USA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	171,402	1	504,904	- 333,502
Stroke	2	105,486	4	158,520	- 53,034
Kidney Disease	3	96,256	6	85,861	+ 10,396
Lung Disease	4	67,956	3	195,387	- 127,431
Diabetes Mellitus	5	61,917	10	61,418	+ 499
Hypertension	6	56,051	8	65,960	- 9,909
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	54,266	11	60,317	- 6,051
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	53,139	2	287,198	- 234,059
Road Traffic Accidents	9	48,439	17	41,694	+ 6,744
Stomach Cancer	10	42,897	33	13,077	+ 29,821
Violence	11	41,257	27	18,976	+ 22,281
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	40,307	9	61,827	- 21,520
Other Injuries	13	37,063	25	25,997	+ 11,066
Prostate Cancer	14	29,102	20	35,612	- 6,510
Suicide	15	26,420	12	53,099	- 26,679
Breast Cancer	16	24,948	13	48,671	- 23,723
Liver Cancer	17	24,797	23	27,064	- 2,267
Liver Disease	18	24,007	16	43,402	- 19,395
Lymphomas	19	23,100	19	40,281	- 17,181
Lung Cancers	20	22,303	5	155,533	- 133,230
Congenital Anomalies	21	20,475	34	11,762	+ 8,713
Pancreas Cancer	22	19,065	15	44,293	- 25,227
Other Neoplasms	23	17,247	29	17,743	- 497
Leukemia	24	16,987	24	26,966	- 9,979
HIV/AIDS	25	12,464	42	5,660	+ 6,804
Inflammatory/Heart	26	12,420	22	32,529	- 20,110
Endocrine Disorders	27	11,906	14	46,985	- 35,079
Low Birth Weight	28	11,553	39	6,924	+ 4,629
Cervical Cancer	29	10,323	38	6,984	+ 3,338
Parkinson's Disease	30	8,965	21	34,491	- 25,526
Skin Cancers	31	8,878	32	14,311	- 5,433
Skin Disease	32	8,192	43	5,409	+ 2,783
Alcohol	33	8,192	30	14,659	- 6,468
Epilepsy	34	7,542	50	3,162	+ 4,380
Falls	35	7,538	18	40,418	- 32,880
Bladder Cancer	36	6,477	26	19,622	- 13,146
Drownings	37	6,282	45	4,070	+ 2,212
Oral Cancer	38	6,236	35	11,555	- 5,319
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	5,666	37	9,955	- 4,289
Ovary Cancer	40	5,217	31	14,591	- 9,374
Uterin Cancer	41	5,216	36	10,063	- 4,847
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	4,776	48	3,461	+ 1,314
Drug Use	43	4,096	7	74,435	- 70,338
Oesophagus Cancer	44	3,953	28	17,829	- 13,876
Asthma	45	3,927	46	3,818	+ 109
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	3,576	52	2,461	+ 1,115
Birth Trauma	47	3,120	54	1,233	+ 1,887
Malnutrition	48	2,388	40	6,762	- 4,374
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2,092	47	3,646	- 1,553
Tuberculosis	50	2,053	62	546	+ 1,507
Anemia	51	1,611	51	3,115	- 1,504
Appendicitis	52	1,402	63	424	+ 977
Schizophrenia	53	1,340	57	723	+ 617
Meningitis	54	1,155	60	606	+ 550
Maternal Conditions	55	1,103	56	779	+ 325
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	853	58	678	+ 175
Multiple Sclerosis	57	697	44	5,059	- 4,362
Fires	58	660	49	3,183	- 2,523
Hepatitis B	59	450	59	608	- 158
Poisonings	60	350	53	1,674	- 1,324
Osteoarthritis	61	322	61	579	- 256
Upper Respiratory	62	195	65	229	- 35
Encephalitis	63	163	68	25	+ 137
Hepatitis C	64	70	41	5,684	- 5,614
Syphilis	65	66	66	49	+ 17
Oral conditions	66	64	64	286	- 222
Leprosy	67	64	74	0	+ 63
War	68	36	55	1,198	- 1,161
Pertussis	69	6	69	16	- 9
Dengue	70	4	76	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	72	2	79	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	67	34	- 34
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.