SURINAME VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	324	1	650	- 326
Stroke	2	200	2	615	- 416
Kidney Disease	3	182	4	281	- 99
Lung Disease	4	129	12	93	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	5	117	3	286	- 169
Hypertension	6	106	9	134	- 28
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	103	5	171	- 68
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	101	10	117	- 17
Road Traffic Accidents	9	92	13	89	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	10	81	33	25	+ 56
Violence	11	78	26	34	+ 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	76	16	72	+ 4
Other Injuries	13	70	15	73	- 2
Prostate Cancer	14	55	14	78	- 23
Suicide	15	50	6	148	- 98
Breast Cancer	16	47	17	55	- 8
Liver Cancer	17	47	21	45	+ 2
Liver Disease	18	45	8	134	- 89
Lymphomas	19	44	34	23	+ 21
Lung Cancers	20	42	11	102	- 60
Congenital Anomalies	21	39	22	40	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	22	36	32	26	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	23	33	54	3	+ 30
Leukemia	24	32	35	20	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	25	24	7	138	- 114
Inflammatory/Heart	26	23	23	37	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	27	23	24	37	- 15
Low Birth Weight	28	22	19	51	- 30
Cervical Cancer	29	20	20	48	- 28
Parkinson's Disease	30	17	31	28	- 11
Skin Cancers	31	17	60	1	+ 16
Skin Disease	32	15	18	53	- 38
Alcohol	33	15	38	16	- 1
Epilepsy	34	14	36	18	- 4
Falls	35	14	25	34	- 20
Bladder Cancer	36	12	48	5	+ 7
Drownings	37	12	29	28	- 16
Oral Cancer	38	12	40	16	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	11	27	31	- 21
Ovary Cancer	40	10	42	14	- 4
Uterin Cancer	41	10	49	5	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	9	28	29	- 20
Drug Use	43	8	45	7	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	44	7	56	2	+ 5
Asthma	45	7	39	16	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	7	58	1	+ 6
Birth Trauma	47	6	30	28	- 22
Malnutrition	48	5	43	13	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	47	6	- 3
Tuberculosis	50	4	37	17	- 13
Anemia	51	3	81	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	52	3	53	3	- 0
Schizophrenia	53	3	82	0	+ 3
Meningitis	54	2	50	5	- 3
Maternal Conditions	55	2	41	14	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	85	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	61	1	+ 0
Fires	58	1	44	13	- 11
Hepatitis B	59	1	63	1	+ 0
Poisonings	60	1	57	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	0	51	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	52	3	- 3
Oral conditions	66	0	86	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	74	0	+ 0
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	59	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	46	7	- 7
Ascariasis	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	62	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	55	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.