EGYPT VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,760	1	173,871	- 118,111
Stroke	2	34,317	3	43,839	- 9,522
Kidney Disease	3	31,314	6	21,087	+ 10,227
Lung Disease	4	22,107	9	13,393	+ 8,714
Diabetes Mellitus	5	20,143	8	19,131	+ 1,012
Hypertension	6	18,235	5	21,094	- 2,860
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,654	7	20,695	- 3,041
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	17,287	16	6,975	+ 10,312
Road Traffic Accidents	9	15,758	12	10,141	+ 5,617
Stomach Cancer	10	13,955	32	1,844	+ 12,111
Violence	11	13,422	20	4,165	+ 9,257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	13,113	24	3,083	+ 10,030
Other Injuries	13	12,057	21	3,819	+ 8,238
Prostate Cancer	14	9,468	35	1,282	+ 8,185
Suicide	15	8,595	25	3,022	+ 5,573
Breast Cancer	16	8,116	13	9,180	- 1,064
Liver Cancer	17	8,067	4	24,512	- 16,445
Liver Disease	18	7,810	2	60,122	- 52,312
Lymphomas	19	7,515	14	7,539	- 24
Lung Cancers	20	7,256	18	5,677	+ 1,578
Congenital Anomalies	21	6,661	10	12,163	- 5,502
Pancreas Cancer	22	6,202	26	2,906	+ 3,296
Other Neoplasms	23	5,611	61	116	+ 5,494
Leukemia	24	5,526	22	3,763	+ 1,763
HIV/AIDS	25	4,055	53	397	+ 3,658
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,040	27	2,489	+ 1,551
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,873	29	2,372	+ 1,501
Low Birth Weight	28	3,758	11	11,391	- 7,633
Cervical Cancer	29	3,358	48	625	+ 2,733
Parkinson's Disease	30	2,916	28	2,391	+ 525
Skin Cancers	31	2,888	39	1,013	+ 1,875
Skin Disease	32	2,665	55	219	+ 2,446
Alcohol	33	2,665	60	141	+ 2,524
Epilepsy	34	2,454	50	451	+ 2,003
Falls	35	2,452	30	2,019	+ 433
Bladder Cancer	36	2,107	19	5,133	- 3,026
Drownings	37	2,044	37	1,122	+ 921
Oral Cancer	38	2,029	45	793	+ 1,236
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,843	23	3,692	- 1,849
Ovary Cancer	40	1,697	31	1,944	- 246
Uterin Cancer	41	1,697	52	422	+ 1,275
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,554	34	1,339	+ 215
Drug Use	43	1,333	62	116	+ 1,216
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,286	41	951	+ 335
Asthma	45	1,278	15	7,104	- 5,826
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,163	65	26	+ 1,137
Birth Trauma	47	1,015	17	6,109	- 5,094
Malnutrition	48	777	46	759	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	681	36	1,248	- 567
Tuberculosis	50	668	51	432	+ 236
Anemia	51	524	82	0	+ 524
Appendicitis	52	456	59	142	+ 314
Schizophrenia	53	436	80	0	+ 436
Meningitis	54	376	43	827	- 451
Maternal Conditions	55	359	44	795	- 436
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	277	84	0	+ 277
Multiple Sclerosis	57	227	56	213	+ 14
Fires	58	215	33	1,568	- 1,354
Hepatitis B	59	146	40	988	- 842
Poisonings	60	114	57	195	- 81
Osteoarthritis	61	105	85	0	+ 105
Upper Respiratory	62	63	68	5	+ 58
Encephalitis	63	53	38	1,046	- 993
Hepatitis C	64	23	63	97	- 74
Syphilis	65	21	58	159	- 138
Oral conditions	66	21	86	0	+ 21
Leprosy	67	21	73	0	+ 21
War	68	12	47	714	- 702
Pertussis	69	2	42	906	- 904
Dengue	70	1	69	5	- 4
Ascariasis	71	1	67	6	- 5
Leishmaniasis	72	1	66	13	- 13
Diphtheria	73	0	70	3	- 3
Tetanus	74	0	49	540	- 540
Measles	75	0	64	43	- 43
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Costa Rica

Egypt

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.