FINLAND VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,820	2	9,831	- 7,011
Stroke	2	1,736	3	4,115	- 2,379
Kidney Disease	3	1,584	26	342	+ 1,242
Lung Disease	4	1,118	8	1,289	- 171
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,019	22	418	+ 601
Hypertension	6	922	5	2,030	- 1,108
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	893	21	436	+ 457
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	874	1	11,120	- 10,246
Road Traffic Accidents	9	797	33	215	+ 582
Stomach Cancer	10	706	19	447	+ 259
Violence	11	679	43	64	+ 615
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	663	6	1,433	- 770
Other Injuries	13	610	20	437	+ 173
Prostate Cancer	14	479	11	970	- 491
Suicide	15	435	15	846	- 411
Breast Cancer	16	410	12	948	- 538
Liver Cancer	17	408	16	545	- 137
Liver Disease	18	395	10	1,068	- 673
Lymphomas	19	380	14	851	- 471
Lung Cancers	20	367	4	2,312	- 1,945
Congenital Anomalies	21	337	35	192	+ 145
Pancreas Cancer	22	314	9	1,247	- 933
Other Neoplasms	23	284	23	377	- 93
Leukemia	24	279	24	371	- 92
HIV/AIDS	25	205	59	6	+ 200
Inflammatory/Heart	26	204	17	518	- 314
Endocrine Disorders	27	196	31	257	- 61
Low Birth Weight	28	190	48	26	+ 164
Cervical Cancer	29	170	44	62	+ 108
Parkinson's Disease	30	148	13	853	- 705
Skin Cancers	31	146	29	297	- 151
Skin Disease	32	135	47	27	+ 108
Alcohol	33	135	18	464	- 330
Epilepsy	34	124	38	104	+ 20
Falls	35	124	7	1,325	- 1,201
Bladder Cancer	36	107	28	308	- 202
Drownings	37	103	37	106	- 3
Oral Cancer	38	103	34	207	- 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	93	52	15	+ 78
Ovary Cancer	40	86	25	344	- 259
Uterin Cancer	41	86	32	225	- 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	79	36	151	- 73
Drug Use	43	67	30	269	- 202
Oesophagus Cancer	44	65	27	320	- 255
Asthma	45	65	40	85	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	59	41	83	- 24
Birth Trauma	47	51	56	8	+ 44
Malnutrition	48	39	57	7	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	34	50	19	+ 15
Tuberculosis	50	34	46	32	+ 2
Anemia	51	27	58	6	+ 21
Appendicitis	52	23	54	10	+ 14
Schizophrenia	53	22	39	93	- 71
Meningitis	54	19	55	9	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	55	18	64	2	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	14	53	11	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	11	42	80	- 69
Fires	58	11	45	62	- 51
Hepatitis B	59	7	63	2	+ 6
Poisonings	60	6	49	25	- 19
Osteoarthritis	61	5	51	17	- 11
Upper Respiratory	62	3	62	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	63	3	66	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	1	60	5	- 3
Syphilis	65	1	67	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	66	1	61	4	- 3
Leprosy	67	1	83	0	+ 1
War	68	1	65	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Costa Rica

Finland

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.