ANGOLA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,647	9	10,020	+ 8,627
Stroke	2	11,476	8	10,687	+ 789
Kidney Disease	3	10,472	20	2,746	+ 7,725
Lung Disease	4	7,393	22	2,447	+ 4,946
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,736	13	4,413	+ 2,323
Hypertension	6	6,098	15	3,667	+ 2,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,904	1	24,897	- 18,994
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,781	29	1,198	+ 4,583
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,270	10	8,317	- 3,047
Stomach Cancer	10	4,667	47	349	+ 4,318
Violence	11	4,488	19	2,928	+ 1,560
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,385	42	477	+ 3,908
Other Injuries	13	4,032	21	2,682	+ 1,350
Prostate Cancer	14	3,166	33	1,071	+ 2,095
Suicide	15	2,874	23	1,936	+ 938
Breast Cancer	16	2,714	31	1,141	+ 1,573
Liver Cancer	17	2,698	39	579	+ 2,119
Liver Disease	18	2,612	12	6,103	- 3,491
Lymphomas	19	2,513	38	608	+ 1,905
Lung Cancers	20	2,426	45	401	+ 2,025
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,227	11	7,402	- 5,175
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,074	59	142	+ 1,932
Other Neoplasms	23	1,876	67	40	+ 1,836
Leukemia	24	1,848	46	361	+ 1,487
HIV/AIDS	25	1,356	6	12,805	- 11,449
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,351	28	1,305	+ 46
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,295	32	1,119	+ 176
Low Birth Weight	28	1,257	7	11,184	- 9,928
Cervical Cancer	29	1,123	24	1,931	- 808
Parkinson's Disease	30	975	49	293	+ 683
Skin Cancers	31	966	43	467	+ 499
Skin Disease	32	891	50	224	+ 667
Alcohol	33	891	51	219	+ 672
Epilepsy	34	821	36	647	+ 173
Falls	35	820	30	1,147	- 327
Bladder Cancer	36	705	58	162	+ 543
Drownings	37	683	26	1,600	- 916
Oral Cancer	38	678	41	507	+ 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	616	3	15,245	- 14,629
Ovary Cancer	40	568	53	210	+ 357
Uterin Cancer	41	567	64	76	+ 491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	520	35	679	- 160
Drug Use	43	446	55	206	+ 240
Oesophagus Cancer	44	430	48	310	+ 120
Asthma	45	427	25	1,681	- 1,253
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	389	65	61	+ 327
Birth Trauma	47	339	5	12,983	- 12,643
Malnutrition	48	260	17	3,509	- 3,249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	228	44	436	- 208
Tuberculosis	50	223	2	16,991	- 16,767
Anemia	51	175	82	0	+ 175
Appendicitis	52	152	54	207	- 54
Schizophrenia	53	146	81	0	+ 146
Meningitis	54	126	16	3,564	- 3,439
Maternal Conditions	55	120	18	3,268	- 3,148
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	93	85	0	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	57	76	69	19	+ 56
Fires	58	72	34	839	- 767
Hepatitis B	59	49	61	117	- 68
Poisonings	60	38	37	639	- 601
Osteoarthritis	61	35	84	0	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	62	21	60	130	- 108
Encephalitis	63	18	56	190	- 173
Hepatitis C	64	8	70	15	- 7
Syphilis	65	7	27	1,316	- 1,309
Oral conditions	66	7	86	0	+ 7
Leprosy	67	7	78	0	+ 7
War	68	4	68	23	- 19
Pertussis	69	1	14	4,197	- 4,196
Dengue	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	66	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	72	0	57	166	- 166
Diphtheria	73	0	62	111	- 111
Tetanus	74	0	40	510	- 510
Measles	75	0	63	95	- 95
Schistosomiasis	76	0	52	216	- 216
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	12	- 12
Malaria	78	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Costa Rica

Angola

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.