KENYA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,195	9	11,972	+ 17,222
Stroke	2	17,967	4	15,895	+ 2,072
Kidney Disease	3	16,395	16	4,464	+ 11,932
Lung Disease	4	11,575	20	4,280	+ 7,295
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,546	14	5,651	+ 4,895
Hypertension	6	9,547	17	4,418	+ 5,130
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,243	1	22,571	- 13,328
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	9,051	31	1,827	+ 7,224
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,251	6	14,883	- 6,632
Stomach Cancer	10	7,307	28	2,010	+ 5,297
Violence	11	7,027	24	2,942	+ 4,085
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,865	32	1,477	+ 5,388
Other Injuries	13	6,313	19	4,336	+ 1,977
Prostate Cancer	14	4,957	37	1,292	+ 3,665
Suicide	15	4,500	23	3,214	+ 1,286
Breast Cancer	16	4,249	25	2,658	+ 1,592
Liver Cancer	17	4,224	34	1,351	+ 2,873
Liver Disease	18	4,089	7	13,405	- 9,315
Lymphomas	19	3,935	29	1,931	+ 2,004
Lung Cancers	20	3,799	47	669	+ 3,130
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,487	12	6,115	- 2,628
Pancreas Cancer	22	3,247	46	716	+ 2,531
Other Neoplasms	23	2,938	67	60	+ 2,877
Leukemia	24	2,893	35	1,327	+ 1,566
HIV/AIDS	25	2,123	2	20,885	- 18,762
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,115	40	1,121	+ 994
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,028	44	831	+ 1,197
Low Birth Weight	28	1,968	11	9,562	- 7,594
Cervical Cancer	29	1,758	22	3,389	- 1,631
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,527	50	470	+ 1,057
Skin Cancers	31	1,512	48	638	+ 874
Skin Disease	32	1,395	51	455	+ 940
Alcohol	33	1,395	55	355	+ 1,040
Epilepsy	34	1,285	43	832	+ 452
Falls	35	1,284	33	1,465	- 181
Bladder Cancer	36	1,103	57	318	+ 786
Drownings	37	1,070	39	1,200	- 130
Oral Cancer	38	1,062	30	1,842	- 780
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	965	5	15,420	- 14,455
Ovary Cancer	40	889	45	795	+ 94
Uterin Cancer	41	888	56	323	+ 566
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	813	41	1,089	- 275
Drug Use	43	698	62	113	+ 584
Oesophagus Cancer	44	673	18	4,373	- 3,699
Asthma	45	669	26	2,300	- 1,631
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	609	66	84	+ 525
Birth Trauma	47	531	10	9,957	- 9,426
Malnutrition	48	407	21	4,212	- 3,806
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	356	53	408	- 51
Tuberculosis	50	350	3	19,655	- 19,306
Anemia	51	274	82	0	+ 274
Appendicitis	52	239	58	240	- 2
Schizophrenia	53	228	83	0	+ 228
Meningitis	54	197	15	5,364	- 5,167
Maternal Conditions	55	188	13	5,651	- 5,464
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	145	85	0	+ 145
Multiple Sclerosis	57	119	68	39	+ 80
Fires	58	112	36	1,316	- 1,204
Hepatitis B	59	77	49	522	- 446
Poisonings	60	60	38	1,269	- 1,209
Osteoarthritis	61	55	84	0	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	62	33	64	95	- 62
Encephalitis	63	28	60	189	- 161
Hepatitis C	64	12	61	152	- 141
Syphilis	65	11	52	449	- 438
Oral conditions	66	11	86	0	+ 11
Leprosy	67	11	76	0	+ 11
War	68	6	65	89	- 83
Pertussis	69	1	42	1,014	- 1,012
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	71	9	- 8
Leishmaniasis	72	0	59	194	- 194
Diphtheria	73	0	69	13	- 13
Tetanus	74	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Measles	75	0	63	103	- 103
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	10	- 10
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.