COLOMBIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,855	1	43,066	- 18,211
Stroke	2	15,297	3	16,573	- 1,276
Kidney Disease	3	13,958	7	6,834	+ 7,124
Lung Disease	4	9,854	4	15,928	- 6,074
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,979	11	5,028	+ 3,950
Hypertension	6	8,128	8	6,400	+ 1,729
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,869	5	10,773	- 2,904
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	7,706	22	2,157	+ 5,549
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,024	6	7,765	- 741
Stomach Cancer	10	6,221	9	6,112	+ 109
Violence	11	5,983	2	19,268	- 13,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,845	12	4,371	+ 1,474
Other Injuries	13	5,375	28	1,592	+ 3,782
Prostate Cancer	14	4,220	14	3,584	+ 636
Suicide	15	3,831	26	1,965	+ 1,866
Breast Cancer	16	3,618	13	3,669	- 52
Liver Cancer	17	3,596	24	2,065	+ 1,531
Liver Disease	18	3,481	19	2,426	+ 1,055
Lymphomas	19	3,350	18	2,603	+ 747
Lung Cancers	20	3,234	10	5,250	- 2,016
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,969	16	2,963	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,765	25	2,022	+ 742
Other Neoplasms	23	2,501	15	3,205	- 704
Leukemia	24	2,463	21	2,208	+ 255
HIV/AIDS	25	1,807	17	2,683	- 876
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,801	31	1,329	+ 472
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,727	30	1,367	+ 359
Low Birth Weight	28	1,675	23	2,095	- 420
Cervical Cancer	29	1,497	20	2,266	- 769
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,300	47	383	+ 917
Skin Cancers	31	1,287	35	1,028	+ 259
Skin Disease	32	1,188	34	1,102	+ 86
Alcohol	33	1,188	68	23	+ 1,165
Epilepsy	34	1,094	43	597	+ 496
Falls	35	1,093	29	1,518	- 425
Bladder Cancer	36	939	42	609	+ 330
Drownings	37	911	40	689	+ 222
Oral Cancer	38	904	37	807	+ 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	822	38	747	+ 74
Ovary Cancer	40	757	33	1,122	- 366
Uterin Cancer	41	756	45	423	+ 333
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	693	39	698	- 6
Drug Use	43	594	44	492	+ 102
Oesophagus Cancer	44	573	36	835	- 262
Asthma	45	569	54	191	+ 378
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	518	51	242	+ 276
Birth Trauma	47	452	41	648	- 196
Malnutrition	48	346	27	1,878	- 1,532
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	303	63	38	+ 266
Tuberculosis	50	298	32	1,272	- 974
Anemia	51	234	57	101	+ 133
Appendicitis	52	203	52	213	- 10
Schizophrenia	53	194	70	18	+ 177
Meningitis	54	168	50	244	- 76
Maternal Conditions	55	160	46	394	- 234
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	124	48	333	- 209
Multiple Sclerosis	57	101	60	62	+ 39
Fires	58	96	56	127	- 31
Hepatitis B	59	65	62	50	+ 15
Poisonings	60	51	61	61	- 10
Osteoarthritis	61	47	58	67	- 20
Upper Respiratory	62	28	66	27	+ 2
Encephalitis	63	24	64	38	- 14
Hepatitis C	64	10	59	65	- 55
Syphilis	65	10	65	30	- 21
Oral conditions	66	9	75	7	+ 2
Leprosy	67	9	72	8	+ 1
War	68	5	49	260	- 255
Pertussis	69	1	69	18	- 17
Dengue	70	1	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	71	0	76	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	7	- 7
Diphtheria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	73	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Costa Rica

Colombia

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.