MEXICO VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,530	1	116,238	- 50,707
Stroke	2	40,329	4	39,790	+ 539
Kidney Disease	3	36,801	3	44,622	- 7,821
Lung Disease	4	25,981	7	29,123	- 3,142
Diabetes Mellitus	5	23,672	2	86,110	- 62,437
Hypertension	6	21,430	9	17,806	+ 3,623
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	20,747	8	24,816	- 4,069
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	20,316	30	3,447	+ 16,870
Road Traffic Accidents	9	18,519	10	16,303	+ 2,216
Stomach Cancer	10	16,401	19	6,939	+ 9,462
Violence	11	15,774	5	32,450	- 16,677
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	15,410	20	6,871	+ 8,539
Other Injuries	13	14,170	11	12,175	+ 1,995
Prostate Cancer	14	11,126	15	7,494	+ 3,632
Suicide	15	10,101	22	6,772	+ 3,329
Breast Cancer	16	9,538	16	7,380	+ 2,158
Liver Cancer	17	9,481	21	6,817	+ 2,663
Liver Disease	18	9,179	6	29,838	- 20,660
Lymphomas	19	8,832	24	4,961	+ 3,870
Lung Cancers	20	8,527	17	7,349	+ 1,178
Congenital Anomalies	21	7,828	13	10,457	- 2,629
Pancreas Cancer	22	7,289	27	4,510	+ 2,779
Other Neoplasms	23	6,594	23	6,204	+ 389
Leukemia	24	6,494	25	4,830	+ 1,664
HIV/AIDS	25	4,765	28	4,128	+ 638
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,748	41	1,866	+ 2,882
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,552	12	11,310	- 6,758
Low Birth Weight	28	4,417	18	7,163	- 2,746
Cervical Cancer	29	3,947	26	4,787	- 841
Parkinson's Disease	30	3,427	43	1,567	+ 1,860
Skin Cancers	31	3,394	40	1,909	+ 1,485
Skin Disease	32	3,132	31	3,029	+ 103
Alcohol	33	3,132	32	2,945	+ 186
Epilepsy	34	2,884	39	1,912	+ 972
Falls	35	2,882	35	2,628	+ 254
Bladder Cancer	36	2,476	48	1,272	+ 1,204
Drownings	37	2,402	42	1,799	+ 603
Oral Cancer	38	2,384	46	1,355	+ 1,029
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	2,166	29	3,476	- 1,310
Ovary Cancer	40	1,995	34	2,649	- 655
Uterin Cancer	41	1,994	50	902	+ 1,092
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,826	33	2,734	- 908
Drug Use	43	1,566	44	1,470	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,512	49	1,252	+ 260
Asthma	45	1,501	47	1,342	+ 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,367	45	1,415	- 48
Birth Trauma	47	1,193	36	2,552	- 1,359
Malnutrition	48	913	14	7,552	- 6,639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	800	52	859	- 59
Tuberculosis	50	785	38	1,943	- 1,158
Anemia	51	616	37	2,182	- 1,566
Appendicitis	52	536	53	774	- 238
Schizophrenia	53	512	63	127	+ 385
Meningitis	54	442	58	357	+ 84
Maternal Conditions	55	422	54	750	- 328
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	326	51	894	- 568
Multiple Sclerosis	57	267	60	295	- 29
Fires	58	252	56	604	- 352
Hepatitis B	59	172	61	210	- 38
Poisonings	60	134	57	531	- 397
Osteoarthritis	61	123	59	305	- 181
Upper Respiratory	62	74	64	127	- 52
Encephalitis	63	62	62	140	- 78
Hepatitis C	64	27	55	625	- 599
Syphilis	65	25	73	5	+ 20
Oral conditions	66	24	65	125	- 100
Leprosy	67	24	75	1	+ 23
War	68	14	66	112	- 98
Pertussis	69	2	70	21	- 19
Dengue	70	2	67	30	- 29
Ascariasis	71	1	72	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	72	1	76	1	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	10	- 10
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	74	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Costa Rica

Mexico

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.