GHANA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,337	3	14,103	+ 3,234
Stroke	2	10,670	2	15,163	- 4,493
Kidney Disease	3	9,736	13	4,161	+ 5,575
Lung Disease	4	6,874	15	3,120	+ 3,754
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,263	12	5,929	+ 333
Hypertension	6	5,670	19	2,231	+ 3,439
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,489	1	16,262	- 10,773
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,375	29	1,294	+ 4,081
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,900	7	7,808	- 2,908
Stomach Cancer	10	4,339	33	870	+ 3,469
Violence	11	4,173	27	1,857	+ 2,316
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,077	34	803	+ 3,274
Other Injuries	13	3,749	18	2,433	+ 1,316
Prostate Cancer	14	2,944	31	1,031	+ 1,913
Suicide	15	2,672	21	1,993	+ 679
Breast Cancer	16	2,523	25	1,937	+ 586
Liver Cancer	17	2,508	17	2,851	- 343
Liver Disease	18	2,428	11	6,053	- 3,625
Lymphomas	19	2,337	32	875	+ 1,462
Lung Cancers	20	2,256	55	237	+ 2,018
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,071	14	3,935	- 1,864
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,928	46	334	+ 1,594
Other Neoplasms	23	1,744	63	48	+ 1,697
Leukemia	24	1,718	45	340	+ 1,378
HIV/AIDS	25	1,261	4	13,565	- 12,305
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,256	28	1,615	- 359
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,204	24	1,965	- 761
Low Birth Weight	28	1,169	8	6,662	- 5,493
Cervical Cancer	29	1,044	20	2,161	- 1,117
Parkinson's Disease	30	907	43	387	+ 520
Skin Cancers	31	898	58	214	+ 684
Skin Disease	32	829	50	264	+ 565
Alcohol	33	829	54	244	+ 585
Epilepsy	34	763	47	329	+ 434
Falls	35	762	30	1,168	- 405
Bladder Cancer	36	655	53	245	+ 410
Drownings	37	635	36	740	- 105
Oral Cancer	38	631	42	483	+ 148
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	573	9	6,538	- 5,965
Ovary Cancer	40	528	38	698	- 171
Uterin Cancer	41	528	57	219	+ 309
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	483	48	321	+ 163
Drug Use	43	414	39	630	- 216
Oesophagus Cancer	44	400	49	285	+ 115
Asthma	45	397	23	1,979	- 1,582
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	362	67	16	+ 345
Birth Trauma	47	316	10	6,194	- 5,878
Malnutrition	48	242	26	1,868	- 1,627
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	212	52	256	- 44
Tuberculosis	50	208	6	10,214	- 10,007
Anemia	51	163	83	0	+ 163
Appendicitis	52	142	59	146	- 4
Schizophrenia	53	136	81	0	+ 136
Meningitis	54	117	16	2,983	- 2,866
Maternal Conditions	55	112	22	1,991	- 1,879
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	86	85	0	+ 86
Multiple Sclerosis	57	71	61	113	- 42
Fires	58	67	37	729	- 663
Hepatitis B	59	45	62	101	- 56
Poisonings	60	35	40	522	- 486
Osteoarthritis	61	33	84	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	62	20	66	16	+ 3
Encephalitis	63	16	44	357	- 341
Hepatitis C	64	7	65	28	- 21
Syphilis	65	7	41	483	- 476
Oral conditions	66	6	86	0	+ 6
Leprosy	67	6	73	0	+ 6
War	68	4	64	29	- 25
Pertussis	69	1	35	744	- 744
Dengue	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	68	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	74	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	75	0	60	135	- 135
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Costa Rica

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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.