ECUADOR VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,177	1	9,805	- 627
Stroke	2	5,648	3	5,429	+ 219
Kidney Disease	3	5,154	2	6,184	- 1,030
Lung Disease	4	3,639	8	2,576	+ 1,062
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,315	5	4,321	- 1,006
Hypertension	6	3,001	10	2,507	+ 494
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,906	4	5,083	- 2,177
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,845	9	2,565	+ 280
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,594	6	3,490	- 897
Stomach Cancer	10	2,297	11	2,089	+ 208
Violence	11	2,209	15	1,210	+ 999
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,158	19	1,109	+ 1,049
Other Injuries	13	1,984	17	1,161	+ 824
Prostate Cancer	14	1,558	12	1,362	+ 196
Suicide	15	1,415	14	1,326	+ 88
Breast Cancer	16	1,336	25	825	+ 510
Liver Cancer	17	1,328	21	954	+ 374
Liver Disease	18	1,285	7	3,330	- 2,045
Lymphomas	19	1,237	22	883	+ 354
Lung Cancers	20	1,194	20	1,075	+ 120
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,096	13	1,335	- 239
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,021	30	562	+ 459
Other Neoplasms	23	923	57	64	+ 859
Leukemia	24	910	23	882	+ 28
HIV/AIDS	25	667	27	609	+ 58
Inflammatory/Heart	26	665	36	308	+ 357
Endocrine Disorders	27	638	31	507	+ 131
Low Birth Weight	28	619	16	1,172	- 553
Cervical Cancer	29	553	24	840	- 287
Parkinson's Disease	30	480	26	658	- 178
Skin Cancers	31	475	37	308	+ 168
Skin Disease	32	439	51	103	+ 336
Alcohol	33	439	39	280	+ 159
Epilepsy	34	404	40	273	+ 131
Falls	35	404	18	1,114	- 710
Bladder Cancer	36	347	44	168	+ 179
Drownings	37	336	32	470	- 133
Oral Cancer	38	334	45	166	+ 168
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	303	34	410	- 107
Ovary Cancer	40	279	35	322	- 43
Uterin Cancer	41	279	48	129	+ 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	256	33	417	- 161
Drug Use	43	219	41	214	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	44	212	42	180	+ 32
Asthma	45	210	53	85	+ 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	191	49	124	+ 68
Birth Trauma	47	167	38	302	- 135
Malnutrition	48	128	28	578	- 450
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	112	47	163	- 51
Tuberculosis	50	110	29	574	- 464
Anemia	51	86	82	0	+ 86
Appendicitis	52	75	50	110	- 35
Schizophrenia	53	72	83	0	+ 72
Meningitis	54	62	52	90	- 28
Maternal Conditions	55	59	46	164	- 105
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	46	86	0	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	57	37	60	18	+ 19
Fires	58	35	43	175	- 140
Hepatitis B	59	24	64	3	+ 21
Poisonings	60	19	58	59	- 40
Osteoarthritis	61	17	85	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	62	10	63	8	+ 2
Encephalitis	63	9	55	82	- 73
Hepatitis C	64	4	67	1	+ 3
Syphilis	65	4	54	85	- 81
Oral conditions	66	3	84	0	+ 3
Leprosy	67	3	71	0	+ 3
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	56	79	- 79
Dengue	70	0	61	10	- 9
Ascariasis	71	0	65	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	62	9	- 9
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Costa Rica

Ecuador

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.