JAPAN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,752	1	163,905	- 102,153
Stroke	2	38,004	2	121,823	- 83,819
Kidney Disease	3	34,679	9	44,779	- 10,100
Lung Disease	4	24,483	5	78,169	- 53,686
Diabetes Mellitus	5	22,307	29	5,433	+ 16,875
Hypertension	6	20,194	28	6,673	+ 13,521
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,551	3	107,899	- 88,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	19,145	7	56,937	- 37,792
Road Traffic Accidents	9	17,451	31	4,566	+ 12,886
Stomach Cancer	10	15,455	8	50,433	- 34,978
Violence	11	14,864	53	266	+ 14,598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	14,522	6	57,340	- 42,819
Other Injuries	13	13,353	12	22,068	- 8,715
Prostate Cancer	14	10,485	19	13,515	- 3,030
Suicide	15	9,518	13	19,466	- 9,948
Breast Cancer	16	8,988	15	15,805	- 6,817
Liver Cancer	17	8,934	11	29,384	- 20,450
Liver Disease	18	8,649	17	14,195	- 5,546
Lymphomas	19	8,322	14	19,273	- 10,950
Lung Cancers	20	8,035	4	79,688	- 71,653
Congenital Anomalies	21	7,377	40	2,473	+ 4,904
Pancreas Cancer	22	6,869	10	37,027	- 30,158
Other Neoplasms	23	6,214	16	15,120	- 8,906
Leukemia	24	6,120	24	9,607	- 3,487
HIV/AIDS	25	4,491	63	48	+ 4,443
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,474	27	8,232	- 3,758
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,290	21	11,486	- 7,197
Low Birth Weight	28	4,162	55	202	+ 3,960
Cervical Cancer	29	3,719	32	3,799	- 80
Parkinson's Disease	30	3,230	18	14,007	- 10,778
Skin Cancers	31	3,198	44	1,843	+ 1,356
Skin Disease	32	2,951	36	2,806	+ 145
Alcohol	33	2,951	51	576	+ 2,376
Epilepsy	34	2,717	45	1,558	+ 1,159
Falls	35	2,716	23	9,736	- 7,020
Bladder Cancer	36	2,333	22	9,936	- 7,603
Drownings	37	2,263	25	8,409	- 6,146
Oral Cancer	38	2,247	26	8,333	- 6,087
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	2,041	37	2,731	- 690
Ovary Cancer	40	1,880	30	5,061	- 3,182
Uterin Cancer	41	1,879	33	3,461	- 1,582
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,721	35	2,922	- 1,201
Drug Use	43	1,476	50	732	+ 744
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,424	20	12,316	- 10,892
Asthma	45	1,415	42	1,922	- 507
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,288	38	2,618	- 1,330
Birth Trauma	47	1,124	61	104	+ 1,020
Malnutrition	48	860	43	1,910	- 1,049
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	754	39	2,555	- 1,801
Tuberculosis	50	740	34	3,459	- 2,719
Anemia	51	581	49	875	- 295
Appendicitis	52	505	58	126	+ 379
Schizophrenia	53	483	47	1,052	- 569
Meningitis	54	416	52	308	+ 108
Maternal Conditions	55	398	64	39	+ 359
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	307	56	172	+ 136
Multiple Sclerosis	57	251	59	108	+ 143
Fires	58	238	48	1,007	- 769
Hepatitis B	59	162	46	1,423	- 1,261
Poisonings	60	126	54	255	- 128
Osteoarthritis	61	116	62	86	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	62	70	57	159	- 89
Encephalitis	63	59	69	5	+ 54
Hepatitis C	64	25	41	2,220	- 2,194
Syphilis	65	24	65	16	+ 8
Oral conditions	66	23	60	106	- 83
Leprosy	67	23	73	0	+ 23
War	68	13	66	15	- 1
Pertussis	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	70	1	83	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.