DENMARK VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,994	1	5,341	- 2,347
Stroke	2	1,843	5	3,662	- 1,820
Kidney Disease	3	1,681	12	911	+ 771
Lung Disease	4	1,187	3	4,387	- 3,200
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,082	10	1,284	- 202
Hypertension	6	979	15	642	+ 337
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	948	6	2,244	- 1,296
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	928	2	5,218	- 4,289
Road Traffic Accidents	9	846	33	213	+ 633
Stomach Cancer	10	749	23	484	+ 265
Violence	11	721	47	63	+ 658
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	704	7	2,147	- 1,443
Other Injuries	13	647	30	347	+ 300
Prostate Cancer	14	508	8	1,480	- 972
Suicide	15	461	16	617	- 156
Breast Cancer	16	436	9	1,299	- 863
Liver Cancer	17	433	25	464	- 31
Liver Disease	18	419	14	692	- 273
Lymphomas	19	403	13	730	- 326
Lung Cancers	20	390	4	3,721	- 3,332
Congenital Anomalies	21	358	36	153	+ 205
Pancreas Cancer	22	333	11	1,096	- 763
Other Neoplasms	23	301	27	378	- 77
Leukemia	24	297	20	558	- 262
HIV/AIDS	25	218	55	23	+ 195
Inflammatory/Heart	26	217	31	284	- 67
Endocrine Disorders	27	208	19	575	- 367
Low Birth Weight	28	202	41	116	+ 85
Cervical Cancer	29	180	37	153	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	30	157	17	600	- 443
Skin Cancers	31	155	26	388	- 233
Skin Disease	32	143	45	79	+ 64
Alcohol	33	143	18	598	- 455
Epilepsy	34	132	40	125	+ 7
Falls	35	132	22	541	- 409
Bladder Cancer	36	113	21	545	- 432
Drownings	37	110	50	37	+ 73
Oral Cancer	38	109	28	371	- 262
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	99	38	145	- 46
Ovary Cancer	40	91	29	367	- 276
Uterin Cancer	41	91	35	156	- 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	83	32	216	- 133
Drug Use	43	72	34	197	- 125
Oesophagus Cancer	44	69	24	477	- 407
Asthma	45	69	44	82	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	62	43	84	- 22
Birth Trauma	47	54	56	21	+ 33
Malnutrition	48	42	59	14	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	37	42	96	- 60
Tuberculosis	50	36	57	16	+ 20
Anemia	51	28	46	73	- 45
Appendicitis	52	24	54	23	+ 2
Schizophrenia	53	23	48	57	- 33
Meningitis	54	20	52	25	- 5
Maternal Conditions	55	19	64	2	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	53	25	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	57	12	39	132	- 120
Fires	58	12	49	53	- 41
Hepatitis B	59	8	61	6	+ 2
Poisonings	60	6	62	6	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	61	6	51	25	- 20
Upper Respiratory	62	3	58	15	- 12
Encephalitis	63	3	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	1	60	9	- 7
Syphilis	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	66	1	63	4	- 3
Leprosy	67	1	74	0	+ 1
War	68	1	66	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Costa Rica

Denmark

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.