COSTA RICA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,397	1	2,639	+ 1,757
Stroke	2	3,741	2	1,624	+ 2,117
Diabetes Mellitus	3	2,830	5	953	+ 1,877
Hypertension	4	1,342	6	863	+ 479
Prostate Cancer	5	1,327	14	448	+ 879
Breast Cancer	6	1,324	16	384	+ 940
Kidney Disease	7	1,290	3	1,482	- 192
Endocrine Disorders	8	1,233	27	183	+ 1,049
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,200	7	836	+ 364
Other Injuries	10	1,034	13	571	+ 464
Lung Disease	11	868	4	1,046	- 178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	797	12	621	+ 176
Skin Disease	13	456	32	126	+ 330
Cervical Cancer	14	451	29	159	+ 292
Stomach Cancer	15	366	10	661	- 295
Lung Cancers	16	341	20	343	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	340	8	818	- 478
HIV/AIDS	18	313	25	192	+ 121
Lymphomas	19	310	19	356	- 46
Uterin Cancer	20	296	41	80	+ 215
Inflammatory/Heart	21	289	26	191	+ 97
Anemia	22	265	51	25	+ 240
Pancreas Cancer	23	260	22	294	- 33
Leukemia	24	247	24	262	- 14
Liver Cancer	25	232	17	382	- 150
Congenital Anomalies	26	218	21	315	- 97
Epilepsy	27	181	34	116	+ 65
Liver Disease	28	180	18	370	- 190
Alcohol	29	176	33	126	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	30	171	40	80	+ 90
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	166	56	13	+ 153
Other Neoplasms	32	153	23	266	- 112
Oral Cancer	33	131	38	96	+ 35
Violence	34	120	11	635	- 515
Drownings	35	120	37	97	+ 23
Asthma	36	99	45	60	+ 38
Low Birth Weight	37	86	28	178	- 91
Malnutrition	38	68	48	37	+ 31
Appendicitis	39	66	52	22	+ 44
Drug Use	40	64	43	63	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	41	57	36	100	- 43
Parkinson's Disease	42	52	30	138	- 86
Skin Cancers	43	52	31	137	- 85
Birth Trauma	44	49	47	48	+ 1
Schizophrenia	45	47	53	21	+ 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	43	39	87	- 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	42	42	74	- 32
Poisonings	48	37	60	5	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	31	49	32	- 2
Tuberculosis	50	28	50	32	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	23	46	55	- 32
Maternal Conditions	52	22	55	17	+ 5
Meningitis	53	21	54	18	+ 3
Suicide	54	20	15	407	- 387
Otitis Media	55	15	82	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	56	14	57	11	+ 3
Fires	57	9	58	10	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	58	6	44	61	- 55
War	59	1	68	1	+ 0
Syphilis	60	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	61	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	64	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	83	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	62	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	67	1	- 1
Encephalitis	73	0	63	3	- 3
Hepatitis B	74	0	59	7	- 7
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	9	746	- 746
Falls	82	0	35	116	- 116
Oral conditions	83	0	66	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Antigua/Bar.

Costa Rica

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.