SAUDI ARABIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,317	1	39,037	- 20,720
Stroke	2	11,273	2	16,793	- 5,520
Kidney Disease	3	10,287	4	9,051	+ 1,236
Lung Disease	4	7,262	10	2,842	+ 4,420
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,617	9	3,890	+ 2,727
Hypertension	6	5,990	22	834	+ 5,156
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,799	5	6,132	- 333
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,679	11	2,442	+ 3,237
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,176	3	12,317	- 7,141
Stomach Cancer	10	4,584	36	389	+ 4,196
Violence	11	4,409	30	646	+ 3,763
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,307	14	1,630	+ 2,677
Other Injuries	13	3,961	8	4,004	- 43
Prostate Cancer	14	3,110	50	148	+ 2,962
Suicide	15	2,823	13	2,046	+ 778
Breast Cancer	16	2,666	20	908	+ 1,758
Liver Cancer	17	2,650	21	845	+ 1,805
Liver Disease	18	2,566	7	4,931	- 2,366
Lymphomas	19	2,469	28	716	+ 1,753
Lung Cancers	20	2,383	26	775	+ 1,608
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,188	12	2,307	- 119
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,037	31	526	+ 1,511
Other Neoplasms	23	1,843	57	40	+ 1,803
Leukemia	24	1,815	19	925	+ 891
HIV/AIDS	25	1,332	47	192	+ 1,140
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,327	16	1,342	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,272	15	1,447	- 175
Low Birth Weight	28	1,235	18	989	+ 246
Cervical Cancer	29	1,103	49	157	+ 946
Parkinson's Disease	30	958	25	776	+ 182
Skin Cancers	31	949	55	55	+ 894
Skin Disease	32	875	32	516	+ 359
Alcohol	33	875	51	128	+ 747
Epilepsy	34	806	29	694	+ 112
Falls	35	806	6	5,340	- 4,535
Bladder Cancer	36	692	46	214	+ 478
Drownings	37	671	24	821	- 150
Oral Cancer	38	666	34	465	+ 202
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	605	35	457	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	40	558	42	247	+ 310
Uterin Cancer	41	557	38	323	+ 234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	510	41	275	+ 235
Drug Use	43	438	33	491	- 53
Oesophagus Cancer	44	422	44	229	+ 193
Asthma	45	420	17	1,168	- 748
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	382	62	9	+ 373
Birth Trauma	47	333	37	343	- 10
Malnutrition	48	255	52	79	+ 176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	224	39	280	- 56
Tuberculosis	50	219	27	752	- 532
Anemia	51	172	85	0	+ 172
Appendicitis	52	150	58	35	+ 115
Schizophrenia	53	143	84	0	+ 143
Meningitis	54	123	45	227	- 103
Maternal Conditions	55	118	48	172	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	91	81	0	+ 91
Multiple Sclerosis	57	75	56	49	+ 26
Fires	58	70	23	825	- 755
Hepatitis B	59	48	53	57	- 9
Poisonings	60	37	40	279	- 242
Osteoarthritis	61	34	80	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	62	21	70	1	+ 20
Encephalitis	63	17	43	234	- 217
Hepatitis C	64	7	64	7	- 0
Syphilis	65	7	59	33	- 25
Oral conditions	66	7	82	0	+ 7
Leprosy	67	7	73	0	+ 7
War	68	4	65	3	+ 1
Pertussis	69	1	54	56	- 55
Dengue	70	0	63	9	- 8
Ascariasis	71	0	66	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	61	16	- 16
Measles	75	0	68	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Costa Rica

Saudi Arabia

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.