PERU VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,340	2	13,769	+ 2,571
Stroke	2	10,056	3	7,722	+ 2,335
Kidney Disease	3	9,176	4	7,234	+ 1,942
Lung Disease	4	6,478	15	2,519	+ 3,960
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,903	8	4,437	+ 1,466
Hypertension	6	5,344	28	1,061	+ 4,283
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,173	1	15,326	- 10,153
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,066	6	5,811	- 745
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,618	9	4,414	+ 204
Stomach Cancer	10	4,090	7	5,072	- 982
Violence	11	3,933	12	3,013	+ 920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,843	14	2,642	+ 1,200
Other Injuries	13	3,533	13	2,876	+ 658
Prostate Cancer	14	2,774	11	3,167	- 393
Suicide	15	2,519	30	903	+ 1,616
Breast Cancer	16	2,378	20	1,969	+ 409
Liver Cancer	17	2,364	16	2,476	- 112
Liver Disease	18	2,289	5	6,375	- 4,087
Lymphomas	19	2,202	18	2,254	- 51
Lung Cancers	20	2,126	10	3,169	- 1,042
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,952	19	1,997	- 45
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,818	23	1,607	+ 211
Other Neoplasms	23	1,644	58	54	+ 1,590
Leukemia	24	1,619	22	1,850	- 231
HIV/AIDS	25	1,188	31	849	+ 340
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,184	39	494	+ 690
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,135	40	474	+ 661
Low Birth Weight	28	1,101	24	1,475	- 374
Cervical Cancer	29	984	21	1,924	- 940
Parkinson's Disease	30	855	26	1,270	- 415
Skin Cancers	31	846	32	786	+ 61
Skin Disease	32	781	54	156	+ 625
Alcohol	33	781	44	321	+ 460
Epilepsy	34	719	47	262	+ 457
Falls	35	719	25	1,285	- 566
Bladder Cancer	36	617	41	463	+ 155
Drownings	37	599	36	584	+ 15
Oral Cancer	38	594	38	519	+ 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	540	27	1,108	- 568
Ovary Cancer	40	497	33	713	- 216
Uterin Cancer	41	497	45	304	+ 193
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	455	35	609	- 153
Drug Use	43	390	34	635	- 245
Oesophagus Cancer	44	377	42	394	- 17
Asthma	45	374	50	208	+ 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	341	57	107	+ 233
Birth Trauma	47	297	37	537	- 240
Malnutrition	48	228	29	1,006	- 778
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	199	51	198	+ 1
Tuberculosis	50	196	17	2,377	- 2,181
Anemia	51	154	82	0	+ 154
Appendicitis	52	134	53	170	- 37
Schizophrenia	53	128	83	0	+ 128
Meningitis	54	110	56	118	- 8
Maternal Conditions	55	105	43	345	- 240
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	81	84	0	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	57	66	62	35	+ 32
Fires	58	63	49	239	- 176
Hepatitis B	59	43	64	10	+ 33
Poisonings	60	33	55	126	- 92
Osteoarthritis	61	31	85	0	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	62	19	63	11	+ 7
Encephalitis	63	16	46	281	- 265
Hepatitis C	64	7	65	4	+ 3
Syphilis	65	6	52	182	- 176
Oral conditions	66	6	86	0	+ 6
Leprosy	67	6	72	0	+ 6
War	68	3	67	3	+ 0
Pertussis	69	1	48	260	- 260
Dengue	70	0	66	4	- 3
Ascariasis	71	0	69	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	60	48	- 48
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Costa Rica

Peru

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.