COSTA RICA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,477	7	836	+ 2,642
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,125	39	87	+ 2,038
Stroke	3	2,080	2	1,624	+ 456
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,039	1	2,639	- 600
Low Birth Weight	5	1,921	28	178	+ 1,743
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,323	9	746	+ 577
Birth Trauma	7	1,233	47	48	+ 1,185
Liver Disease	8	934	18	370	+ 564
Diabetes Mellitus	9	797	5	953	- 156
Congenital Anomalies	10	764	21	315	+ 449
Meningitis	11	676	54	18	+ 658
Hypertension	12	673	6	863	- 190
Cervical Cancer	13	611	29	159	+ 452
Kidney Disease	14	593	3	1,482	- 889
Malnutrition	15	561	48	37	+ 524
Other Injuries	16	528	13	571	- 43
Lung Disease	17	488	4	1,046	- 558
Pertussis	18	468	69	0	+ 468
Tuberculosis	19	461	50	32	+ 430
Violence	20	370	11	635	- 265
Asthma	21	286	45	60	+ 226
Maternal Conditions	22	275	55	17	+ 258
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	272	8	818	- 547
Suicide	24	268	15	407	- 139
Drownings	25	203	37	97	+ 107
Oesophagus Cancer	26	197	44	61	+ 136
Prostate Cancer	27	192	14	448	- 256
Liver Cancer	28	170	17	382	- 212
Malaria	29	170	78	0	+ 170
Fires	30	158	58	10	+ 148
Inflammatory/Heart	31	154	26	191	- 38
Falls	32	153	35	116	+ 37
Breast Cancer	33	132	16	384	- 252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	123	42	74	+ 49
Poisonings	35	117	60	5	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	36	114	27	183	- 69
Lymphomas	37	113	19	356	- 243
Syphilis	38	112	65	1	+ 111
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	109	12	621	- 511
Epilepsy	40	101	34	116	- 15
Oral Cancer	41	90	38	96	- 6
Skin Cancers	42	73	31	137	- 64
Tetanus	43	70	74	0	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	44	67	30	138	- 71
Stomach Cancer	45	66	10	661	- 595
Bladder Cancer	46	60	36	100	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	60	49	32	+ 27
Skin Disease	48	54	32	126	- 72
Drug Use	49	39	43	63	- 24
Appendicitis	50	34	52	22	+ 13
Alcohol	51	34	33	126	- 92
Hepatitis B	52	30	59	7	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	53	25	62	3	+ 22
Encephalitis	54	24	63	3	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	55	18	41	80	- 62
Ovary Cancer	56	18	40	80	- 62
Leukemia	57	18	24	262	- 244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	10	46	55	- 45
Other Neoplasms	59	6	23	266	- 259
Lung Cancers	60	6	20	343	- 337
Hepatitis C	61	6	64	1	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	62	4	57	11	- 7
Ascariasis	63	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	64	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	84	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	67	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	25	192	- 192
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	25	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	22	294	- 294
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	21	- 21
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

Comoros

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.