LIBYA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,690	1	6,610	- 2,921
Stroke	2	2,271	2	2,603	- 332
Kidney Disease	3	2,072	4	1,186	+ 886
Lung Disease	4	1,463	12	607	+ 856
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,333	8	803	+ 530
Hypertension	6	1,207	6	915	+ 292
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,168	9	744	+ 425
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,144	10	743	+ 401
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,043	3	1,444	- 401
Stomach Cancer	10	923	33	134	+ 789
Violence	11	888	30	145	+ 743
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	868	16	427	+ 441
Other Injuries	13	798	15	432	+ 365
Prostate Cancer	14	626	39	96	+ 531
Suicide	15	569	19	304	+ 265
Breast Cancer	16	537	25	190	+ 347
Liver Cancer	17	534	28	153	+ 381
Liver Disease	18	517	11	630	- 113
Lymphomas	19	497	26	189	+ 308
Lung Cancers	20	480	13	592	- 112
Congenital Anomalies	21	441	14	493	- 52
Pancreas Cancer	22	410	23	209	+ 202
Other Neoplasms	23	371	58	10	+ 361
Leukemia	24	366	22	217	+ 149
HIV/AIDS	25	268	21	224	+ 44
Inflammatory/Heart	26	267	37	107	+ 160
Endocrine Disorders	27	256	29	153	+ 104
Low Birth Weight	28	249	18	359	- 110
Cervical Cancer	29	222	32	135	+ 88
Parkinson's Disease	30	193	27	159	+ 34
Skin Cancers	31	191	51	20	+ 171
Skin Disease	32	176	54	17	+ 159
Alcohol	33	176	50	22	+ 155
Epilepsy	34	162	44	67	+ 96
Falls	35	162	24	204	- 41
Bladder Cancer	36	139	31	136	+ 4
Drownings	37	135	43	74	+ 61
Oral Cancer	38	134	41	81	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	122	40	92	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	40	112	42	75	+ 37
Uterin Cancer	41	112	60	8	+ 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	103	38	99	+ 4
Drug Use	43	88	17	371	- 283
Oesophagus Cancer	44	85	49	33	+ 52
Asthma	45	85	20	297	- 212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	77	62	4	+ 73
Birth Trauma	47	67	34	132	- 65
Malnutrition	48	51	57	11	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	45	46	49	- 4
Tuberculosis	50	44	7	812	- 768
Anemia	51	35	84	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	52	30	56	15	+ 15
Schizophrenia	53	29	86	0	+ 29
Meningitis	54	25	47	41	- 17
Maternal Conditions	55	24	35	124	- 100
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	18	80	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	57	15	52	20	- 5
Fires	58	14	36	115	- 101
Hepatitis B	59	10	48	34	- 24
Poisonings	60	8	45	56	- 48
Osteoarthritis	61	7	81	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	4	67	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	63	4	53	19	- 16
Hepatitis C	64	2	65	1	+ 1
Syphilis	65	1	61	6	- 4
Oral conditions	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Leprosy	67	1	71	0	+ 1
War	68	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Pertussis	69	0	55	17	- 17
Dengue	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	63	2	- 2
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	64	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Costa Rica

Libya

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.