COSTA RICA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,598	2	1,624	+ 5,973
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,587	1	2,639	+ 3,948
Lung Disease	3	3,602	4	1,046	+ 2,555
Lung Cancers	4	2,656	20	343	+ 2,313
Stomach Cancer	5	1,482	10	661	+ 821
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,132	8	818	+ 314
Hypertension	7	1,120	6	863	+ 257
Road Traffic Accidents	8	931	9	746	+ 185
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	924	12	621	+ 303
Oesophagus Cancer	10	903	44	61	+ 842
Kidney Disease	11	715	3	1,482	- 767
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	682	7	836	- 154
Liver Cancer	13	673	17	382	+ 291
Diabetes Mellitus	14	601	5	953	- 352
Liver Disease	15	541	18	370	+ 172
Falls	16	516	35	116	+ 400
Suicide	17	433	15	407	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	18	415	22	294	+ 121
Breast Cancer	19	345	16	384	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	20	263	30	138	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	243	49	32	+ 211
Leukemia	22	216	24	262	- 45
Lymphomas	23	215	19	356	- 141
Oral Cancer	24	203	38	96	+ 107
Other Injuries	25	201	13	571	- 370
Drownings	26	196	37	97	+ 100
Cervical Cancer	27	192	29	159	+ 33
Prostate Cancer	28	190	14	448	- 258
Bladder Cancer	29	141	36	100	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	140	42	74	+ 67
Congenital Anomalies	31	136	21	315	- 179
Tuberculosis	32	129	50	32	+ 98
Inflammatory/Heart	33	111	26	191	- 80
HIV/AIDS	34	107	25	192	- 85
Ovary Cancer	35	104	40	80	+ 24
Poisonings	36	96	60	5	+ 90
Endocrine Disorders	37	95	27	183	- 88
Drug Use	38	90	43	63	+ 27
Asthma	39	86	45	60	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	40	80	28	178	- 97
Skin Cancers	41	73	31	137	- 64
Alcohol	42	71	33	126	- 55
Birth Trauma	43	66	47	48	+ 18
Malnutrition	44	48	48	37	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	45	44	41	80	- 37
Epilepsy	46	42	34	116	- 74
Violence	47	41	11	635	- 594
Fires	48	39	58	10	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	38	46	55	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	32	39	87	- 55
Meningitis	51	21	54	18	+ 3
Skin Disease	52	19	32	126	- 107
Other Neoplasms	53	16	23	266	- 249
Maternal Conditions	54	13	55	17	- 4
Encephalitis	55	10	63	3	+ 8
Hepatitis B	56	10	59	7	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	57	10	62	3	+ 7
Syphilis	58	7	65	1	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	59	6	57	11	- 4
Appendicitis	60	5	52	22	- 16
War	61	3	68	1	+ 3
Measles	62	2	75	0	+ 2
Tetanus	63	2	74	0	+ 2
Pertussis	64	2	69	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	65	1	76	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	64	1	- 1
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	5	- 5
Anemia	83	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	53	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

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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.