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COSTA RICA VS GABON
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Compare Costa Rica and Gabon health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    75.5
    80.2
    77.8
    18
    22
    21
    		  
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2015
    77.1
    82.2
    79.6
    31
    30
    30
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    77.1
    82.2
    31
    30
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    Age 5
    77.9
    82.9
    31
    28
    		  
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.0
    31
    28
    		  
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.1
    31
    28
    		  
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.2
    30
    28
    		  
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    Age 25
    78.8
    83.3
    28
    28
    		  
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    Age 30
    79.2
    83.4
    25
    28
    		  
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    Age 35
    79.6
    83.6
    22
    28
    		  
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    Age 40
    80.0
    83.8
    20
    28
    		  
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.1
    19
    27
    		  
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.4
    19
    28
    		  
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.9
    18
    27
    		  
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.5
    15
    26
    		  
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.3
    13
    21
    		  
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.2
    13
    21
    		  
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    Age 75
    86.9
    88.5
    9
    18
    		  
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.2
    6
    17
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    Age 85
    91.8
    92.5
    6
    17
    		  
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    Age 90
    94.9
    95.4
    12
    17
    		  
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.7
    18
    22
    		  
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.6
    46
    27
    		  
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    69.00
    123
    		  
    87.31
    90
    2. Stroke
    34.60
    148
    		  
    96.24
    78
    3. Prostate Cancer
    28.94
    22
    		  
    9.91
    124
    4. Lung Disease
    21.92
    65
    		  
    34.60
    22
    5. Hypertension
    20.34
    56
    		  
    18.03
    73
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.06
    106
    		  
    28.79
    81
    7. Stomach Cancer
    17.30
    14
    		  
    1.97
    164
    8. Breast Cancer
    16.07
    90
    		  
    5.27
    167
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.84
    110
    		  
    21.23
    61
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.59
    140
    		  
    98.05
    43
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.90
    54
    		  
    3.01
    154
    12. Other Injuries
    11.42
    88
    		  
    17.35
    51
    13. Violence
    11.18
    47
    		  
    9.48
    54
    14. Kidney Disease
    10.66
    113
    		  
    12.62
    101
    15. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9.98
    29
    		  
    4.20
    60
    16. Lymphomas
    8.37
    5
    		  
    1.97
    153
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.09
    97
    		  
    10.67
    33
    18. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    105
    		  
    5.40
    125
    19. Liver Disease
    7.30
    136
    		  
    24.24
    53
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7.21
    7
    		  
    2.39
    101
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.13
    95
    		  
    7.63
    90
    22. Suicide
    6.72
    102
    		  
    8.16
    90
    23. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    65
    		  
    2.09
    161
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.53
    98
    		  
    8.42
    73
    25. Leukemia
    6.01
    6
    		  
    1.01
    163
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    5.40
    57
    		  
    0.77
    158
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.72
    115
    		  
    20.03
    31
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.66
    107
    		  
    2.82
    140
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.26
    123
    		  
    20.01
    14
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.92
    102
    		  
    184.26
    16
    31. Drownings
    2.68
    101
    		  
    5.52
    60
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.50
    33
    		  
    1.32
    110
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.41
    64
    		  
    2.32
    70
    34. Falls
    2.25
    144
    		  
    8.52
    52
    35. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    86
    		  
    1.79
    94
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    82
    		  
    2.47
    66
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    82
    		  
    2.47
    64
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
    		  
    55.62
    25
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.74
    136
    		  
    3.19
    80
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    118
    		  
    13.81
    49
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    126
    		  
    2.10
    102
    42. Tuberculosis
    1.44
    118
    		  
    56.16
    20
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.39
    126
    		  
    3.25
    73
    44. Alcohol
    1.32
    69
    		  
    0.51
    103
    45. Asthma
    1.22
    129
    		  
    6.95
    72
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.11
    55
    		  
    1.37
    49
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.00
    137
    		  
    4.57
    80
    48. Epilepsy
    0.96
    135
    		  
    3.40
    60
    49. Malnutrition
    0.82
    112
    		  
    34.93
    26
    50. Meningitis
    0.70
    121
    		  
    9.63
    41
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gabon GABON
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,925
    16.66
    		  
