CENTRAL AFRICA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,832	7	2,900	- 68
Stroke	2	1,743	5	3,284	- 1,541
Kidney Disease	3	1,591	21	710	+ 880
Lung Disease	4	1,123	18	956	+ 167
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,023	15	1,141	- 118
Hypertension	6	926	12	1,252	- 326
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	897	1	5,231	- 4,335
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	878	33	204	+ 674
Road Traffic Accidents	9	800	10	1,790	- 989
Stomach Cancer	10	709	49	65	+ 643
Violence	11	682	17	1,009	- 327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	666	45	116	+ 550
Other Injuries	13	612	23	621	- 8
Prostate Cancer	14	481	38	156	+ 325
Suicide	15	437	24	585	- 148
Breast Cancer	16	412	26	344	+ 68
Liver Cancer	17	410	44	117	+ 293
Liver Disease	18	397	14	1,153	- 757
Lymphomas	19	382	42	119	+ 263
Lung Cancers	20	369	55	47	+ 322
Congenital Anomalies	21	338	19	776	- 437
Pancreas Cancer	22	315	60	37	+ 278
Other Neoplasms	23	285	70	5	+ 280
Leukemia	24	281	47	88	+ 193
HIV/AIDS	25	206	4	3,753	- 3,547
Inflammatory/Heart	26	205	30	270	- 65
Endocrine Disorders	27	197	25	423	- 226
Low Birth Weight	28	191	8	2,228	- 2,037
Cervical Cancer	29	171	32	230	- 60
Parkinson's Disease	30	148	48	67	+ 81
Skin Cancers	31	147	58	43	+ 104
Skin Disease	32	135	54	48	+ 87
Alcohol	33	135	52	62	+ 74
Epilepsy	34	125	43	119	+ 6
Falls	35	125	36	181	- 57
Bladder Cancer	36	107	64	23	+ 84
Drownings	37	104	34	202	- 98
Oral Cancer	38	103	46	91	+ 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	94	3	4,684	- 4,590
Ovary Cancer	40	86	50	64	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	41	86	65	20	+ 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	79	27	317	- 238
Drug Use	43	68	57	44	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	44	65	53	48	+ 17
Asthma	45	65	20	761	- 696
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	59	66	15	+ 44
Birth Trauma	47	52	9	2,192	- 2,140
Malnutrition	48	39	22	691	- 651
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	35	35	194	- 159
Tuberculosis	50	34	2	4,704	- 4,670
Anemia	51	27	84	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	52	23	51	62	- 39
Schizophrenia	53	22	86	0	+ 22
Meningitis	54	19	16	1,015	- 996
Maternal Conditions	55	18	13	1,174	- 1,156
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	14	80	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	57	12	72	4	+ 8
Fires	58	11	39	142	- 131
Hepatitis B	59	7	61	33	- 26
Poisonings	60	6	40	134	- 128
Osteoarthritis	61	5	81	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	3	63	24	- 21
Encephalitis	63	3	62	28	- 25
Hepatitis C	64	1	69	6	- 4
Syphilis	65	1	41	120	- 119
Oral conditions	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Leprosy	67	1	78	0	+ 1
War	68	1	28	314	- 313
Pertussis	69	0	31	265	- 265
Dengue	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	72	0	56	46	- 45
Diphtheria	73	0	67	11	- 11
Tetanus	74	0	29	280	- 280
Measles	75	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Schistosomiasis	76	0	37	169	- 169
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	59	40	- 40
Malaria	78	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Costa Rica

Central Africa

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.