EQU. GUINEA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	900	7	419	+ 481
Stroke	2	554	6	437	+ 117
Kidney Disease	3	505	14	198	+ 307
Lung Disease	4	357	20	120	+ 236
Diabetes Mellitus	5	325	11	299	+ 26
Hypertension	6	294	16	165	+ 129
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	285	2	913	- 628
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	279	29	55	+ 224
Road Traffic Accidents	9	254	8	368	- 114
Stomach Cancer	10	225	49	16	+ 210
Violence	11	217	33	45	+ 172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	212	40	29	+ 183
Other Injuries	13	195	23	105	+ 90
Prostate Cancer	14	153	35	43	+ 110
Suicide	15	139	22	107	+ 32
Breast Cancer	16	131	24	84	+ 47
Liver Cancer	17	130	34	43	+ 87
Liver Disease	18	126	13	199	- 73
Lymphomas	19	121	45	19	+ 102
Lung Cancers	20	117	41	27	+ 90
Congenital Anomalies	21	108	12	249	- 142
Pancreas Cancer	22	100	55	11	+ 89
Other Neoplasms	23	91	63	3	+ 87
Leukemia	24	89	61	4	+ 85
HIV/AIDS	25	65	1	1,838	- 1,773
Inflammatory/Heart	26	65	27	63	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	27	63	25	73	- 11
Low Birth Weight	28	61	4	457	- 396
Cervical Cancer	29	54	28	56	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	30	47	46	18	+ 29
Skin Cancers	31	47	48	16	+ 30
Skin Disease	32	43	51	13	+ 30
Alcohol	33	43	53	12	+ 31
Epilepsy	34	40	38	32	+ 7
Falls	35	40	32	46	- 6
Bladder Cancer	36	34	56	9	+ 26
Drownings	37	33	36	39	- 6
Oral Cancer	38	33	37	35	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	30	9	349	- 319
Ovary Cancer	40	27	52	13	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	41	27	58	8	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	25	43	22	+ 3
Drug Use	43	22	30	50	- 29
Oesophagus Cancer	44	21	54	12	+ 9
Asthma	45	21	26	65	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	19	62	4	+ 15
Birth Trauma	47	16	5	441	- 424
Malnutrition	48	13	31	48	- 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	11	50	14	- 3
Tuberculosis	50	11	10	321	- 310
Anemia	51	8	85	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	52	7	59	6	+ 2
Schizophrenia	53	7	86	0	+ 7
Meningitis	54	6	19	127	- 121
Maternal Conditions	55	6	17	139	- 133
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	4	82	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	57	4	67	1	+ 2
Fires	58	3	39	30	- 27
Hepatitis B	59	2	65	3	- 1
Poisonings	60	2	44	21	- 19
Osteoarthritis	61	2	81	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	1	66	2	- 1
Encephalitis	63	1	57	8	- 7
Hepatitis C	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	18	134	- 134
Oral conditions	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	76	0	+ 0
War	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	21	109	- 109
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	64	3	- 3
Tetanus	74	0	42	23	- 23
Measles	75	0	15	181	- 181
Schistosomiasis	76	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	47	16	- 16
Malaria	78	0	3	668	- 668
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Costa Rica

Equ. Guinea

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.