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Compare Costa Rica and Solomon Islands 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   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
           
    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
    		  
    48.9
    50.4
    49.6
    94
    98
    96
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    53.9
    55.4
    54.6
    97
    104
    99
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    57.9
    59.3
    58.6
    106
    120
    112
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    57.0
    57.8
    57.4
    134
    143
    139
    2000
    75.5
    80.2
    77.8
    18
    22
    21
    		  
    61.1
    62.3
    61.7
    123
    132
    129
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    67.0
    69.8
    68.3
    107
    123
    116
    2015
    77.1
    82.2
    79.6
    31
    30
    30
    		  
    67.9
    70.8
    69.2
    108
    122
    118
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    77.1
    82.2
    31
    30
    		  
    67.9
    70.8
    108
    122
    Age 5
    77.9
    82.9
    31
    28
    		  
    70.0
    72.6
    110
    127
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.0
    31
    28
    		  
    70.3
    72.9
    108
    129
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.1
    31
    28
    		  
    70.5
    73.0
    107
    129
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.2
    30
    28
    		  
    70.8
    73.3
    107
    130
    Age 25
    78.8
    83.3
    28
    28
    		  
    71.3
    73.6
    107
    131
    Age 30
    79.2
    83.4
    25
    28
    		  
    71.7
    74.0
    109
    131
    Age 35
    79.6
    83.6
    22
    28
    		  
    72.1
    74.4
    110
    131
    Age 40
    80.0
    83.8
    20
    28
    		  
    72.5
    74.9
    112
    131
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.1
    19
    27
    		  
    73.1
    75.4
    113
    135
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.4
    19
    28
    		  
    73.9
    76.1
    116
    139
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.9
    18
    27
    		  
    74.9
    76.9
    124
    142
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.5
    15
    26
    		  
    76.2
    77.9
    128
    140
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.3
    13
    21
    		  
    77.9
    79.3
    129
    141
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.2
    13
    21
    		  
    80.0
    81.0
    133
    142
    Age 75
    86.9
    88.5
    9
    18
    		  
    82.5
    83.2
    137
    143
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.2
    6
    17
    		  
    85.5
    85.9
    141
    147
    Age 85
    91.8
    92.5
    6
    17
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    148
    153
    Age 90
    94.9
    95.4
    12
    17
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    150
    154
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.7
    18
    22
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    158
    154
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.6
    46
    27
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    164
    157
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    69.00
    123
    		  
    72.46
    120
    2. Stroke
    34.60
    148
    		  
    110.42
    68
    3. Prostate Cancer
    28.94
    22
    		  
    10.85
    118
    4. Lung Disease
    21.92
    65
    		  
    25.84
    48
    5. Hypertension
    20.34
    56
    		  
    7.58
    152
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.06
    106
    		  
    92.47
    7
    7. Stomach Cancer
    17.30
    14
    		  
    2.35
    157
    8. Breast Cancer
    16.07
    90
    		  
    25.89
    11
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.84
    110
    		  
    20.37
    65
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.59
    140
    		  
    68.05
    54
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.90
    54
    		  
    6.18
    101
    12. Other Injuries
    11.42
    88
    		  
    15.58
    62
    13. Violence
    11.18
    47
    		  
    4.83
    92
    14. Kidney Disease
    10.66
    113
    		  
    24.77
    15
    15. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9.98
    29
    		  
    6.42
    42
    16. Lymphomas
    8.37
    5
    		  
    2.97
    126
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.09
    97
    		  
    9.83
    50
    18. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    105
    		  
    8.05
    102
    19. Liver Disease
    7.30
    136
    		  
    16.15
    84
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7.21
    7
    		  
    1.12
    146
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.13
    95
    		  
    19.17
    33
    22. Suicide
    6.72
    102
    		  
    10.38
    66
    23. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    65
    		  
    12.45
    25
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.53
    98
    		  
    8.70
    68
    25. Leukemia
    6.01
    6
    		  
    5.33
    22
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    5.40
    57
    		  
    1.84
    123
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.72
    115
    		  
    8.31
    81
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.66
    107
    		  
    9.70
    4
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.26
    123
    		  
    17.13
    19
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.92
    102
    		  
    0.00
    172
    31. Drownings
    2.68
    101
    		  
    4.64
    76
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.50
    33
    		  
    1.61
    85
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.41
    64
    		  
    5.07
    13
    34. Falls
    2.25
    144
    		  
    4.20
    102
    35. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    86
    		  
    0.73
    156
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    82
    		  
    5.27
    33
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    82
    		  
    0.96
    122
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
    		  
    28.08
    48
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.74
    136
    		  
    3.21
    79
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    118
    		  
    7.66
    66
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    126
    		  
    0.64
    159
    42. Tuberculosis
    1.44
    118
    		  
    25.58
    46
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.39
    126
    		  
    12.55
    18
    44. Alcohol
    1.32
    69
    		  
    0.25
    119
    45. Asthma
    1.22
    129
    		  
    33.11
    3
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.11
    55
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.00
    137
    		  
