PAKISTAN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	126,492	1	240,720	- 114,228
Stroke	2	77,847	2	141,432	- 63,586
Kidney Disease	3	71,036	9	56,796	+ 14,239
Lung Disease	4	50,151	5	86,968	- 36,817
Diabetes Mellitus	5	45,694	7	63,852	- 18,159
Hypertension	6	41,365	16	22,917	+ 18,447
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	40,048	6	83,483	- 43,436
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	39,216	22	15,216	+ 24,000
Road Traffic Accidents	9	35,747	12	28,170	+ 7,577
Stomach Cancer	10	31,658	43	4,044	+ 27,613
Violence	11	30,447	23	12,925	+ 17,522
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	29,746	38	5,279	+ 24,467
Other Injuries	13	27,352	13	27,010	+ 342
Prostate Cancer	14	21,477	45	3,559	+ 17,918
Suicide	15	19,497	18	19,331	+ 167
Breast Cancer	16	18,411	20	18,009	+ 402
Liver Cancer	17	18,300	41	4,427	+ 13,873
Liver Disease	18	17,717	10	54,835	- 37,118
Lymphomas	19	17,048	31	7,020	+ 10,028
Lung Cancers	20	16,459	26	9,688	+ 6,772
Congenital Anomalies	21	15,110	14	26,320	- 11,210
Pancreas Cancer	22	14,070	60	1,069	+ 13,001
Other Neoplasms	23	12,728	64	412	+ 12,316
Leukemia	24	12,536	39	5,254	+ 7,282
HIV/AIDS	25	9,198	32	6,797	+ 2,401
Inflammatory/Heart	26	9,165	52	2,318	+ 6,848
Endocrine Disorders	27	8,787	25	11,439	- 2,653
Low Birth Weight	28	8,526	4	93,373	- 84,847
Cervical Cancer	29	7,618	44	4,009	+ 3,609
Parkinson's Disease	30	6,616	35	6,145	+ 471
Skin Cancers	31	6,551	54	1,539	+ 5,012
Skin Disease	32	6,045	67	132	+ 5,913
Alcohol	33	6,045	50	2,520	+ 3,525
Epilepsy	34	5,566	40	4,873	+ 693
Falls	35	5,563	28	8,642	- 3,079
Bladder Cancer	36	4,780	48	2,727	+ 2,053
Drownings	37	4,636	37	5,376	- 740
Oral Cancer	38	4,602	21	17,181	- 12,579
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	4,181	3	104,383	- 100,201
Ovary Cancer	40	3,850	46	3,533	+ 317
Uterin Cancer	41	3,849	59	1,191	+ 2,658
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3,524	36	5,450	- 1,926
Drug Use	43	3,023	61	829	+ 2,194
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,918	29	7,866	- 4,948
Asthma	45	2,898	17	20,750	- 17,852
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	2,639	56	1,388	+ 1,251
Birth Trauma	47	2,303	8	59,559	- 57,256
Malnutrition	48	1,762	27	8,852	- 7,089
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,544	15	26,017	- 24,472
Tuberculosis	50	1,515	11	42,103	- 40,588
Anemia	51	1,189	85	0	+ 1,189
Appendicitis	52	1,034	51	2,472	- 1,438
Schizophrenia	53	989	83	0	+ 989
Meningitis	54	853	19	18,025	- 17,173
Maternal Conditions	55	814	24	12,392	- 11,578
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	629	81	0	+ 629
Multiple Sclerosis	57	515	65	411	+ 103
Fires	58	487	42	4,305	- 3,818
Hepatitis B	59	332	53	2,267	- 1,935
Poisonings	60	258	47	3,364	- 3,106
Osteoarthritis	61	238	80	0	+ 238
Upper Respiratory	62	144	66	288	- 145
Encephalitis	63	120	33	6,651	- 6,531
Hepatitis C	64	51	58	1,227	- 1,175
Syphilis	65	49	57	1,289	- 1,240
Oral conditions	66	47	82	0	+ 47
Leprosy	67	47	79	0	+ 47
War	68	27	62	597	- 570
Pertussis	69	5	34	6,358	- 6,353
Dengue	70	3	55	1,429	- 1,426
Ascariasis	71	2	68	75	- 73
Leishmaniasis	72	2	72	4	- 3
Diphtheria	73	0	69	68	- 68
Tetanus	74	0	30	7,541	- 7,541
Measles	75	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	587	- 587
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	44	- 44
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Costa Rica

Pakistan

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.