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Spain
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Spain and Costa Rica health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Costa Rica
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Spain Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Spain SPAIN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    25
    22
     
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    69.3
    74.9
    72.0
    11
    11
    7
     
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    72.3
    78.5
    75.3
    6
    7
    6
     
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    73.3
    80.5
    76.8
    14
    5
    9
     
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    75.6
    82.5
    79.1
    13
    3
    8
     
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    78.9
    85.0
    81.9
    11
    2
    4
     
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    80.7
    85.7
    83.2
    11
    3
    5
     
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.7
    85.7
    11
    3
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    81.0
    85.9
    11
    3
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    81.0
    86.0
    11
    3
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    81.0
    86.0
    11
    3
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    81.1
    86.0
    11
    3
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    81.2
    86.1
    13
    3
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    81.3
    86.1
    13
    3
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    81.4
    86.2
    13
    3
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    81.5
    86.2
    13
    3
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    81.7
    86.4
    14
    3
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    82.0
    86.6
    16
    3
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    82.5
    86.9
    16
    3
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.3
    16
    3
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    84.3
    87.9
    12
    3
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    85.5
    88.5
    11
    5
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    86.9
    89.3
    12
    6
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    88.8
    90.4
    13
    8
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    21
    13
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34.87
    179
    40.74
    171
    2. Lung Cancers
    22.84
    36
    5.56
    134
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.52
    32
    11.59
    153
    4. Stroke
    18.37
    177
    24.44
    158
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    30
    10.02
    75
    6. Breast Cancer
    12.72
    134
    11.97
    140
    7. Lung Disease
    12.26
    157
    15.14
    143
    8. Prostate Cancer
    10.62
    131
    15.36
    98
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.96
    168
    13.17
    146
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    6.38
    50
    4.73
    71
    11. Kidney Disease
    5.51
    162
    23.41
    90
    12. Suicide
    5.28
    137
    7.62
    107
    13. Stomach Cancer
    5.23
    102
    10.69
    34
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.01
    169
    14.87
    125
    15. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    101
    6.19
    70
    16. Liver Disease
    4.79
    163
    6.24
    156
    17. Hypertension
    4.72
    157
    12.84
    115
    18. Lymphomas
    4.68
    92
    5.89
    48
    19. Other Injuries
    4.18
    148
    8.81
    79
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.16
    111
    3.09
    134
    21. Bladder Cancer
    3.99
    26
    1.52
    126
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.96
    110
    2.60
    160
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    83
    3.05
    107
    24. Leukemia
    3.46
    98
    4.57
    39
    25. Other Neoplasms
    3.41
    27
    4.26
    19
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.15
    167
    14.00
    103
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.99
    145
    2.10
    159
    28. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    93
    1.60
    153
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.57
    78
    2.50
    80
    30. Falls
    2.48
    166
    1.90
    175
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.11
    106
    0.96
    157
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.05
    174
    6.46
    68
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    171
    5.34
    121
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.54
    115
    2.09
    79
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.15
    106
    0.53
    154
    36. Drug Use
    1.10
    104
    1.10
    105
    37. Skin Disease
    1.03
    109
    1.88
    76
    38. Low Birth Weight
    0.92
    169
    3.45
    117
    39. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    116
    3.47
    85
    40. Epilepsy
    0.81
    155
    1.97
    71
    41. Asthma
    0.72
    145
    1.02
    134
    42. Drownings
    0.69
    163
    1.86
    119
    43. Hepatitis C
    0.63
    12
    0.02
    136
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.61
    157
    1.36
    121
    45. Violence
    0.47
    178
    12.02
    40
    46. Anemia
    0.45
    29
    0.38
    33
    47. Alcohol
    0.41
    150
    2.21
    55
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    162
    0.93
    125
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.38
    179
    1.16
    146
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.35
    47
    0.19
    98
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Spain SPAIN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    51,684
    15.64
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42,339
    12.81
    818
    4.06
    3. Stroke
    29,004
    8.78
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Lung Cancers
    22,131
    6.70
    343
    1.70
    5. Lung Disease
    18,926
    5.73
    1,046
    5.19
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16,957
    5.13
    621
    3.08
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13,717
    4.15
    836
    4.15
    8. Kidney Disease
    9,725
    2.94
    1,482
    7.35
    9. Hypertension
    9,115
    2.76
    863
    4.28
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,773
    2.35
    953
    4.73
    11. Breast Cancer
    7,067
    2.14
    384
    1.91
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,752
    2.04
    294
    1.46
    13. Prostate Cancer
    6,420
    1.94
    448
    2.22
    14. Stomach Cancer
    5,796
    1.75
    661
    3.28
    15. Other Injuries
    5,536
    1.68
    571
    2.83
    16. Lymphomas
    5,335
    1.61
    356
    1.77
    17. Bladder Cancer
    5,222
    1.58
    100
    0.50
    18. Liver Cancer
    5,098
    1.54
    382
    1.90
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,984
    1.51
    191
    0.95
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    4,943
    1.50
    138
    0.68
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    4,863
    1.47
    183
    0.91
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4,748
    1.44
    266
    1.32
    23. Liver Disease
    4,231
    1.28
    370
    1.84
    24. Leukemia
    3,772
    1.14
    262
    1.30
    25. Suicide
    3,609
    1.09
    407
    2.02
    26. Falls
    3,246
    0.98
    116
    0.58
    27. Oral Cancer
    2,583
    0.78
    96
    0.48
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2,026
    0.61
    80
    0.40
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,011
    0.61
    61
    0.30
    30. Skin Disease
    1,840
    0.56
    126
    0.63
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,829
    0.55
    746
    3.70
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,803
    0.55
    137
    0.68
    33. Uterin Cancer
    1,612
    0.49
    80
    0.40
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,612
    0.49
    32
    0.16
    35. Asthma
    1,133
    0.34
    60
    0.30
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,064
    0.32
    87
    0.43
    37. Anemia
    914
    0.28
    25
    0.12
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    863
    0.26
    315
    1.56
    39. Cervical Cancer
    855
    0.26
    159
    0.79
    40. Epilepsy
    824
    0.25
    116
    0.58
    41. Drug Use
    776
    0.23
    63
    0.31
    42. Hepatitis C
    652
    0.20
    1
    0.00
    43. HIV/AIDS
    538
    0.16
    192
    0.95
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    475
    0.14
    74
    0.37
    45. Drownings
    446
    0.13
    97
    0.48
    46. Alcohol
    333
    0.10
    126
    0.63
    47. Malnutrition
    302
    0.09
    37
    0.18
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    294
    0.09
    55
    0.27
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    287
    0.09
    11
    0.05
    50. Tuberculosis
    270
    0.08
    32
    0.16
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.84
    36
    5.56
    134
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    30
    10.02
    75
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.72
    134
    11.97
    140
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.62
    131
    15.36
    98
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.38
    50
    4.73
    71
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.23
    102
    10.69
    34
    7. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    101
    6.19
    70
    8. Lymphomas
    4.68
    92
    5.89
    48
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.99
    26
    1.52
    126
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.96
    110
    2.60
    160
    11. Leukemia
    3.46
    98
    4.57
    39
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    93
    1.60
    153
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.57
    78
    2.50
    80
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.11
    106
    0.96
    157
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    171
    5.34
    121
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.54
    115
    2.09
    79
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.