BRAZIL VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	110,296	1	165,788	- 55,492
Stroke	2	67,880	2	123,207	- 55,327
Kidney Disease	3	61,940	7	37,690	+ 24,250
Lung Disease	4	43,729	6	59,373	- 15,644
Diabetes Mellitus	5	39,843	5	59,608	- 19,765
Hypertension	6	36,069	11	28,822	+ 7,246
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	34,920	3	94,705	- 59,785
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	34,195	10	30,717	+ 3,478
Road Traffic Accidents	9	31,170	8	33,871	- 2,701
Stomach Cancer	10	27,604	17	17,992	+ 9,612
Violence	11	26,549	4	68,779	- 42,230
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	25,937	12	23,161	+ 2,776
Other Injuries	13	23,850	21	13,807	+ 10,043
Prostate Cancer	14	18,727	15	19,001	- 273
Suicide	15	17,001	20	14,540	+ 2,461
Breast Cancer	16	16,054	14	20,759	- 4,705
Liver Cancer	17	15,957	25	11,514	+ 4,443
Liver Disease	18	15,449	13	21,422	- 5,973
Lymphomas	19	14,865	27	10,376	+ 4,489
Lung Cancers	20	14,352	9	31,659	- 17,307
Congenital Anomalies	21	13,175	23	12,317	+ 858
Pancreas Cancer	22	12,269	24	11,999	+ 270
Other Neoplasms	23	11,098	42	4,665	+ 6,433
Leukemia	24	10,931	30	8,531	+ 2,400
HIV/AIDS	25	8,021	22	12,558	- 4,538
Inflammatory/Heart	26	7,992	18	17,508	- 9,516
Endocrine Disorders	27	7,662	19	16,927	- 9,266
Low Birth Weight	28	7,434	33	6,881	+ 553
Cervical Cancer	29	6,642	29	9,511	- 2,868
Parkinson's Disease	30	5,769	41	4,770	+ 998
Skin Cancers	31	5,713	38	5,032	+ 681
Skin Disease	32	5,271	31	7,179	- 1,908
Alcohol	33	5,271	32	7,121	- 1,850
Epilepsy	34	4,853	46	3,263	+ 1,590
Falls	35	4,851	16	18,847	- 13,996
Bladder Cancer	36	4,168	36	5,306	- 1,138
Drownings	37	4,042	39	4,937	- 895
Oral Cancer	38	4,013	28	9,951	- 5,939
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	3,646	35	5,659	- 2,014
Ovary Cancer	40	3,357	43	4,355	- 998
Uterin Cancer	41	3,356	47	2,780	+ 576
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3,073	44	4,258	- 1,185
Drug Use	43	2,636	49	2,467	+ 169
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,544	26	10,466	- 7,922
Asthma	45	2,527	48	2,595	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	2,301	61	596	+ 1,704
Birth Trauma	47	2,008	45	3,777	- 1,769
Malnutrition	48	1,537	34	6,695	- 5,159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,346	51	2,193	- 846
Tuberculosis	50	1,321	40	4,895	- 3,574
Anemia	51	1,037	50	2,417	- 1,380
Appendicitis	52	902	57	1,067	- 166
Schizophrenia	53	862	60	661	+ 201
Meningitis	54	743	54	1,359	- 615
Maternal Conditions	55	710	53	1,507	- 797
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	549	55	1,097	- 548
Multiple Sclerosis	57	449	64	356	+ 93
Fires	58	424	58	1,028	- 603
Hepatitis B	59	289	59	775	- 486
Poisonings	60	225	66	317	- 91
Osteoarthritis	61	207	65	330	- 123
Upper Respiratory	62	125	67	260	- 135
Encephalitis	63	105	72	65	+ 40
Hepatitis C	64	45	52	1,955	- 1,910
Syphilis	65	42	68	223	- 180
Oral conditions	66	41	73	62	- 21
Leprosy	67	41	69	173	- 132
War	68	23	56	1,090	- 1,066
Pertussis	69	4	75	30	- 26
Dengue	70	3	76	14	- 11
Ascariasis	71	2	78	7	- 5
Leishmaniasis	72	1	63	432	- 431
Diphtheria	73	0	79	7	- 7
Tetanus	74	0	71	88	- 88
Measles	75	0	81	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	593	- 593
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Hookworm Disease	80	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	94	- 94
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	10	- 10
Chlamydia	84	0	80	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.