SLOVAKIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	COSTA RICA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,789	1	10,654	- 7,865
Stroke	2	1,716	3	3,756	- 2,040
Kidney Disease	3	1,566	14	830	+ 736
Lung Disease	4	1,106	9	1,121	- 16
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,007	16	750	+ 258
Hypertension	6	912	11	1,034	- 122
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	883	6	2,024	- 1,141
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	865	2	4,482	- 3,617
Road Traffic Accidents	9	788	27	331	+ 457
Stomach Cancer	10	698	15	827	- 129
Violence	11	671	42	59	+ 612
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	656	5	2,528	- 1,872
Other Injuries	13	603	20	554	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	14	473	12	968	- 494
Suicide	15	430	19	660	- 230
Breast Cancer	16	406	10	1,071	- 665
Liver Cancer	17	403	22	469	- 66
Liver Disease	18	391	7	1,425	- 1,035
Lymphomas	19	376	17	736	- 360
Lung Cancers	20	363	4	2,562	- 2,199
Congenital Anomalies	21	333	36	167	+ 166
Pancreas Cancer	22	310	13	876	- 565
Other Neoplasms	23	281	40	93	+ 188
Leukemia	24	276	23	448	- 172
HIV/AIDS	25	203	65	2	+ 201
Inflammatory/Heart	26	202	25	339	- 136
Endocrine Disorders	27	194	37	163	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	28	188	39	97	+ 91
Cervical Cancer	29	168	32	273	- 105
Parkinson's Disease	30	146	29	310	- 164
Skin Cancers	31	144	24	357	- 213
Skin Disease	32	133	34	170	- 37
Alcohol	33	133	33	219	- 86
Epilepsy	34	123	35	168	- 45
Falls	35	123	8	1,277	- 1,155
Bladder Cancer	36	105	21	489	- 383
Drownings	37	102	38	144	- 41
Oral Cancer	38	101	18	716	- 614
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	92	47	34	+ 58
Ovary Cancer	40	85	26	334	- 249
Uterin Cancer	41	85	30	280	- 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	78	31	274	- 196
Drug Use	43	67	45	45	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	44	64	28	314	- 249
Asthma	45	64	44	47	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	58	53	15	+ 43
Birth Trauma	47	51	52	15	+ 36
Malnutrition	48	39	49	29	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	34	41	70	- 36
Tuberculosis	50	33	50	26	+ 7
Anemia	51	26	59	5	+ 21
Appendicitis	52	23	55	9	+ 14
Schizophrenia	53	22	60	4	+ 18
Meningitis	54	19	51	25	- 6
Maternal Conditions	55	18	63	3	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	14	57	7	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	57	11	43	55	- 43
Fires	58	11	46	39	- 28
Hepatitis B	59	7	56	8	- 1
Poisonings	60	6	48	30	- 24
Osteoarthritis	61	5	69	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	3	58	6	- 3
Encephalitis	63	3	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	1	54	12	- 11
Syphilis	65	1	62	3	- 2
Oral conditions	66	1	66	1	+ 0
Leprosy	67	1	83	0	+ 1
War	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	61	4	- 4
Dengue	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	64	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

Costa Rica

Slovakia

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.