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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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COSTA RICA VS COMOROS

Compare Costa Rica and Comoros 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.

Comoros
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
5,772,686
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Comoros Population Pyramid
1,471,738
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Comoros COMOROS
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Comoros COMOROS
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
60.5
63.3
61.9
56
54
56
  
42.2
45.2
43.7
127
128
128
1970
65.2
69.1
67.1
46
49
48
  
46.2
49.8
48.0
132
130
131
1980
70.5
75.0
72.7
18
30
24
  
50.2
54.2
52.2
137
136
136
1990
73.5
78.2
75.8
12
23
17
  
54.9
58.8
56.8
141
140
143
2000
75.3
80.0
77.6
19
25
21
  
57.9
61.1
59.5
135
134
135
2010
75.6
80.7
78.1
33
31
31
  
60.2
63.4
61.8
143
146
147
2019
78.3
83.4
80.8
32
27
30
  
65.9
68.9
67.4
132
140
134
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Comoros COMOROS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.3
83.4
32
27
65.9
68.9
132
140
Age
78.3
83.4
32
27
65.9
68.9
132
140
Age 5
79.0
84.1
28
21
70.9
73.2
109
131
Age 10
79.1
84.2
28
21
71.3
73.6
105
131
Age 15
79.2
84.2
28
20
71.5
73.7
106
132
Age 20
79.5
84.3
28
20
71.8
74.0
106
132
Age 25
80.0
84.4
25
18
72.2
74.3
106
131
Age 30
80.4
84.6
23
16
72.6
74.6
105
130
Age 35
80.8
84.7
20
15
73.1
75.0
102
131
Age 40
81.2
84.9
20
15
73.6
75.4
101
132
Age 45
81.7
85.2
15
13
74.3
76.0
101
134
Age 50
82.2
85.5
14
11
75.1
76.7
100
135
Age 55
82.8
85.9
12
11
76.1
77.6
100
139
Age 60
83.6
86.4
10
11
77.4
78.8
99
138
Age 65
84.7
87.2
5
8
79.2
80.3
103
137
Age 70
85.9
88.0
5
8
81.3
82.1
105
128
Age 75
87.3
89.1
4
7
83.8
84.3
98
128
Age 80
89.1
90.5
6
7
86.6
87.0
100
119
Age 85
91.3
92.3
11
6
89.8
90.2
92
108
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Comoros COMOROS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
40.74
171
105.00
100
2. Stroke
24.44
158
104.85
63
3. Kidney Disease
23.41
90
27.00
70
4. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
25.34
44
5. Lung Disease
15.14
143
25.91
73
6. Diabetes Mellitus
14.87
125
37.95
63
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.00
103
37.42
31
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.17
146
96.62
30
9. Hypertension
12.84
115
36.33
30
10. Violence
12.02
40
8.76
59
11. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
9.31
167
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.59
153
20.70
38
13. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
3.03
155
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
4.81
153
15. Other Injuries
8.81
79
13.47
33
16. Suicide
7.62
107
8.46
89
17. Congenital Anomalies
6.46
68
7.95
33
18. Liver Disease
6.24
156
36.50
36
19. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
6.45
66
20. Lymphomas
5.89
48
3.17
141
21. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
0.21
183
22. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
42.83
10
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
0.00
183
24. Leukemia
4.57
39
0.82
173
25. Other Neoplasms
4.26
19
0.31
138
26. HIV/AIDS
3.47
85
0.00
169
27. Low Birth Weight
3.45
117
14.65
7
28. Inflammatory/Heart
3.09
134
5.04
87
29. Endocrine Disorders
3.05
107
3.32
97
30. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
1.26
181
31. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
1.37
149
32. Alcohol
2.21
55
1.29
99
33. Parkinson's Disease
2.10
159
4.22
85
34. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
2.85
