NEW GUINEA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,035	1	6,835	- 1,800
Stroke	2	3,099	2	5,095	- 1,996
Kidney Disease	3	2,828	18	687	+ 2,141
Lung Disease	4	1,996	3	4,538	- 2,541
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,819	4	4,533	- 2,714
Hypertension	6	1,647	13	1,096	+ 551
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,594	6	2,595	- 1,001
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,561	33	343	+ 1,218
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,423	12	1,105	+ 318
Stomach Cancer	10	1,260	28	447	+ 813
Violence	11	1,212	15	969	+ 243
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,184	29	445	+ 739
Other Injuries	13	1,089	20	647	+ 442
Prostate Cancer	14	855	36	285	+ 570
Suicide	15	776	37	259	+ 518
Breast Cancer	16	733	17	764	- 31
Liver Cancer	17	728	21	644	+ 84
Liver Disease	18	705	22	624	+ 81
Lymphomas	19	679	32	353	+ 326
Lung Cancers	20	655	23	622	+ 33
Congenital Anomalies	21	602	16	951	- 349
Pancreas Cancer	22	560	52	107	+ 453
Other Neoplasms	23	507	60	15	+ 491
Leukemia	24	499	38	253	+ 246
HIV/AIDS	25	366	24	611	- 245
Inflammatory/Heart	26	365	43	229	+ 136
Endocrine Disorders	27	350	47	153	+ 197
Low Birth Weight	28	339	10	1,661	- 1,322
Cervical Cancer	29	303	19	665	- 361
Parkinson's Disease	30	263	45	185	+ 79
Skin Cancers	31	261	31	417	- 156
Skin Disease	32	241	49	126	+ 114
Alcohol	33	241	53	93	+ 147
Epilepsy	34	222	51	111	+ 111
Falls	35	221	26	502	- 280
Bladder Cancer	36	190	54	82	+ 108
Drownings	37	185	40	240	- 55
Oral Cancer	38	183	25	580	- 397
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	166	8	2,295	- 2,129
Ovary Cancer	40	153	46	179	- 26
Uterin Cancer	41	153	55	81	+ 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	140	35	302	- 161
Drug Use	43	120	61	13	+ 108
Oesophagus Cancer	44	116	44	199	- 83
Asthma	45	115	9	1,842	- 1,727
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	105	65	5	+ 100
Birth Trauma	47	92	11	1,504	- 1,412
Malnutrition	48	70	48	134	- 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	61	14	1,072	- 1,010
Tuberculosis	50	60	5	3,969	- 3,909
Anemia	51	47	82	0	+ 47
Appendicitis	52	41	59	20	+ 21
Schizophrenia	53	39	80	0	+ 39
Meningitis	54	34	34	324	- 290
Maternal Conditions	55	32	30	421	- 388
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	25	84	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	57	20	66	5	+ 16
Fires	58	19	27	488	- 469
Hepatitis B	59	13	58	27	- 14
Poisonings	60	10	50	121	- 111
Osteoarthritis	61	9	85	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	62	6	68	2	+ 4
Encephalitis	63	5	57	31	- 26
Hepatitis C	64	2	62	8	- 6
Syphilis	65	2	42	234	- 232
Oral conditions	66	2	86	0	+ 2
Leprosy	67	2	72	0	+ 2
War	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	39	248	- 248
Dengue	70	0	64	6	- 6
Ascariasis	71	0	63	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	3	- 3
Tetanus	74	0	56	48	- 48
Measles	75	0	41	238	- 238
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Costa Rica

New Guinea

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.