CAMBODIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		CAMBODIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,553	2	10,267	- 1,714
Stroke	2	5,264	1	13,107	- 7,843
Kidney Disease	3	4,803	13	2,114	+ 2,689
Lung Disease	4	3,391	7	3,056	+ 334
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,090	5	3,362	- 272
Hypertension	6	2,797	10	2,354	+ 443
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,708	3	8,794	- 6,086
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,652	17	1,362	+ 1,290
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,417	6	3,223	- 806
Stomach Cancer	10	2,141	34	390	+ 1,751
Violence	11	2,059	38	347	+ 1,712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,011	23	905	+ 1,106
Other Injuries	13	1,849	26	789	+ 1,060
Prostate Cancer	14	1,452	50	128	+ 1,324
Suicide	15	1,318	25	800	+ 519
Breast Cancer	16	1,245	24	856	+ 389
Liver Cancer	17	1,237	9	2,713	- 1,475
Liver Disease	18	1,198	4	8,117	- 6,919
Lymphomas	19	1,153	31	472	+ 680
Lung Cancers	20	1,113	16	1,631	- 518
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,022	20	1,289	- 267
Pancreas Cancer	22	951	48	135	+ 817
Other Neoplasms	23	861	62	33	+ 828
Leukemia	24	848	29	550	+ 298
HIV/AIDS	25	622	19	1,340	- 718
Inflammatory/Heart	26	620	32	436	+ 184
Endocrine Disorders	27	594	35	384	+ 210
Low Birth Weight	28	576	15	1,826	- 1,250
Cervical Cancer	29	515	27	728	- 213
Parkinson's Disease	30	447	37	369	+ 78
Skin Cancers	31	443	44	167	+ 276
Skin Disease	32	409	43	211	+ 198
Alcohol	33	409	49	133	+ 276
Epilepsy	34	376	51	119	+ 257
Falls	35	376	12	2,116	- 1,739
Bladder Cancer	36	323	45	165	+ 158
Drownings	37	313	22	1,113	- 800
Oral Cancer	38	311	28	648	- 337
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	283	11	2,148	- 1,865
Ovary Cancer	40	260	40	249	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	41	260	55	94	+ 166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	238	14	1,938	- 1,700
Drug Use	43	204	58	64	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	44	197	39	297	- 99
Asthma	45	196	21	1,235	- 1,040
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	178	64	22	+ 156
Birth Trauma	47	156	18	1,351	- 1,195
Malnutrition	48	119	33	427	- 308
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	104	36	375	- 271
Tuberculosis	50	102	8	2,866	- 2,763
Anemia	51	80	85	0	+ 80
Appendicitis	52	70	57	73	- 3
Schizophrenia	53	67	86	0	+ 67
Meningitis	54	58	54	99	- 41
Maternal Conditions	55	55	30	484	- 429
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	43	81	0	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	57	35	65	18	+ 17
Fires	58	33	42	224	- 191
Hepatitis B	59	22	47	137	- 114
Poisonings	60	17	56	77	- 60
Osteoarthritis	61	16	80	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	62	10	67	13	- 3
Encephalitis	63	8	46	137	- 129
Hepatitis C	64	3	61	47	- 44
Syphilis	65	3	66	17	- 14
Oral conditions	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Leprosy	67	3	73	0	+ 3
War	68	2	68	7	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	41	231	- 231
Dengue	70	0	59	58	- 58
Ascariasis	71	0	69	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	52	110	- 110
Measles	75	0	60	58	- 58
Schistosomiasis	76	0	63	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	53	102	- 102
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMBODIA

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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.