    928
    6.67
    2. Stroke
    1,455
    8.29
    		  
    1,028
    7.38
    3. Lung Disease
    906
    5.16
    		  
    369
    2.65
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    854
    4.87
    		  
    310
    2.22
    5. Hypertension
    847
    4.82
    		  
    191
    1.37
    6. Stomach Cancer
    744
    4.24
    		  
    21
    0.15
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    627
    3.57
    		  
    303
    2.17
    8. Violence
    559
    3.18
    		  
    146
    1.05
    9. Prostate Cancer
    552
    3.14
    		  
    45
    0.33
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    545
    3.10
    		  
    1,315
    9.45
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    511
    2.91
    		  
    33
    0.24
    12. Other Injuries
    492
    2.80
    		  
    273
    1.96
    13. Kidney Disease
    461
    2.63
    		  
    145
    1.04
    14. Alzheimers/Dementia
    412
    2.35
    		  
    46
    0.33
    15. Breast Cancer
    365
    2.08
    		  
    30
    0.22
    16. Lymphomas
    361
    2.06
    		  
    25
    0.18
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    339
    1.93
    		  
    275
    1.97
    18. Lung Cancers
    331
    1.88
    		  
    58
    0.42
    19. Suicide
    331
    1.88
    		  
    114
    0.82
    20. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
    		  
    272
    1.95
    21. Other Neoplasms
    306
    1.74
    		  
    27
    0.19
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    290
    1.65
    		  
    97
    0.69
    23. Liver Cancer
    281
    1.60
    		  
    25
    0.18
    24. Leukemia
    269
    1.53
    		  
    13
    0.09
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    230
    1.31
    		  
    9
    0.06
    26. Low Birth Weight
    194
    1.10
    		  
    538
    3.86
    27. Cervical Cancer
    164
    0.93
    		  
    43
    0.31
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    144
    0.82
    		  
    275
    1.98
    29. HIV/AIDS
    141
    0.80
    		  
    2,291
    16.46
    30. Drownings
    132
    0.75
    		  
    98
    0.71
    31. Skin Cancers
    105
    0.60
    		  
    13
    0.10
    32. Falls
    100
    0.57
    		  
    110
    0.79
    33. Bladder Cancer
    86
    0.49
    		  
    19
    0.14
    34. Skin Disease
    85
    0.48
    		  
    30
    0.22
    35. Ovary Cancer
    85
    0.48
    		  
    17
    0.12
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    80
    0.45
    		  
    816
    5.86
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    79
    0.45
    		  
    27
    0.19
    38. Oral Cancer
    76
    0.43
    		  
    34
    0.25
    39. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
    		  
    371
    2.66
    40. Tuberculosis
    63
    0.36
    		  
    666
    4.78
    41. Alcohol
    61
    0.35
    		  
    6
    0.04
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.35
    		  
    22
    0.16
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    61
    0.34
    		  
    35
    0.25
    44. Uterin Cancer
    54
    0.31
    		  
    13
    0.09
    45. Asthma
    53
    0.30
    		  
    79
    0.57
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    48
    0.27
    		  
    16
    0.11
    47. Epilepsy
    45
    0.26
    		  
    51
    0.36
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    43
    0.25
    		  
    53
    0.38
    49. Malnutrition
    34
    0.20
    		  
    428
    3.08
    50. Drug Use
    32
    0.18
    		  
    3
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.94
    22
    		  
    9.91
    124
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.30
    14
    		  
    1.97
    164
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.07
    90
    		  
    5.27
    167
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.90
    54
    		  
    3.01
    154
    5. Lymphomas
    8.37
    5
    		  
    1.97
    153
    6. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    105
    		  
    5.40
    125
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.13
    95
    		  
    7.63
    90
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    65
    		  
    2.09
    161
    9. Leukemia
    6.01
    6
    		  
    1.01
    163
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    5.40
    57
    		  
    0.77
    158
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.66
    107
    		  
    2.82
    140
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.50
    33
    		  
    1.32
    110
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.41
    64
    		  
    2.32
    70
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    86
    		  
    1.79
    94
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.74
    136
    		  
    3.19
    80
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    126
    		  
    2.10
    102
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.