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COSTA RICA VS NICARAGUA
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Compare Costa Rica and Nicaragua 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   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
           
    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
    		  
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    2000
    75.5
    80.2
    77.8
    18
    22
    21
    		  
    67.1
    72.7
    69.9
    84
    91
    90
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    2015
    77.1
    82.2
    79.6
    31
    30
    30
    		  
    71.5
    77.9
    74.8
    77
    73
    74
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    77.1
    82.2
    31
    30
    		  
    71.5
    77.9
    77
    73
    Age 5
    77.9
    82.9
    31
    28
    		  
    73.3
    79.5
    73
    60
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.0
    31
    28
    		  
    73.5
    79.6
    72
    59
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.1
    31
    28
    		  
    73.6
    79.7
    71
    55
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.2
    30
    28
    		  
    73.9
    79.9
    71
    56
    Age 25
    78.8
    83.3
    28
    28
    		  
    74.3
    80.1
    71
    55
    Age 30
    79.2
    83.4
    25
    28
    		  
    74.8
    80.3
    71
    56
    Age 35
    79.6
    83.6
    22
    28
    		  
    75.4
    80.5
    65
    55
    Age 40
    80.0
    83.8
    20
    28
    		  
    76.1
    80.8
    60
    55
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.1
    19
    27
    		  
    76.9
    81.2
    56
    55
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.4
    19
    28
    		  
    77.8
    81.7
    55
    53
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.9
    18
    27
    		  
    79.0
    82.4
    50
    51
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.5
    15
    26
    		  
    80.3
    83.3
    46
    50
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.3
    13
    21
    		  
    82.0
    84.5
    41
    46
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.2
    13
    21
    		  
    84.2
    86.3
    32
    37
    Age 75
    86.9
    88.5
    9
    18
    		  
    86.2
    88.0
    24
    32
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.2
    6
    17
    		  
    88.6
    90.2
    17
    18
    Age 85
    91.8
    92.5
    6
    17
    		  
    91.7
    92.9
    9
    10
    Age 90
    94.9
    95.4
    12
    17
    		  
    95.1
    96.1
    5
    5
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.7
    18
    22
    		  
    99.0
    99.7
    5
    5
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.6
    46
    27
    		  
    103.2
    103.7
    4
    5
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    69.00
    123
    		  
    121.30
    51
    2. Stroke
    34.60
    148
    		  
    71.40
    108
    3. Prostate Cancer
    28.94
    22
    		  
    19.21
    66
    4. Lung Disease
    21.92
    65
    		  
    28.42
    41
    5. Hypertension
    20.34
    56
    		  
    20.95
    49
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.06
    106
    		  
    43.99
    38
    7. Stomach Cancer
    17.30
    14
    		  
    11.24
    38
    8. Breast Cancer
    16.07
    90
    		  
    10.84
    135
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.84
    110
    		  
    21.10
    63
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.59
    140
    		  
    27.63
    91
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.90
    54
    		  
    6.15
    103
    12. Other Injuries
    11.42
    88
    		  
    10.45
    95
    13. Violence
    11.18
    47
    		  
    13.52
    36
    14. Kidney Disease
    10.66
    113
    		  
    52.92
    1
    15. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9.98
    29
    		  
