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Venezuela
COUNTRY #1
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VENEZUELA VS COSTA RICA

Compare Venezuela 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
Venezuela Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    58.2
    61.5
    59.8
    61
    64
    62
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    62.6
    67.8
    65.1
    62
    57
    59
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    65.5
    71.4
    68.3
    59
    61
    58
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    68.4
    74.2
    71.2
    51
    56
    50
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    68.4
    77.1
    72.5
    77
    45
    62
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    69.8
    77.8
    73.7
    90
    54
    75
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    69.9
    78.2
    73.9
    99
    71
    90
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    78.2
    99
    71
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    72.2
    80.2
    91
    54
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    72.3
    80.3
    91
    54
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    72.4
    80.4
    91
    53
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    73.2
    80.6
    86
    53
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    74.4
    80.8
    73
    52
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    75.2
    81.0
    72
    51
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    75.9
    81.2
    62
    49
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    76.6
    81.5
    61
    49
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.9
    60
    49
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    77.7
    82.3
    59
    46
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    78.6
    82.9
    60
    45
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    79.7
    83.6
    60
    45
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    81.3
    84.8
    56
    43
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    83.0
    85.9
    56
    42
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    85.0
    87.2
    60
    44
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    87.3
    88.9
    65
    51
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.3
    62
    36
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.32
    110
    40.74
    171
    2. Violence
    64.65
    3
    12.02
    40
    3. Stroke
    45.07
    136
    24.44
    158
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.42
    57
    14.87
    125
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.75
    26
    14.00
    103
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.48
    95
    13.17
    146
    7. HIV/AIDS
    26.13
    37
    3.47
    85
    8. Prostate Cancer
    25.55
    42
    15.36
    98
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.78
    99
    23.41
    90
    10. Lung Disease
    19.28
    108
    15.14
    143
    11. Hypertension
    19.28
    86
    12.84
    115
    12. Breast Cancer
    16.79
    93
    11.97
    140
    13. Lung Cancers
    14.10
    80
    5.56
    134
    14. Cervical Cancer
    13.21
    65
    5.34
    121
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    9.91
    10
    6.46
    68
    16. Low Birth Weight
    8.87
    47
    3.45
    117
    17. Liver Disease
    8.36
    138
    6.24
    156
    18. Other Neoplasms
    7.94
    3
    4.26
    19
    19. Stomach Cancer
    7.93
    63
    10.69
    34
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.41
    114
    10.02
    75
    21. Other Injuries
    6.32
    114
    8.81
    79
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.21
    79
    1.36
    121
    23. Lymphomas
    4.50
    100
    5.89
    48
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.94
    85
    4.73
    71
    25. Liver Cancer
    3.76
    142
    6.19
    70
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.74
    119
    2.60
    160
    27. Leukemia
    3.60
    90
    4.57
    39
    28. Falls
    3.17
    144
    1.90
    175
    29. Birth Trauma
    3.10
    81
    0.93
    125
    30. Chagas disease
    3.08
    2
    0.00
    55
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.78
    122
    3.05
    107
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.72
    99
    0.53
    139
    33. Malnutrition
    2.41
    81
    0.57
    112
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.20
    159
    3.09
    134
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.18
    178
    11.59
    153
    36. Suicide
    2.10
    178
    7.62
    107
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.06
    105
    2.50
    80
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    83
    2.09
    79
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    135
    1.60
    153
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.55
    131
    1.16
    146
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.53
    77
    0.32
    123
    42. Epilepsy
    1.48
    102
    1.97
    71
    43. Malaria
    1.44
    45
    0.00
    94
    44. Drownings
    1.38
    135
    1.86
    119
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    138
    1.52
    126
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.34
    136
    0.96
    157
    47. Asthma
    1.13
    125
    1.02
    134
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.96
    175
    2.10
    159
    49. Meningitis
    0.94
    82
    0.34
    133
    50. Drug Use
    0.81
    130
    1.10
    105
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,905
    17.07
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Violence
    18,132
    11.50
    635
    3.15
    3. Stroke
    12,133
    7.70
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,176
    7.09
    953
    4.73
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,127
    7.06
    746
    3.70
    6. HIV/AIDS
    7,490
    4.75
    192
    0.95
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,188
    4.56
    836
    4.15
    8. Kidney Disease
    5,932
    3.76
    1,482
    7.35
    9. Hypertension
    5,195
    3.30
    863
    4.28
    10. Lung Disease
    5,150
    3.27
    1,046
    5.19
    11. Lung Cancers
    3,900
    2.47
    343
    1.70
    12. Low Birth Weight
    3,088
    1.96
    178
    0.88
    13. Prostate Cancer
    2,848
    1.81
    448
    2.22
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    2,846
    1.81
    315
    1.56
    15. Breast Cancer
    2,563
    1.63
    384
    1.91
    16. Liver Disease
    2,340
    1.48
    370
    1.84
    17. Stomach Cancer
    2,175
    1.38
    661
    3.28
    18. Other Neoplasms
    2,167
    1.37
    266
    1.32
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,037
    1.29
    621
    3.08
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,986
    1.26
    159
    0.79
    21. Other Injuries
    1,693
    1.07
    571
    2.83
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,359
    0.86
    87
    0.43
    23. Lymphomas
    1,248
    0.79
    356
    1.77
    24. Birth Trauma
    1,087
    0.69
    48
    0.24
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    1,082
    0.69
    294
    1.46
    26. Liver Cancer
    1,029
    0.65
    382
    1.90
    27. Leukemia
    1,007
    0.64
    262
    1.30
    28. Falls
    865
    0.55
    116
    0.58
    29. Chagas disease
    826
    0.52
    0
    0.00
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    760
    0.48
    183
    0.91
    31. Tuberculosis
    748
    0.47
    32
    0.16
    32. Malnutrition
    629
    0.40
    37
    0.18
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    599
    0.38
    191
    0.95
    34. Suicide
    585
    0.37
    407
    2.02
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    572
    0.36
    818
    4.06
    36. Ovary Cancer
    563
    0.36
    80
    0.40
    37. Skin Cancers
    553
    0.35
    137
    0.68
    38. Oral Cancer
    544
    0.35
    96
    0.48
    39. Maternal Conditions
    422
    0.27
    17
    0.08
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    418
    0.27
    74
    0.37
    41. Epilepsy
    411
    0.26
    116
    0.58
    42. Malaria
    402
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    43. Drownings
    388
    0.25
    97
    0.48
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    370
    0.23
    61
    0.30
    45. Bladder Cancer
    365
    0.23
    100
    0.50
    46. Asthma
    311
    0.20
    60
    0.30
    47. Uterin Cancer
    309
    0.20
    80
    0.40
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    252
    0.16
    138
    0.68
    49. Meningitis
    251
    0.16
    18
    0.09
    50. Drug Use
    225
    0.14
    63
    0.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.55
    42
    15.36
    98
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.79
    93
    11.97
    140
    3. Lung Cancers
    14.10
    80
    5.56
    134
    4. Cervical Cancer
    13.21
    65
    5.34
    121
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.93
    63
    10.69
    34
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.41
    114
    10.02
    75
    7. Lymphomas
    4.50
    100
    5.89
    48
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.94
    85
    4.73
    71
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.76
    142
    6.19
    70
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.74
    119
    2.60
    160
    11. Leukemia
    3.60
    90
    4.57
    39
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.06
    105
    2.50
    80
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    83
    2.09
    79
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    135
    1.60
    153
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    138
    1.52
    126
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.34
    136
    0.96
    157
    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.