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Compare Costa Rica and Kuwait 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   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    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
     
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
     
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
     
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
     
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    75.5
    80.2
    77.8
    18
    22
    21
     
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
     
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    77.1
    82.2
    79.6
    31
    30
    30
     
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    77.1
    82.2
    31
    30
     
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    77.9
    82.9
    31
    28
     
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.0
    31
    28
     
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.1
    31
    28
     
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.2
    30
    28
     
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    78.8
    83.3
    28
    28
     
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    79.2
    83.4
    25
    28
     
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    79.6
    83.6
    22
    28
     
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    80.0
    83.8
    20
    28
     
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.1
    19
    27
     
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.4
    19
    28
     
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.9
    18
    27
     
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.5
    15
    26
     
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.3
    13
    21
     
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.2
    13
    21
     
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    86.9
    88.5
    9
    18
     
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.2
    6
    17
     
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    91.8
    92.5
    6
    17
     
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    94.9
    95.4
    12
    17
     
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.7
    18
    22
     
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.6
    46
    27
     
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    69.00
    123
     
    113.15
    56
    2. Stroke
    34.60
    148
     
    47.73
    132
    3. Prostate Cancer
    28.94
    22
     
    10.39
    122
    4. Lung Disease
    21.92
    65
     
    2.75
    171
    5. Hypertension
    20.34
    56
     
    14.27
    110
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.06
    106
     
    23.32
    96
    7. Stomach Cancer
    17.30
    14
     
    2.17
    163
    8. Breast Cancer
    16.07
    90
     
    16.03
    91
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.84
    110
     
    14.43
    100
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.59
    140
     
    34.53
    82
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.90
    54
     
    9.53
    69
    12. Other Injuries
    11.42
    88
     
    4.08
    160
    13. Violence
    11.18
    47
     
    0.30
    171
    14. Kidney Disease
    10.66
    113
     
    12.82
    100
    15. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9.98
    29
     
    0.60
    163
    16. Lymphomas
    8.37
    5
     
    4.11
    102
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.09
    97
     
    8.79
    79
    18. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    105
     
    7.27
    110
    19. Liver Disease
    7.30
    136
     
    1.93
    171
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7.21
    7
     
    0.90
    153
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.13
    95
     
    1.59
    161
    22. Suicide
    6.72
    102
     
    0.86
    170
    23. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    65
     
    5.00
    97
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.53
    98
     
    2.30
    164
    25. Leukemia
    6.01
    6
     
    3.89
    83
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    5.40
    57
     
    2.62
    100
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.72
    115
     
    6.78
    94
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.66
    107
     
    2.90
    136
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.26
    123
     
    1.64
    157
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.92
    102
     
    0.11
    149
    31. Drownings
    2.68
    101
     
    0.70
    157
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.50
    33
     
    0.23
    167
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.41
    64
     
    5.98
    9
    34. Falls
    2.25
    144
     
    1.49
    157
    35. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    86
     
    4.59
    21
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    82
     
    0.53
    135
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    82
     
    1.10
    114
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
     
    0.67
    144
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.74
    136
     
    0.95
    166
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    118
     
    0.60
    152
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    126
     
    1.63
    113
    42. Tuberculosis
    1.44
    118
     
    2.92
    103
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.39
    126
     
    1.38
    127
    44. Alcohol
    1.32
    69
     
    0.17
    130
    45. Asthma
    1.22
    129
     
    2.67
    104
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.11
    55
     
    0.00
    172
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.00
    137
     
    0.17
    171
    48. Epilepsy
    0.96
    135
     
    0.72
    158
    49. Malnutrition
    0.82
    112
     
    0.00
    172
    50. Meningitis
    0.70
    121
     
    0.54
    129
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,925
    16.66
     
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Stroke
    1,455
    8.29
     
    523
    9.98
    3. Lung Disease
    906
    5.16
     
    32
    0.61
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    854
    4.87
     
    235
    4.48
    5. Hypertension
    847
    4.82
     
    151
    2.88
    6. Stomach Cancer
    744
    4.24
     
    27
    0.51
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    627
    3.57
     
    410
    7.83
    8. Violence
    559
    3.18
     
    12
    0.24
    9. Prostate Cancer
    552
    3.14
     
    58
    1.10
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    545
    3.10
     
    404
    7.70
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    511
    2.91
     
    110
    2.09
    12. Other Injuries
    492
    2.80
     
    94
    1.79
    13. Kidney Disease
    461
    2.63
     
    140
    2.67
    14. Alzheimers/Dementia
    412
    2.35
     
    6
    0.12
    15. Breast Cancer
    365
    2.08
     
    101
    1.92
    16. Lymphomas
    361
    2.06
     
    48
    0.91
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    339
    1.93
     
    306
    5.84
    18. Lung Cancers
    331
    1.88
     
    81
    1.55
    19. Suicide
    331
    1.88
     
    33
    0.63
    20. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
     
    28
    0.53
    21. Other Neoplasms
    306
    1.74
     
    13
    0.25
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    290
    1.65
     
    26
    0.50
    23. Liver Cancer
    281
    1.60
     
    61
    1.16
    24. Leukemia
    269
    1.53
     
    64
    1.22
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    230
    1.31
     
    32
    0.62
    26. Low Birth Weight
    194
    1.10
     
    237
    4.53
    27. Cervical Cancer
    164
    0.93
     
    9
    0.17
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    144
    0.82
     
    30
    0.58
    29. HIV/AIDS
    141
    0.80
     
    2
    0.03
    30. Drownings
    132
    0.75
     
    23
    0.44
    31. Skin Cancers
    105
    0.60
     
    2
    0.05
    32. Falls
    100
    0.57
     
    45
    0.85
    33. Bladder Cancer
    86
    0.49
     
    45
    0.85
    34. Skin Disease
    85
    0.48
     
    7
    0.14
    35. Ovary Cancer
    85
    0.48
     
    16
    0.30
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    80
    0.45
     
    10
    0.19
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    79
    0.45
     
    10
    0.19
    38. Oral Cancer
    76
    0.43
     
    12
    0.23
    39. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
     
    21
    0.40
    40. Tuberculosis
    63
    0.36
     
    34
    0.65
    41. Alcohol
    61
    0.35
     
    5
    0.09
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.35
     
    18
    0.34
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    61
    0.34
     
    14
    0.26
    44. Uterin Cancer
    54
    0.31
     
    29
    0.54
    45. Asthma
    53
    0.30
     
    34
    0.66
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    48
    0.27
     
    0
    0.00
    47. Epilepsy
    45
    0.26
     
    19
    0.36
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    43
    0.25
     
    5
    0.09
    49. Malnutrition
    34
    0.20
     
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    32
    0.18
     
    34
    0.65
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.94
    22
     
    10.39
    122
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.30
    14
     
    2.17
    163
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.07
    90
     
    16.03
    91
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.90
    54
     
    9.53
    69
    5. Lymphomas
    8.37
    5
     
    4.11
    102
    6. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    105
     
    7.27
    110
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.13
    95
     
    1.59
    161
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    65
     
    5.00
    97
    9. Leukemia
    6.01
    6
     
    3.89
    83
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    5.40
    57
     
    2.62
    100
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.66
    107
     
    2.90
    136
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.50
    33
     
    0.23
    167
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.41
    64
     
    5.98
    9
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    86
     
    4.59
    21
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.74
    136
     
    0.95
    166
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    126
     
    1.63
    113
     
     
     
    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.