CANADA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,445	1	40,063	- 20,618
Stroke	2	11,967	5	14,159	- 2,192
Kidney Disease	3	10,920	14	4,578	+ 6,342
Lung Disease	4	7,709	4	14,212	- 6,503
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,024	9	5,718	+ 1,307
Hypertension	6	6,359	22	2,563	+ 3,796
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,156	7	7,431	- 1,275
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	6,029	2	30,970	- 24,941
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,495	28	1,998	+ 3,498
Stomach Cancer	10	4,867	26	2,177	+ 2,689
Violence	11	4,681	40	605	+ 4,075
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,573	6	9,651	- 5,078
Other Injuries	13	4,205	24	2,392	+ 1,812
Prostate Cancer	14	3,302	13	4,711	- 1,409
Suicide	15	2,997	15	4,417	- 1,419
Breast Cancer	16	2,830	8	5,910	- 3,080
Liver Cancer	17	2,813	20	3,113	- 300
Liver Disease	18	2,724	17	3,624	- 900
Lymphomas	19	2,621	10	5,146	- 2,526
Lung Cancers	20	2,530	3	20,937	- 18,407
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,323	35	1,081	+ 1,242
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,163	11	5,057	- 2,895
Other Neoplasms	23	1,957	31	1,679	+ 278
Leukemia	24	1,927	21	3,098	- 1,171
HIV/AIDS	25	1,414	53	163	+ 1,251
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,409	27	2,060	- 651
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,351	19	3,233	- 1,882
Low Birth Weight	28	1,311	42	553	+ 757
Cervical Cancer	29	1,171	41	578	+ 593
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,017	18	3,359	- 2,342
Skin Cancers	31	1,007	30	1,756	- 749
Skin Disease	32	929	38	679	+ 250
Alcohol	33	929	33	1,491	- 562
Epilepsy	34	856	44	384	+ 472
Falls	35	855	12	4,829	- 3,974
Bladder Cancer	36	735	23	2,521	- 1,786
Drownings	37	713	48	283	+ 430
Oral Cancer	38	707	32	1,592	- 885
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	643	36	840	- 198
Ovary Cancer	40	592	29	1,902	- 1,310
Uterin Cancer	41	592	34	1,183	- 591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	542	43	442	+ 100
Drug Use	43	465	16	3,686	- 3,221
Oesophagus Cancer	44	449	25	2,230	- 1,781
Asthma	45	446	49	262	+ 183
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	406	47	322	+ 83
Birth Trauma	47	354	50	193	+ 161
Malnutrition	48	271	51	192	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	237	39	636	- 398
Tuberculosis	50	233	58	97	+ 135
Anemia	51	183	46	343	- 160
Appendicitis	52	159	62	49	+ 110
Schizophrenia	53	152	57	118	+ 34
Meningitis	54	131	59	68	+ 63
Maternal Conditions	55	125	64	45	+ 80
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	97	54	143	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	57	79	37	692	- 613
Fires	58	75	52	192	- 117
Hepatitis B	59	51	60	66	- 15
Poisonings	60	40	56	121	- 82
Osteoarthritis	61	37	55	139	- 102
Upper Respiratory	62	22	63	47	- 25
Encephalitis	63	18	68	3	+ 15
Hepatitis C	64	8	45	363	- 355
Syphilis	65	7	67	5	+ 2
Oral conditions	66	7	61	51	- 44
Leprosy	67	7	79	0	+ 7
War	68	4	65	21	- 17
Pertussis	69	1	69	1	- 0
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Costa Rica

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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.