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Compare Costa Rica and Ukraine 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   Ukraine UKRAINE
           
    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
    		  
    66.2
    72.6
    69.3
    25
    19
    19
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    		  
    65.8
    74.0
    69.8
    39
    21
    33
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    		  
    64.6
    74.0
    69.2
    64
    39
    52
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    		  
    65.6
    74.9
    70.1
    83
    51
    63
    2000
    75.5
    80.2
    77.8
    18
    22
    21
    		  
    62.4
    73.6
    67.9
    118
    79
    105
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    		  
    64.7
    74.8
    69.8
    120
    96
    107
    2015
    77.1
    82.2
    79.6
    31
    30
    30
    		  
    66.3
    76.1
    71.3
    120
    91
    104
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Ukraine UKRAINE
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    77.1
    82.2
    31
    30
    		  
    66.3
    76.1
    120
    91
    Age 5
    77.9
    82.9
    31
    28
    		  
    67.0
    76.8
    136
    98
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.0
    31
    28
    		  
    67.1
    76.8
    140
    99
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.1
    31
    28
    		  
    67.2
    76.9
    141
    99
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.2
    30
    28
    		  
    67.4
    77.0
    142
    101
    Age 25
    78.8
    83.3
    28
    28
    		  
    67.8
    77.2
    149
    101
    Age 30
    79.2
    83.4
    25
    28
    		  
    68.4
    77.4
    151
    100
    Age 35
    79.6
    83.6
    22
    28
    		  
    69.2
    77.7
    153
    100
    Age 40
    80.0
    83.8
    20
    28
    		  
    70.1
    78.1
    156
    99
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.1
    19
    27
    		  
    71.2
    78.6
    161
    97
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.4
    19
    28
    		  
    72.3
    79.1
    162
    94
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.9
    18
    27
    		  
    73.8
    79.8
    158
    93
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.5
    15
    26
    		  
    75.4
    80.5
    156
    92
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.3
    13
    21
    		  
    77.8
    81.7
    133
    92
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.2
    13
    21
    		  
    80.3
    83.0
    120
    95
    Age 75
    86.9
    88.5
    9
    18
    		  
    83.1
    84.9
    104
    95
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.2
    6
    17
    		  
    86.3
    87.1
    92
    98
    Age 85
    91.8
    92.5
    6
    17
    		  
    89.8
    90.1
    84
    102
    Age 90
    94.9
    95.4
    12
    17
    		  
    93.7
    93.5
    81
    107
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.7
    18
    22
    		  
    97.8
    97.5
    69
    119
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.6
    46
    27
    		  
    102.2
    101.9
    58
    136
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Ukraine UKRAINE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    69.00
    123
    		  
    384.18
    2
    2. Stroke
    34.60
    148
    		  
    133.05
    41
    3. Prostate Cancer
    28.94
    22
    		  
    13.19
    108
    4. Lung Disease
    21.92
    65
    		  
    13.03
    129
    5. Hypertension
    20.34
    56
    		  
    8.15
    149
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.06
    106
    		  
    3.34
    171
    7. Stomach Cancer
    17.30
    14
    		  
    13.07
    28
    8. Breast Cancer
    16.07
    90
    		  
    21.24
    43
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.84
    110
    		  
    10.04
    130
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.59
    140
    		  
    8.64
    155
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.90
    54
    		  
    17.08
    22
    12. Other Injuries
    11.42
    88
    		  
    16.22
    58
    13. Violence
    11.18
    47
    		  
    4.48
    95
    14. Kidney Disease
    10.66
    113
    		  
    2.20
    172
    15. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9.98
    29
    		  
    1.28
    140
    16. Lymphomas
    8.37
    5
    		  
    2.89
    127
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.09
    97
    		  
    6.88
    112
    18. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    105
    		  
    21.35
    55
    19. Liver Disease
    7.30
    136
    		  
    29.73
    28
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7.21
    7
    		  
    1.10
    148
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.13
    95
    		  
    6.39
    104
    22. Suicide
    6.72
    102
    		  
    16.98
    23
    23. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    65
    		  
    2.30
    159
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.53
    98
    		  
    11.58
    41
    25. Leukemia
    6.01
    6
    		  
    3.50
    101
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    5.40
    57
    		  
    5.57
    55
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.72
    115
    		  
    4.55
    116
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.66
    107
    		  
    5.51
    49
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.26
    123
    		  
    0.70
    170
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.92
    102
    		  
    38.94
    40
    31. Drownings
    2.68
    101
    		  
    6.73
    43
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.50
    33
    		  
    2.04
    51
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.41
    64
    		  
    4.98
    14
    34. Falls
    2.25
    144
    		  
    5.08
    93
    35. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    86
    		  
    2.86
    61
    36. Skin Disease
    2.00
    82
    		  
    0.28
    153
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    82
    		  
    0.41
    154
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
    		  
    0.92
    140
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.74
    136
    		  
    6.10
    23
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    118
    		  
    1.42
    120
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    126
    		  
    2.51
    89
    42. Tuberculosis
    1.44
    118
    		  
    11.68
    63
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.39
    126
    		  
    2.78
    83
    44. Alcohol
    1.32
    69
    		  
    10.57
    5
    45. Asthma
    1.22
    129
    		  
    1.64
    120
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.11
    55
    		  
    0.91
    64
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.00
    137
    		  
    2.29
    111
    48. Epilepsy
    0.96
    135
    		  
    0.90
    140
    49. Malnutrition
    0.82
    112
    		  
    0.05
    161
    50. Meningitis
    0.70
    121
    		  
    0.51
    131
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Ukraine UKRAINE
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,925
    16.66
    		  
