INDIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	706,294	1	1,520,034	- 813,740
Stroke	2	434,675	3	697,038	- 262,363
Kidney Disease	3	396,644	11	222,903	+ 173,741
Lung Disease	4	280,027	2	879,732	- 599,706
Diabetes Mellitus	5	255,141	7	271,495	- 16,354
Hypertension	6	230,970	19	108,050	+ 122,920
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	223,615	6	392,425	- 168,810
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	218,971	17	126,593	+ 92,378
Road Traffic Accidents	9	199,601	12	212,596	- 12,994
Stomach Cancer	10	176,768	24	81,058	+ 95,710
Violence	11	170,009	27	51,767	+ 118,242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	166,094	25	77,368	+ 88,726
Other Injuries	13	152,726	15	149,570	+ 3,156
Prostate Cancer	14	119,922	38	30,945	+ 88,977
Suicide	15	108,867	14	173,347	- 64,480
Breast Cancer	16	102,802	22	82,821	+ 19,981
Liver Cancer	17	102,182	39	30,369	+ 71,813
Liver Disease	18	98,927	8	268,580	- 169,653
Lymphomas	19	95,189	33	40,159	+ 55,029
Lung Cancers	20	91,904	21	88,276	+ 3,628
Congenital Anomalies	21	84,369	23	82,769	+ 1,600
Pancreas Cancer	22	78,563	37	32,812	+ 45,751
Other Neoplasms	23	71,068	62	2,968	+ 68,099
Leukemia	24	69,996	35	33,383	+ 36,614
HIV/AIDS	25	51,361	31	44,406	+ 6,955
Inflammatory/Heart	26	51,177	49	12,651	+ 38,526
Endocrine Disorders	27	49,062	47	15,264	+ 33,797
Low Birth Weight	28	47,606	9	238,739	- 191,134
Cervical Cancer	29	42,536	30	45,319	- 2,783
Parkinson's Disease	30	36,942	32	43,398	- 6,456
Skin Cancers	31	36,582	60	5,054	+ 31,528
Skin Disease	32	33,756	45	17,857	+ 15,899
Alcohol	33	33,755	43	23,097	+ 10,658
Epilepsy	34	31,079	40	30,307	+ 772
Falls	35	31,062	10	225,755	- 194,693
Bladder Cancer	36	26,688	48	14,081	+ 12,607
Drownings	37	25,886	28	48,774	- 22,888
Oral Cancer	38	25,696	16	134,187	- 108,491
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	23,347	4	670,315	- 646,968
Ovary Cancer	40	21,498	44	21,947	- 449
Uterin Cancer	41	21,492	59	6,841	+ 14,652
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	19,679	26	68,108	- 48,429
Drug Use	43	16,879	52	11,747	+ 5,132
Oesophagus Cancer	44	16,291	34	38,898	- 22,607
Asthma	45	16,183	13	196,051	- 179,868
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	14,734	50	11,931	+ 2,803
Birth Trauma	47	12,857	20	102,819	- 89,962
Malnutrition	48	9,840	55	8,626	+ 1,214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	8,622	18	126,079	- 117,457
Tuberculosis	50	8,459	5	435,882	- 427,422
Anemia	51	6,640	81	0	+ 6,640
Appendicitis	52	5,775	53	11,245	- 5,470
Schizophrenia	53	5,522	83	0	+ 5,522
Meningitis	54	4,761	36	33,337	- 28,576
Maternal Conditions	55	4,547	41	25,917	- 21,370
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3,515	86	0	+ 3,515
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2,873	63	2,328	+ 545
Fires	58	2,718	42	23,265	- 20,547
Hepatitis B	59	1,853	56	8,184	- 6,331
Poisonings	60	1,441	61	3,540	- 2,099
Osteoarthritis	61	1,328	85	0	+ 1,328
Upper Respiratory	62	803	68	584	+ 219
Encephalitis	63	671	29	48,080	- 47,410
Hepatitis C	64	287	65	1,364	- 1,077
Syphilis	65	272	64	2,007	- 1,736
Oral conditions	66	263	84	0	+ 263
Leprosy	67	262	73	0	+ 262
War	68	150	67	890	- 740
Pertussis	69	27	54	10,094	- 10,067
Dengue	70	17	46	17,546	- 17,529
Ascariasis	71	13	70	126	- 113
Leishmaniasis	72	9	66	973	- 964
Diphtheria	73	1	72	65	- 64
Tetanus	74	0	58	7,093	- 7,093
Measles	75	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	68	- 68
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	379	- 379
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Costa Rica

India

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.