CHINA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	709,760	2	1,771,525	- 1,061,765
Stroke	2	436,808	1	2,043,210	- 1,606,402
Kidney Disease	3	398,590	11	192,302	+ 206,288
Lung Disease	4	281,401	3	968,607	- 687,206
Diabetes Mellitus	5	256,393	14	161,672	+ 94,721
Hypertension	6	232,104	7	301,183	- 69,079
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	224,712	12	183,342	+ 41,370
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	220,045	6	304,455	- 84,409
Road Traffic Accidents	9	200,581	8	250,272	- 49,691
Stomach Cancer	10	177,635	5	398,439	- 220,804
Violence	11	170,843	47	11,115	+ 159,728
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	166,909	9	248,388	- 81,480
Other Injuries	13	153,476	25	54,087	+ 99,388
Prostate Cancer	14	120,511	28	51,056	+ 69,454
Suicide	15	109,402	17	116,324	- 6,922
Breast Cancer	16	103,306	19	92,757	+ 10,550
Liver Cancer	17	102,683	13	180,952	- 78,269
Liver Disease	18	99,412	15	145,603	- 46,191
Lymphomas	19	95,656	23	57,838	+ 37,817
Lung Cancers	20	92,355	4	714,311	- 621,956
Congenital Anomalies	21	84,783	31	36,613	+ 48,171
Pancreas Cancer	22	78,948	18	111,537	- 32,588
Other Neoplasms	23	71,417	53	4,374	+ 67,043
Leukemia	24	70,340	22	58,145	+ 12,195
HIV/AIDS	25	51,613	34	28,746	+ 22,867
Inflammatory/Heart	26	51,428	33	29,954	+ 21,475
Endocrine Disorders	27	49,303	37	25,613	+ 23,690
Low Birth Weight	28	47,839	40	21,631	+ 26,208
Cervical Cancer	29	42,745	27	51,650	- 8,905
Parkinson's Disease	30	37,123	20	70,699	- 33,576
Skin Cancers	31	36,761	41	19,669	+ 17,092
Skin Disease	32	33,922	52	5,222	+ 28,700
Alcohol	33	33,921	42	19,071	+ 14,849
Epilepsy	34	31,232	46	11,365	+ 19,867
Falls	35	31,215	16	138,878	- 107,663
Bladder Cancer	36	26,819	29	37,873	- 11,054
Drownings	37	26,013	26	52,807	- 26,794
Oral Cancer	38	25,822	24	54,695	- 28,874
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	23,462	50	8,719	+ 14,743
Ovary Cancer	40	21,604	35	28,078	- 6,474
Uterin Cancer	41	21,598	45	11,751	+ 9,846
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	19,775	30	37,723	- 17,948
Drug Use	43	16,962	38	24,214	- 7,252
Oesophagus Cancer	44	16,371	10	242,891	- 226,520
Asthma	45	16,262	39	23,147	- 6,885
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	14,806	49	10,108	+ 4,698
Birth Trauma	47	12,920	43	17,644	- 4,724
Malnutrition	48	9,889	44	12,995	- 3,106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	8,665	21	65,350	- 56,685
Tuberculosis	50	8,501	32	34,802	- 26,301
Anemia	51	6,672	83	0	+ 6,672
Appendicitis	52	5,804	60	1,468	+ 4,336
Schizophrenia	53	5,549	86	0	+ 5,549
Meningitis	54	4,784	51	5,704	- 920
Maternal Conditions	55	4,569	54	3,596	+ 973
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3,532	81	0	+ 3,532
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2,887	59	1,734	+ 1,153
Fires	58	2,731	48	10,498	- 7,767
Hepatitis B	59	1,862	56	2,757	- 895
Poisonings	60	1,448	36	25,762	- 24,314
Osteoarthritis	61	1,334	82	0	+ 1,334
Upper Respiratory	62	807	57	2,663	- 1,856
Encephalitis	63	674	55	2,796	- 2,122
Hepatitis C	64	289	66	86	+ 203
Syphilis	65	273	58	1,824	- 1,551
Oral conditions	66	264	80	0	+ 264
Leprosy	67	263	72	0	+ 263
War	68	151	61	900	- 749
Pertussis	69	27	64	484	- 457
Dengue	70	17	70	12	+ 5
Ascariasis	71	13	68	34	- 21
Leishmaniasis	72	9	78	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	73	1	71	11	- 10
Tetanus	74	0	63	491	- 491
Measles	75	0	62	558	- 558
Schistosomiasis	76	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	15	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	55	- 55
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Costa Rica

China

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.