FRANCE VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,271	1	63,181	- 28,910
Stroke	2	21,092	3	36,354	- 15,263
Kidney Disease	3	19,246	11	11,477	+ 7,770
Lung Disease	4	13,588	7	18,232	- 4,644
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,380	12	10,912	+ 1,469
Hypertension	6	11,207	23	7,109	+ 4,098
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,850	6	19,771	- 8,920
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	10,625	2	53,157	- 42,532
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,685	31	3,339	+ 6,346
Stomach Cancer	10	8,577	26	5,530	+ 3,047
Violence	11	8,249	49	538	+ 7,712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	8,059	5	21,854	- 13,794
Other Injuries	13	7,411	9	15,119	- 7,709
Prostate Cancer	14	5,819	13	10,873	- 5,054
Suicide	15	5,283	16	8,961	- 3,678
Breast Cancer	16	4,988	8	15,536	- 10,547
Liver Cancer	17	4,958	15	9,573	- 4,615
Liver Disease	18	4,800	22	7,382	- 2,582
Lymphomas	19	4,619	14	10,067	- 5,448
Lung Cancers	20	4,459	4	35,657	- 31,198
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,094	35	2,012	+ 2,082
Pancreas Cancer	22	3,812	10	12,360	- 8,548
Other Neoplasms	23	3,448	17	8,771	- 5,322
Leukemia	24	3,396	21	7,457	- 4,060
HIV/AIDS	25	2,492	54	362	+ 2,130
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,483	25	6,065	- 3,582
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,381	19	8,086	- 5,706
Low Birth Weight	28	2,310	47	651	+ 1,659
Cervical Cancer	29	2,064	40	1,574	+ 490
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,793	20	7,570	- 5,777
Skin Cancers	31	1,775	32	3,256	- 1,481
Skin Disease	32	1,638	39	1,598	+ 40
Alcohol	33	1,638	33	3,189	- 1,551
Epilepsy	34	1,508	37	1,865	- 357
Falls	35	1,507	18	8,284	- 6,777
Bladder Cancer	36	1,295	24	6,566	- 5,271
Drownings	37	1,256	45	868	+ 388
Oral Cancer	38	1,247	27	4,676	- 3,429
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,133	38	1,807	- 674
Ovary Cancer	40	1,043	30	3,964	- 2,921
Uterin Cancer	41	1,043	34	2,721	- 1,678
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	955	43	986	- 31
Drug Use	43	819	36	1,881	- 1,062
Oesophagus Cancer	44	790	28	4,673	- 3,883
Asthma	45	785	42	1,039	- 254
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	715	51	426	+ 288
Birth Trauma	47	624	55	309	+ 315
Malnutrition	48	477	29	4,212	- 3,734
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	418	41	1,384	- 966
Tuberculosis	50	410	50	435	- 25
Anemia	51	322	44	973	- 651
Appendicitis	52	280	61	90	+ 191
Schizophrenia	53	268	48	647	- 379
Meningitis	54	231	58	163	+ 68
Maternal Conditions	55	221	64	52	+ 169
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	171	62	75	+ 95
Multiple Sclerosis	57	139	46	752	- 613
Fires	58	132	53	403	- 271
Hepatitis B	59	90	59	135	- 45
Poisonings	60	70	57	228	- 158
Osteoarthritis	61	64	56	245	- 181
Upper Respiratory	62	39	63	54	- 15
Encephalitis	63	33	66	8	+ 24
Hepatitis C	64	14	52	416	- 402
Syphilis	65	13	68	4	+ 9
Oral conditions	66	13	60	118	- 105
Leprosy	67	13	72	1	+ 12
War	68	7	67	7	+ 0
Pertussis	69	1	69	3	- 1
Dengue	70	1	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	1	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	74	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.