SINGAPORE VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,022	1	5,292	- 2,270
Stroke	2	1,860	3	1,559	+ 301
Kidney Disease	3	1,697	6	1,028	+ 669
Lung Disease	4	1,198	14	383	+ 815
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,092	28	108	+ 984
Hypertension	6	988	8	732	+ 256
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	957	2	5,189	- 4,233
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	937	36	32	+ 904
Road Traffic Accidents	9	854	26	121	+ 733
Stomach Cancer	10	756	12	405	+ 352
Violence	11	727	46	15	+ 713
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	711	5	1,203	- 492
Other Injuries	13	653	32	79	+ 574
Prostate Cancer	14	513	16	303	+ 210
Suicide	15	466	9	650	- 185
Breast Cancer	16	440	10	605	- 166
Liver Cancer	17	437	7	746	- 308
Liver Disease	18	423	20	209	+ 214
Lymphomas	19	407	13	397	+ 10
Lung Cancers	20	393	4	1,540	- 1,147
Congenital Anomalies	21	361	31	80	+ 281
Pancreas Cancer	22	336	11	537	- 201
Other Neoplasms	23	304	22	195	+ 109
Leukemia	24	299	17	249	+ 50
HIV/AIDS	25	220	45	18	+ 202
Inflammatory/Heart	26	219	19	215	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	27	210	37	30	+ 180
Low Birth Weight	28	204	41	25	+ 178
Cervical Cancer	29	182	30	85	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	30	158	29	90	+ 68
Skin Cancers	31	157	34	56	+ 100
Skin Disease	32	144	25	136	+ 8
Alcohol	33	144	47	10	+ 134
Epilepsy	34	133	42	25	+ 108
Falls	35	133	18	218	- 85
Bladder Cancer	36	114	27	120	- 6
Drownings	37	111	38	29	+ 82
Oral Cancer	38	110	15	317	- 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	100	39	28	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	40	92	21	204	- 112
Uterin Cancer	41	92	23	147	- 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	84	33	69	+ 15
Drug Use	43	72	44	19	+ 53
Oesophagus Cancer	44	70	24	137	- 67
Asthma	45	69	35	37	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	63	58	2	+ 61
Birth Trauma	47	55	55	3	+ 52
Malnutrition	48	42	63	0	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	37	43	22	+ 15
Tuberculosis	50	36	40	26	+ 11
Anemia	51	28	85	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	52	25	50	6	+ 19
Schizophrenia	53	24	84	0	+ 24
Meningitis	54	20	48	8	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	55	19	53	3	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	51	6	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	57	12	57	3	+ 10
Fires	58	12	49	7	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	8	52	4	+ 4
Poisonings	60	6	60	1	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	3	54	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	3	61	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	1	56	3	- 2
Syphilis	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	66	1	81	0	+ 1
Leprosy	67	1	80	0	+ 1
War	68	1	59	2	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	64	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Costa Rica

Singapore

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.