BOLIVIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,171	1	11,051	- 4,880
Stroke	2	3,798	3	7,206	- 3,409
Kidney Disease	3	3,466	4	5,879	- 2,413
Lung Disease	4	2,447	7	3,735	- 1,289
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,229	5	4,927	- 2,698
Hypertension	6	2,018	10	1,927	+ 91
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,954	2	8,069	- 6,115
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,913	8	2,479	- 566
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,744	9	2,430	- 686
Stomach Cancer	10	1,544	23	785	+ 759
Violence	11	1,485	14	1,097	+ 389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,451	30	407	+ 1,044
Other Injuries	13	1,334	11	1,279	+ 55
Prostate Cancer	14	1,048	28	550	+ 498
Suicide	15	951	26	715	+ 236
Breast Cancer	16	898	29	482	+ 416
Liver Cancer	17	893	25	720	+ 172
Liver Disease	18	864	6	3,987	- 3,123
Lymphomas	19	832	41	219	+ 612
Lung Cancers	20	803	20	901	- 98
Congenital Anomalies	21	737	15	1,080	- 343
Pancreas Cancer	22	686	36	332	+ 355
Other Neoplasms	23	621	58	43	+ 578
Leukemia	24	612	34	380	+ 232
HIV/AIDS	25	449	45	174	+ 275
Inflammatory/Heart	26	447	35	374	+ 73
Endocrine Disorders	27	429	32	384	+ 44
Low Birth Weight	28	416	12	1,265	- 849
Cervical Cancer	29	372	16	1,071	- 699
Parkinson's Disease	30	323	22	852	- 529
Skin Cancers	31	320	43	190	+ 129
Skin Disease	32	295	55	101	+ 194
Alcohol	33	295	33	384	- 89
Epilepsy	34	272	42	199	+ 72
Falls	35	271	17	1,066	- 795
Bladder Cancer	36	233	59	43	+ 190
Drownings	37	226	31	406	- 180
Oral Cancer	38	225	56	91	+ 134
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	204	21	883	- 679
Ovary Cancer	40	188	54	102	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	41	188	47	151	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	172	27	678	- 506
Drug Use	43	147	40	244	- 97
Oesophagus Cancer	44	142	48	133	+ 9
Asthma	45	141	38	258	- 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	129	51	111	+ 18
Birth Trauma	47	112	19	984	- 872
Malnutrition	48	86	18	1,031	- 945
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	75	37	292	- 217
Tuberculosis	50	74	13	1,187	- 1,113
Anemia	51	58	84	0	+ 58
Appendicitis	52	50	46	156	- 106
Schizophrenia	53	48	85	0	+ 48
Meningitis	54	42	49	128	- 86
Maternal Conditions	55	40	39	245	- 206
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	31	81	0	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	57	25	61	22	+ 3
Fires	58	24	44	181	- 158
Hepatitis B	59	16	64	6	+ 11
Poisonings	60	13	57	66	- 53
Osteoarthritis	61	12	82	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	7	62	15	- 8
Encephalitis	63	6	52	110	- 104
Hepatitis C	64	3	67	3	- 0
Syphilis	65	2	53	105	- 103
Oral conditions	66	2	80	0	+ 2
Leprosy	67	2	72	0	+ 2
War	68	1	63	9	- 8
Pertussis	69	0	50	121	- 121
Dengue	70	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	71	0	69	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	5	- 5
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	60	31	- 31
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	24	755	- 755
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Costa Rica

Bolivia

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.