LUXEMBOURG VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	336	1	655	- 318
Stroke	2	207	4	257	- 50
Kidney Disease	3	189	9	91	+ 98
Lung Disease	4	133	5	242	- 109
Diabetes Mellitus	5	122	17	61	+ 60
Hypertension	6	110	19	54	+ 56
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	107	8	111	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	104	2	298	- 194
Road Traffic Accidents	9	95	30	25	+ 70
Stomach Cancer	10	84	22	51	+ 33
Violence	11	81	48	3	+ 78
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	79	6	131	- 52
Other Injuries	13	73	10	88	- 16
Prostate Cancer	14	57	15	64	- 6
Suicide	15	52	13	69	- 18
Breast Cancer	16	49	7	113	- 64
Liver Cancer	17	49	25	49	+ 0
Liver Disease	18	47	12	75	- 28
Lymphomas	19	45	14	64	- 19
Lung Cancers	20	44	3	260	- 216
Congenital Anomalies	21	40	37	10	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	22	37	11	82	- 44
Other Neoplasms	23	34	24	49	- 15
Leukemia	24	33	20	53	- 20
HIV/AIDS	25	24	52	2	+ 22
Inflammatory/Heart	26	24	23	49	- 25
Endocrine Disorders	27	23	21	53	- 29
Low Birth Weight	28	23	49	3	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	29	20	38	10	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	30	18	16	62	- 44
Skin Cancers	31	17	31	22	- 4
Skin Disease	32	16	44	5	+ 11
Alcohol	33	16	29	25	- 9
Epilepsy	34	15	35	17	- 2
Falls	35	15	18	61	- 46
Bladder Cancer	36	13	26	44	- 31
Drownings	37	12	54	2	+ 10
Oral Cancer	38	12	33	19	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	11	42	6	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	40	10	27	35	- 25
Uterin Cancer	41	10	36	16	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	9	41	7	+ 3
Drug Use	43	8	39	9	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	44	8	28	32	- 24
Asthma	45	8	45	5	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	7	53	2	+ 5
Birth Trauma	47	6	59	1	+ 6
Malnutrition	48	5	32	19	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	34	19	- 15
Tuberculosis	50	4	55	2	+ 2
Anemia	51	3	40	8	- 5
Appendicitis	52	3	62	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	53	3	43	6	- 3
Meningitis	54	2	58	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	55	2	63	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	57	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	46	4	- 3
Fires	58	1	51	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	60	1	+ 0
Poisonings	60	1	56	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	61	1	50	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	0	61	0	- 0
Encephalitis	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	47	4	- 4
Syphilis	65	0	66	0	- 0
Oral conditions	66	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	67	0	75	0	+ 0
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Costa Rica

Luxembourg

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.