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Mauritania
COUNTRY #1
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MAURITANIA VS COSTA RICA

Compare Mauritania 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
Mauritania Population Pyramid
9,024,891
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Costa Rica Population Pyramid
5,772,686
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
  
60.5
63.3
61.9
56
54
56
1970
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
  
65.2
69.1
67.1
46
49
48
1980
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
  
70.5
75.0
72.7
18
30
24
1990
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
  
73.5
78.2
75.8
12
23
17
2000
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
  
75.3
80.0
77.6
19
25
21
2010
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
  
75.6
80.7
78.1
33
31
31
2019
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
  
78.3
83.4
80.8
32
27
30
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
68.1
68.7
119
141
78.3
83.4
32
27
Age
68.1
68.7
119
141
78.3
83.4
32
27
Age 5
73.8
73.6
71
129
79.0
84.1
28
21
Age 10
74.2
73.9
68
127
79.1
84.2
28
21
Age 15
74.3
74.1
68
127
79.2
84.2
28
20
Age 20
74.6
74.3
69
127
79.5
84.3
28
20
Age 25
74.9
74.6
69
127
80.0
84.4
25
18
Age 30
75.3
74.9
70
127
80.4
84.6
23
16
Age 35
75.7
75.2
70
127
80.8
84.7
20
15
Age 40
76.1
75.7
67
128
81.2
84.9
20
15
Age 45
76.6
76.2
66
129
81.7
85.2
15
13
Age 50
77.2
76.9
67
131
82.2
85.5
14
11
Age 55
78.1
77.8
66
134
82.8
85.9
12
11
Age 60
79.1
78.9
71
135
83.6
86.4
10
11
Age 65
80.6
80.3
70
131
84.7
87.2
5
8
Age 70
82.3
82.1
68
125
85.9
88.0
5
8
Age 75
84.6
84.4
67
127
87.3
89.1
4
7
Age 80
87.1
87.0
69
123
89.1
90.5
6
7
Age 85
90.1
90.2
71
112
91.3
92.3
11
6
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
97.58
114
40.74
171
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
84.48
39
13.17
146
3. Stroke
74.41
100
24.44
158
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
44.13
41
1.36
121
5. Malaria
43.02
20
0.00
94
6. Diabetes Mellitus
33.08
83
14.87
125
7. Road Traffic Accidents
31.87
44
14.00
103
8. Kidney Disease
28.66
67
23.41
90
9. Cervical Cancer
27.42
20
5.34
121
10. Liver Disease
25.88
73
6.24
156
11. Tuberculosis
24.14
46
0.53
139
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.76
53
11.59
153
13. Prostate Cancer
18.54
72
15.36
98
14. Lung Disease
16.35
131
15.14
143
15. Hypertension
16.11
102
12.84
115
16. Maternal Conditions
16.08
15
0.32
123
17. Low Birth Weight
15.92
3
3.45
117
18. Breast Cancer
14.72
122
11.97
140
19. Malnutrition
13.89
20
0.57
112
20. Violence
13.71
31
12.02
40
21. Liver Cancer
12.80
20
6.19
70
22. Birth Trauma
9.85
27
0.93
125
23. Other Injuries
8.96
76
8.81
79
24. Asthma
8.59
70
1.02
134
25. Meningitis
8.18
39
0.34
133
26. Pertussis
7.56
2
0.00
143
27. Congenital Anomalies
7.27
46
6.46
68
28. HIV/AIDS
7.20
66
3.47
85
29. Falls
6.66
73
1.90
175
30. Stomach Cancer
6.03
91
10.69
34
31. Suicide
5.47
132
7.62
107
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.29
146
10.02
75
33. Parkinson's Disease
4.87
54
2.10
159
34. Inflammatory/Heart
4.86
90
3.09
134
35. Endocrine Disorders
4.39
78
3.05
107
