BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,904	1	9,201	- 7,297
Stroke	2	1,172	2	7,871	- 6,700
Kidney Disease	3	1,069	9	689	+ 380
Lung Disease	4	755	5	1,163	- 408
Diabetes Mellitus	5	688	3	2,406	- 1,718
Hypertension	6	623	11	546	+ 77
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	603	17	440	+ 163
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	590	6	1,144	- 553
Road Traffic Accidents	9	538	16	446	+ 92
Stomach Cancer	10	477	12	532	- 56
Violence	11	458	40	49	+ 409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	448	7	998	- 551
Other Injuries	13	412	26	157	+ 255
Prostate Cancer	14	323	18	413	- 90
Suicide	15	293	19	361	- 67
Breast Cancer	16	277	13	528	- 251
Liver Cancer	17	275	14	480	- 204
Liver Disease	18	267	10	613	- 347
Lymphomas	19	257	24	184	+ 72
Lung Cancers	20	248	4	2,076	- 1,828
Congenital Anomalies	21	227	35	69	+ 159
Pancreas Cancer	22	212	15	463	- 251
Other Neoplasms	23	192	45	23	+ 169
Leukemia	24	189	23	186	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	25	138	70	0	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	26	138	8	874	- 736
Endocrine Disorders	27	132	39	53	+ 79
Low Birth Weight	28	128	41	48	+ 80
Cervical Cancer	29	115	29	132	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	30	100	20	341	- 241
Skin Cancers	31	99	28	133	- 35
Skin Disease	32	91	47	21	+ 70
Alcohol	33	91	34	90	+ 1
Epilepsy	34	84	36	60	+ 24
Falls	35	84	21	267	- 183
Bladder Cancer	36	72	22	232	- 160
Drownings	37	70	42	48	+ 22
Oral Cancer	38	69	27	146	- 77
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	63	54	8	+ 55
Ovary Cancer	40	58	25	182	- 124
Uterin Cancer	41	58	33	92	- 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	53	30	121	- 68
Drug Use	43	46	44	25	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	44	44	31	110	- 66
Asthma	45	44	37	60	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	40	48	19	+ 20
Birth Trauma	47	35	49	14	+ 21
Malnutrition	48	27	57	2	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	23	43	36	- 13
Tuberculosis	50	23	32	93	- 70
Anemia	51	18	86	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	52	16	52	11	+ 5
Schizophrenia	53	15	83	0	+ 15
Meningitis	54	13	53	10	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	55	12	58	2	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	9	80	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	57	8	46	22	- 14
Fires	58	7	38	54	- 47
Hepatitis B	59	5	56	3	+ 2
Poisonings	60	4	50	13	- 10
Osteoarthritis	61	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	2	63	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	63	2	51	13	- 11
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	0	+ 1
Syphilis	65	1	61	1	- 0
Oral conditions	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Leprosy	67	1	69	0	+ 1
War	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	59	2	- 2
Dengue	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	60	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	55	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Costa Rica

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.