RUSSIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,583	1	562,711	- 492,128
Stroke	2	43,439	2	327,199	- 283,760
Kidney Disease	3	39,638	22	11,581	+ 28,058
Lung Disease	4	27,984	9	36,600	- 8,616
Diabetes Mellitus	5	25,497	18	18,345	+ 7,153
Hypertension	6	23,082	17	18,348	+ 4,734
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	22,347	10	32,404	- 10,058
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	21,883	5	48,522	- 26,639
Road Traffic Accidents	9	19,947	19	17,507	+ 2,440
Stomach Cancer	10	17,665	11	29,386	- 11,721
Violence	11	16,990	23	11,450	+ 5,540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	16,599	7	42,633	- 26,034
Other Injuries	13	15,263	14	22,517	- 7,254
Prostate Cancer	14	11,984	20	14,107	- 2,123
Suicide	15	10,880	8	36,625	- 25,746
Breast Cancer	16	10,273	13	23,242	- 12,968
Liver Cancer	17	10,212	24	11,165	- 953
Liver Disease	18	9,886	6	45,463	- 35,576
Lymphomas	19	9,513	29	8,919	+ 593
Lung Cancers	20	9,184	3	54,361	- 45,177
Congenital Anomalies	21	8,431	41	4,201	+ 4,230
Pancreas Cancer	22	7,851	16	20,282	- 12,431
Other Neoplasms	23	7,102	51	729	+ 6,373
Leukemia	24	6,995	31	8,238	- 1,243
HIV/AIDS	25	5,133	15	21,262	- 16,129
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,114	4	54,060	- 48,946
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,903	45	2,004	+ 2,899
Low Birth Weight	28	4,757	44	2,153	+ 2,605
Cervical Cancer	29	4,251	34	7,423	- 3,172
Parkinson's Disease	30	3,692	26	9,371	- 5,679
Skin Cancers	31	3,656	39	5,612	- 1,956
Skin Disease	32	3,373	43	2,735	+ 638
Alcohol	33	3,373	12	27,984	- 24,611
Epilepsy	34	3,106	52	718	+ 2,388
Falls	35	3,104	21	11,705	- 8,600
Bladder Cancer	36	2,667	38	6,307	- 3,640
Drownings	37	2,587	36	6,629	- 4,042
Oral Cancer	38	2,568	25	10,880	- 8,312
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	2,333	55	403	+ 1,930
Ovary Cancer	40	2,148	32	8,123	- 5,974
Uterin Cancer	41	2,148	35	6,867	- 4,719
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,967	28	8,938	- 6,971
Drug Use	43	1,687	27	9,113	- 7,426
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,628	33	7,431	- 5,803
Asthma	45	1,617	46	1,764	- 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,472	50	750	+ 722
Birth Trauma	47	1,285	53	714	+ 571
Malnutrition	48	983	57	242	+ 741
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	862	42	2,770	- 1,909
Tuberculosis	50	845	30	8,422	- 7,576
Anemia	51	664	81	0	+ 664
Appendicitis	52	577	54	409	+ 169
Schizophrenia	53	552	83	0	+ 552
Meningitis	54	476	48	1,037	- 562
Maternal Conditions	55	454	56	267	+ 187
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	351	85	0	+ 351
Multiple Sclerosis	57	287	49	827	- 540
Fires	58	272	37	6,387	- 6,116
Hepatitis B	59	185	60	43	+ 142
Poisonings	60	144	40	5,565	- 5,421
Osteoarthritis	61	133	84	0	+ 133
Upper Respiratory	62	80	58	158	- 78
Encephalitis	63	67	47	1,076	- 1,009
Hepatitis C	64	29	66	2	+ 27
Syphilis	65	27	62	19	+ 9
Oral conditions	66	26	86	0	+ 26
Leprosy	67	26	75	0	+ 26
War	68	15	59	123	- 108
Pertussis	69	3	65	2	+ 1
Dengue	70	2	79	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	63	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	64	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	25	- 25
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Costa Rica

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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.