QATAR VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,279	1	1,082	+ 197
Stroke	2	787	3	255	+ 532
Kidney Disease	3	718	6	179	+ 539
Lung Disease	4	507	15	68	+ 439
Diabetes Mellitus	5	462	2	459	+ 3
Hypertension	6	418	28	26	+ 392
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	405	10	108	+ 297
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	397	12	75	+ 322
Road Traffic Accidents	9	362	4	206	+ 156
Stomach Cancer	10	320	23	42	+ 278
Violence	11	308	34	14	+ 294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	301	11	83	+ 218
Other Injuries	13	277	9	115	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	14	217	31	18	+ 200
Suicide	15	197	7	165	+ 32
Breast Cancer	16	186	17	53	+ 133
Liver Cancer	17	185	21	44	+ 141
Liver Disease	18	179	5	202	- 23
Lymphomas	19	172	18	48	+ 124
Lung Cancers	20	166	13	73	+ 94
Congenital Anomalies	21	153	14	70	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	22	142	30	25	+ 117
Other Neoplasms	23	129	51	3	+ 126
Leukemia	24	127	16	57	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	25	93	71	0	+ 93
Inflammatory/Heart	26	93	25	32	+ 60
Endocrine Disorders	27	89	24	39	+ 50
Low Birth Weight	28	86	20	45	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	29	77	36	13	+ 64
Parkinson's Disease	30	67	26	28	+ 39
Skin Cancers	31	66	43	8	+ 58
Skin Disease	32	61	33	16	+ 45
Alcohol	33	61	48	7	+ 54
Epilepsy	34	56	35	13	+ 43
Falls	35	56	8	129	- 72
Bladder Cancer	36	48	27	27	+ 21
Drownings	37	47	19	45	+ 2
Oral Cancer	38	47	29	25	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	42	41	10	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	40	39	32	17	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	41	39	49	6	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	36	46	7	+ 28
Drug Use	43	31	39	12	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	44	30	37	13	+ 17
Asthma	45	29	40	10	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	27	59	0	+ 26
Birth Trauma	47	23	38	13	+ 11
Malnutrition	48	18	58	1	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	16	45	8	+ 8
Tuberculosis	50	15	44	8	+ 7
Anemia	51	12	85	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	52	10	57	1	+ 9
Schizophrenia	53	10	83	0	+ 10
Meningitis	54	9	47	7	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	55	8	52	3	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	6	80	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	57	5	55	2	+ 3
Fires	58	5	22	42	- 38
Hepatitis B	59	3	56	2	+ 1
Poisonings	60	3	42	9	- 6
Osteoarthritis	61	2	81	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	63	1	50	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	1	63	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	53	2	- 2
Oral conditions	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	70	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	54	2	- 2
Dengue	70	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	60	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.