MOLDOVA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,804	1	14,292	- 12,488
Stroke	2	1,110	2	5,878	- 4,767
Kidney Disease	3	1,013	18	307	+ 706
Lung Disease	4	715	9	752	- 37
Diabetes Mellitus	5	652	16	407	+ 245
Hypertension	6	590	4	2,287	- 1,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	571	6	1,042	- 471
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	559	32	163	+ 396
Road Traffic Accidents	9	510	20	293	+ 217
Stomach Cancer	10	452	12	518	- 66
Violence	11	434	31	167	+ 268
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	424	7	1,030	- 606
Other Injuries	13	390	8	772	- 382
Prostate Cancer	14	306	19	295	+ 11
Suicide	15	278	10	593	- 315
Breast Cancer	16	263	11	592	- 329
Liver Cancer	17	261	13	514	- 253
Liver Disease	18	253	3	2,869	- 2,616
Lymphomas	19	243	22	230	+ 13
Lung Cancers	20	235	5	1,131	- 896
Congenital Anomalies	21	216	27	190	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	22	201	15	427	- 226
Other Neoplasms	23	182	42	65	+ 117
Leukemia	24	179	34	140	+ 39
HIV/AIDS	25	131	28	189	- 58
Inflammatory/Heart	26	131	14	476	- 345
Endocrine Disorders	27	125	46	40	+ 85
Low Birth Weight	28	122	39	90	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	29	109	25	212	- 104
Parkinson's Disease	30	94	55	6	+ 88
Skin Cancers	31	93	36	121	- 27
Skin Disease	32	86	45	45	+ 42
Alcohol	33	86	21	233	- 147
Epilepsy	34	79	44	46	+ 34
Falls	35	79	33	149	- 70
Bladder Cancer	36	68	29	181	- 113
Drownings	37	66	30	179	- 113
Oral Cancer	38	66	17	375	- 309
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	60	59	4	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	40	55	35	123	- 68
Uterin Cancer	41	55	37	108	- 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	50	24	219	- 168
Drug Use	43	43	43	59	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	44	42	38	105	- 64
Asthma	45	41	48	26	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	38	57	5	+ 32
Birth Trauma	47	33	47	37	- 4
Malnutrition	48	25	64	1	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	22	41	68	- 46
Tuberculosis	50	22	26	197	- 175
Anemia	51	17	66	1	+ 16
Appendicitis	52	15	51	10	+ 5
Schizophrenia	53	14	65	1	+ 13
Meningitis	54	12	49	17	- 4
Maternal Conditions	55	12	54	7	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	9	50	12	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	7	52	9	- 2
Fires	58	7	40	70	- 63
Hepatitis B	59	5	58	4	+ 0
Poisonings	60	4	23	220	- 217
Osteoarthritis	61	3	56	6	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	2	62	2	- 0
Encephalitis	63	2	60	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	63	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	1	68	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	66	1	53	8	- 7
Leprosy	67	1	79	0	+ 1
War	68	0	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	61	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Costa Rica

Moldova

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.