MADAGASCAR VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,763	3	12,388	+ 2,374
Stroke	2	9,085	1	17,964	- 8,879
Kidney Disease	3	8,290	22	2,202	+ 6,088
Lung Disease	4	5,853	14	3,957	+ 1,896
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,333	16	3,278	+ 2,055
Hypertension	6	4,828	8	6,208	- 1,380
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,674	2	14,605	- 9,931
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	4,577	26	1,120	+ 3,457
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,172	7	7,880	- 3,708
Stomach Cancer	10	3,695	47	368	+ 3,327
Violence	11	3,553	23	1,749	+ 1,805
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,472	39	606	+ 2,866
Other Injuries	13	3,192	21	2,359	+ 833
Prostate Cancer	14	2,507	29	996	+ 1,511
Suicide	15	2,275	24	1,476	+ 800
Breast Cancer	16	2,149	37	629	+ 1,520
Liver Cancer	17	2,136	30	933	+ 1,203
Liver Disease	18	2,068	12	4,803	- 2,735
Lymphomas	19	1,990	34	675	+ 1,315
Lung Cancers	20	1,921	55	147	+ 1,774
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,763	15	3,380	- 1,617
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,642	61	80	+ 1,562
Other Neoplasms	23	1,485	65	24	+ 1,462
Leukemia	24	1,463	45	401	+ 1,062
HIV/AIDS	25	1,074	25	1,341	- 268
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,070	28	1,046	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,025	44	463	+ 563
Low Birth Weight	28	995	10	5,353	- 4,358
Cervical Cancer	29	889	17	3,028	- 2,139
Parkinson's Disease	30	772	49	266	+ 506
Skin Cancers	31	765	43	467	+ 298
Skin Disease	32	706	51	187	+ 518
Alcohol	33	706	53	161	+ 545
Epilepsy	34	650	46	385	+ 265
Falls	35	649	36	653	- 4
Bladder Cancer	36	558	48	286	+ 272
Drownings	37	541	31	825	- 284
Oral Cancer	38	537	32	697	- 160
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	488	5	11,085	- 10,597
Ovary Cancer	40	449	57	135	+ 315
Uterin Cancer	41	449	59	95	+ 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	411	42	495	- 84
Drug Use	43	353	62	58	+ 295
Oesophagus Cancer	44	341	27	1,080	- 740
Asthma	45	338	19	2,507	- 2,169
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	308	64	47	+ 261
Birth Trauma	47	269	11	5,347	- 5,078
Malnutrition	48	206	13	4,236	- 4,030
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	180	38	627	- 447
Tuberculosis	50	177	4	11,606	- 11,429
Anemia	51	139	83	0	+ 139
Appendicitis	52	121	56	147	- 26
Schizophrenia	53	115	81	0	+ 115
Meningitis	54	100	20	2,391	- 2,291
Maternal Conditions	55	95	18	2,776	- 2,681
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	73	84	0	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	57	60	66	18	+ 42
Fires	58	57	35	661	- 605
Hepatitis B	59	39	58	98	- 60
Poisonings	60	30	40	571	- 541
Osteoarthritis	61	28	85	0	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	62	17	63	49	- 32
Encephalitis	63	14	60	94	- 80
Hepatitis C	64	6	67	16	- 10
Syphilis	65	6	33	680	- 674
Oral conditions	66	5	86	0	+ 5
Leprosy	67	5	75	0	+ 5
War	68	3	54	155	- 152
Pertussis	69	1	41	519	- 518
Dengue	70	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	70	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	3	- 3
Tetanus	74	0	52	186	- 186
Measles	75	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	260	- 260
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	7	- 7
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Costa Rica

Madagascar

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.