IRAN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,302	1	93,308	- 49,006
Stroke	2	27,265	2	36,730	- 9,465
Kidney Disease	3	24,879	6	11,810	+ 13,069
Lung Disease	4	17,565	7	11,409	+ 6,156
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,004	5	13,910	+ 2,094
Hypertension	6	14,488	4	16,415	- 1,928
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,026	8	11,243	+ 2,783
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	13,735	9	11,046	+ 2,689
Road Traffic Accidents	9	12,520	3	17,803	- 5,283
Stomach Cancer	10	11,088	10	9,822	+ 1,266
Violence	11	10,664	27	2,535	+ 8,129
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	10,418	15	4,575	+ 5,843
Other Injuries	13	9,580	17	4,048	+ 5,532
Prostate Cancer	14	7,522	21	3,583	+ 3,939
Suicide	15	6,829	16	4,334	+ 2,495
Breast Cancer	16	6,448	19	3,736	+ 2,712
Liver Cancer	17	6,409	20	3,714	+ 2,695
Liver Disease	18	6,205	12	6,637	- 432
Lymphomas	19	5,971	23	2,882	+ 3,089
Lung Cancers	20	5,765	11	6,784	- 1,019
Congenital Anomalies	21	5,292	14	4,844	+ 448
Pancreas Cancer	22	4,928	29	2,418	+ 2,510
Other Neoplasms	23	4,458	58	112	+ 4,346
Leukemia	24	4,390	18	3,966	+ 424
HIV/AIDS	25	3,222	28	2,521	+ 701
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,210	35	1,611	+ 1,599
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,077	32	2,092	+ 985
Low Birth Weight	28	2,986	13	4,861	- 1,874
Cervical Cancer	29	2,668	48	501	+ 2,167
Parkinson's Disease	30	2,317	26	2,545	- 228
Skin Cancers	31	2,295	47	518	+ 1,776
Skin Disease	32	2,117	55	237	+ 1,880
Alcohol	33	2,117	53	253	+ 1,864
Epilepsy	34	1,949	44	719	+ 1,231
Falls	35	1,948	24	2,821	- 873
Bladder Cancer	36	1,674	36	1,410	+ 264
Drownings	37	1,624	40	930	+ 693
Oral Cancer	38	1,612	45	655	+ 957
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,464	33	1,836	- 372
Ovary Cancer	40	1,348	39	937	+ 411
Uterin Cancer	41	1,348	51	355	+ 993
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,234	37	1,246	- 12
Drug Use	43	1,059	31	2,242	- 1,184
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,022	30	2,371	- 1,349
Asthma	45	1,015	22	3,360	- 2,345
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	924	59	80	+ 844
Birth Trauma	47	806	25	2,735	- 1,929
Malnutrition	48	617	56	157	+ 461
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	541	38	996	- 455
Tuberculosis	50	531	41	882	- 351
Anemia	51	416	82	0	+ 416
Appendicitis	52	362	57	155	+ 207
Schizophrenia	53	346	81	0	+ 346
Meningitis	54	299	46	642	- 343
Maternal Conditions	55	285	52	285	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	220	85	0	+ 220
Multiple Sclerosis	57	180	50	405	- 225
Fires	58	170	34	1,823	- 1,652
Hepatitis B	59	116	49	425	- 309
Poisonings	60	90	43	816	- 725
Osteoarthritis	61	83	84	0	+ 83
Upper Respiratory	62	50	63	16	+ 35
Encephalitis	63	42	54	246	- 204
Hepatitis C	64	18	69	1	+ 17
Syphilis	65	17	61	52	- 35
Oral conditions	66	17	86	0	+ 17
Leprosy	67	16	72	0	+ 16
War	68	9	42	848	- 838
Pertussis	69	2	60	75	- 74
Dengue	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	67	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	1	64	8	- 7
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	62	37	- 37
Measles	75	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Costa Rica

Iran

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.