ITALY VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,557	1	97,116	- 66,559
Stroke	2	18,806	2	62,633	- 43,828
Kidney Disease	3	17,161	11	12,726	+ 4,435
Lung Disease	4	12,115	5	32,382	- 20,267
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,039	8	19,836	- 8,798
Hypertension	6	9,993	6	29,931	- 19,938
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,675	9	16,339	- 6,664
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	9,474	3	41,445	- 31,971
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,636	30	3,221	+ 5,415
Stomach Cancer	10	7,648	14	10,252	- 2,605
Violence	11	7,355	50	409	+ 6,947
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	7,186	7	21,254	- 14,068
Other Injuries	13	6,608	12	12,112	- 5,505
Prostate Cancer	14	5,188	20	8,409	- 3,221
Suicide	15	4,710	26	4,042	+ 668
Breast Cancer	16	4,448	10	13,868	- 9,421
Liver Cancer	17	4,421	17	9,620	- 5,199
Liver Disease	18	4,280	23	5,559	- 1,279
Lymphomas	19	4,118	16	9,670	- 5,552
Lung Cancers	20	3,976	4	34,152	- 30,176
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,650	37	1,443	+ 2,207
Pancreas Cancer	22	3,399	13	12,095	- 8,696
Other Neoplasms	23	3,075	15	9,984	- 6,909
Leukemia	24	3,028	21	6,728	- 3,700
HIV/AIDS	25	2,222	46	520	+ 1,702
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,214	24	5,531	- 3,317
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,123	18	8,431	- 6,308
Low Birth Weight	28	2,060	51	357	+ 1,702
Cervical Cancer	29	1,840	40	1,154	+ 687
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,598	19	8,428	- 6,829
Skin Cancers	31	1,583	29	3,239	- 1,656
Skin Disease	32	1,460	38	1,440	+ 21
Alcohol	33	1,460	55	277	+ 1,183
Epilepsy	34	1,345	39	1,337	+ 8
Falls	35	1,344	25	4,222	- 2,879
Bladder Cancer	36	1,155	22	6,711	- 5,556
Drownings	37	1,120	52	344	+ 776
Oral Cancer	38	1,112	27	3,343	- 2,232
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,010	36	1,622	- 612
Ovary Cancer	40	930	28	3,282	- 2,351
Uterin Cancer	41	930	33	2,198	- 1,268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	851	43	690	+ 161
Drug Use	43	730	45	654	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	44	705	34	2,045	- 1,340
Asthma	45	700	47	494	+ 207
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	637	42	701	- 64
Birth Trauma	47	556	59	140	+ 416
Malnutrition	48	426	41	775	- 350
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	373	32	2,216	- 1,843
Tuberculosis	50	366	53	336	+ 30
Anemia	51	287	35	1,672	- 1,385
Appendicitis	52	250	61	49	+ 201
Schizophrenia	53	239	49	424	- 185
Meningitis	54	206	60	128	+ 78
Maternal Conditions	55	197	67	6	+ 191
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	152	57	241	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	57	124	44	677	- 552
Fires	58	118	56	271	- 153
Hepatitis B	59	80	54	334	- 254
Poisonings	60	62	58	154	- 92
Osteoarthritis	61	57	48	481	- 424
Upper Respiratory	62	35	64	20	+ 15
Encephalitis	63	29	68	5	+ 24
Hepatitis C	64	12	31	2,451	- 2,438
Syphilis	65	12	69	4	+ 7
Oral conditions	66	11	62	47	- 36
Leprosy	67	11	74	0	+ 11
War	68	6	66	6	+ 0
Pertussis	69	1	73	1	+ 1
Dengue	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	3	- 3
Diphtheria	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	63	22	- 22
Measles	75	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Costa Rica

Italy

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.