COSTA RICA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,875	7	836	+ 4,039
Tuberculosis	2	4,383	50	32	+ 4,351
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,364	39	87	+ 4,277
HIV/AIDS	4	3,497	25	192	+ 3,305
Stroke	5	3,060	2	1,624	+ 1,436
Malaria	6	3,056	78	0	+ 3,056
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,702	1	2,639	+ 63
Low Birth Weight	8	2,076	28	178	+ 1,898
Birth Trauma	9	2,042	47	48	+ 1,994
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,668	9	746	+ 922
Measles	11	1,514	75	0	+ 1,514
Hypertension	12	1,167	6	863	+ 304
Maternal Conditions	13	1,094	55	17	+ 1,077
Liver Disease	14	1,075	18	370	+ 705
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,063	5	953	+ 110
Meningitis	16	945	54	18	+ 928
Violence	17	940	11	635	+ 304
Lung Disease	18	891	4	1,046	- 156
Congenital Anomalies	19	723	21	315	+ 407
Asthma	20	709	45	60	+ 648
Kidney Disease	21	662	3	1,482	- 820
Malnutrition	22	644	48	37	+ 607
Other Injuries	23	578	13	571	+ 8
Suicide	24	545	15	407	+ 138
Endocrine Disorders	25	394	27	183	+ 211
Breast Cancer	26	321	16	384	- 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	296	42	74	+ 222
War	28	292	68	1	+ 292
Tetanus	29	261	74	0	+ 261
Inflammatory/Heart	30	251	26	191	+ 60
Pertussis	31	247	69	0	+ 247
Cervical Cancer	32	214	29	159	+ 55
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	190	8	818	- 628
Drownings	34	188	37	97	+ 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	181	49	32	+ 148
Falls	36	169	35	116	+ 53
Schistosomiasis	37	158	76	0	+ 158
Prostate Cancer	38	146	14	448	- 302
Fires	39	132	58	10	+ 122
Poisonings	40	125	60	5	+ 119
Syphilis	41	112	65	1	+ 111
Lymphomas	42	111	19	356	- 245
Epilepsy	43	111	34	116	- 5
Liver Cancer	44	109	17	382	- 273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	109	12	621	- 512
Oral Cancer	46	85	38	96	- 11
Leukemia	47	82	24	262	- 179
Parkinson's Disease	48	63	30	138	- 75
Stomach Cancer	49	61	10	661	- 600
Ovary Cancer	50	60	40	80	- 21
Appendicitis	51	58	52	22	+ 36
Alcohol	52	58	33	126	- 69
Oesophagus Cancer	53	45	44	61	- 16
Skin Disease	54	45	32	126	- 81
Lung Cancers	55	44	20	343	- 300
Leishmaniasis	56	42	72	0	+ 42
Drug Use	57	41	43	63	- 22
Skin Cancers	58	40	31	137	- 97
Trypanosomiasis	59	37	77	0	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	60	34	22	294	- 259
Hepatitis B	61	31	59	7	+ 24
Encephalitis	62	26	63	3	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	63	23	62	3	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	64	22	36	100	- 78
Uterin Cancer	65	18	41	80	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	46	55	- 41
Diphtheria	67	10	73	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	6	82	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	5	64	1	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	70	4	23	266	- 261
Ascariasis	71	4	71	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	57	11	- 7
Chlamydia	73	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	53	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Central Africa

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.