HAITI VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,891	1	13,208	- 7,317
Stroke	2	3,626	2	11,779	- 8,153
Kidney Disease	3	3,309	6	2,701	+ 608
Lung Disease	4	2,336	11	2,334	+ 2
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,128	4	5,026	- 2,897
Hypertension	6	1,927	7	2,632	- 705
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,865	3	7,064	- 5,198
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,826	23	955	+ 872
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,665	13	2,115	- 450
Stomach Cancer	10	1,474	26	863	+ 611
Violence	11	1,418	12	2,330	- 912
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,385	32	680	+ 705
Other Injuries	13	1,274	16	1,499	- 225
Prostate Cancer	14	1,000	17	1,356	- 356
Suicide	15	908	21	1,085	- 177
Breast Cancer	16	857	30	705	+ 153
Liver Cancer	17	852	33	662	+ 190
Liver Disease	18	825	10	2,425	- 1,600
Lymphomas	19	794	47	235	+ 559
Lung Cancers	20	767	36	492	+ 275
Congenital Anomalies	21	704	15	1,819	- 1,116
Pancreas Cancer	22	655	44	268	+ 387
Other Neoplasms	23	593	60	31	+ 562
Leukemia	24	584	43	300	+ 283
HIV/AIDS	25	428	5	2,706	- 2,277
Inflammatory/Heart	26	427	25	941	- 514
Endocrine Disorders	27	409	24	951	- 542
Low Birth Weight	28	397	9	2,516	- 2,119
Cervical Cancer	29	355	34	573	- 218
Parkinson's Disease	30	308	42	329	- 21
Skin Cancers	31	305	56	56	+ 249
Skin Disease	32	282	40	425	- 143
Alcohol	33	282	39	428	- 146
Epilepsy	34	259	41	409	- 149
Falls	35	259	35	549	- 290
Bladder Cancer	36	223	55	92	+ 131
Drownings	37	216	19	1,306	- 1,090
Oral Cancer	38	214	45	261	- 47
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	195	8	2,540	- 2,345
Ovary Cancer	40	179	51	153	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	41	179	57	42	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	164	31	704	- 540
Drug Use	43	141	52	140	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	44	136	49	155	- 19
Asthma	45	135	20	1,107	- 972
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	123	58	37	+ 86
Birth Trauma	47	107	14	2,100	- 1,993
Malnutrition	48	82	29	717	- 635
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	72	27	814	- 742
Tuberculosis	50	71	22	1,007	- 937
Anemia	51	55	86	0	+ 55
Appendicitis	52	48	48	172	- 123
Schizophrenia	53	46	83	0	+ 46
Meningitis	54	40	28	780	- 740
Maternal Conditions	55	38	18	1,349	- 1,311
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	29	81	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	57	24	61	28	- 4
Fires	58	23	37	470	- 447
Hepatitis B	59	15	62	26	- 11
Poisonings	60	12	50	154	- 142
Osteoarthritis	61	11	80	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	62	7	63	19	- 12
Encephalitis	63	6	54	118	- 112
Hepatitis C	64	2	65	7	- 5
Syphilis	65	2	46	251	- 249
Oral conditions	66	2	82	0	+ 2
Leprosy	67	2	71	0	+ 2
War	68	1	66	5	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	38	446	- 446
Dengue	70	0	64	17	- 17
Ascariasis	71	0	67	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	3	- 3
Tetanus	74	0	53	119	- 119
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	59	36	- 36
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

Costa Rica

Haiti

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.