PORTUGAL VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,116	1	12,878	- 7,762
Stroke	2	3,149	2	12,339	- 9,191
Kidney Disease	3	2,873	9	2,803	+ 70
Lung Disease	4	2,028	7	4,286	- 2,258
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,848	8	3,601	- 1,753
Hypertension	6	1,673	14	1,880	- 207
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,620	4	6,851	- 5,232
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,586	3	7,191	- 5,605
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,446	27	838	+ 608
Stomach Cancer	10	1,280	10	2,532	- 1,252
Violence	11	1,231	48	96	+ 1,135
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,203	6	4,389	- 3,186
Other Injuries	13	1,106	13	1,937	- 831
Prostate Cancer	14	869	11	2,124	- 1,255
Suicide	15	789	19	1,172	- 383
Breast Cancer	16	745	12	1,997	- 1,252
Liver Cancer	17	740	18	1,270	- 530
Liver Disease	18	717	22	1,126	- 409
Lymphomas	19	690	16	1,608	- 918
Lung Cancers	20	666	5	4,406	- 3,740
Congenital Anomalies	21	611	40	196	+ 415
Pancreas Cancer	22	569	15	1,669	- 1,100
Other Neoplasms	23	515	28	652	- 137
Leukemia	24	507	24	1,015	- 508
HIV/AIDS	25	372	35	320	+ 52
Inflammatory/Heart	26	371	26	909	- 538
Endocrine Disorders	27	355	17	1,547	- 1,191
Low Birth Weight	28	345	52	79	+ 266
Cervical Cancer	29	308	34	329	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	30	268	21	1,139	- 872
Skin Cancers	31	265	30	523	- 258
Skin Disease	32	245	39	202	+ 42
Alcohol	33	245	45	111	+ 133
Epilepsy	34	225	31	415	- 190
Falls	35	225	23	1,033	- 808
Bladder Cancer	36	193	20	1,171	- 977
Drownings	37	188	51	79	+ 108
Oral Cancer	38	186	25	912	- 726
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	169	36	231	- 62
Ovary Cancer	40	156	33	397	- 242
Uterin Cancer	41	156	32	406	- 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	143	37	229	- 86
Drug Use	43	122	44	128	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	44	118	29	623	- 505
Asthma	45	117	43	146	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	107	47	99	+ 8
Birth Trauma	47	93	60	24	+ 69
Malnutrition	48	71	53	79	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	62	41	169	- 106
Tuberculosis	50	61	38	213	- 152
Anemia	51	48	42	151	- 103
Appendicitis	52	42	61	21	+ 21
Schizophrenia	53	40	55	49	- 9
Meningitis	54	34	56	43	- 8
Maternal Conditions	55	33	63	7	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	25	50	82	- 57
Multiple Sclerosis	57	21	54	56	- 35
Fires	58	20	46	108	- 89
Hepatitis B	59	13	59	26	- 13
Poisonings	60	10	57	29	- 19
Osteoarthritis	61	10	58	29	- 19
Upper Respiratory	62	6	62	15	- 9
Encephalitis	63	5	67	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	2	49	87	- 85
Syphilis	65	2	64	3	- 1
Oral conditions	66	2	65	3	- 1
Leprosy	67	2	70	0	+ 2
War	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Costa Rica

Portugal

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.