ALGERIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,569	1	54,547	- 30,978
Stroke	2	14,505	2	23,393	- 8,888
Kidney Disease	3	13,236	5	7,528	+ 5,708
Lung Disease	4	9,344	10	4,668	+ 4,676
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,514	9	4,678	+ 3,836
Hypertension	6	7,707	4	8,369	- 662
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,462	6	7,289	+ 173
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	7,307	7	5,635	+ 1,672
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,661	3	8,996	- 2,336
Stomach Cancer	10	5,899	19	2,032	+ 3,866
Violence	11	5,673	36	713	+ 4,960
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,543	16	3,139	+ 2,403
Other Injuries	13	5,096	22	1,401	+ 3,695
Prostate Cancer	14	4,002	29	1,069	+ 2,933
Suicide	15	3,633	28	1,072	+ 2,561
Breast Cancer	16	3,430	14	3,465	- 35
Liver Cancer	17	3,410	41	551	+ 2,859
Liver Disease	18	3,301	15	3,464	- 163
Lymphomas	19	3,176	20	1,833	+ 1,344
Lung Cancers	20	3,067	12	3,931	- 864
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,815	11	4,357	- 1,542
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,622	31	973	+ 1,649
Other Neoplasms	23	2,372	58	58	+ 2,314
Leukemia	24	2,336	25	1,157	+ 1,178
HIV/AIDS	25	1,714	48	193	+ 1,521
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,708	34	825	+ 883
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,637	32	926	+ 712
Low Birth Weight	28	1,589	8	5,441	- 3,853
Cervical Cancer	29	1,419	27	1,088	+ 331
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,233	24	1,249	- 16
Skin Cancers	31	1,221	37	711	+ 509
Skin Disease	32	1,126	52	111	+ 1,016
Alcohol	33	1,126	54	81	+ 1,045
Epilepsy	34	1,037	44	355	+ 682
Falls	35	1,037	23	1,315	- 278
Bladder Cancer	36	891	21	1,423	- 532
Drownings	37	864	42	451	+ 413
Oral Cancer	38	857	38	695	+ 162
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	779	26	1,111	- 332
Ovary Cancer	40	717	40	611	+ 106
Uterin Cancer	41	717	56	75	+ 642
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	657	35	721	- 64
Drug Use	43	563	30	983	- 420
Oesophagus Cancer	44	544	46	313	+ 230
Asthma	45	540	18	2,040	- 1,500
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	492	64	22	+ 470
Birth Trauma	47	429	13	3,800	- 3,371
Malnutrition	48	328	53	82	+ 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	288	43	362	- 74
Tuberculosis	50	282	17	2,840	- 2,558
Anemia	51	222	82	0	+ 222
Appendicitis	52	193	55	80	+ 113
Schizophrenia	53	184	81	0	+ 184
Meningitis	54	159	45	320	- 161
Maternal Conditions	55	152	33	917	- 765
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	117	84	0	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	57	96	57	74	+ 22
Fires	58	91	39	636	- 546
Hepatitis B	59	62	50	165	- 103
Poisonings	60	48	47	287	- 239
Osteoarthritis	61	44	85	0	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	62	27	68	2	+ 25
Encephalitis	63	22	51	145	- 123
Hepatitis C	64	10	65	4	+ 5
Syphilis	65	9	61	41	- 32
Oral conditions	66	9	86	0	+ 9
Leprosy	67	9	79	0	+ 9
War	68	5	62	41	- 36
Pertussis	69	1	49	169	- 168
Dengue	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	0	67	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	66	3	- 3
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	60	52	- 52
Measles	75	0	59	55	- 55
Schistosomiasis	76	0	63	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

Costa Rica

Algeria

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.