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Saint Lucia
COUNTRY #1
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SAINT LUCIA VS COSTA RICA

Compare Saint Lucia 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
Saint Lucia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    55.1
    58.5
    56.8
    70
    71
    71
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    60.5
    64.1
    62.3
    68
    71
    69
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    68.7
    73.3
    71.0
    46
    67
    53
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    69.6
    73.5
    71.6
    60
    85
    73
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    71.6
    76.9
    74.2
    67
    72
    66
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    71.3
    77.7
    74.3
    85
    81
    82
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.3
    77.7
    85
    81
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    73.1
    79.3
    83
    70
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    73.2
    79.4
    84
    70
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    73.3
    79.5
    84
    70
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    73.5
    79.6
    82
    70
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    74.0
    79.8
    81
    68
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    74.5
    79.9
    76
    68
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    75.1
    80.2
    76
    68
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    75.6
    80.5
    76
    66
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    76.2
    80.9
    74
    62
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.4
    72
    61
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    78.0
    82.1
    70
    58
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    79.2
    82.9
    69
    58
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    80.7
    83.9
    69
    55
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    82.3
    85.2
    69
    55
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    84.5
    86.7
    71
    54
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.4
    79
    57
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.5
    117
    74
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    76.66
    98
    24.44
    158
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.16
    150
    40.74
    171
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    59.14
    27
    14.87
    125
    4. Prostate Cancer
    46.15
    9
    15.36
    98
    5. Kidney Disease
    34.17
    41
    23.41
    90
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.43
    89
    13.17
    146
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.06
    55
    14.00
    103
    8. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    39
    11.97
    140
    9. Lung Disease
    21.32
    96
    15.14
    143
    10. Hypertension
    21.09
    77
    12.84
    115
    11. Violence
    18.65
    21
    12.02
    40
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.12
    103
    11.59
    153
    13. Liver Disease
    15.59
    105
    6.24
    156
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.71
    12
    3.09
    134
    15. Low Birth Weight
    11.00
    29
    3.45
    117
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.57
    81
    5.34
    121
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    9.99
    20
    3.05
    107
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.43
    85
    10.02
    75
    19. Stomach Cancer
    9.38
    48
    10.69
    34
    20. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    111
    5.56
    134
    21. Suicide
    6.85
    118
    7.62
    107
    22. Other Injuries
    6.74
    103
    8.81
    79
    23. Skin Disease
    6.62
    11
    1.88
    76
    24. Lymphomas
    5.94
    46
    5.89
    48
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5.38
    39
    2.10
    159
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.16
    110
    6.46
    68
    27. Drownings
    4.88
    28
    1.86
    119
    28. Alcohol
    4.33
    24
    2.21
    55
    29. Asthma
    4.32
    93
    1.02
    134
    30. Falls
    4.11
    123
    1.90
    175
    31. Epilepsy
    3.52
    13
    1.97
    71
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    3.34
    103
    4.73
    71
    33. Malnutrition
    3.01
    68
    0.57
    112
    34. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    154
    2.60
    160
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.24
    99
    1.16
    146
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.89
    107
    1.36
    121
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.88
    113
    2.50
    80
    38. Leukemia
    1.85
    155
    4.57
    39
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.80
    77
    0.53
    154
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.76
    98
    0.93
    125
    41. Liver Cancer
    1.64
    180
    6.19
    70
    42. Fires
    1.51
    92
    0.20
    176
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    127
    0.96
    157
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    165
    1.60
    153
    45. Tuberculosis
    1.24
    120
    0.53
    139
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.95
    87
    0.32
    123
    47. Drug Use
    0.92
    123
    1.10
    105
    48. Other Neoplasms
    0.80
    64
    4.26
    19
    49. Meningitis
    0.70
    98
    0.34
    133
    50. Encephalitis
    0.56
    69
    0.06
    134
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    188
    14.24
    1,624
    8.06
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    149
    11.29
    2,639
    13.10
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    140
    10.61
    953
    4.73
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.06
    1,482
    7.35
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    66
    5.00
    836
    4.15
    6. Prostate Cancer
    56
    4.24
    448
    2.22
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    55
    4.17
    746
    3.70
    8. Lung Disease
    53
    4.02
    1,046
    5.19
    9. Hypertension
    52
    3.94
    863
    4.28
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    48
    3.64
    818
    4.06
    11. Violence
    37
    2.80
    635
    3.15
    12. Liver Disease
    35
    2.65
    370
    1.84
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    31
    2.35
    191
    0.95
    14. Breast Cancer
    25
    1.89
    384
    1.91
    15. Stomach Cancer
    22
    1.67
    661
    3.28
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.59
    621
    3.08
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    20
    1.52
    183
    0.91
    18. Lung Cancers
    19
    1.44
    343
    1.70
    19. Low Birth Weight
    17
    1.29
    178
    0.88
    20. Skin Disease
    16
    1.21
    126
    0.63
    21. Other Injuries
    15
    1.14
    571
    2.83
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    14
    1.06
    138
    0.68
    23. Suicide
    14
    1.06
    407
    2.02
    24. Lymphomas
    13
    0.98
    356
    1.77
    25. Cervical Cancer
    12
    0.91
    159
    0.79
    26. Falls
    11
    0.83
    116
    0.58
    27. Asthma
    10
    0.76
    60
    0.30
    28. Alcohol
    9
    0.68
    126
    0.63
    29. Drownings
    9
    0.68
    97
    0.48
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    8
    0.61
    294
    1.46
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    8
    0.61
    315
    1.56
    32. Malnutrition
    7
    0.53
    37
    0.18
    33. Epilepsy
    7
    0.53
    116
    0.58
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.38
    87
    0.43
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.38
    74
    0.37
    36. Liver Cancer
    4
    0.30
    382
    1.90
    37. Leukemia
    4
    0.30
    262
    1.30
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.30
    32
    0.16
    39. Tuberculosis
    3
    0.23
    32
    0.16
    40. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.23
    48
    0.24
    41. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.23
    96
    0.48
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    3
    0.23
    61
    0.30
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3
    0.23
    80
    0.40
    44. Fires
    3
    0.23
    10
    0.05
    45. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.15
    17
    0.08
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.15
    80
    0.40
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.15
    266
    1.32
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.15
    63
    0.31
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    18
    0.09
    50. Encephalitis
    1
    0.08
    3
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    46.15
    9
    15.36
    98
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    39
    11.97
    140
    3. Cervical Cancer
    10.57
    81
    5.34
    121
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.43
    85
    10.02
    75
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.38
    48
    10.69
    34
    6. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    111
    5.56
    134
    7. Lymphomas
    5.94
    46
    5.89
    48
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.34
    103
    4.73
    71
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    154
    2.60
    160
    10. Uterin Cancer
    1.88
    113
    2.50
    80
    11. Leukemia
    1.85
    155
    4.57
    39
    12. Liver Cancer
    1.64
    180
    6.19
    70
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    127
    0.96
    157
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    165
    1.60
    153
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    181
    2.09
    79
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.00
    183
    1.52
    126
    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.