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Costa Rica
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Costa Rica and Gambia 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.

Gambia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Costa Rica Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
     
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
     
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
     
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
     
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
     
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.74
    171
    142.59
    53
    2. Stroke
    24.44
    158
    108.94
    59
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.41
    90
    32.04
    48
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    6.08
    156
    5. Lung Disease
    15.14
    143
    29.40
    54
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.87
    125
    37.65
    66
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.00
    103
    51.34
    8
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.17
    146
    113.77
    18
    9. Hypertension
    12.84
    115
    22.89
    68
    10. Violence
    12.02
    40
    11.94
    43
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    4.44
    182
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.59
    153
    19.89
    49
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    1.43
    178
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    1.05
    183
    15. Other Injuries
    8.81
    79
    11.81
    46
    16. Suicide
    7.62
    107
    9.64
    77
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    68
    6.72
    59
    18. Liver Disease
    6.24
    156
    33.48
    48
    19. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    30.83
    3
    20. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    0.74
    181
    21. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    3.62
    150
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    25.76
    23
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    0.54
    179
    24. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    0.09
    183
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.26
    19
    0.42
    95
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.47
    85
    70.82
    17
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.45
    117
    9.17
    43
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.09
    134
    6.44
    58
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    107
    11.17
    16
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    0.44
    183
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    0.23
    180
    32. Alcohol
    2.21
    55
    1.23
    103
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.10
    159
    6.31
    18
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    0.01
    177
    35. Epilepsy
    1.97
    71
    2.78
    36
    36. Falls
    1.90
    175
    9.85
    22
    37. Skin Disease
    1.88
    76
    2.12
    59
    38. Drownings
    1.86
    119
    2.58
    84
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    0.01
    181
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    0.44
    181
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    121
    41.12
    43
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    146
    6.56
    37
    43. Drug Use
    1.10
    105
    2.38
    34
    44. Asthma
    1.02
    134
    15.88
    35
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    0.48
    177
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.93
    125
    10.44
    21
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.85
    13
    0.25
    104
    48. Malnutrition
    0.57
    112
    7.13
    39
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.53
    139
    28.42
    38
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.53
    154
    2.55
    52
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,639
    13.10
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Stroke
    1,624
    8.06
    802
    6.24
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,482
    7.35
    266
    2.07
    4. Lung Disease
    1,046
    5.19
    206
    1.60
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    953
    4.73
    290
    2.25
    6. Hypertension
    863
    4.28
    172
    1.34
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    836
    4.15
    1,340
    10.42
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    818
    4.06
    89
    0.69
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    746
    3.70
    695
    5.40
    10. Stomach Cancer
    661
    3.28
    14
    0.11
    11. Violence
    635
    3.15
    195
    1.52
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    621
    3.08
    11
    0.09
    13. Other Injuries
    571
    2.83
    194
    1.51
    14. Prostate Cancer
    448
    2.22
    21
    0.16
    15. Suicide
    407
    2.02
    113
    0.88
    16. Breast Cancer
    384
    1.91
    26
    0.20
    17. Liver Cancer
    382
    1.90
    377
    2.93
    18. Liver Disease
    370
    1.84
    323
    2.51
    19. Lymphomas
    356
    1.77
    12
    0.09
    20. Lung Cancers
    343
    1.70
    34
    0.26
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.56
    383
    2.98
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    294
    1.46
    6
    0.05
    23. Other Neoplasms
    266
    1.32
    3
    0.02
    24. Leukemia
    262
    1.30
    2
    0.02
    25. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.95
    1,125
    8.75
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    191
    0.95
    59
    0.46
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    183
    0.91
    230
    1.79
    28. Low Birth Weight
    178
    0.88
    662
    5.15
    29. Cervical Cancer
    159
    0.79
    145
    1.13
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    138
    0.68
    34
    0.26
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.68
    0
    0.00
    32. Alcohol
    126
    0.63
    12
    0.09
    33. Skin Disease
    126
    0.63
    19
    0.15
    34. Epilepsy
    116
    0.58
    43
    0.33
    35. Falls
    116
    0.58
    83
    0.65
    36. Bladder Cancer
    100
    0.50
    4
    0.03
    37. Drownings
    97
    0.48
    69
    0.54
    38. Oral Cancer
    96
    0.48
    0
    0.00
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    87
    0.43
    626
    4.87
    40. Uterin Cancer
    80
    0.40
    1
    0.01
    41. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.40
    2
    0.02
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    74
    0.37
    56
    0.44
    43. Drug Use
    63
    0.31
    28
    0.22
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    61
    0.30
    5
    0.04
    45. Asthma
    60
    0.30
    134
    1.04
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    55
    0.27
    2
    0.02
    47. Birth Trauma
    48
    0.24
    754
    5.86
    48. Malnutrition
    37
    0.18
    110
    0.86
    49. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.16
    445
    3.46
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    32
    0.16
    24
    0.19
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Costa Rica COSTA RICA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.36
    98
    6.08
    156
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.97
    140
    4.44
    182
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.69
    34
    1.43
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.02
    75
    1.05
    183
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    70
    30.83
    3
    6. Lymphomas
    5.89
    48
    0.74
    181
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.56
    134
    3.62
    150
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.34
    121
    25.76
    23
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.73
    71
    0.54
    179
    10. Leukemia
    4.57
    39
    0.09
    183
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.60
    160
    0.44
    183
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.50
    80
    0.23
    180
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.09
    79
    0.01
    177
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    153
    0.01
    181
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.52
    126
    0.44
    181
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    157
    0.48
    177
    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.