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Ecuador
COUNTRY #1
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ECUADOR VS COSTA RICA

Compare Ecuador 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
Ecuador Population Pyramid
23,316,455
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Costa Rica Population Pyramid
5,772,686
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
  Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
52.1
54.7
53.4
82
86
86
  
60.5
63.3
61.9
56
54
56
1970
56.6
59.6
58.0
87
88
88
  
65.2
69.1
67.1
46
49
48
1980
61.4
65.3
63.3
86
87
87
  
70.5
75.0
72.7
18
30
24
1990
66.7
71.5
69.0
65
81
78
  
73.5
78.2
75.8
12
23
17
2000
69.8
76.0
72.8
57
51
52
  
75.3
80.0
77.6
19
25
21
2010
72.1
78.1
75.0
59
52
55
  
75.6
80.7
78.1
33
31
31
2019
76.4
80.5
78.4
39
45
41
  
78.3
83.4
80.8
32
27
30
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
76.4
80.5
39
45
78.3
83.4
32
27
Age
76.4
80.5
39
45
78.3
83.4
32
27
Age 5
77.6
81.5
39
41
79.0
84.1
28
21
Age 10
77.7
81.6
39
41
79.1
84.2
28
21
Age 15
77.9
81.7
39
41
79.2
84.2
28
20
Age 20
78.1
81.9
39
41
79.5
84.3
28
20
Age 25
78.5
82.0
39
41
80.0
84.4
25
18
Age 30
78.9
82.2
39
40
80.4
84.6
23
16
Age 35
79.3
82.4
38
39
80.8
84.7
20
15
Age 40
79.7
82.6
35
40
81.2
84.9
20
15
Age 45
80.1
82.8
32
40
81.7
85.2
15
13
Age 50
80.6
83.2
31
39
82.2
85.5
14
11
Age 55
81.2
83.7
31
38
82.8
85.9
12
11
Age 60
82.0
84.3
34
40
83.6
86.4
10
11
Age 65
83.0
85.1
36
40
84.7
87.2
5
8
Age 70
84.4
86.3
37
40
85.9
88.0
5
8
Age 75
86.0
87.5
38
41
87.3
89.1
4
7
Age 80
87.9
89.0
49
45
89.1
90.5
6
7
Age 85
90.2
91.1
66
52
91.3
92.3
11
6
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
57.99
153
40.74
171
2. Kidney Disease
37.41
28
23.41
90
3. Stroke
32.47
146
24.44
158
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
28.80
87
13.17
146
5. Diabetes Mellitus
26.62
95
14.87
125
6. Liver Disease
20.76
87
6.24
156
7. Road Traffic Accidents
20.60
73
14.00
103
8. Prostate Cancer
18.33
73
15.36
98
9. Lung Disease
14.62
145
15.14
143
10. Hypertension
14.49
109
12.84
115
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
14.34
140
11.59
153
12. Stomach Cancer
12.80
19
10.69
34
13. Cervical Cancer
9.95
84
5.34
121
14. Breast Cancer
9.88
161
11.97
140
15. Suicide
7.68
103
7.62
107
16. Violence
7.07
66
12.02
40
17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.86
120
10.02
75
18. Other Injuries
6.75
102
8.81
79
19. Lung Cancers
6.69
125
5.56
134
20. Falls
6.58
77
1.90
175
21. Congenital Anomalies
6.22
84
6.46
68
22. Liver Cancer
5.94
78
6.19
70
23. Lymphomas
5.50
63
5.89
48
24. Leukemia
5.25
16
4.57
39
25. Low Birth Weight
4.66
92
3.45
117
26. Parkinson's Disease
3.88
105
2.10
159
27. Ovary Cancer
3.86
114
2.60
160
28. HIV/AIDS
3.70
81
3.47
85
29. Pancreas Cancer
3.51
100
4.73
71
30. Tuberculosis
3.49
94
0.53
139
31. Malnutrition
3.21
67
0.57
112
32. Endocrine Disorders
2.98
112
3.05
107
33. Drownings
2.71
80
1.86
119
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.43
96
1.16
146
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.38
103
1.36
121
36. Inflammatory/Heart
1.82
166
3.09
134
37. Skin Cancers
1.80
100
2.09
79
38. Alcohol
1.74
70
2.21
55
39. Epilepsy
1.60
92
1.97
71
40. Uterin Cancer
1.53
137
2.50
80
41. Drug Use
1.30
87
1.10
