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Chile
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Chile 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Chile Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Chile CHILE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Chile CHILE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    54.7
    60.0
    57.3
    72
    67
    69
     
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    59.3
    65.6
    62.4
    77
    67
    68
     
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    66.0
    72.7
    69.3
    51
    52
    51
     
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    35
    32
    34
     
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    74.2
    80.4
    77.3
    27
    21
    25
     
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    75.9
    82.1
    79.1
    31
    27
    29
     
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    78.1
    83.2
    80.7
    33
    28
    31
     
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Chile CHILE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.1
    83.2
    33
    28
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    78.7
    83.8
    33
    26
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    78.8
    83.9
    33
    26
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    78.8
    83.9
    33
    26
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    79.0
    84.0
    32
    25
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    79.2
    84.1
    31
    25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    79.5
    84.2
    29
    25
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    79.8
    84.3
    30
    25
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    80.1
    84.4
    30
    25
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    80.4
    84.6
    30
    23
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    80.9
    84.9
    30
    21
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    81.6
    85.3
    28
    22
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.9
    27
    17
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.5
    28
    16
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.4
    31
    15
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.7
    24
    12
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.3
    16
    11
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.2
    12
    7
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Chile CHILE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36.71
    177
    40.74
    171
    2. Stroke
    32.19
    147
    24.44
    158
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.25
    65
    15.36
    98
    4. Kidney Disease
    13.52
    125
    23.41
    90
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.48
    108
    14.00
    103
    6. Stomach Cancer
    13.41
    15
    10.69
    34
    7. Lung Disease
    12.87
    155
    15.14
    143
    8. Lung Cancers
    12.84
    91
    5.56
    134
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.46
    148
    13.17
    146
    10. Hypertension
    11.94
    118
    12.84
    115
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.81
    141
    11.97
    140
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.64
    152
    11.59
    153
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.04
    60
    10.02
    75
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.96
    140
    14.87
    125
    15. Liver Disease
    10.81
    122
    6.24
    156
    16. Suicide
    8.04
    98
    7.62
    107
    17. Cervical Cancer
    5.87
    115
    5.34
    121
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    5.80
    58
    4.73
    71
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    5.38
    100
    6.46
    68
    20. Other Injuries
    5.28
    128
    8.81
    79
    21. Lymphomas
    5.27
    74
    5.89
    48
    22. Liver Cancer
    5.09
    97
    6.19
    70
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.88
    16
    4.26
    19
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    4.64
    71
    3.05
    107
    25. Violence
    3.86
    103
    12.02
    40
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.79
    117
    2.60
    160
    27. Leukemia
    3.63
    88
    4.57
    39
    28. Falls
    2.95
    151
    1.90
    175
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.75
    145
    3.09
    134
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.69
    131
    3.45
    117
    31. HIV/AIDS
    2.54
    99
    3.47
    85
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.54
    90
    0.96
    157
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.54
    152
    2.10
    159
    34. Skin Disease
    2.38
    44
    1.88
    76
    35. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    80
    1.52
    126
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    116
    2.50
    80
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    95
    2.09
    79
    38. Tuberculosis
    1.54
    116
    0.53
    139
    39. Drownings
    1.39
    134
    1.86
    119
    40. Malnutrition
    1.35
    92
    0.57
    112
    41. Fires
    1.26
    100
    0.20
    176
    42. Epilepsy
    1.26
    118
    1.97
    71
    43. Oral Cancer
    1.15
    171
    1.60
    153
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.11
    132
    1.36
    121
    45. Asthma
    0.96
    137
    1.02
    134
    46. Alcohol
    0.88
    125
    2.21
    55
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.80
    157
    1.16
    146
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.66
    27
    0.85
    13
    49. Drug Use
    0.65
    146
    1.10
    105
    50. Anemia
    0.55
    21
    0.38
    33
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Chile CHILE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,685
    12.19
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Stroke
    9,731
    11.10
    1,624
    8.06
    3. Kidney Disease
    4,065
    4.64
    1,482
    7.35
    4. Lung Disease
    4,062
    4.63
    1,046
    5.19
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,000
    4.56
    818
    4.06
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,920
    4.47
    836
    4.15
    7. Hypertension
    3,817
    4.35
    863
    4.28
    8. Stomach Cancer
    3,631
    4.14
    661
    3.28
    9. Lung Cancers
    3,452
    3.94
    343
    1.70
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,177
    3.62
    953
    4.73
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,022
    3.45
    621
    3.08
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,826
    3.22
    746
    3.70
    13. Liver Disease
    2,647
    3.02
    370
    1.84
    14. Prostate Cancer
    2,435
    2.78
    448
    2.22
    15. Suicide
    1,700
    1.94
    407
    2.02
    16. Breast Cancer
    1,689
    1.93
    384
    1.91
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    1,567
    1.79
    294
    1.46
    18. Lymphomas
    1,394
    1.59
    356
    1.77
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,369
    1.56
    382
    1.90
    20. Other Neoplasms
    1,358
    1.55
    266
    1.32
    21. Other Injuries
    1,310
    1.49
    571
    2.83
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    1,286
    1.47
    183
    0.91
    23. Falls
    904
    1.03
    116
    0.58
    24. Leukemia
    879
    1.00
    262
    1.30
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    858
    0.98
    315
    1.56
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    790
    0.90
    138
    0.68
    27. Cervical Cancer
    780
    0.89
    159
    0.79
    28. Skin Disease
    763
    0.87
    126
    0.63
    29. Violence
    744
    0.85
    635
    3.15
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    722
    0.82
    61
    0.30
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    709
    0.81
    191
    0.95
    32. Bladder Cancer
    641
    0.73
    100
    0.50
    33. HIV/AIDS
    539
    0.61
    192
    0.95
    34. Skin Cancers
    526
    0.60
    137
    0.68
    35. Ovary Cancer
    514
    0.59
    80
    0.40
    36. Low Birth Weight
    437
    0.50
    178
    0.88
    37. Malnutrition
    420
    0.48
    37
    0.18
    38. Tuberculosis
    410
    0.47
    32
    0.16
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    334
    0.38
    87
    0.43
    40. Oral Cancer
    307
    0.35
    96
    0.48
    41. Asthma
    295
    0.34
    60
    0.30
    42. Fires
    295
    0.34
    10
    0.05
    43. Epilepsy
    294
    0.34
    116
    0.58
    44. Drownings
    283
    0.32
    97
    0.48
    45. Uterin Cancer
    275
    0.31
    80
    0.40
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    223
    0.25
    74
    0.37
    47. Alcohol
    207
    0.24
    126
    0.63
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    187
    0.21
    55
    0.27
    49. Anemia
    180
    0.21
    25
    0.12
    50. Drug Use
    149
    0.17
    63
    0.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Chile CHILE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.25
    65
    15.36
    98
    2. Stomach Cancer
    13.41
    15
    10.69
    34
    3. Lung Cancers
    12.84
    91
    5.56
    134
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.81
    141
    11.97
    140
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.04
    60
    10.02
    75
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.87
    115
    5.34
    121
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    5.80
    58
    4.73
    71
    8. Lymphomas
    5.27
    74
    5.89
    48
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.09
    97
    6.19
    70
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.79
    117
    2.60
    160
    11. Leukemia
    3.63
    88
    4.57
    39
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.54
    90
    0.96
    157
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    80
    1.52
    126
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    116
    2.50
    80
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    95
    2.09
    79
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.15
    171
    1.60
    153
    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.