    112
    100
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    71.1
    76.9
    111
    100
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    71.6
    77.2
    109
    100
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    72.4
    77.4
    100
    97
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    73.2
    77.7
    95
    95
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    73.9
    78.0
    91
    95
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    74.7
    78.3
    86
    94
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    75.6
    78.8
    80
    95
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    76.6
    79.4
    78
    94
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    77.9
    80.2
    74
    93
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.4
    63
    89
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    81.0
    82.8
    62
    80
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    83.1
    84.6
    55
    65
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    85.1
    86.2
    58
    66
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    87.4
    88.4
    58
    58
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    78
    63
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85.26
    127
    40.74
    171
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.32
    51
    13.17
    146
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    63.24
    23
    14.87
    125
    4. Kidney Disease
    55.14
    8
    23.41
    90
    5. Liver Disease
    48.70
    12
    6.24
    156
    6. Stroke
    42.01
    137
    24.44
    158
    7. Violence
    27.04
    13
    12.02
    40
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    26.54
    56
    14.00
    103
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    18.72
    59
    1.36
    121
    10. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    15.36
    98
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    114
    11.59
    153
    12. Lung Disease
    16.50
    130
    15.14
    143
    13. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    6.19
    70
    14. Other Injuries
    15.26
    22
    8.81
    79
    15. Malnutrition
    14.81
    15
    0.57
    112
    16. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    10.69
    34
    17. Alcohol
    13.98
    4
    2.21
    55
    18. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    5.34
    121
    19. Falls
    10.84
    17
    1.90
    175
    20. HIV/AIDS
    9.24
    61
    3.47
    85
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.86
    17
    1.16
    146
    22. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    11.97
    140
    23. Suicide
    6.23
    124
    7.62
    107
    24. Hypertension
    5.92
    153
    12.84
    115
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    5.53
    98
    6.46
    68
    26. Low Birth Weight
    5.13
    87
    3.45
    117
    27. Birth Trauma
    4.47
    70
    0.93
    125
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    10.02
    75
    29. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    4.57
    39
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.67
    85
    3.05
    107
    31. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    5.56
    134
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    126
    2.10
    159
    33. Epilepsy
    2.89
    33
    1.97
    71
    34. Asthma
    2.78
    102
    1.02
    134
    35. Drownings
    2.75
    79
    1.86
    119
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.61
    63
    0.32
    123
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    4.73
    71
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.31
    105
    0.53
    139
    39. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    2.60
    160
    40. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    5.89
    48
    41. Skin Disease
    1.94
    72
    1.88
    76
    42. Drug Use
    1.89
    50
    1.10
    105
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    169
    3.09
    134
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    2.09
    79
    45. Meningitis
    1.71
    67
    0.34
    133
    46. Poisonings
    1.66
    53
    0.11
    169
    47. Fires
    1.36
    96
    0.20
    176
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    0.96
    157
    49. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    1.60
    153
    50. Appendicitis
    1.12
    13
    0.39
    84
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,825
    11.28
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,245
    10.61
    836
    4.15
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,932
    7.96
    953
    4.73
    4. Kidney Disease
    6,277
    7.21
    1,482
    7.35
    5. Liver Disease
    5,684
    6.53
    370
    1.84
    6. Stroke
    4,849
    5.57
    1,624
    8.06
    7. Violence
    4,411
    5.06
    635
    3.15
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,026
    4.62
    746
    3.70
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,617
    3.00
    87
    0.43
    10. Other Injuries
    2,466
    2.83
    571
    2.83
    11. Malnutrition
    1,981
    2.27
    37
    0.18
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,957
    2.25
    818
    4.06
    13. Lung Disease
    1,901
    2.18
    1,046
    5.19
    14. Alcohol
    1,799
    2.07
    126
    0.63
    15. Liver Cancer
    1,765
    2.03
    382
    1.90
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,658
    1.90
    178
    0.88
    17. Stomach Cancer
    1,570
    1.80
    661
    3.28
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    1,517
    1.74
    315
    1.56
    19. Birth Trauma
    1,466
    1.68
    48
    0.24
    20. Falls
    1,371
    1.57
    116
    0.58
    21. HIV/AIDS
    1,173
    1.35
    192
    0.95
    22. Suicide
    1,039
    1.19
    407
    2.02
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,029
    1.18
    74
    0.37
    24. Prostate Cancer
    846
    0.97
    448
    2.22
    25. Cervical Cancer
    808
    0.93
    159
    0.79
    26. Hypertension
    679
    0.78
    863
    4.28
    27. Leukemia
    601
    0.69
    262
    1.30
    28. Breast Cancer
    495
    0.57
    384
    1.91
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    486
    0.56
    183
    0.91
    30. Maternal Conditions
    468
    0.54
    17
    0.08
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    464
    0.53
    621
    3.08
    32. Epilepsy
    463
    0.53
    116
    0.58
    33. Drownings
    463
    0.53
    97
    0.48
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    393
    0.45
    138
    0.68
    35. Lung Cancers
    391
    0.45
    343
    1.70
    36. Asthma
    335
    0.38
    60
    0.30
    37. Tuberculosis
    301
    0.35
    32
    0.16
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    282
    0.32
    294
    1.46
    39. Poisonings
    275
    0.32
    5
    0.02
    40. Drug Use
    272
    0.31
    63
    0.31
    41. Meningitis
    271
    0.31
    18
    0.09
    42. Skin Disease
    232
    0.27
    126
    0.63
    43. Lymphomas
    229
    0.26
    356
    1.77
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    225
    0.26
    191
    0.95
    45. Fires
    207
    0.24
    10
    0.05
    46. Skin Cancers
    195
    0.22
    137
    0.68
    47. Appendicitis
    164
    0.19
    22
    0.11
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    144
    0.17
    61
    0.30
    49. Oral Cancer
    142
    0.16
    96
    0.48
    50. Ovary Cancer
    133
    0.15
    80
    0.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    15.36
    98
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    6.19
    70
    3. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    10.69
    34
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    5.34
    121
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    11.97
    140
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    10.02
    75
    7. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    4.57
    39
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    5.56
    134
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    4.73
    71
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    2.60
    160
    11. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    5.89
    48
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    2.09
    79
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    0.96
    157
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    1.60
    153
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.52
    179
    1.52
    126
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    177
    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.