MALAYSIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,325	1	36,729	- 19,404
Stroke	2	10,662	3	21,592	- 10,930
Kidney Disease	3	9,729	6	6,629	+ 3,100
Lung Disease	4	6,869	5	6,633	+ 236
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,258	9	4,107	+ 2,151
Hypertension	6	5,666	38	649	+ 5,016
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,485	2	23,477	- 17,992
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,371	10	3,996	+ 1,375
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,896	4	7,181	- 2,285
Stomach Cancer	10	4,336	21	1,441	+ 2,894
Violence	11	4,170	34	869	+ 3,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,074	11	3,832	+ 242
Other Injuries	13	3,746	14	2,222	+ 1,524
Prostate Cancer	14	2,942	33	903	+ 2,038
Suicide	15	2,670	19	1,823	+ 847
Breast Cancer	16	2,522	12	3,071	- 550
Liver Cancer	17	2,506	16	1,984	+ 522
Liver Disease	18	2,427	7	5,125	- 2,699
Lymphomas	19	2,335	25	1,321	+ 1,014
Lung Cancers	20	2,254	8	4,319	- 2,065
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,070	24	1,403	+ 667
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,927	32	994	+ 933
Other Neoplasms	23	1,743	48	265	+ 1,479
Leukemia	24	1,717	23	1,412	+ 305
HIV/AIDS	25	1,260	13	2,679	- 1,419
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,255	27	1,214	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,203	37	809	+ 394
Low Birth Weight	28	1,168	29	1,020	+ 147
Cervical Cancer	29	1,043	31	1,010	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	30	906	28	1,106	- 200
Skin Cancers	31	897	50	247	+ 650
Skin Disease	32	828	15	2,066	- 1,238
Alcohol	33	828	55	181	+ 647
Epilepsy	34	762	52	226	+ 537
Falls	35	762	18	1,855	- 1,093
Bladder Cancer	36	655	39	467	+ 187
Drownings	37	635	36	820	- 185
Oral Cancer	38	630	17	1,865	- 1,234
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	573	20	1,773	- 1,200
Ovary Cancer	40	527	35	827	- 300
Uterin Cancer	41	527	43	352	+ 175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	483	22	1,424	- 942
Drug Use	43	414	45	322	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	44	400	41	435	- 35
Asthma	45	397	30	1,013	- 616
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	361	60	27	+ 334
Birth Trauma	47	315	42	359	- 43
Malnutrition	48	241	49	249	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	212	51	246	- 35
Tuberculosis	50	208	26	1,227	- 1,020
Anemia	51	163	86	0	+ 163
Appendicitis	52	142	58	71	+ 70
Schizophrenia	53	135	83	0	+ 135
Meningitis	54	117	46	301	- 184
Maternal Conditions	55	112	56	167	- 55
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	86	81	0	+ 86
Multiple Sclerosis	57	70	59	30	+ 40
Fires	58	67	44	336	- 269
Hepatitis B	59	45	54	206	- 160
Poisonings	60	35	53	211	- 175
Osteoarthritis	61	33	80	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	62	20	65	5	+ 15
Encephalitis	63	16	40	452	- 436
Hepatitis C	64	7	64	6	+ 2
Syphilis	65	7	62	19	- 12
Oral conditions	66	6	82	0	+ 6
Leprosy	67	6	71	0	+ 6
War	68	4	63	11	- 7
Pertussis	69	1	57	80	- 79
Dengue	70	0	47	280	- 280
Ascariasis	71	0	67	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	61	21	- 21
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Costa Rica

Malaysia

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.