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Seychelles
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Seychelles 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
Seychelles Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    67.2
    73.5
    70.3
    60
    64
    59
     
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    67.7
    76.4
    71.8
    86
    46
    67
     
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    68.3
    77.3
    72.4
    97
    64
    96
     
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    70.0
    77.1
    73.3
    96
    88
    93
     
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.0
    77.1
    96
    88
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    71.1
    78.2
    108
    90
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    71.1
    78.2
    109
    90
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    71.3
    78.3
    109
    90
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    71.5
    78.4
    111
    90
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.5
    111
    90
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    72.3
    78.7
    110
    90
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    72.8
    78.9
    109
    90
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    73.3
    79.2
    108
    88
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    74.0
    79.6
    106
    87
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    74.9
    80.1
    105
    86
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    76.0
    80.8
    102
    85
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    77.5
    81.5
    98
    87
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.5
    99
    87
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.7
    97
    88
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.3
    112
    94
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.6
    101
    92
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    89
    93
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.13
    116
    40.74
    171
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.92
    49
    13.17
    146
    3. Stroke
    62.39
    116
    24.44
    158
    4. Prostate Cancer
    49.62
    5
    15.36
    98
    5. Kidney Disease
    40.23
    21
    23.41
    90
    6. Hypertension
    39.54
    25
    12.84
    115
    7. Liver Disease
    28.12
    60
    6.24
    156
    8. Breast Cancer
    24.69
    30
    11.97
    140
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.13
    101
    14.87
    125
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23.22
    3
    10.02
    75
    11. Lung Disease
    21.51
    95
    15.14
    143
    12. Lung Cancers
    17.23
    72
    5.56
    134
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.22
    100
    11.59
    153
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.71
    51
    5.34
    121
    15. Violence
    13.66
    32
    12.02
    40
    16. Oral Cancer
    12.25
    3
    1.60
    153
    17. Drownings
    11.64
    5
    1.86
    119
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.94
    121
    14.00
    103
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.39
    31
    3.09
    134
    20. Ovary Cancer
    8.75
    4
    2.60
    160
    21. Lymphomas
    8.01
    8
    5.89
    48
    22. Suicide
    7.73
    102
    7.62
    107
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    7.02
    44
    4.73
    71
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.66
    61
    6.46
    68
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.58
    36
    1.16
    146
    26. Stomach Cancer
    6.42
    85
    10.69
    34
    27. Leukemia
    6.05
    7
    4.57
    39
    28. Asthma
    5.89
    81
    1.02
    134
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.82
    78
    1.36
    121
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    5.80
    26
    2.10
    159
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    5.70
    57
    3.05
    107
    32. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    90
    6.19
    70
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.35
    34
    0.96
    157
    34. Falls
    5.28
    97
    1.90
    175
    35. Low Birth Weight
    4.59
    94
    3.45
    117
    36. Bladder Cancer
    4.22
    21
    1.52
    126
    37. Other Injuries
    4.16
    149
    8.81
    79
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    59
    2.50
    80
    39. Meningitis
    2.26
    59
    0.34
    133
    40. Fires
    1.74
    81
    0.20
    176
    41. Skin Disease
    1.69
    86
    1.88
    76
    42. Malnutrition
    1.59
    87
    0.57
    112
    43. Birth Trauma
    1.52
    104
    0.93
    125
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    135
    2.09
    79
    45. Maternal Conditions
    0.96
    86
    0.32
    123
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.80
    130
    0.53
    154
    47. Encephalitis
    0.79
    41
    0.06
    134
    48. Drug Use
    0.78
    133
    1.10
    105
    49. Alcohol
    0.56
    140
    2.21
    55
    50. Epilepsy
    0.54
    175
    1.97
    71
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    104
    14.75
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    75
    10.64
    836
    4.15
    3. Stroke
    66
    9.36
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Kidney Disease
    43
    6.10
    1,482
    7.35
    5. Hypertension
    42
    5.96
    863
    4.28
    6. Liver Disease
    31
    4.40
    370
    1.84
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    26
    3.69
    953
    4.73
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    25
    3.55
    621
    3.08
    9. Lung Disease
    22
    3.12
    1,046
    5.19
    10. Prostate Cancer
    20
    2.84
    448
    2.22
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    2.70
    818
    4.06
    12. Lung Cancers
    18
    2.55
    343
    1.70
    13. Breast Cancer
    14
    1.99
    384
    1.91
    14. Violence
    14
    1.99
    635
    3.15
    15. Oral Cancer
    13
    1.84
    96
    0.48
    16. Drownings
    12
    1.70
    97
    0.48
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    11
    1.56
    746
    3.70
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    10
    1.42
    191
    0.95
    19. Cervical Cancer
    9
    1.28
    159
    0.79
    20. Lymphomas
    8
    1.13
    356
    1.77
    21. Suicide
    8
    1.13
    407
    2.02
    22. Stomach Cancer
    7
    0.99
    661
    3.28
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    7
    0.99
    294
    1.46
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.99
    74
    0.37
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.99
    315
    1.56
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.85
    87
    0.43
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6
    0.85
    178
    0.88
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    6
    0.85
    61
    0.30
    29. Liver Cancer
    6
    0.85
    382
    1.90
    30. Leukemia
    6
    0.85
    262
    1.30
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.85
    183
    0.91
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    6
    0.85
    138
    0.68
    33. Asthma
    6
    0.85
    60
    0.30
    34. Falls
    6
    0.85
    116
    0.58
    35. Ovary Cancer
    5
    0.71
    80
    0.40
    36. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.57
    100
    0.50
    37. Other Injuries
    4
    0.57
    571
    2.83
    38. Meningitis
    2
    0.28
    18
    0.09
    39. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.28
    48
    0.24
    40. Malnutrition
    2
    0.28
    37
    0.18
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.28
    80
    0.40
    42. Skin Disease
    2
    0.28
    126
    0.63
    43. Fires
    2
    0.28
    10
    0.05
    44. Encephalitis
    1
    0.14
    3
    0.01
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1
    0.14
    17
    0.08
    46. Skin Cancers
    1
    0.14
    137
    0.68
    47. Alcohol
    1
    0.14
    126
    0.63
    48. Drug Use
    1
    0.14
    63
    0.31
    49. Epilepsy
    1
    0.14
    116
    0.58
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1
    0.14
    32
    0.16
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    49.62
    5
    15.36
    98
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.69
    30
    11.97
    140
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23.22
    3
    10.02
    75
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.23
    72
    5.56
    134
    5. Cervical Cancer
    15.71
    51
    5.34
    121
    6. Oral Cancer
    12.25
    3
    1.60
    153
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.75
    4
    2.60
    160
    8. Lymphomas
    8.01
    8
    5.89
    48
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    7.02
    44
    4.73
    71
    10. Stomach Cancer
    6.42
    85
    10.69
    34
    11. Leukemia
    6.05
    7
    4.57
    39
    12. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    90
    6.19
    70
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.35
    34
    0.96
    157
    14. Bladder Cancer
    4.22
    21
    1.52
    126
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    59
    2.50
    80
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    135
    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.