105
42. Birth Trauma
1.20
114
0.93
125
43. Oesophagus Cancer
1.12
149
0.96
157
44. Bladder Cancer
1.03
157
1.52
126
45. Oral Cancer
1.02
175
1.60
153
46. Fires
1.01
113
0.20
176
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.97
123
0.53
154
48. Maternal Conditions
0.93
88
0.32
123
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.72
21
0.85
13
50. Appendicitis
0.66
41
0.39
84
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
9,805
13.71
2,639
13.10
2. Kidney Disease
6,184
8.65
1,482
7.35
3. Stroke
5,429
7.59
1,624
8.06
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,083
7.11
836
4.15
5. Diabetes Mellitus
4,321
6.04
953
4.73
6. Road Traffic Accidents
3,490
4.88
746
3.70
7. Liver Disease
3,330
4.66
370
1.84
8. Lung Disease
2,576
3.60
1,046
5.19
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,565
3.59
818
4.06
10. Hypertension
2,507
3.51
863
4.28
11. Stomach Cancer
2,089
2.92
661
3.28
12. Prostate Cancer
1,362
1.90
448
2.22
13. Congenital Anomalies
1,335
1.87
315
1.56
14. Suicide
1,326
1.85
407
2.02
15. Violence
1,210
1.69
635
3.15
16. Low Birth Weight
1,172
1.64
178
0.88
17. Other Injuries
1,161
1.62
571
2.83
18. Falls
1,114
1.56
116
0.58
19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,109
1.55
621
3.08
20. Lung Cancers
1,075
1.50
343
1.70
21. Liver Cancer
954
1.33
382
1.90
22. Lymphomas
883
1.23
356
1.77
23. Leukemia
882
1.23
262
1.30
24. Cervical Cancer
840
1.17
159
0.79
25. Breast Cancer
825
1.15
384
1.91
26. Parkinson's Disease
658
0.92
138
0.68
27. HIV/AIDS
609
0.85
192
0.95
28. Malnutrition
578
0.81
37
0.18
29. Tuberculosis
574
0.80
32
0.16
30. Pancreas Cancer
562
0.79
294
1.46
31. Endocrine Disorders
507
0.71
183
0.91
32. Drownings
470
0.66
97
0.48
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
417
0.58
74
0.37
34. Diarrhoeal diseases
410
0.57
87
0.43
35. Ovary Cancer
322
0.45
80
0.40
36. Skin Cancers
308
0.43
137
0.68
37. Inflammatory/Heart
308
0.43
191
0.95
38. Birth Trauma
302
0.42
48
0.24
39. Alcohol
280
0.39
126
0.63
40. Epilepsy
273
0.38
116
0.58
41. Drug Use
214
0.30
63
0.31
42. Oesophagus Cancer
180
0.25
61
0.30
43. Fires
175
0.24
10
0.05
44. Bladder Cancer
168
0.23
100
0.50
45. Oral Cancer
166
0.23
96
0.48
46. Maternal Conditions
164
0.23
17
0.08
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
163
0.23
32
0.16
48. Uterin Cancer
129
0.18
80
0.40
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
124
0.17
55
0.27
50. Appendicitis
110
0.15
22
0.11
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ecuador ECUADOR   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
18.33
73
15.36
98
2. Stomach Cancer
12.80
19
10.69
34
3. Cervical Cancer
9.95
84
5.34
121
4. Breast Cancer
9.88
161
11.97
140
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.86
120
10.02
75
6. Lung Cancers
6.69
125
5.56
134
7. Liver Cancer
5.94
78
6.19
70
8. Lymphomas
5.50
63
5.89
48
9. Leukemia
5.25
16
4.57
39
10. Ovary Cancer
3.86
114
2.60
160
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.51
100
4.73
71
12. Skin Cancers
1.80
100
2.09
79
13. Uterin Cancer
1.53
137
2.50
80
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.12
149
0.96
157
15. Bladder Cancer
1.03
157
1.52
126
16. Oral Cancer
1.02
175
1.60
153
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.