PHILIPPINES VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,284	1	129,955	- 70,671
Stroke	2	36,485	3	74,167	- 37,682
Kidney Disease	3	33,293	4	39,380	- 6,087
Lung Disease	4	23,504	6	32,559	- 9,055
Diabetes Mellitus	5	21,416	7	32,260	- 10,845
Hypertension	6	19,387	5	34,500	- 15,113
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	18,769	2	93,807	- 75,037
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	18,380	39	2,010	+ 16,369
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,754	10	13,017	+ 3,737
Stomach Cancer	10	14,837	41	1,868	+ 12,969
Violence	11	14,270	9	14,835	- 565
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	13,941	16	8,063	+ 5,878
Other Injuries	13	12,819	31	3,536	+ 9,283
Prostate Cancer	14	10,066	26	4,149	+ 5,916
Suicide	15	9,138	35	2,325	+ 6,813
Breast Cancer	16	8,629	15	9,802	- 1,173
Liver Cancer	17	8,577	19	7,663	+ 913
Liver Disease	18	8,304	20	7,076	+ 1,227
Lymphomas	19	7,990	36	2,279	+ 5,711
Lung Cancers	20	7,714	13	10,296	- 2,581
Congenital Anomalies	21	7,082	17	8,051	- 969
Pancreas Cancer	22	6,594	37	2,121	+ 4,473
Other Neoplasms	23	5,965	23	5,146	+ 819
Leukemia	24	5,875	29	3,596	+ 2,279
HIV/AIDS	25	4,311	66	204	+ 4,107
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,296	30	3,545	+ 750
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,118	12	10,464	- 6,346
Low Birth Weight	28	3,996	14	10,141	- 6,145
Cervical Cancer	29	3,570	33	3,076	+ 495
Parkinson's Disease	30	3,101	55	594	+ 2,507
Skin Cancers	31	3,071	61	368	+ 2,702
Skin Disease	32	2,833	25	4,229	- 1,396
Alcohol	33	2,833	60	401	+ 2,433
Epilepsy	34	2,609	45	1,120	+ 1,489
Falls	35	2,607	28	3,861	- 1,254
Bladder Cancer	36	2,240	58	569	+ 1,671
Drownings	37	2,173	27	3,881	- 1,708
Oral Cancer	38	2,157	34	2,916	- 759
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,960	22	6,189	- 4,229
Ovary Cancer	40	1,804	40	1,994	- 189
Uterin Cancer	41	1,804	50	761	+ 1,043
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,652	21	6,865	- 5,213
Drug Use	43	1,417	52	695	+ 722
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,367	53	672	+ 696
Asthma	45	1,358	11	11,404	- 10,046
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,237	62	323	+ 914
Birth Trauma	47	1,079	18	7,960	- 6,881
Malnutrition	48	826	24	4,311	- 3,485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	724	42	1,807	- 1,083
Tuberculosis	50	710	8	27,061	- 26,351
Anemia	51	557	32	3,435	- 2,878
Appendicitis	52	485	63	276	+ 209
Schizophrenia	53	463	68	127	+ 336
Meningitis	54	400	47	1,041	- 642
Maternal Conditions	55	382	38	2,042	- 1,660
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	295	51	752	- 457
Multiple Sclerosis	57	241	72	31	+ 210
Fires	58	228	54	600	- 371
Hepatitis B	59	156	56	590	- 434
Poisonings	60	121	65	226	- 105
Osteoarthritis	61	111	57	570	- 458
Upper Respiratory	62	67	70	39	+ 29
Encephalitis	63	56	67	185	- 128
Hepatitis C	64	24	81	0	+ 24
Syphilis	65	23	44	1,157	- 1,134
Oral conditions	66	22	73	28	- 6
Leprosy	67	22	71	37	- 15
War	68	13	49	817	- 804
Pertussis	69	2	43	1,760	- 1,758
Dengue	70	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Ascariasis	71	1	76	13	- 12
Leishmaniasis	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	75	14	- 14
Tetanus	74	0	59	521	- 521
Measles	75	0	48	894	- 894
Schistosomiasis	76	0	64	233	- 233
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	94	- 94
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	74	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	4	- 4
Chlamydia	84	0	78	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Costa Rica

Philippines

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.