COSTA RICA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,524	7	836	+ 2,688
Tuberculosis	2	2,405	50	32	+ 2,373
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,158	39	87	+ 2,071
Malaria	4	1,926	78	0	+ 1,926
Birth Trauma	5	1,838	47	48	+ 1,790
HIV/AIDS	6	1,812	25	192	+ 1,621
Low Birth Weight	7	1,583	28	178	+ 1,405
Stroke	8	1,513	2	1,624	- 112
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,418	1	2,639	- 1,221
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,177	9	746	+ 431
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,048	21	315	+ 732
Liver Disease	12	864	18	370	+ 494
Diabetes Mellitus	13	625	5	953	- 329
Pertussis	14	594	69	0	+ 594
Hypertension	15	519	6	863	- 344
Meningitis	16	505	54	18	+ 487
Malnutrition	17	497	48	37	+ 460
Maternal Conditions	18	463	55	17	+ 446
Violence	19	414	11	635	- 221
Kidney Disease	20	389	3	1,482	- 1,093
Other Injuries	21	380	13	571	- 191
Lung Disease	22	346	4	1,046	- 700
Suicide	23	274	15	407	- 133
Cervical Cancer	24	273	29	159	+ 114
Asthma	25	238	45	60	+ 177
Drownings	26	226	37	97	+ 130
Syphilis	27	186	65	1	+ 185
Inflammatory/Heart	28	185	26	191	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	170	8	818	- 649
Falls	30	162	35	116	+ 46
Breast Cancer	31	161	16	384	- 223
Endocrine Disorders	32	158	27	183	- 25
Prostate Cancer	33	152	14	448	- 297
Fires	34	119	58	10	+ 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	96	42	74	+ 23
Epilepsy	36	92	34	116	- 25
Poisonings	37	90	60	5	+ 85
Lymphomas	38	86	19	356	- 270
Liver Cancer	39	82	17	382	- 300
Tetanus	40	72	74	0	+ 72
Oral Cancer	41	72	38	96	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	68	12	621	- 553
Skin Cancers	43	66	31	137	- 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	62	49	32	+ 29
Lung Cancers	45	57	20	343	- 287
Leukemia	46	51	24	262	- 210
Stomach Cancer	47	49	10	661	- 611
Oesophagus Cancer	48	44	44	61	- 17
Parkinson's Disease	49	41	30	138	- 97
Skin Disease	50	32	32	126	- 94
Alcohol	51	31	33	126	- 95
Schistosomiasis	52	31	76	0	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	53	30	40	80	- 51
Appendicitis	54	29	52	22	+ 8
Drug Use	55	29	43	63	- 34
Encephalitis	56	27	63	3	+ 24
Leishmaniasis	57	23	72	0	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	58	23	36	100	- 77
Pancreas Cancer	59	20	22	294	- 273
Upper Respiratory	60	18	62	3	+ 15
Hepatitis B	61	17	59	7	+ 10
Diphtheria	62	16	73	0	+ 16
Measles	63	14	75	0	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	64	11	41	80	- 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	9	46	55	- 46
Ascariasis	66	6	71	0	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	6	23	266	- 260
War	68	3	68	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	57	11	- 8
Hepatitis C	70	2	64	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	53	21	- 21
Anemia	82	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	13	- 13
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Angola

Costa Rica

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.