SOUTH AFRICA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,296	3	32,739	- 2,443
Stroke	2	18,645	4	30,693	- 12,049
Kidney Disease	3	17,013	9	15,302	+ 1,712
Lung Disease	4	12,011	13	11,895	+ 117
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,944	5	30,188	- 19,244
Hypertension	6	9,907	12	12,789	- 2,882
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,592	2	39,341	- 29,749
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	9,392	22	4,676	+ 4,716
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,562	11	13,014	- 4,452
Stomach Cancer	10	7,582	39	1,535	+ 6,048
Violence	11	7,292	7	21,000	- 13,707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	7,124	28	3,587	+ 3,538
Other Injuries	13	6,551	17	6,014	+ 537
Prostate Cancer	14	5,144	24	4,374	+ 770
Suicide	15	4,670	10	13,774	- 9,104
Breast Cancer	16	4,410	23	4,533	- 124
Liver Cancer	17	4,383	33	2,383	+ 2,000
Liver Disease	18	4,243	14	9,013	- 4,770
Lymphomas	19	4,083	31	2,818	+ 1,265
Lung Cancers	20	3,942	15	7,705	- 3,763
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,619	25	4,351	- 732
Pancreas Cancer	22	3,370	35	2,007	+ 1,363
Other Neoplasms	23	3,048	58	267	+ 2,782
Leukemia	24	3,002	40	1,464	+ 1,539
HIV/AIDS	25	2,203	1	71,996	- 69,793
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,195	21	5,408	- 3,213
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,104	19	5,890	- 3,786
Low Birth Weight	28	2,042	16	6,250	- 4,208
Cervical Cancer	29	1,825	20	5,555	- 3,731
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,585	46	1,077	+ 507
Skin Cancers	31	1,569	48	993	+ 576
Skin Disease	32	1,448	45	1,101	+ 346
Alcohol	33	1,448	49	987	+ 461
Epilepsy	34	1,333	37	1,870	- 537
Falls	35	1,332	42	1,399	- 67
Bladder Cancer	36	1,145	52	829	+ 316
Drownings	37	1,110	32	2,403	- 1,293
Oral Cancer	38	1,102	41	1,406	- 304
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,001	8	15,843	- 14,842
Ovary Cancer	40	922	51	951	- 29
Uterin Cancer	41	922	54	512	+ 410
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	844	36	1,894	- 1,050
Drug Use	43	724	53	770	- 46
Oesophagus Cancer	44	699	29	3,486	- 2,787
Asthma	45	694	18	5,966	- 5,272
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	632	55	376	+ 256
Birth Trauma	47	551	30	3,004	- 2,452
Malnutrition	48	422	34	2,381	- 1,959
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	370	47	1,015	- 645
Tuberculosis	50	363	6	21,965	- 21,603
Anemia	51	285	82	0	+ 285
Appendicitis	52	248	56	274	- 26
Schizophrenia	53	237	80	0	+ 237
Meningitis	54	204	26	3,660	- 3,456
Maternal Conditions	55	195	38	1,700	- 1,505
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	151	86	0	+ 151
Multiple Sclerosis	57	123	62	113	+ 10
Fires	58	117	27	3,618	- 3,501
Hepatitis B	59	79	61	139	- 60
Poisonings	60	62	50	975	- 914
Osteoarthritis	61	57	85	0	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	62	34	60	223	- 189
Encephalitis	63	29	59	234	- 205
Hepatitis C	64	12	70	8	+ 4
Syphilis	65	12	44	1,130	- 1,118
Oral conditions	66	11	84	0	+ 11
Leprosy	67	11	75	0	+ 11
War	68	6	64	66	- 59
Pertussis	69	1	43	1,142	- 1,141
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	71	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	74	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	75	0	57	270	- 270
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	67	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	18	- 18
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Costa Rica

South Africa

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.