36
35. Epilepsy
1.97
71
2.60
42
36. Falls
1.90
175
6.78
72
37. Skin Disease
1.88
76
2.01
64
38. Drownings
1.86
119
3.62
58
39. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
3.54
68
40. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
2.09
91
41. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.36
121
56.27
27
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.16
146
4.97
59
43. Drug Use
1.10
105
1.09
107
44. Asthma
1.02
134
11.32
55
45. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
8.59
15
46. Birth Trauma
0.93
125
9.63
29
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.85
13
0.50
49
48. Malnutrition
0.57
112
14.16
19
49. Tuberculosis
0.53
139
14.19
58
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.53
154
2.24
59
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Comoros COMOROS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2,639
13.10
349
7.75
2. Stroke
1,624
8.06
356
7.91
3. Kidney Disease
1,482
7.35
101
2.24
4. Lung Disease
1,046
5.19
83
1.84
5. Diabetes Mellitus
953
4.73
136
3.02
6. Hypertension
863
4.28
115
2.55
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
836
4.15
594
13.20
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
818
4.06
46
1.02
9. Road Traffic Accidents
746
3.70
226
5.02
10. Stomach Cancer
661
3.28
11
0.24
11. Violence
635
3.15
63
1.40
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
621
3.08
19
0.42
13. Other Injuries
571
2.83
90
2.00
14. Prostate Cancer
448
2.22
33
0.73
15. Suicide
407
2.02
46
1.02
16. Breast Cancer
384
1.91
23
0.51
17. Liver Cancer
382
1.90
29
0.64
18. Liver Disease
370
1.84
160
3.55
19. Lymphomas
356
1.77
19
0.42
20. Lung Cancers
343
1.70
1
0.02
21. Congenital Anomalies
315
1.56
131
2.91
22. Pancreas Cancer
294
1.46
0
0.00
23. Other Neoplasms
266
1.32
1
0.02
24. Leukemia
262
1.30
3
0.07
25. HIV/AIDS
192
0.95
0
0.00
26. Inflammatory/Heart
191
0.95
26
0.58
27. Endocrine Disorders
183
0.91
19
0.42
28. Low Birth Weight
178
0.88
328
7.29
29. Cervical Cancer
159
0.79
104
2.31
30. Parkinson's Disease
138
0.68
11
0.24
31. Skin Cancers
137
0.68
12
0.27
32. Alcohol
126
0.63
6
0.13
33. Skin Disease
126
0.63
9
0.20
34. Epilepsy
116
0.58
17
0.38
35. Falls
116
0.58
26
0.58
36. Bladder Cancer
100
0.50
10
0.22
37. Drownings
97
0.48
35
0.78
38. Oral Cancer
96
0.48
15
0.33
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
87
0.43
363
8.06
40. Uterin Cancer
80
0.40
3
0.07
41. Ovary Cancer
80
0.40
3
0.07
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
74
0.37
21
0.47
43. Drug Use
63
0.31
7
0.16
44. Oesophagus Cancer
61
0.30
34
0.76
45. Asthma
60
0.30
49
1.09
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
55
0.27
2
0.04
47. Birth Trauma
48
0.24
211
4.69
48. Malnutrition
37
0.18
96
2.13
49. Tuberculosis
32
0.16
79
1.76
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
32
0.16
10
0.22
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Comoros COMOROS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
15.36
98
25.34
44
2. Breast Cancer
11.97
140
9.31
167
3. Stomach Cancer
10.69
34
3.03
155
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.02
75
4.81
153
5. Liver Cancer
6.19
70
6.45
66
6. Lymphomas
5.89
48
3.17
141
7. Lung Cancers
5.56
134
0.21
183
8. Cervical Cancer
5.34
121
42.83
10
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.73
71
0.00
183
10. Leukemia
4.57
39
0.82
173
11. Ovary Cancer
2.60
160
1.26
181
12. Uterin Cancer
2.50
80
1.37
149
13. Skin Cancers
2.09
79
2.85
36
14. Oral Cancer
1.60
153
3.54
68
15. Bladder Cancer
1.52
126
2.09
91
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
157
8.59
15
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.