GUATEMALA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,150	1	9,825	- 675
Stroke	2	5,631	6	4,849	+ 783
Kidney Disease	3	5,139	4	6,277	- 1,138
Lung Disease	4	3,628	13	1,901	+ 1,726
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,305	3	6,932	- 3,627
Hypertension	6	2,992	26	679	+ 2,313
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,897	2	9,245	- 6,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,837	12	1,957	+ 880
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,586	8	4,026	- 1,441
Stomach Cancer	10	2,290	17	1,570	+ 720
Violence	11	2,202	7	4,411	- 2,208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,152	31	464	+ 1,688
Other Injuries	13	1,979	10	2,466	- 487
Prostate Cancer	14	1,554	24	846	+ 708
Suicide	15	1,410	22	1,039	+ 371
Breast Cancer	16	1,332	28	495	+ 836
Liver Cancer	17	1,324	15	1,765	- 442
Liver Disease	18	1,282	5	5,684	- 4,403
Lymphomas	19	1,233	43	229	+ 1,004
Lung Cancers	20	1,191	35	391	+ 799
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,093	18	1,517	- 424
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,018	38	282	+ 736
Other Neoplasms	23	921	56	42	+ 879
Leukemia	24	907	27	601	+ 306
HIV/AIDS	25	665	21	1,173	- 507
Inflammatory/Heart	26	663	44	225	+ 438
Endocrine Disorders	27	636	29	486	+ 150
Low Birth Weight	28	617	16	1,658	- 1,042
Cervical Cancer	29	551	25	808	- 257
Parkinson's Disease	30	479	34	393	+ 86
Skin Cancers	31	474	46	195	+ 279
Skin Disease	32	437	42	232	+ 205
Alcohol	33	437	14	1,799	- 1,362
Epilepsy	34	403	33	463	- 60
Falls	35	402	20	1,371	- 969
Bladder Cancer	36	346	55	57	+ 288
Drownings	37	335	32	463	- 128
Oral Cancer	38	333	49	142	+ 191
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	302	9	2,617	- 2,315
Ovary Cancer	40	279	50	133	+ 146
Uterin Cancer	41	278	59	27	+ 251
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	255	23	1,029	- 774
Drug Use	43	219	40	272	- 53
Oesophagus Cancer	44	211	48	144	+ 67
Asthma	45	210	36	335	- 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	191	52	82	+ 109
Birth Trauma	47	167	19	1,466	- 1,299
Malnutrition	48	127	11	1,981	- 1,853
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	112	54	62	+ 50
Tuberculosis	50	110	37	301	- 192
Anemia	51	86	83	0	+ 86
Appendicitis	52	75	47	164	- 89
Schizophrenia	53	72	80	0	+ 72
Meningitis	54	62	41	271	- 209
Maternal Conditions	55	59	30	468	- 409
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	46	85	0	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	57	37	60	21	+ 17
Fires	58	35	45	207	- 172
Hepatitis B	59	24	65	2	+ 22
Poisonings	60	19	39	275	- 257
Osteoarthritis	61	17	84	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	62	10	57	34	- 24
Encephalitis	63	9	51	104	- 95
Hepatitis C	64	4	66	2	+ 2
Syphilis	65	4	64	3	+ 1
Oral conditions	66	3	86	0	+ 3
Leprosy	67	3	77	0	+ 3
War	68	2	68	2	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	53	70	- 69
Dengue	70	0	58	33	- 32
Ascariasis	71	0	63	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	72	0	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	62	10	- 10
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Costa Rica

Guatemala

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.