BHUTAN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	443	1	702	- 259
Stroke	2	273	3	360	- 87
Kidney Disease	3	249	8	149	+ 100
Lung Disease	4	176	2	524	- 349
Diabetes Mellitus	5	160	7	164	- 4
Hypertension	6	145	16	77	+ 68
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	140	4	177	- 37
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	137	13	105	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	9	125	10	123	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	10	111	11	118	- 7
Violence	11	107	35	18	+ 88
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	104	31	24	+ 80
Other Injuries	13	96	24	43	+ 53
Prostate Cancer	14	75	55	3	+ 72
Suicide	15	68	26	35	+ 33
Breast Cancer	16	65	43	8	+ 57
Liver Cancer	17	64	27	35	+ 29
Liver Disease	18	62	6	166	- 103
Lymphomas	19	60	52	5	+ 55
Lung Cancers	20	58	21	44	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	21	53	20	50	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	22	49	33	20	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	23	45	57	2	+ 42
Leukemia	24	44	34	19	+ 25
HIV/AIDS	25	32	18	58	- 26
Inflammatory/Heart	26	32	45	8	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	27	31	39	11	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	28	30	14	79	- 49
Cervical Cancer	29	27	29	30	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	30	23	28	31	- 8
Skin Cancers	31	23	41	9	+ 14
Skin Disease	32	21	46	7	+ 14
Alcohol	33	21	49	6	+ 15
Epilepsy	34	20	38	14	+ 6
Falls	35	19	12	111	- 91
Bladder Cancer	36	17	48	6	+ 10
Drownings	37	16	32	20	- 4
Oral Cancer	38	16	23	43	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	15	5	169	- 155
Ovary Cancer	40	13	37	14	- 1
Uterin Cancer	41	13	71	0	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	12	25	39	- 26
Drug Use	43	11	47	7	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	44	10	22	44	- 34
Asthma	45	10	15	78	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	9	50	5	+ 4
Birth Trauma	47	8	19	51	- 43
Malnutrition	48	6	54	3	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	5	17	68	- 62
Tuberculosis	50	5	9	138	- 132
Anemia	51	4	72	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	52	4	51	5	- 1
Schizophrenia	53	3	75	0	+ 3
Meningitis	54	3	36	17	- 14
Maternal Conditions	55	3	42	9	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	77	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	62	1	+ 1
Fires	58	2	44	8	- 6
Hepatitis B	59	1	53	4	- 3
Poisonings	60	1	59	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	61	1	78	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	61	1	- 1
Encephalitis	63	0	30	28	- 28
Hepatitis C	64	0	64	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	40	11	- 10
Oral conditions	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	85	0	+ 0
War	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	63	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	56	3	- 3
Ascariasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	60	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	58	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Costa Rica

Bhutan

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.