NIGER VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,204	6	8,229	+ 4,974
Stroke	2	8,126	5	8,717	- 591
Kidney Disease	3	7,415	16	2,732	+ 4,683
Lung Disease	4	5,235	20	2,172	+ 3,063
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,770	17	2,630	+ 2,140
Hypertension	6	4,318	25	1,356	+ 2,962
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,180	1	21,093	- 16,913
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	4,094	32	858	+ 3,236
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,731	8	5,946	- 2,215
Stomach Cancer	10	3,305	44	300	+ 3,004
Violence	11	3,178	19	2,244	+ 935
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,105	37	522	+ 2,583
Other Injuries	13	2,855	12	3,826	- 970
Prostate Cancer	14	2,242	57	128	+ 2,114
Suicide	15	2,035	27	1,227	+ 808
Breast Cancer	16	1,922	29	1,075	+ 846
Liver Cancer	17	1,910	35	745	+ 1,165
Liver Disease	18	1,849	11	4,116	- 2,267
Lymphomas	19	1,779	43	350	+ 1,429
Lung Cancers	20	1,718	67	42	+ 1,676
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,577	10	4,346	- 2,768
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,469	54	138	+ 1,331
Other Neoplasms	23	1,329	68	24	+ 1,305
Leukemia	24	1,309	48	258	+ 1,051
HIV/AIDS	25	960	30	1,048	- 88
Inflammatory/Heart	26	957	34	769	+ 188
Endocrine Disorders	27	917	23	1,806	- 889
Low Birth Weight	28	890	4	9,560	- 8,670
Cervical Cancer	29	795	38	487	+ 308
Parkinson's Disease	30	691	47	275	+ 415
Skin Cancers	31	684	45	287	+ 397
Skin Disease	32	631	52	213	+ 418
Alcohol	33	631	60	120	+ 511
Epilepsy	34	581	36	676	- 95
Falls	35	581	26	1,297	- 717
Bladder Cancer	36	499	53	161	+ 338
Drownings	37	484	24	1,581	- 1,097
Oral Cancer	38	480	49	242	+ 238
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	436	3	16,030	- 15,594
Ovary Cancer	40	402	40	425	- 23
Uterin Cancer	41	402	64	86	+ 316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	368	31	1,044	- 676
Drug Use	43	316	58	126	+ 189
Oesophagus Cancer	44	305	55	132	+ 173
Asthma	45	303	22	1,902	- 1,600
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	275	70	18	+ 258
Birth Trauma	47	240	7	8,030	- 7,790
Malnutrition	48	184	21	2,170	- 1,986
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	161	39	467	- 306
Tuberculosis	50	158	13	3,703	- 3,545
Anemia	51	124	85	0	+ 124
Appendicitis	52	108	56	128	- 20
Schizophrenia	53	103	83	0	+ 103
Meningitis	54	89	9	5,237	- 5,148
Maternal Conditions	55	85	14	3,317	- 3,232
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	66	80	0	+ 66
Multiple Sclerosis	57	54	69	22	+ 31
Fires	58	51	28	1,120	- 1,070
Hepatitis B	59	35	46	279	- 244
Poisonings	60	27	33	771	- 744
Osteoarthritis	61	25	81	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	62	15	63	94	- 79
Encephalitis	63	13	61	112	- 100
Hepatitis C	64	5	66	46	- 40
Syphilis	65	5	62	110	- 105
Oral conditions	66	5	82	0	+ 5
Leprosy	67	5	76	0	+ 5
War	68	3	41	409	- 407
Pertussis	69	1	15	2,858	- 2,857
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	59	125	- 125
Leishmaniasis	72	0	51	237	- 237
Diphtheria	73	0	65	60	- 60
Tetanus	74	0	42	372	- 372
Measles	75	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.