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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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MALDIVES VS COSTA RICA

Compare Maldives 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
Maldives Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Maldives MALDIVES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.1
    42.6
    43.9
    111
    140
    124
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    68.9
    70.4
    69.6
    71
    108
    96
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    78.6
    80.8
    79.6
    28
    41
    33
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    80.8
    28
    41
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    79.3
    81.3
    27
    43
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    79.4
    81.4
    27
    43
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    79.5
    81.5
    26
    43
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    79.6
    81.6
    26
    43
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    79.7
    81.7
    28
    44
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    79.8
    81.8
    28
    44
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    79.9
    81.9
    29
    45
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    80.0
    81.9
    31
    46
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.1
    31
    46
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    80.4
    82.2
    34
    48
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    80.7
    82.5
    39
    52
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    81.4
    83.1
    40
    55
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    82.2
    83.7
    41
    59
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.5
    48
    67
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    85.5
    86.3
    47
    61
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.3
    54
    60
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.0
    57
    56
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    103.55
    102
    40.74
    171
    2. Stroke
    52.95
    123
    24.44
    158
    3. Lung Disease
    34.69
    38
    15.14
    143
    4. Kidney Disease
    29.04
    65
    23.41
    90
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    11.97
    140
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.30
    78
    11.59
    153
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.38
    114
    14.87
    125
    8. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    5.34
    121
    9. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    5.56
    134
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.61
    151
    13.17
    146
    11. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    6.19
    70
    12. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    15.36
    98
    13. Liver Disease
    7.83
    143
    6.24
    156
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    10.02
    75
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6.80
    39
    3.05
    107
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    2.60
    160
    17. Hypertension
    6.22
    151
    12.84
    115
    18. Falls
    5.80
    86
    1.90
    175
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.42
    73
    2.10
    159
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.39
    87
    0.53
    139
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    1.60
    153
    22. Other Injuries
    4.22
    145
    8.81
    79
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.20
    83
    1.36
    121
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.18
    130
    6.46
    68
    25. Asthma
    3.60
    99
    1.02
    134
    26. Drownings
    3.18
    70
    1.86
    119
    27. Skin Disease
    3.03
    27
    1.88
    76
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    126
    3.45
    117
    29. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    4.57
    39
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    165
    7.62
    107
    31. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    5.89
    48
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.52
    126
    33. Violence
    1.95
    133
    12.02
    40
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.85
    177
    14.00
    103
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    2.50
    80
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.71
    170
    3.09
    134
    37. Dengue
    1.54
    4
    0.00
    68
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    4.73
    71
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    137
    1.16
    146
    40. Epilepsy
    1.14
    126
    1.97
    71
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.04
    114
    0.53
    154
    42. Malnutrition
    1.00
    102
    0.57
    112
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.99
    123
    0.93
    125
    44. Fires
    0.99
    114
    0.20
    176
    45. Encephalitis
    0.76
    43
    0.06
    134
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.75
    66
    4.26
    19
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    98
    0.32
    123
    48. Drug Use
    0.46
    161
    1.10
    105
    49. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    10.69
    34
    50. Meningitis
    0.30
    137
    0.34
    133
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Maldives MALDIVES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279
    23.13
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Stroke
    143
    11.86
    1,624
    8.06
    3. Lung Disease
    91
    7.55
    1,046
    5.19
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.63
    1,482
    7.35
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    47
    3.90
    953
    4.73
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    47
    3.90
    818
    4.06
    7. Lung Cancers
    36
    2.99
    343
    1.70
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33
    2.74
    836
    4.15
    9. Breast Cancer
    28
    2.32
    384
    1.91
    10. Liver Cancer
    27
    2.24
    382
    1.90
    11. Liver Disease
    24
    1.99
    370
    1.84
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22
    1.82
    159
    0.79
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    22
    1.82
    183
    0.91
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.74
    621
    3.08
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    19
    1.58
    315
    1.56
    16. Falls
    19
    1.58
    116
    0.58
    17. Hypertension
    16
    1.33
    863
    4.28
    18. Other Injuries
    16
    1.33
    571
    2.83
    19. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.24
    178
    0.88
    20. Oral Cancer
    15
    1.24
    96
    0.48
    21. Suicide
    15
    1.24
    407
    2.02
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14
    1.16
    87
    0.43
    23. Drownings
    14
    1.16
    97
    0.48
    24. Leukemia
    13
    1.08
    262
    1.30
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    1.00
    138
    0.68
    26. Tuberculosis
    11
    0.91
    32
    0.16
    27. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.91
    448
    2.22
    28. Asthma
    10
    0.83
    60
    0.30
    29. Violence
    10
    0.83
    635
    3.15
    30. Ovary Cancer
    9
    0.75
    80
    0.40
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    9
    0.75
    746
    3.70
    32. Dengue
    8
    0.66
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    8
    0.66
    126
    0.63
    34. Lymphomas
    7
    0.58
    356
    1.77
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.41
    17
    0.08
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.41
    48
    0.24
    37. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.41
    100
    0.50
    38. Epilepsy
    5
    0.41
    116
    0.58
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    5
    0.41
    191
    0.95
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.33
    294
    1.46
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.33
    74
    0.37
    42. Fires
    4
    0.33
    10
    0.05
    43. Encephalitis
    3
    0.25
    3
    0.01
    44. Malnutrition
    3
    0.25
    37
    0.18
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3
    0.25
    32
    0.16
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.17
    80
    0.40
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.17
    266
    1.32
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.17
    63
    0.31
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    18
    0.09
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1
    0.08
    661
    3.28
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Maldives MALDIVES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    71
    11.97
    140
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.15
    53
    5.34
    121
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.06
    89
    5.56
    134
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.20
    35
    6.19
    70
    5. Prostate Cancer
    8.38
    139
    15.36
    98
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.68
    109
    10.02
    75
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    18
    2.60
    160
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    52
    1.60
    153
    9. Leukemia
    2.87
    126
    4.57
    39
    10. Lymphomas
    2.62
    159
    5.89
    48
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    95
    1.52
    126
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    127
    2.50
    80
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    156
    4.73
    71
    14. Stomach Cancer
    0.39
    183
    10.69
    34
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.03
    182
    0.96
    157
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    178
    2.09
    79
    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.