BELGIUM VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,004	1	15,281	- 9,277
Stroke	2	3,695	3	7,408	- 3,713
Kidney Disease	3	3,371	8	2,952	+ 420
Lung Disease	4	2,380	5	6,438	- 4,058
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,169	20	1,269	+ 899
Hypertension	6	1,963	27	740	+ 1,224
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,901	6	5,677	- 3,777
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,861	2	9,416	- 7,555
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,697	29	666	+ 1,031
Stomach Cancer	10	1,503	26	863	+ 639
Violence	11	1,445	44	149	+ 1,296
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,412	7	3,329	- 1,917
Other Injuries	13	1,298	11	2,006	- 708
Prostate Cancer	14	1,019	13	1,824	- 805
Suicide	15	925	10	2,111	- 1,186
Breast Cancer	16	874	9	2,587	- 1,713
Liver Cancer	17	869	24	976	- 107
Liver Disease	18	841	17	1,433	- 592
Lymphomas	19	809	16	1,552	- 743
Lung Cancers	20	781	4	6,777	- 5,996
Congenital Anomalies	21	717	40	282	+ 435
Pancreas Cancer	22	668	14	1,809	- 1,142
Other Neoplasms	23	604	12	1,828	- 1,224
Leukemia	24	595	21	1,199	- 604
HIV/AIDS	25	437	57	36	+ 400
Inflammatory/Heart	26	435	23	1,060	- 625
Endocrine Disorders	27	417	18	1,432	- 1,015
Low Birth Weight	28	405	50	70	+ 335
Cervical Cancer	29	362	41	243	+ 119
Parkinson's Disease	30	314	19	1,378	- 1,064
Skin Cancers	31	311	31	522	- 211
Skin Disease	32	287	35	380	- 93
Alcohol	33	287	32	500	- 213
Epilepsy	34	264	36	348	- 84
Falls	35	264	15	1,756	- 1,492
Bladder Cancer	36	227	22	1,078	- 852
Drownings	37	220	47	79	+ 141
Oral Cancer	38	218	28	675	- 456
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	198	33	418	- 219
Ovary Cancer	40	183	30	653	- 470
Uterin Cancer	41	183	34	384	- 201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	167	42	213	- 45
Drug Use	43	143	39	287	- 144
Oesophagus Cancer	44	138	25	898	- 760
Asthma	45	138	46	128	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	125	49	73	+ 53
Birth Trauma	47	109	53	47	+ 62
Malnutrition	48	84	38	291	- 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	73	37	293	- 219
Tuberculosis	50	72	54	46	+ 26
Anemia	51	56	43	199	- 142
Appendicitis	52	49	62	17	+ 32
Schizophrenia	53	47	56	40	+ 7
Meningitis	54	40	58	28	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	55	39	64	6	+ 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	30	60	20	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	57	24	45	147	- 123
Fires	58	23	48	75	- 52
Hepatitis B	59	16	63	17	- 1
Poisonings	60	12	55	41	- 29
Osteoarthritis	61	11	51	59	- 47
Upper Respiratory	62	7	59	22	- 15
Encephalitis	63	6	66	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	2	52	53	- 51
Syphilis	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	66	2	61	19	- 17
Leprosy	67	2	72	0	+ 2
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Costa Rica

Belgium

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.