GUINEA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,010	6	5,665	+ 1,345
Stroke	2	4,314	5	5,777	- 1,463
Kidney Disease	3	3,937	16	1,939	+ 1,998
Lung Disease	4	2,779	20	1,373	+ 1,407
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,532	15	2,138	+ 395
Hypertension	6	2,292	21	1,348	+ 944
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,219	1	12,790	- 10,571
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,173	30	579	+ 1,594
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,981	9	3,788	- 1,807
Stomach Cancer	10	1,754	41	245	+ 1,509
Violence	11	1,687	26	1,128	+ 559
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,649	53	100	+ 1,549
Other Injuries	13	1,516	18	1,504	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	14	1,190	32	525	+ 665
Suicide	15	1,081	29	892	+ 189
Breast Cancer	16	1,020	38	345	+ 675
Liver Cancer	17	1,014	23	1,167	- 153
Liver Disease	18	982	12	2,550	- 1,568
Lymphomas	19	945	48	158	+ 787
Lung Cancers	20	912	50	128	+ 784
Congenital Anomalies	21	837	14	2,181	- 1,343
Pancreas Cancer	22	780	65	19	+ 761
Other Neoplasms	23	705	68	16	+ 689
Leukemia	24	695	67	17	+ 678
HIV/AIDS	25	510	10	3,020	- 2,510
Inflammatory/Heart	26	508	35	439	+ 69
Endocrine Disorders	27	487	25	1,140	- 653
Low Birth Weight	28	473	8	4,319	- 3,846
Cervical Cancer	29	422	19	1,491	- 1,069
Parkinson's Disease	30	367	44	212	+ 155
Skin Cancers	31	363	49	152	+ 211
Skin Disease	32	335	51	127	+ 208
Alcohol	33	335	55	83	+ 252
Epilepsy	34	308	37	350	- 41
Falls	35	308	33	480	- 171
Bladder Cancer	36	265	60	32	+ 233
Drownings	37	257	31	528	- 272
Oral Cancer	38	255	52	122	+ 133
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	232	3	6,788	- 6,556
Ovary Cancer	40	213	54	93	+ 121
Uterin Cancer	41	213	59	38	+ 176
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	195	34	448	- 253
Drug Use	43	168	46	169	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	44	162	63	20	+ 142
Asthma	45	161	22	1,179	- 1,018
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	146	70	13	+ 134
Birth Trauma	47	128	7	4,797	- 4,669
Malnutrition	48	98	28	1,032	- 934
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	86	42	238	- 152
Tuberculosis	50	84	13	2,369	- 2,285
Anemia	51	66	83	0	+ 66
Appendicitis	52	57	57	41	+ 16
Schizophrenia	53	55	81	0	+ 55
Meningitis	54	47	11	2,633	- 2,586
Maternal Conditions	55	45	17	1,793	- 1,748
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	35	84	0	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	57	29	66	18	+ 11
Fires	58	27	36	410	- 383
Hepatitis B	59	18	47	162	- 144
Poisonings	60	14	40	295	- 281
Osteoarthritis	61	13	85	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	62	8	69	15	- 7
Encephalitis	63	7	56	81	- 74
Hepatitis C	64	3	61	22	- 19
Syphilis	65	3	39	328	- 325
Oral conditions	66	3	86	0	+ 3
Leprosy	67	3	79	0	+ 3
War	68	1	64	20	- 18
Pertussis	69	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	62	22	- 22
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	58	40	- 40
Tetanus	74	0	45	170	- 170
Measles	75	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Schistosomiasis	76	0	43	232	- 232
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Malaria	78	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Costa Rica

Guinea

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.