GERMANY VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,163	1	147,055	- 104,892
Stroke	2	25,948	3	49,794	- 23,845
Kidney Disease	3	23,678	8	22,770	+ 908
Lung Disease	4	16,716	5	42,797	- 26,081
Diabetes Mellitus	5	15,231	13	15,560	- 329
Hypertension	6	13,788	6	26,796	- 13,008
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,349	9	20,712	- 7,364
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	13,072	2	51,168	- 38,096
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,915	34	3,160	+ 8,755
Stomach Cancer	10	10,552	20	9,658	+ 895
Violence	11	10,149	46	769	+ 9,380
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	9,915	7	26,026	- 16,111
Other Injuries	13	9,117	23	8,248	+ 869
Prostate Cancer	14	7,159	12	16,487	- 9,328
Suicide	15	6,499	19	10,284	- 3,785
Breast Cancer	16	6,137	10	18,842	- 12,705
Liver Cancer	17	6,100	25	8,057	- 1,958
Liver Disease	18	5,906	15	15,194	- 9,288
Lymphomas	19	5,682	17	12,249	- 6,566
Lung Cancers	20	5,486	4	46,560	- 41,074
Congenital Anomalies	21	5,036	36	2,291	+ 2,745
Pancreas Cancer	22	4,690	11	17,971	- 13,282
Other Neoplasms	23	4,242	24	8,161	- 3,918
Leukemia	24	4,178	22	8,737	- 4,558
HIV/AIDS	25	3,066	54	345	+ 2,721
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,055	21	8,891	- 5,836
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,929	18	10,677	- 7,748
Low Birth Weight	28	2,842	45	770	+ 2,072
Cervical Cancer	29	2,539	39	2,131	+ 408
Parkinson's Disease	30	2,205	16	12,594	- 10,388
Skin Cancers	31	2,184	31	4,055	- 1,872
Skin Disease	32	2,015	42	1,543	+ 472
Alcohol	33	2,015	26	6,257	- 4,242
Epilepsy	34	1,855	35	3,091	- 1,236
Falls	35	1,854	14	15,325	- 13,471
Bladder Cancer	36	1,593	28	6,193	- 4,600
Drownings	37	1,545	49	459	+ 1,087
Oral Cancer	38	1,534	29	6,023	- 4,489
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,394	32	3,830	- 2,436
Ovary Cancer	40	1,283	30	5,192	- 3,909
Uterin Cancer	41	1,283	37	2,231	- 948
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,175	38	2,166	- 991
Drug Use	43	1,008	40	1,930	- 923
Oesophagus Cancer	44	973	27	6,212	- 5,240
Asthma	45	966	44	924	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	880	47	543	+ 337
Birth Trauma	47	768	57	239	+ 528
Malnutrition	48	587	50	450	+ 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	515	33	3,615	- 3,101
Tuberculosis	50	505	56	281	+ 224
Anemia	51	396	43	994	- 597
Appendicitis	52	345	62	129	+ 216
Schizophrenia	53	330	51	391	- 61
Meningitis	54	284	60	168	+ 117
Maternal Conditions	55	271	64	38	+ 233
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	210	55	292	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	57	172	41	1,571	- 1,399
Fires	58	162	53	359	- 196
Hepatitis B	59	111	59	182	- 71
Poisonings	60	86	58	216	- 130
Osteoarthritis	61	79	52	364	- 284
Upper Respiratory	62	48	61	138	- 91
Encephalitis	63	40	67	8	+ 33
Hepatitis C	64	17	48	507	- 490
Syphilis	65	16	68	6	+ 11
Oral conditions	66	16	63	62	- 46
Leprosy	67	16	84	0	+ 16
War	68	9	66	10	- 1
Pertussis	69	2	69	2	- 1
Dengue	70	1	83	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	72	1	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	71	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.