MALI VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,022	7	5,907	+ 5,115
Stroke	2	6,783	6	6,163	+ 621
Kidney Disease	3	6,190	17	2,185	+ 4,005
Lung Disease	4	4,370	19	1,973	+ 2,397
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,982	16	2,289	+ 1,693
Hypertension	6	3,604	25	1,291	+ 2,314
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,490	1	14,885	- 11,395
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	3,417	34	756	+ 2,662
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,115	11	4,465	- 1,350
Stomach Cancer	10	2,759	27	1,063	+ 1,696
Violence	11	2,653	18	2,095	+ 558
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,592	36	703	+ 1,889
Other Injuries	13	2,383	15	2,310	+ 74
Prostate Cancer	14	1,871	44	362	+ 1,509
Suicide	15	1,699	32	806	+ 892
Breast Cancer	16	1,604	30	947	+ 657
Liver Cancer	17	1,595	38	562	+ 1,033
Liver Disease	18	1,544	14	2,733	- 1,189
Lymphomas	19	1,485	45	316	+ 1,170
Lung Cancers	20	1,434	49	252	+ 1,183
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,317	12	3,743	- 2,426
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,226	47	258	+ 968
Other Neoplasms	23	1,109	67	21	+ 1,088
Leukemia	24	1,092	56	192	+ 901
HIV/AIDS	25	802	9	5,785	- 4,983
Inflammatory/Heart	26	799	40	549	+ 250
Endocrine Disorders	27	766	21	1,618	- 852
Low Birth Weight	28	743	4	8,880	- 8,137
Cervical Cancer	29	664	20	1,735	- 1,071
Parkinson's Disease	30	577	50	236	+ 341
Skin Cancers	31	571	54	194	+ 377
Skin Disease	32	527	57	170	+ 357
Alcohol	33	527	60	83	+ 444
Epilepsy	34	485	41	485	+ 0
Falls	35	485	31	867	- 382
Bladder Cancer	36	416	42	431	- 14
Drownings	37	404	28	1,053	- 649
Oral Cancer	38	401	48	252	+ 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	364	2	13,419	- 13,055
Ovary Cancer	40	335	53	197	+ 138
Uterin Cancer	41	335	61	80	+ 255
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	307	37	625	- 318
Drug Use	43	263	59	139	+ 125
Oesophagus Cancer	44	254	58	159	+ 95
Asthma	45	253	23	1,492	- 1,239
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	230	69	16	+ 214
Birth Trauma	47	201	5	8,310	- 8,109
Malnutrition	48	154	8	5,848	- 5,694
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	135	46	283	- 148
Tuberculosis	50	132	24	1,491	- 1,359
Anemia	51	104	85	0	+ 104
Appendicitis	52	90	62	70	+ 20
Schizophrenia	53	86	84	0	+ 86
Meningitis	54	74	10	4,531	- 4,456
Maternal Conditions	55	71	13	2,858	- 2,787
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	55	80	0	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	57	45	68	20	+ 25
Fires	58	42	35	750	- 707
Hepatitis B	59	29	52	207	- 178
Poisonings	60	22	39	561	- 539
Osteoarthritis	61	21	81	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	62	13	65	31	- 18
Encephalitis	63	10	55	193	- 183
Hepatitis C	64	4	64	32	- 28
Syphilis	65	4	33	770	- 766
Oral conditions	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Leprosy	67	4	75	0	+ 4
War	68	2	26	1,099	- 1,096
Pertussis	69	0	29	1,006	- 1,006
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	63	56	- 56
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	22	- 21
Tetanus	74	0	43	427	- 427
Measles	75	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

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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.