    1.63
    132
    16. Lymphomas
    8.37
    5
    		  
    2.72
    132
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.09
    97
    		  
    10.37
    41
    18. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    105
    		  
    7.10
    114
    19. Liver Disease
    7.30
    136
    		  
    30.50
    26
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7.21
    7
    		  
    1.35
    139
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.13
    95
    		  
    19.42
    31
    22. Suicide
    6.72
    102
    		  
    9.99
    71
    23. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    65
    		  
    11.00
    30
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.53
    98
    		  
    5.10
    119
    25. Leukemia
    6.01
    6
    		  
    4.01
    75
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    5.40
    57
    		  
    4.08
    75
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.72
    115
    		  
    9.22
    79
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.66
    107
    		  
    1.95
    157
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.26
    123
    		  
    5.52
    92
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.92
    102
    		  
    2.97
    101
    31. Drownings
    2.68
    101
    		  
    4.77
    73
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.50
    33
    		  
    1.42
    100
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.41
    64
    		  
    0.90
    154
    34. Falls
    2.25
    144
    		  
    3.66
    115
    35. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    86
    		  
    0.66
    159
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    82
    		  
    0.72
    125
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    82
    		  
    1.21
    107
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
    		  
    6.58
    76
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.74
    136
    		  
    0.88
    167
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    118
    		  
    4.20
    81
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    126
    		  
    0.84
    149
    42. Tuberculosis
    1.44
    118
    		  
    4.71
    88
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.39
    126
    		  
    4.71
    52
    44. Alcohol
    1.32
    69
    		  
    2.99
    38
    45. Asthma
    1.22
    129
    		  
    3.64
    92
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.11
    55
    		  
    1.31
    50
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.00
    137
    		  
    2.54
    107
    48. Epilepsy
    0.96
    135
    		  
    2.61
    70
    49. Malnutrition
    0.82
    112
    		  
    3.94
    73
    50. Meningitis
    0.70
    121
    		  
    3.13
    73
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,925
    16.66
    		  
    4,525
    17.03
    2. Stroke
    1,455
    8.29
    		  
    2,670
    10.04
    3. Lung Disease
    906
    5.16
    		  
    1,026
    3.86
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    854
    4.87
    		  
    1,653
    6.22
    5. Hypertension
    847
    4.82
    		  
    768
    2.89
    6. Stomach Cancer
    744
    4.24
    		  
    427
    1.61
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    627
    3.57
    		  
    1,110
    4.18
    8. Violence
    559
    3.18
    		  
    756
    2.84
    9. Prostate Cancer
    552
    3.14
    		  
    314
    1.18
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    545
    3.10
    		  
    1,351
    5.08
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    511
    2.91
    		  
    237
    0.89
    12. Other Injuries
    492
    2.80
    		  
    533
    2.00
    13. Kidney Disease
    461
    2.63
    		  
    2,061
    7.75
    14. Alzheimers/Dementia
    412
    2.35
    		  
    59
    0.22
    15. Breast Cancer
    365
    2.08
    		  
    228
    0.86
    16. Lymphomas
    361
    2.06
    		  
    109
    0.41
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    339
    1.93
    		  
    751
    2.83
    18. Lung Cancers
    331
    1.88
    		  
    268
    1.01
    19. Suicide
    331
    1.88
    		  
    547
    2.06
    20. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
    		  
    1,252
    4.71
    21. Other Neoplasms
    306
    1.74
    		  
    60
    0.23
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    290
    1.65
    		  
    213
    0.80
    23. Liver Cancer
    281
    1.60
    		  
    419
    1.58
    24. Leukemia
    269
    1.53
    		  
    205
    0.77
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    230
    1.31
    		  
    155
    0.58
    26. Low Birth Weight
    194
    1.10
    		  
    711
    2.67
    27. Cervical Cancer
    164
    0.93
    		  
    424
    1.60
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    144
    0.82
    		  
    246
    0.93
    29. HIV/AIDS
    141
    0.80
    		  
    172
    0.65
    30. Drownings
    132
    0.75
    		  
    273
    1.03
    31. Skin Cancers
    105
    0.60
    		  
    54
    0.20
    32. Falls
    100
    0.57
    		  
    155
    0.58
    33. Bladder Cancer
    86
    0.49
    		  
    25
    0.10
    34. Skin Disease
    85
    0.48
    		  
    29
    0.11
    35. Ovary Cancer
    85
    0.48
    		  
    41
    0.15
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    80
    0.45
    		  
    379
    1.43
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    79
    0.45
    		  
    44
    0.17
    38. Oral Cancer
    76
    0.43
    		  
    35
    0.13
    39. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
    		  
    324
    1.22
    40. Tuberculosis
    63
    0.36
    		  
    185
    0.70
    41. Alcohol
    61
    0.35
    		  
    132
    0.49
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.35
    		  
    30
    0.11
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    61
    0.34
    		  
    180
    0.68
    44. Uterin Cancer
    54
    0.31
    		  
    19
    0.07
    45. Asthma
    53
    0.30
    		  
    146
    0.55
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    48
    0.27
    		  
    51
    0.19
    47. Epilepsy
    45
    0.26
    		  
    139
    0.52
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    43
    0.25
    		  
    103
    0.39
    49. Malnutrition
    34
    0.20
    		  
    226
    0.85
    50. Drug Use
    32
    0.18
    		  
    35
    0.13
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.94
    22
    		  
    19.21
    66
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.30
    14
    		  
    11.24
    38
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.07
    90
    		  
    10.84
    135
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.90
    54
    		  
    6.15
    103
    5. Lymphomas
    8.37
    5
    		  
    2.72
    132
    6. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    105
    		  
    7.10
    114
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.13
    95
    		  
    19.42
    31
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    65
    		  
    11.00
    30
    9. Leukemia
    6.01
    6
    		  
    4.01
    75
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    5.40
    57
    		  
    4.08
    75
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.66
    107
    		  
    1.95
    157
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.50
    33
    		  
    1.42
    100
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.41
    64
    		  
    0.90
    154
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    86
    		  
    0.66
    159
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.74
    136
    		  
    0.88
    167
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    126
    		  
    0.84
    149
     
     
     
    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.