BELARUS VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,762	1	53,186	- 48,424
Stroke	2	2,931	2	16,393	- 13,462
Kidney Disease	3	2,674	26	480	+ 2,195
Lung Disease	4	1,888	7	2,208	- 320
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,720	30	373	+ 1,348
Hypertension	6	1,557	31	367	+ 1,190
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,508	15	1,086	+ 421
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,476	3	3,530	- 2,054
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,346	19	722	+ 624
Stomach Cancer	10	1,192	10	1,690	- 498
Violence	11	1,146	38	255	+ 891
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,120	5	2,886	- 1,766
Other Injuries	13	1,030	14	1,099	- 69
Prostate Cancer	14	809	17	936	- 127
Suicide	15	734	9	2,004	- 1,270
Breast Cancer	16	693	12	1,230	- 537
Liver Cancer	17	689	32	363	+ 326
Liver Disease	18	667	8	2,078	- 1,411
Lymphomas	19	642	20	672	- 30
Lung Cancers	20	620	4	2,950	- 2,330
Congenital Anomalies	21	569	41	202	+ 367
Pancreas Cancer	22	530	13	1,171	- 641
Other Neoplasms	23	479	48	52	+ 427
Leukemia	24	472	23	554	- 82
HIV/AIDS	25	346	42	167	+ 179
Inflammatory/Heart	26	345	11	1,361	- 1,015
Endocrine Disorders	27	331	43	141	+ 190
Low Birth Weight	28	321	47	64	+ 257
Cervical Cancer	29	287	34	303	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	30	249	21	621	- 372
Skin Cancers	31	247	36	272	- 25
Skin Disease	32	228	51	31	+ 197
Alcohol	33	228	6	2,761	- 2,533
Epilepsy	34	210	45	116	+ 94
Falls	35	209	16	952	- 742
Bladder Cancer	36	180	35	295	- 115
Drownings	37	175	24	543	- 369
Oral Cancer	38	173	18	901	- 728
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	157	57	13	+ 145
Ovary Cancer	40	145	27	429	- 284
Uterin Cancer	41	145	28	391	- 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	133	40	235	- 103
Drug Use	43	114	29	389	- 275
Oesophagus Cancer	44	110	25	493	- 383
Asthma	45	109	44	122	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	99	55	15	+ 84
Birth Trauma	47	87	52	25	+ 62
Malnutrition	48	66	53	22	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	58	39	239	- 181
Tuberculosis	50	57	37	269	- 212
Anemia	51	45	83	0	+ 45
Appendicitis	52	39	54	20	+ 19
Schizophrenia	53	37	80	0	+ 37
Meningitis	54	32	50	36	- 4
Maternal Conditions	55	31	60	2	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	24	85	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	57	19	49	42	- 23
Fires	58	18	22	620	- 602
Hepatitis B	59	12	56	14	- 1
Poisonings	60	10	33	311	- 302
Osteoarthritis	61	9	84	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	62	5	58	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	5	46	93	- 89
Hepatitis C	64	2	62	1	+ 1
Syphilis	65	2	63	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	66	2	86	0	+ 2
Leprosy	67	2	73	0	+ 2
War	68	1	59	3	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Costa Rica

Belarus

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.