COTE D IVOIRE VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,028	4	11,073	+ 3,954
Stroke	2	9,249	6	10,048	- 799
Kidney Disease	3	8,439	13	4,151	+ 4,288
Lung Disease	4	5,958	19	2,296	+ 3,662
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,429	14	4,144	+ 1,284
Hypertension	6	4,914	23	1,916	+ 2,998
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,758	1	21,327	- 16,569
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	4,659	32	1,026	+ 3,633
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,247	9	6,202	- 1,955
Stomach Cancer	10	3,761	42	468	+ 3,293
Violence	11	3,617	17	2,955	+ 663
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,534	41	555	+ 2,979
Other Injuries	13	3,250	16	3,283	- 33
Prostate Cancer	14	2,552	25	1,478	+ 1,073
Suicide	15	2,316	20	2,288	+ 28
Breast Cancer	16	2,187	27	1,330	+ 858
Liver Cancer	17	2,174	30	1,118	+ 1,056
Liver Disease	18	2,105	12	4,720	- 2,615
Lymphomas	19	2,025	40	593	+ 1,432
Lung Cancers	20	1,955	50	272	+ 1,683
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,795	11	5,208	- 3,413
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,672	47	293	+ 1,379
Other Neoplasms	23	1,512	62	42	+ 1,470
Leukemia	24	1,489	57	147	+ 1,342
HIV/AIDS	25	1,093	2	12,791	- 11,698
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,089	34	915	+ 174
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,044	22	1,925	- 881
Low Birth Weight	28	1,013	5	10,784	- 9,771
Cervical Cancer	29	905	26	1,439	- 534
Parkinson's Disease	30	786	43	412	+ 374
Skin Cancers	31	778	56	149	+ 630
Skin Disease	32	718	49	277	+ 442
Alcohol	33	718	52	218	+ 500
Epilepsy	34	661	36	829	- 168
Falls	35	661	29	1,207	- 546
Bladder Cancer	36	568	59	86	+ 481
Drownings	37	551	28	1,232	- 681
Oral Cancer	38	547	48	280	+ 267
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	497	3	11,257	- 10,760
Ovary Cancer	40	457	51	256	+ 202
Uterin Cancer	41	457	55	154	+ 303
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	419	37	812	- 394
Drug Use	43	359	38	784	- 425
Oesophagus Cancer	44	347	58	88	+ 259
Asthma	45	344	24	1,665	- 1,321
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	313	66	19	+ 294
Birth Trauma	47	274	8	9,380	- 9,107
Malnutrition	48	209	31	1,081	- 872
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	183	46	327	- 143
Tuberculosis	50	180	10	5,521	- 5,341
Anemia	51	141	81	0	+ 141
Appendicitis	52	123	60	80	+ 43
Schizophrenia	53	117	83	0	+ 117
Meningitis	54	101	15	3,303	- 3,202
Maternal Conditions	55	97	21	1,958	- 1,861
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	75	84	0	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	57	61	64	30	+ 32
Fires	58	58	35	893	- 835
Hepatitis B	59	39	53	201	- 161
Poisonings	60	31	39	655	- 625
Osteoarthritis	61	28	85	0	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	62	17	63	32	- 15
Encephalitis	63	14	54	178	- 163
Hepatitis C	64	6	67	18	- 12
Syphilis	65	6	33	984	- 978
Oral conditions	66	6	86	0	+ 6
Leprosy	67	6	76	0	+ 6
War	68	3	65	29	- 26
Pertussis	69	1	18	2,908	- 2,907
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	61	48	- 47
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	4	- 4
Diphtheria	73	0	68	18	- 18
Tetanus	74	0	44	398	- 398
Measles	75	0	69	12	- 12
Schistosomiasis	76	0	45	376	- 376
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	7	9,478	- 9,478
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

Costa Rica

Cote d Ivoire

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.