DR CONGO VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,843	7	34,713	+ 23,130
Stroke	2	35,598	6	36,596	- 998
Kidney Disease	3	32,484	20	9,077	+ 23,407
Lung Disease	4	22,933	14	13,527	+ 9,407
Diabetes Mellitus	5	20,895	16	12,902	+ 7,993
Hypertension	6	18,916	12	15,743	+ 3,173
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	18,313	1	73,546	- 55,232
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	17,933	28	4,548	+ 13,385
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,347	10	30,256	- 13,910
Stomach Cancer	10	14,477	37	2,579	+ 11,898
Violence	11	13,923	18	11,120	+ 2,803
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	13,603	36	2,966	+ 10,636
Other Injuries	13	12,508	22	8,272	+ 4,236
Prostate Cancer	14	9,821	30	3,948	+ 5,873
Suicide	15	8,916	26	5,812	+ 3,104
Breast Cancer	16	8,419	35	3,416	+ 5,004
Liver Cancer	17	8,368	31	3,840	+ 4,529
Liver Disease	18	8,102	13	15,044	- 6,943
Lymphomas	19	7,796	38	2,061	+ 5,735
Lung Cancers	20	7,527	47	1,158	+ 6,369
Congenital Anomalies	21	6,910	11	16,256	- 9,347
Pancreas Cancer	22	6,434	50	1,017	+ 5,418
Other Neoplasms	23	5,820	67	88	+ 5,733
Leukemia	24	5,732	41	1,871	+ 3,861
HIV/AIDS	25	4,206	15	13,286	- 9,080
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,191	29	4,045	+ 146
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,018	25	7,380	- 3,362
Low Birth Weight	28	3,899	8	34,668	- 30,770
Cervical Cancer	29	3,484	27	4,823	- 1,339
Parkinson's Disease	30	3,025	49	1,035	+ 1,991
Skin Cancers	31	2,996	55	765	+ 2,231
Skin Disease	32	2,765	54	781	+ 1,984
Alcohol	33	2,764	60	635	+ 2,130
Epilepsy	34	2,545	44	1,727	+ 819
Falls	35	2,544	33	3,483	- 939
Bladder Cancer	36	2,186	65	270	+ 1,916
Drownings	37	2,120	34	3,454	- 1,334
Oral Cancer	38	2,104	51	1,003	+ 1,102
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,912	5	41,301	- 39,389
Ovary Cancer	40	1,761	58	656	+ 1,105
Uterin Cancer	41	1,760	63	352	+ 1,408
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,612	40	1,923	- 311
Drug Use	43	1,382	59	638	+ 744
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,334	53	790	+ 544
Asthma	45	1,325	24	7,733	- 6,408
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,207	66	217	+ 989
Birth Trauma	47	1,053	9	33,075	- 32,022
Malnutrition	48	806	21	8,910	- 8,104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	706	43	1,728	- 1,022
Tuberculosis	50	693	2	43,759	- 43,067
Anemia	51	544	86	0	+ 544
Appendicitis	52	473	56	703	- 230
Schizophrenia	53	452	83	0	+ 452
Meningitis	54	390	17	11,568	- 11,178
Maternal Conditions	55	372	19	10,513	- 10,140
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	288	81	0	+ 288
Multiple Sclerosis	57	235	71	44	+ 192
Fires	58	223	39	2,007	- 1,785
Hepatitis B	59	152	61	456	- 304
Poisonings	60	118	42	1,729	- 1,611
Osteoarthritis	61	109	80	0	+ 109
Upper Respiratory	62	66	62	370	- 304
Encephalitis	63	55	57	680	- 625
Hepatitis C	64	24	69	69	- 45
Syphilis	65	22	32	3,751	- 3,729
Oral conditions	66	22	82	0	+ 22
Leprosy	67	21	77	0	+ 21
War	68	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Pertussis	69	2	23	7,921	- 7,919
Dengue	70	1	74	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	68	80	- 79
Leishmaniasis	72	1	52	869	- 868
Diphtheria	73	0	70	47	- 47
Tetanus	74	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	75	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Schistosomiasis	76	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	78	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	38	- 38
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	15	- 15
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Costa Rica

DR Congo

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.