NEPAL VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,599	2	19,677	- 4,077
Stroke	2	9,600	4	12,909	- 3,308
Kidney Disease	3	8,760	10	4,284	+ 4,476
Lung Disease	4	6,185	1	27,027	- 20,842
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,635	14	2,929	+ 2,706
Hypertension	6	5,101	18	2,092	+ 3,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,939	6	6,237	- 1,298
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	4,836	19	2,022	+ 2,814
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,408	9	4,654	- 246
Stomach Cancer	10	3,904	25	1,379	+ 2,525
Violence	11	3,755	35	704	+ 3,051
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,668	26	1,167	+ 2,501
Other Injuries	13	3,373	22	1,655	+ 1,719
Prostate Cancer	14	2,649	58	85	+ 2,563
Suicide	15	2,404	16	2,571	- 167
Breast Cancer	16	2,271	27	1,038	+ 1,232
Liver Cancer	17	2,257	46	256	+ 2,001
Liver Disease	18	2,185	5	6,383	- 4,198
Lymphomas	19	2,102	32	768	+ 1,335
Lung Cancers	20	2,030	12	3,586	- 1,556
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,863	21	1,949	- 85
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,735	41	445	+ 1,290
Other Neoplasms	23	1,570	61	50	+ 1,520
Leukemia	24	1,546	36	668	+ 878
HIV/AIDS	25	1,134	34	737	+ 398
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,130	48	217	+ 913
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,084	45	257	+ 826
Low Birth Weight	28	1,051	11	3,822	- 2,771
Cervical Cancer	29	939	20	1,969	- 1,030
Parkinson's Disease	30	816	33	760	+ 56
Skin Cancers	31	808	42	400	+ 408
Skin Disease	32	746	67	17	+ 729
Alcohol	33	746	52	168	+ 578
Epilepsy	34	686	30	874	- 187
Falls	35	686	13	3,321	- 2,635
Bladder Cancer	36	589	44	325	+ 265
Drownings	37	572	23	1,505	- 933
Oral Cancer	38	568	24	1,389	- 821
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	516	7	6,071	- 5,555
Ovary Cancer	40	475	37	585	- 110
Uterin Cancer	41	475	60	56	+ 418
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	435	49	191	+ 243
Drug Use	43	373	57	93	+ 279
Oesophagus Cancer	44	360	38	491	- 131
Asthma	45	357	8	5,930	- 5,573
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	325	51	173	+ 152
Birth Trauma	47	284	15	2,676	- 2,392
Malnutrition	48	217	31	845	- 628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	190	17	2,320	- 2,130
Tuberculosis	50	187	3	16,535	- 16,348
Anemia	51	147	86	0	+ 147
Appendicitis	52	128	47	220	- 93
Schizophrenia	53	122	84	0	+ 122
Meningitis	54	105	43	377	- 272
Maternal Conditions	55	100	28	977	- 876
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	78	80	0	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	57	63	63	38	+ 25
Fires	58	60	50	184	- 124
Hepatitis B	59	41	56	117	- 76
Poisonings	60	32	39	474	- 442
Osteoarthritis	61	29	81	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	62	18	66	24	- 6
Encephalitis	63	15	29	882	- 867
Hepatitis C	64	6	64	29	- 22
Syphilis	65	6	54	134	- 128
Oral conditions	66	6	82	0	+ 6
Leprosy	67	6	76	0	+ 6
War	68	3	65	24	- 21
Pertussis	69	1	40	453	- 452
Dengue	70	0	55	120	- 119
Ascariasis	71	0	69	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	72	0	62	39	- 39
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	53	134	- 134
Measles	75	0	59	60	- 60
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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.