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.26
67
1.16
146
37. Ovary Cancer
3.39
128
2.60
160
38. Fires
3.05
47
0.20
176
39. Lung Cancers
2.77
163
5.56
134
40. Lymphomas
2.74
157
5.89
48
41. Drug Use
2.66
30
1.10
105
42. Skin Cancers
2.41
54
2.09
79
43. Syphilis
2.25
6
0.02
134
44. Skin Disease
2.17
54
1.88
76
45. Drownings
2.10
112
1.86
119
46. Bladder Cancer
2.05
93
1.52
126
47. Oral Cancer
2.03
130
1.60
153
48. Epilepsy
1.97
72
1.97
71
49. Pancreas Cancer
1.67
151
4.73
71
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.53
91
0.53
154
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,756
11.66
836
4.15
2. Low Birth Weight
2,014
8.52
178
0.88
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,656
7.01
87
0.43
4. Coronary Heart Disease
1,636
6.92
2,639
13.10
5. Malaria
1,423
6.02
0
0.00
6. Stroke
1,307
5.53
1,624
8.06
7. Birth Trauma
1,204
5.10
48
0.24
8. Road Traffic Accidents
1,158
4.90
746
3.70
9. Tuberculosis
717
3.03
32
0.16
10. Congenital Anomalies
665
2.81
315
1.56
11. Maternal Conditions
639
2.70
17
0.08
12. Diabetes Mellitus
594
2.51
953
4.73
13. Liver Disease
586
2.48
370
1.84
14. Pertussis
574
2.43
0
0.00
15. Kidney Disease
555
2.35
1,482
7.35
16. Violence
491
2.08
635
3.15
17. Malnutrition
462
1.96
37
0.18
18. Meningitis
357
1.51
18
0.09
19. Other Injuries
343
1.45
571
2.83
20. Cervical Cancer
333
1.41
159
0.79
21. Liver Cancer
312
1.32
382
1.90
22. Hypertension
286
1.21
863
4.28
23. Lung Disease
275
1.16
1,046
5.19
24. Alzheimers & Dementia
251
1.06
818
4.06
25. HIV/AIDS
231
0.98
192
0.95
26. Syphilis
204
0.86
1
0.00
27. Endocrine Disorders
197
0.83
183
0.91
28. Breast Cancer
189
0.80
384
1.91
29. Asthma
170
0.72
60
0.30
30. Suicide
141
0.60
407
2.02
31. Falls
140
0.59
116
0.58
32. Stomach Cancer
132
0.56
661
3.28
33. Fires
123
0.52
10
0.05
34. Prostate Cancer
118
0.50
448
2.22
35. Drownings
116
0.49
97
0.48
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
110
0.47
621
3.08
37. Inflammatory/Heart
110
0.47
191
0.95
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
83
0.35
74
0.37
39. Epilepsy
75
0.32
116
0.58
40. Drug Use
71
0.30
63
0.31
41. Parkinson's Disease
69
0.29
138
0.68
42. Poisonings
67
0.28
5
0.02
43. Lymphomas
65
0.28
356
1.77
44. Lung Cancers
60
0.25
343
1.70
45. Tetanus
58
0.25
0
0.00
46. Skin Cancers
50
0.21
137
0.68
47. Skin Disease
47
0.20
126
0.63
48. Oral Cancer
45
0.19
96
0.48
49. Ovary Cancer
43
0.18
80
0.40
50. Bladder Cancer
42
0.18
100
0.50
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
27.42
20
5.34
121
2. Prostate Cancer
18.54
72
15.36
98
3. Breast Cancer
14.72
122
11.97
140
4. Liver Cancer
12.80
20
6.19
70
5. Stomach Cancer
6.03
91
10.69
34
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.29
146
10.02
75
7. Ovary Cancer
3.39
128
2.60
160
8. Lung Cancers
2.77
163
5.56
134
9. Lymphomas
2.74
157
5.89
48
10. Skin Cancers
2.41
54
2.09
79
11. Bladder Cancer
2.05
93
1.52
126
12. Oral Cancer
2.03
130
1.60
153
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.67
151
4.73
71
14. Uterin Cancer
1.46
141
2.50
80
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.31
140
0.96
157
16. Leukemia
0.73
176
4.57
39
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.