    329,331
    50.26
    2. Stroke
    1,455
    8.29
    		  
    117,372
    17.91
    3. Lung Disease
    906
    5.16
    		  
    10,722
    1.64
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    854
    4.87
    		  
    2,191
    0.33
    5. Hypertension
    847
    4.82
    		  
    6,802
    1.04
    6. Stomach Cancer
    744
    4.24
    		  
    9,173
    1.40
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    627
    3.57
    		  
    5,048
    0.77
    8. Violence
    559
    3.18
    		  
    2,377
    0.36
    9. Prostate Cancer
    552
    3.14
    		  
    3,799
    0.58
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    545
    3.10
    		  
    4,481
    0.68
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    511
    2.91
    		  
    12,676
    1.93
    12. Other Injuries
    492
    2.80
    		  
    8,704
    1.33
    13. Kidney Disease
    461
    2.63
    		  
    1,358
    0.21
    14. Alzheimers/Dementia
    412
    2.35
    		  
    1,001
    0.15
    15. Breast Cancer
    365
    2.08
    		  
    8,308
    1.27
    16. Lymphomas
    361
    2.06
    		  
    1,862
    0.28
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    339
    1.93
    		  
    2,144
    0.33
    18. Lung Cancers
    331
    1.88
    		  
    14,576
    2.22
    19. Suicide
    331
    1.88
    		  
    9,165
    1.40
    20. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
    		  
    17,210
    2.63
    21. Other Neoplasms
    306
    1.74
    		  
    706
    0.11
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    290
    1.65
    		  
    7,060
    1.08
    23. Liver Cancer
    281
    1.60
    		  
    1,585
    0.24
    24. Leukemia
    269
    1.53
    		  
    2,182
    0.33
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    230
    1.31
    		  
    3,995
    0.61
    26. Low Birth Weight
    194
    1.10
    		  
    1,270
    0.19
    27. Cervical Cancer
    164
    0.93
    		  
    2,210
    0.34
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    144
    0.82
    		  
    357
    0.05
    29. HIV/AIDS
    141
    0.80
    		  
    20,817
    3.18
    30. Drownings
    132
    0.75
    		  
    3,342
    0.51
    31. Skin Cancers
    105
    0.60
    		  
    1,487
    0.23
    32. Falls
    100
    0.57
    		  
    3,053
    0.47
    33. Bladder Cancer
    86
    0.49
    		  
    2,260
    0.34
    34. Skin Disease
    85
    0.48
    		  
    178
    0.03
    35. Ovary Cancer
    85
    0.48
    		  
    2,183
    0.33
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    80
    0.45
    		  
    448
    0.07
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    79
    0.45
    		  
    371
    0.06
    38. Oral Cancer
    76
    0.43
    		  
    3,779
    0.58
    39. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
    		  
    396
    0.06
    40. Tuberculosis
    63
    0.36
    		  
    6,297
    0.96
    41. Alcohol
    61
    0.35
    		  
    6,002
    0.92
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.35
    		  
    1,609
    0.25
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    61
    0.34
    		  
    1,769
    0.27
    44. Uterin Cancer
    54
    0.31
    		  
    2,148
    0.33
    45. Asthma
    53
    0.30
    		  
    1,212
    0.19
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    48
    0.27
    		  
    583
    0.09
    47. Epilepsy
    45
    0.26
    		  
    427
    0.07
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    43
    0.25
    		  
    1,551
    0.24
    49. Malnutrition
    34
    0.20
    		  
    40
    0.01
    50. Drug Use
    32
    0.18
    		  
    1,236
    0.19
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Ukraine UKRAINE
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.94
    22
    		  
    13.19
    108
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.30
    14
    		  
    13.07
    28
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.07
    90
    		  
    21.24
    43
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.90
    54
    		  
    17.08
    22
    5. Lymphomas
    8.37
    5
    		  
    2.89
    127
    6. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    105
    		  
    21.35
    55
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.13
    95
    		  
    6.39
    104
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    65
    		  
    2.30
    159
    9. Leukemia
    6.01
    6
    		  
    3.50
    101
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    5.40
    57
    		  
    5.57
    55
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.66
    107
    		  
    5.51
    49
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.50
    33
    		  
    2.04
    51
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.41
    64
    		  
    4.98
    14
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    86
    		  
    2.86
    61
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.74
    136
    		  
    6.10
    23
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    126
    		  
    2.51
    89
     
     
     
    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.