GUYANA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	398	1	1,335	- 937
Stroke	2	245	2	1,022	- 777
Kidney Disease	3	224	8	233	- 10
Lung Disease	4	158	13	174	- 16
Diabetes Mellitus	5	144	3	579	- 435
Hypertension	6	130	4	320	- 190
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	126	6	302	- 175
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	123	38	23	+ 101
Road Traffic Accidents	9	112	11	175	- 62
Stomach Cancer	10	100	31	34	+ 66
Violence	11	96	10	194	- 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	94	25	59	+ 35
Other Injuries	13	86	14	167	- 81
Prostate Cancer	14	68	17	123	- 56
Suicide	15	61	5	315	- 254
Breast Cancer	16	58	19	96	- 38
Liver Cancer	17	58	34	29	+ 29
Liver Disease	18	56	9	197	- 141
Lymphomas	19	54	32	32	+ 21
Lung Cancers	20	52	29	38	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	21	48	23	69	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	22	44	42	19	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	23	40	28	40	- 0
Leukemia	24	39	39	21	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	25	29	7	256	- 227
Inflammatory/Heart	26	29	20	92	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	27	28	12	174	- 147
Low Birth Weight	28	27	22	89	- 62
Cervical Cancer	29	24	21	91	- 67
Parkinson's Disease	30	21	49	9	+ 12
Skin Cancers	31	21	55	5	+ 16
Skin Disease	32	19	56	3	+ 16
Alcohol	33	19	57	3	+ 16
Epilepsy	34	18	37	24	- 6
Falls	35	18	48	11	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	36	15	50	8	+ 7
Drownings	37	15	15	145	- 130
Oral Cancer	38	14	40	20	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	13	27	48	- 34
Ovary Cancer	40	12	43	18	- 6
Uterin Cancer	41	12	46	13	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	11	26	54	- 43
Drug Use	43	10	45	16	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	44	9	51	8	+ 1
Asthma	45	9	36	25	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	8	63	1	+ 7
Birth Trauma	47	7	24	64	- 57
Malnutrition	48	6	30	37	- 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	5	47	13	- 8
Tuberculosis	50	5	16	137	- 132
Anemia	51	4	18	99	- 95
Appendicitis	52	3	54	6	- 3
Schizophrenia	53	3	62	1	+ 2
Meningitis	54	3	44	17	- 15
Maternal Conditions	55	3	35	28	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	52	8	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	61	1	+ 0
Fires	58	2	41	19	- 18
Hepatitis B	59	1	59	2	- 1
Poisonings	60	1	65	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	61	1	58	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	0	66	1	- 0
Encephalitis	63	0	53	7	- 7
Hepatitis C	64	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	66	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	67	0	68	0	- 0
War	68	0	64	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	60	2	- 2
Ascariasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	33	30	- 30
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Costa Rica

Guyana

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.