MOROCCO VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,740	1	77,340	- 58,600
Stroke	2	11,533	2	31,861	- 20,328
Kidney Disease	3	10,524	4	10,216	+ 308
Lung Disease	4	7,430	8	6,296	+ 1,134
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,770	5	7,377	- 608
Hypertension	6	6,128	3	10,736	- 4,608
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,933	6	7,237	- 1,304
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,810	10	4,967	+ 843
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,296	9	6,185	- 889
Stomach Cancer	10	4,690	25	1,691	+ 2,999
Violence	11	4,511	39	632	+ 3,879
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,407	17	2,556	+ 1,851
Other Injuries	13	4,052	21	2,271	+ 1,781
Prostate Cancer	14	3,182	24	1,914	+ 1,268
Suicide	15	2,889	16	2,617	+ 271
Breast Cancer	16	2,728	12	3,604	- 876
Liver Cancer	17	2,711	44	423	+ 2,288
Liver Disease	18	2,625	11	4,866	- 2,241
Lymphomas	19	2,526	20	2,274	+ 252
Lung Cancers	20	2,438	7	6,585	- 4,146
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,239	22	2,124	+ 114
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,084	36	747	+ 1,338
Other Neoplasms	23	1,886	60	70	+ 1,816
Leukemia	24	1,857	31	1,035	+ 822
HIV/AIDS	25	1,363	49	289	+ 1,074
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,358	32	1,022	+ 335
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,302	28	1,129	+ 172
Low Birth Weight	28	1,263	14	3,305	- 2,042
Cervical Cancer	29	1,129	18	2,508	- 1,379
Parkinson's Disease	30	980	26	1,511	- 531
Skin Cancers	31	971	41	477	+ 493
Skin Disease	32	896	54	149	+ 747
Alcohol	33	896	57	109	+ 786
Epilepsy	34	825	45	336	+ 489
Falls	35	824	19	2,456	- 1,632
Bladder Cancer	36	708	30	1,069	- 360
Drownings	37	687	43	426	+ 261
Oral Cancer	38	682	35	780	- 99
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	619	27	1,192	- 572
Ovary Cancer	40	570	34	800	- 229
Uterin Cancer	41	570	53	154	+ 416
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	522	29	1,076	- 554
Drug Use	43	448	47	321	+ 127
Oesophagus Cancer	44	432	42	439	- 7
Asthma	45	429	13	3,342	- 2,912
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	391	62	38	+ 353
Birth Trauma	47	341	23	2,067	- 1,726
Malnutrition	48	261	51	200	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	229	37	718	- 490
Tuberculosis	50	224	15	2,870	- 2,646
Anemia	51	176	84	0	+ 176
Appendicitis	52	153	56	130	+ 23
Schizophrenia	53	147	86	0	+ 147
Meningitis	54	126	40	542	- 416
Maternal Conditions	55	121	38	704	- 583
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	93	80	0	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	57	76	58	106	- 29
Fires	58	72	33	904	- 832
Hepatitis B	59	49	48	316	- 267
Poisonings	60	38	50	266	- 228
Osteoarthritis	61	35	81	0	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	62	21	67	4	+ 18
Encephalitis	63	18	52	176	- 159
Hepatitis C	64	8	65	7	+ 0
Syphilis	65	7	55	140	- 133
Oral conditions	66	7	82	0	+ 7
Leprosy	67	7	72	0	+ 7
War	68	4	63	22	- 18
Pertussis	69	1	46	324	- 324
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	66	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	72	0	64	15	- 15
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	59	76	- 76
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	61	67	- 67
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

Costa Rica

Morocco

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.