ARMENIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		ARMENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,492	1	8,901	- 7,409
Stroke	2	918	2	2,121	- 1,203
Kidney Disease	3	838	11	467	+ 371
Lung Disease	4	592	5	832	- 241
Diabetes Mellitus	5	539	7	714	- 175
Hypertension	6	488	6	773	- 285
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	472	3	1,214	- 742
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	463	39	40	+ 423
Road Traffic Accidents	9	422	9	590	- 168
Stomach Cancer	10	373	12	448	- 75
Violence	11	359	25	112	+ 247
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	351	10	469	- 118
Other Injuries	13	323	17	263	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	14	253	19	221	+ 32
Suicide	15	230	28	98	+ 132
Breast Cancer	16	217	13	444	- 227
Liver Cancer	17	216	14	362	- 146
Liver Disease	18	209	8	627	- 418
Lymphomas	19	201	26	106	+ 95
Lung Cancers	20	194	4	1,030	- 835
Congenital Anomalies	21	178	16	282	- 104
Pancreas Cancer	22	166	15	358	- 192
Other Neoplasms	23	150	37	44	+ 106
Leukemia	24	148	22	136	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	25	108	32	64	+ 45
Inflammatory/Heart	26	108	21	174	- 66
Endocrine Disorders	27	104	35	52	+ 52
Low Birth Weight	28	101	23	130	- 29
Cervical Cancer	29	90	27	99	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	30	78	48	12	+ 66
Skin Cancers	31	77	34	57	+ 21
Skin Disease	32	71	43	27	+ 44
Alcohol	33	71	62	3	+ 68
Epilepsy	34	66	52	9	+ 57
Falls	35	66	40	38	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	36	56	20	178	- 122
Drownings	37	55	45	21	+ 34
Oral Cancer	38	54	33	60	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	49	50	9	+ 40
Ovary Cancer	40	45	29	91	- 45
Uterin Cancer	41	45	24	121	- 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	42	18	235	- 193
Drug Use	43	36	41	36	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	44	34	36	51	- 17
Asthma	45	34	49	10	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	31	54	9	+ 22
Birth Trauma	47	27	42	34	- 7
Malnutrition	48	21	66	1	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	18	30	67	- 49
Tuberculosis	50	18	38	44	- 26
Anemia	51	14	58	5	+ 9
Appendicitis	52	12	59	5	+ 8
Schizophrenia	53	12	61	3	+ 8
Meningitis	54	10	56	7	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	55	10	55	8	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	7	44	27	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	57	6	53	9	- 3
Fires	58	6	47	13	- 7
Hepatitis B	59	4	51	9	- 5
Poisonings	60	3	46	20	- 17
Osteoarthritis	61	3	60	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	62	2	63	3	- 1
Encephalitis	63	1	57	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	1	31	64	- 64
Syphilis	65	1	75	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	66	1	64	2	- 1
Leprosy	67	1	80	0	+ 1
War	68	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	68	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARMENIA

Costa Rica

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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.