AFGHANISTAN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,110	1	40,195	- 20,085
Stroke	2	12,376	3	19,060	- 6,684
Kidney Disease	3	11,293	10	6,590	+ 4,703
Lung Disease	4	7,973	15	4,650	+ 3,323
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,265	12	5,750	+ 1,515
Hypertension	6	6,576	8	7,995	- 1,419
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,367	4	14,649	- 8,283
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	6,235	23	1,765	+ 4,470
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,683	11	6,033	- 350
Stomach Cancer	10	5,033	26	1,501	+ 3,532
Violence	11	4,841	19	3,217	+ 1,624
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,729	39	741	+ 3,988
Other Injuries	13	4,349	18	3,241	+ 1,107
Prostate Cancer	14	3,414	55	258	+ 3,157
Suicide	15	3,100	24	1,573	+ 1,527
Breast Cancer	16	2,927	22	1,822	+ 1,105
Liver Cancer	17	2,909	40	657	+ 2,252
Liver Disease	18	2,817	16	4,600	- 1,783
Lymphomas	19	2,710	36	946	+ 1,764
Lung Cancers	20	2,617	32	1,076	+ 1,541
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,402	14	5,001	- 2,598
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,237	56	229	+ 2,008
Other Neoplasms	23	2,023	63	29	+ 1,995
Leukemia	24	1,993	42	610	+ 1,383
HIV/AIDS	25	1,462	46	464	+ 998
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,457	45	527	+ 930
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,397	28	1,364	+ 33
Low Birth Weight	28	1,355	5	12,631	- 11,275
Cervical Cancer	29	1,211	44	541	+ 670
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,052	41	628	+ 424
Skin Cancers	31	1,042	59	145	+ 897
Skin Disease	32	961	61	94	+ 867
Alcohol	33	961	58	150	+ 811
Epilepsy	34	885	35	993	- 108
Falls	35	884	37	905	- 21
Bladder Cancer	36	760	54	272	+ 488
Drownings	37	737	34	996	- 259
Oral Cancer	38	732	27	1,467	- 736
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	665	13	5,555	- 4,891
Ovary Cancer	40	612	48	369	+ 243
Uterin Cancer	41	612	53	289	+ 323
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	560	25	1,505	- 945
Drug Use	43	481	51	328	+ 152
Oesophagus Cancer	44	464	29	1,314	- 850
Asthma	45	461	17	3,403	- 2,942
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	420	65	25	+ 394
Birth Trauma	47	366	6	10,723	- 10,357
Malnutrition	48	280	43	589	- 309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	246	33	1,041	- 795
Tuberculosis	50	241	7	9,839	- 9,598
Anemia	51	189	83	0	+ 189
Appendicitis	52	164	52	298	- 134
Schizophrenia	53	157	81	0	+ 157
Meningitis	54	136	20	2,626	- 2,490
Maternal Conditions	55	129	9	7,807	- 7,677
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	100	85	0	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	57	82	62	84	- 2
Fires	58	77	50	348	- 271
Hepatitis B	59	53	38	863	- 811
Poisonings	60	41	47	384	- 343
Osteoarthritis	61	38	84	0	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	62	23	68	9	+ 14
Encephalitis	63	19	31	1,190	- 1,171
Hepatitis C	64	8	64	28	- 20
Syphilis	65	8	60	94	- 86
Oral conditions	66	7	86	0	+ 7
Leprosy	67	7	75	0	+ 7
War	68	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Pertussis	69	1	21	2,107	- 2,107
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	66	17	- 17
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	67	16	- 16
Tetanus	74	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	75	0	49	350	- 350
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Costa Rica

Afghanistan

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.