CHAD VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,570	7	5,639	+ 3,931
Stroke	2	5,890	6	6,058	- 168
Kidney Disease	3	5,374	19	1,893	+ 3,482
Lung Disease	4	3,794	22	1,430	+ 2,365
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,457	20	1,880	+ 1,577
Hypertension	6	3,130	23	1,258	+ 1,872
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,030	1	23,230	- 20,200
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,967	32	664	+ 2,303
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,705	8	5,171	- 2,466
Stomach Cancer	10	2,395	51	187	+ 2,209
Violence	11	2,304	21	1,430	+ 874
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,251	42	334	+ 1,917
Other Injuries	13	2,069	15	2,664	- 594
Prostate Cancer	14	1,625	41	340	+ 1,285
Suicide	15	1,475	27	1,027	+ 448
Breast Cancer	16	1,393	28	1,013	+ 380
Liver Cancer	17	1,385	40	387	+ 998
Liver Disease	18	1,340	14	3,069	- 1,729
Lymphomas	19	1,290	39	389	+ 901
Lung Cancers	20	1,245	59	100	+ 1,145
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,143	10	3,725	- 2,581
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,065	58	109	+ 956
Other Neoplasms	23	963	68	18	+ 945
Leukemia	24	948	46	277	+ 671
HIV/AIDS	25	696	13	3,219	- 2,523
Inflammatory/Heart	26	693	37	468	+ 226
Endocrine Disorders	27	665	25	1,156	- 491
Low Birth Weight	28	645	5	7,027	- 6,382
Cervical Cancer	29	576	35	634	- 57
Parkinson's Disease	30	501	50	204	+ 296
Skin Cancers	31	496	54	137	+ 359
Skin Disease	32	457	53	142	+ 315
Alcohol	33	457	60	91	+ 366
Epilepsy	34	421	38	449	- 27
Falls	35	421	34	643	- 223
Bladder Cancer	36	362	61	82	+ 279
Drownings	37	351	26	1,063	- 712
Oral Cancer	38	348	43	294	+ 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	316	2	14,842	- 14,525
Ovary Cancer	40	291	49	220	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	41	291	65	55	+ 236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	267	33	650	- 384
Drug Use	43	229	48	231	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	44	221	56	121	+ 100
Asthma	45	219	24	1,254	- 1,035
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	200	71	12	+ 187
Birth Trauma	47	174	4	8,314	- 8,140
Malnutrition	48	133	18	2,150	- 2,017
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	117	45	286	- 169
Tuberculosis	50	115	12	3,499	- 3,385
Anemia	51	90	86	0	+ 90
Appendicitis	52	78	62	76	+ 2
Schizophrenia	53	75	84	0	+ 75
Meningitis	54	65	9	4,803	- 4,739
Maternal Conditions	55	62	11	3,672	- 3,610
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	48	80	0	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	57	39	69	15	+ 24
Fires	58	37	29	722	- 685
Hepatitis B	59	25	47	267	- 242
Poisonings	60	20	36	553	- 534
Osteoarthritis	61	18	81	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	11	66	36	- 25
Encephalitis	63	9	57	121	- 112
Hepatitis C	64	4	67	31	- 27
Syphilis	65	4	30	718	- 715
Oral conditions	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Leprosy	67	4	77	0	+ 4
War	68	2	44	287	- 285
Pertussis	69	0	16	2,498	- 2,497
Dengue	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	63	72	- 72
Leishmaniasis	72	0	64	60	- 60
Diphtheria	73	0	55	132	- 132
Tetanus	74	0	31	684	- 684
Measles	75	0	17	2,372	- 2,372
Schistosomiasis	76	0	52	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	13	- 13
Malaria	78	0	3	8,630	- 8,630
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

Costa Rica

Chad

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.