NIGERIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,664	7	61,374	+ 57,291
Stroke	2	73,030	8	57,744	+ 15,286
Kidney Disease	3	66,640	20	18,189	+ 48,451
Lung Disease	4	47,047	22	12,569	+ 34,479
Diabetes Mellitus	5	42,866	18	22,497	+ 20,370
Hypertension	6	38,805	24	10,692	+ 28,113
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	37,569	1	207,281	- 169,711
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	36,789	31	6,786	+ 30,004
Road Traffic Accidents	9	33,535	12	41,693	- 8,158
Stomach Cancer	10	29,699	50	2,129	+ 27,570
Violence	11	28,563	19	18,407	+ 10,156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	27,905	43	4,152	+ 23,753
Other Injuries	13	25,659	17	22,696	+ 2,964
Prostate Cancer	14	20,148	35	5,914	+ 14,234
Suicide	15	18,291	30	7,019	+ 11,272
Breast Cancer	16	17,272	23	11,884	+ 5,387
Liver Cancer	17	17,168	39	5,289	+ 11,879
Liver Disease	18	16,621	13	38,326	- 21,705
Lymphomas	19	15,993	40	5,202	+ 10,791
Lung Cancers	20	15,441	57	1,295	+ 14,146
Congenital Anomalies	21	14,175	9	49,696	- 35,521
Pancreas Cancer	22	13,199	51	1,975	+ 11,225
Other Neoplasms	23	11,940	66	290	+ 11,650
Leukemia	24	11,760	47	2,257	+ 9,503
HIV/AIDS	25	8,629	10	44,124	- 35,495
Inflammatory/Heart	26	8,598	42	4,826	+ 3,772
Endocrine Disorders	27	8,243	21	15,799	- 7,556
Low Birth Weight	28	7,998	6	95,959	- 87,961
Cervical Cancer	29	7,146	25	10,574	- 3,427
Parkinson's Disease	30	6,207	46	2,473	+ 3,733
Skin Cancers	31	6,146	53	1,933	+ 4,213
Skin Disease	32	5,671	56	1,468	+ 4,203
Alcohol	33	5,671	58	1,031	+ 4,640
Epilepsy	34	5,222	41	5,001	+ 220
Falls	35	5,219	28	7,528	- 2,309
Bladder Cancer	36	4,484	63	670	+ 3,814
Drownings	37	4,349	32	6,584	- 2,235
Oral Cancer	38	4,317	48	2,238	+ 2,079
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	3,923	2	144,724	- 140,802
Ovary Cancer	40	3,612	49	2,133	+ 1,479
Uterin Cancer	41	3,611	62	679	+ 2,932
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3,306	37	5,846	- 2,540
Drug Use	43	2,836	34	6,273	- 3,437
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,737	64	560	+ 2,177
Asthma	45	2,719	27	8,192	- 5,473
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	2,475	69	165	+ 2,311
Birth Trauma	47	2,160	5	100,186	- 98,026
Malnutrition	48	1,653	36	5,896	- 4,243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,449	52	1,946	- 497
Tuberculosis	50	1,421	3	127,335	- 125,914
Anemia	51	1,116	82	0	+ 1,116
Appendicitis	52	970	60	760	+ 210
Schizophrenia	53	928	80	0	+ 928
Meningitis	54	800	11	43,651	- 42,851
Maternal Conditions	55	764	15	23,540	- 22,776
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	591	84	0	+ 591
Multiple Sclerosis	57	483	68	179	+ 304
Fires	58	457	29	7,132	- 6,675
Hepatitis B	59	311	55	1,488	- 1,177
Poisonings	60	242	33	6,570	- 6,328
Osteoarthritis	61	223	85	0	+ 223
Upper Respiratory	62	135	67	259	- 124
Encephalitis	63	113	59	937	- 824
Hepatitis C	64	48	65	304	- 255
Syphilis	65	46	38	5,449	- 5,404
Oral conditions	66	44	86	0	+ 44
Leprosy	67	44	76	0	+ 44
War	68	25	45	3,245	- 3,220
Pertussis	69	4	16	23,282	- 23,277
Dengue	70	3	73	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	2	61	685	- 683
Leishmaniasis	72	2	70	23	- 21
Diphtheria	73	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Tetanus	74	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	75	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	14	- 14
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Costa Rica

Nigeria

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.