    8.75
    28
    48. Epilepsy
    0.96
    135
    		  
    3.70
    56
    49. Malnutrition
    0.82
    112
    		  
    11.81
    45
    50. Meningitis
    0.70
    121
    		  
    9.11
    44
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,925
    16.66
    		  
    187
    7.06
    2. Stroke
    1,455
    8.29
    		  
    277
    10.48
    3. Lung Disease
    906
    5.16
    		  
    60
    2.28
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    854
    4.87
    		  
    247
    9.33
    5. Hypertension
    847
    4.82
    		  
    18
    0.67
    6. Stomach Cancer
    744
    4.24
    		  
    8
    0.31
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    627
    3.57
    		  
    85
    3.21
    8. Violence
    559
    3.18
    		  
    24
    0.89
    9. Prostate Cancer
    552
    3.14
    		  
    12
    0.45
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    545
    3.10
    		  
    240
    9.05
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    511
    2.91
    		  
    18
    0.69
    12. Other Injuries
    492
    2.80
    		  
    68
    2.57
    13. Kidney Disease
    461
    2.63
    		  
    68
    2.56
    14. Alzheimers/Dementia
    412
    2.35
    		  
    14
    0.54
    15. Breast Cancer
    365
    2.08
    		  
    44
    1.66
    16. Lymphomas
    361
    2.06
    		  
    10
    0.39
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    339
    1.93
    		  
    76
    2.85
    18. Lung Cancers
    331
    1.88
    		  
    22
    0.83
    19. Suicide
    331
    1.88
    		  
    34
    1.30
    20. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
    		  
    48
    1.81
    21. Other Neoplasms
    306
    1.74
    		  
    3
    0.12
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    290
    1.65
    		  
    27
    1.00
    23. Liver Cancer
    281
    1.60
    		  
    39
    1.48
    24. Leukemia
    269
    1.53
    		  
    24
    0.89
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    230
    1.31
    		  
    5
    0.19
    26. Low Birth Weight
    194
    1.10
    		  
    76
    2.86
    27. Cervical Cancer
    164
    0.93
    		  
    31
    1.17
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    144
    0.82
    		  
    63
    2.37
    29. HIV/AIDS
    141
    0.80
    		  
    0
    0.00
    30. Drownings
    132
    0.75
    		  
    26
    0.97
    31. Skin Cancers
    105
    0.60
    		  
    5
    0.20
    32. Falls
    100
    0.57
    		  
    14
    0.54
    33. Bladder Cancer
    86
    0.49
    		  
    2
    0.09
    34. Skin Disease
    85
    0.48
    		  
    15
    0.56
    35. Ovary Cancer
    85
    0.48
    		  
    14
    0.53
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    80
    0.45
    		  
    109
    4.13
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    79
    0.45
    		  
    2
    0.08
    38. Oral Cancer
    76
    0.43
    		  
    9
    0.35
    39. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
    		  
    70
    2.64
    40. Tuberculosis
    63
    0.36
    		  
    82
    3.10
    41. Alcohol
    61
    0.35
    		  
    1
    0.05
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.35
    		  
    3
    0.10
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    61
    0.34
    		  
    32
    1.21
    44. Uterin Cancer
    54
    0.31
    		  
    7
    0.25
    45. Asthma
    53
    0.30
    		  
    82
    3.10
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    48
    0.27
    		  
    0
    0.02
    47. Epilepsy
    45
    0.26
    		  
    19
    0.72
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    43
    0.25
    		  
    25
    0.95
    49. Malnutrition
    34
    0.20
    		  
    40
    1.50
    50. Drug Use
    32
    0.18
    		  
    6
    0.23
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.94
    22
    		  
    10.85
    118
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.30
    14
    		  
    2.35
    157
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.07
    90
    		  
    25.89
    11
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.90
    54
    		  
    6.18
    101
    5. Lymphomas
    8.37
    5
    		  
    2.97
    126
    6. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    105
    		  
    8.05
    102
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.13
    95
    		  
    19.17
    33
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    65
    		  
    12.45
    25
    9. Leukemia
    6.01
    6
    		  
    5.33
    22
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    5.40
    57
    		  
    1.84
    123
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.66
    107
    		  
    9.70
    4
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.50
    33
    		  
    1.61
    85
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.41
    64
    		  
    5.07
    13
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    86
    		  
    0.73
    156
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.74
    136
    		  
    3.21
    79
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    126
    		  
    0.64
    159
     
     
     
    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.