NETHERLANDS VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,908	2	17,601	- 8,693
Stroke	2	5,482	4	9,707	- 4,225
Kidney Disease	3	5,003	12	2,530	+ 2,472
Lung Disease	4	3,532	5	9,567	- 6,036
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,218	14	2,386	+ 832
Hypertension	6	2,913	29	818	+ 2,095
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,820	7	4,946	- 2,126
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,762	1	18,148	- 15,387
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,517	31	681	+ 1,836
Stomach Cancer	10	2,229	22	1,361	+ 869
Violence	11	2,144	48	107	+ 2,037
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,095	6	5,829	- 3,735
Other Injuries	13	1,926	19	1,648	+ 278
Prostate Cancer	14	1,512	10	3,265	- 1,753
Suicide	15	1,373	17	2,025	- 652
Breast Cancer	16	1,297	9	3,535	- 2,238
Liver Cancer	17	1,289	24	1,163	+ 126
Liver Disease	18	1,248	28	936	+ 312
Lymphomas	19	1,201	13	2,511	- 1,311
Lung Cancers	20	1,159	3	10,980	- 9,820
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,064	35	544	+ 520
Pancreas Cancer	22	991	11	2,995	- 2,004
Other Neoplasms	23	896	18	1,831	- 935
Leukemia	24	883	20	1,578	- 696
HIV/AIDS	25	648	55	33	+ 615
Inflammatory/Heart	26	645	23	1,201	- 555
Endocrine Disorders	27	619	26	1,055	- 436
Low Birth Weight	28	600	45	167	+ 433
Cervical Cancer	29	536	39	266	+ 270
Parkinson's Disease	30	466	16	2,120	- 1,654
Skin Cancers	31	461	27	1,024	- 563
Skin Disease	32	426	36	295	+ 130
Alcohol	33	426	32	612	- 187
Epilepsy	34	392	38	289	+ 103
Falls	35	392	8	4,131	- 3,739
Bladder Cancer	36	337	21	1,471	- 1,135
Drownings	37	326	49	98	+ 229
Oral Cancer	38	324	30	768	- 444
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	294	33	584	- 289
Ovary Cancer	40	271	25	1,067	- 796
Uterin Cancer	41	271	34	566	- 295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	248	47	130	+ 118
Drug Use	43	213	42	231	- 18
Oesophagus Cancer	44	205	15	2,145	- 1,940
Asthma	45	204	46	165	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	186	44	214	- 28
Birth Trauma	47	162	52	74	+ 88
Malnutrition	48	124	63	12	+ 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	109	41	238	- 129
Tuberculosis	50	107	56	29	+ 78
Anemia	51	84	40	249	- 166
Appendicitis	52	73	58	26	+ 47
Schizophrenia	53	70	50	96	- 26
Meningitis	54	60	51	78	- 18
Maternal Conditions	55	57	65	8	+ 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	44	54	42	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	36	37	295	- 259
Fires	58	34	53	49	- 15
Hepatitis B	59	23	62	14	+ 10
Poisonings	60	18	61	17	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	61	17	43	220	- 203
Upper Respiratory	62	10	57	28	- 18
Encephalitis	63	8	68	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	64	4	60	20	- 17
Syphilis	65	3	69	1	+ 3
Oral conditions	66	3	59	21	- 18
Leprosy	67	3	79	0	+ 3
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	64	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Costa Rica

Netherlands

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.