AUSTRALIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,417	1	21,548	- 8,131
Stroke	2	8,257	3	10,331	- 2,074
Kidney Disease	3	7,535	12	3,139	+ 4,396
Lung Disease	4	5,320	5	8,487	- 3,168
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,847	7	4,471	+ 376
Hypertension	6	4,388	23	1,631	+ 2,756
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,248	8	4,446	- 198
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	4,160	2	15,588	- 11,429
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,792	29	1,245	+ 2,547
Stomach Cancer	10	3,358	27	1,288	+ 2,070
Violence	11	3,230	44	243	+ 2,986
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,155	6	6,209	- 3,054
Other Injuries	13	2,901	22	1,642	+ 1,259
Prostate Cancer	14	2,278	9	3,766	- 1,488
Suicide	15	2,068	11	3,150	- 1,082
Breast Cancer	16	1,953	10	3,405	- 1,453
Liver Cancer	17	1,941	20	2,036	- 95
Liver Disease	18	1,879	26	1,421	+ 458
Lymphomas	19	1,808	15	3,039	- 1,230
Lung Cancers	20	1,746	4	8,769	- 7,023
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,603	33	711	+ 892
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,492	13	3,118	- 1,625
Other Neoplasms	23	1,350	28	1,252	+ 98
Leukemia	24	1,330	18	2,126	- 796
HIV/AIDS	25	976	57	50	+ 926
Inflammatory/Heart	26	972	24	1,571	- 599
Endocrine Disorders	27	932	16	2,328	- 1,396
Low Birth Weight	28	904	43	248	+ 656
Cervical Cancer	29	808	39	342	+ 466
Parkinson's Disease	30	702	19	2,036	- 1,334
Skin Cancers	31	695	17	2,319	- 1,624
Skin Disease	32	641	34	594	+ 47
Alcohol	33	641	37	380	+ 261
Epilepsy	34	590	41	285	+ 306
Falls	35	590	14	3,116	- 2,526
Bladder Cancer	36	507	30	1,187	- 680
Drownings	37	492	47	177	+ 315
Oral Cancer	38	488	32	972	- 484
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	444	40	296	+ 148
Ovary Cancer	40	408	31	1,003	- 594
Uterin Cancer	41	408	35	524	- 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	374	42	276	+ 98
Drug Use	43	321	21	1,783	- 1,462
Oesophagus Cancer	44	309	25	1,494	- 1,184
Asthma	45	307	36	455	- 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	280	45	229	+ 51
Birth Trauma	47	244	50	140	+ 104
Malnutrition	48	187	51	117	+ 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	164	38	379	- 215
Tuberculosis	50	161	56	53	+ 108
Anemia	51	126	49	157	- 31
Appendicitis	52	110	62	26	+ 83
Schizophrenia	53	105	54	64	+ 41
Meningitis	54	90	60	37	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	55	86	63	20	+ 66
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	67	53	71	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	57	55	46	188	- 133
Fires	58	52	55	55	- 3
Hepatitis B	59	35	58	41	- 6
Poisonings	60	27	61	35	- 7
Osteoarthritis	61	25	52	114	- 89
Upper Respiratory	62	15	64	17	- 2
Encephalitis	63	13	68	3	+ 10
Hepatitis C	64	5	48	173	- 168
Syphilis	65	5	67	3	+ 2
Oral conditions	66	5	59	40	- 35
Leprosy	67	5	76	0	+ 5
War	68	3	65	8	- 5
Pertussis	69	1	69	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Costa Rica

Australia

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.