ETHIOPIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,421	4	36,530	+ 22,891
Stroke	2	36,569	3	39,362	- 2,792
Kidney Disease	3	33,370	13	12,103	+ 21,267
Lung Disease	4	23,559	15	11,870	+ 11,688
Diabetes Mellitus	5	21,465	10	16,258	+ 5,207
Hypertension	6	19,432	12	13,470	+ 5,961
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	18,813	1	59,931	- 41,118
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	18,422	21	8,258	+ 10,165
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,793	5	31,564	- 14,772
Stomach Cancer	10	14,871	47	1,519	+ 13,353
Violence	11	14,303	22	8,076	+ 6,227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	13,973	31	3,755	+ 10,219
Other Injuries	13	12,849	16	11,735	+ 1,114
Prostate Cancer	14	10,089	50	1,244	+ 8,845
Suicide	15	9,159	25	6,030	+ 3,129
Breast Cancer	16	8,649	20	8,485	+ 163
Liver Cancer	17	8,597	42	1,730	+ 6,867
Liver Disease	18	8,323	8	27,270	- 18,948
Lymphomas	19	8,008	33	3,590	+ 4,419
Lung Cancers	20	7,732	38	2,202	+ 5,530
Congenital Anomalies	21	7,098	11	15,638	- 8,540
Pancreas Cancer	22	6,610	61	488	+ 6,122
Other Neoplasms	23	5,979	66	148	+ 5,831
Leukemia	24	5,889	30	4,222	+ 1,666
HIV/AIDS	25	4,321	17	11,471	- 7,150
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,306	39	2,168	+ 2,137
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,128	45	1,623	+ 2,505
Low Birth Weight	28	4,005	7	28,020	- 24,015
Cervical Cancer	29	3,579	27	5,019	- 1,440
Parkinson's Disease	30	3,108	46	1,578	+ 1,530
Skin Cancers	31	3,078	52	1,006	+ 2,071
Skin Disease	32	2,840	53	904	+ 1,936
Alcohol	33	2,840	55	750	+ 2,090
Epilepsy	34	2,615	44	1,625	+ 990
Falls	35	2,613	28	4,510	- 1,897
Bladder Cancer	36	2,245	51	1,080	+ 1,165
Drownings	37	2,178	35	3,133	- 955
Oral Cancer	38	2,162	48	1,477	+ 685
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,964	2	44,361	- 42,397
Ovary Cancer	40	1,809	36	2,424	- 615
Uterin Cancer	41	1,808	62	421	+ 1,387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,656	41	1,758	- 103
Drug Use	43	1,420	60	513	+ 907
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,371	40	1,839	- 468
Asthma	45	1,361	29	4,484	- 3,122
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,240	65	221	+ 1,019
Birth Trauma	47	1,082	6	31,107	- 30,025
Malnutrition	48	828	19	8,643	- 7,815
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	725	49	1,339	- 614
Tuberculosis	50	712	9	21,455	- 20,743
Anemia	51	559	83	0	+ 559
Appendicitis	52	486	58	677	- 192
Schizophrenia	53	465	86	0	+ 465
Meningitis	54	401	14	12,019	- 11,619
Maternal Conditions	55	383	18	8,887	- 8,504
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	296	81	0	+ 296
Multiple Sclerosis	57	242	70	61	+ 181
Fires	58	229	34	3,255	- 3,026
Hepatitis B	59	156	56	742	- 586
Poisonings	60	121	32	3,668	- 3,547
Osteoarthritis	61	112	80	0	+ 112
Upper Respiratory	62	68	57	709	- 641
Encephalitis	63	56	63	386	- 329
Hepatitis C	64	24	69	115	- 90
Syphilis	65	23	43	1,699	- 1,676
Oral conditions	66	22	82	0	+ 22
Leprosy	67	22	79	0	+ 22
War	68	13	64	281	- 268
Pertussis	69	2	23	6,896	- 6,894
Dengue	70	1	73	20	- 19
Ascariasis	71	1	68	130	- 128
Leishmaniasis	72	1	59	579	- 578
Diphtheria	73	0	67	146	- 146
Tetanus	74	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Measles	75	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	839	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	39	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	21	- 21
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Costa Rica

Ethiopia

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.