MALTA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	235	1	876	- 640
Stroke	2	145	2	291	- 147
Kidney Disease	3	132	11	79	+ 53
Lung Disease	4	93	8	127	- 33
Diabetes Mellitus	5	85	6	163	- 78
Hypertension	6	77	20	33	+ 44
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	75	3	213	- 138
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	73	4	207	- 134
Road Traffic Accidents	9	67	31	18	+ 48
Stomach Cancer	10	59	15	50	+ 9
Violence	11	57	40	4	+ 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	55	7	147	- 92
Other Injuries	13	51	33	16	+ 35
Prostate Cancer	14	40	13	53	- 13
Suicide	15	36	22	27	+ 10
Breast Cancer	16	34	10	85	- 50
Liver Cancer	17	34	18	34	+ 0
Liver Disease	18	33	24	23	+ 10
Lymphomas	19	32	12	53	- 21
Lung Cancers	20	31	5	197	- 166
Congenital Anomalies	21	28	32	17	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	22	26	9	90	- 64
Other Neoplasms	23	24	26	22	+ 2
Leukemia	24	23	21	28	- 4
HIV/AIDS	25	17	41	4	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	26	17	27	22	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	27	16	30	19	- 3
Low Birth Weight	28	16	35	11	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	29	14	39	4	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	30	12	16	50	- 37
Skin Cancers	31	12	34	14	- 2
Skin Disease	32	11	25	23	- 12
Alcohol	33	11	47	3	+ 9
Epilepsy	34	10	43	3	+ 7
Falls	35	10	14	52	- 41
Bladder Cancer	36	9	19	33	- 24
Drownings	37	9	48	2	+ 6
Oral Cancer	38	9	23	25	- 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	8	55	1	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	40	7	17	34	- 27
Uterin Cancer	41	7	28	21	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	7	37	7	- 1
Drug Use	43	6	38	7	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	44	5	29	20	- 15
Asthma	45	5	36	8	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	5	51	2	+ 3
Birth Trauma	47	4	44	3	+ 1
Malnutrition	48	3	60	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	3	49	2	+ 1
Tuberculosis	50	3	52	2	+ 1
Anemia	51	2	46	3	- 1
Appendicitis	52	2	63	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	53	2	57	1	+ 1
Meningitis	54	2	56	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	55	2	64	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	42	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	45	3	- 2
Fires	58	1	62	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	61	0	+ 0
Poisonings	60	0	58	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	61	0	50	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	0	59	0	- 0
Encephalitis	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	53	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	81	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	66	0	86	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	83	0	+ 0
War	68	0	54	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

Costa Rica

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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.