SOUTH KOREA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,105	1	28,043	- 1,938
Stroke	2	16,066	3	25,596	- 9,530
Kidney Disease	3	14,660	9	10,107	+ 4,553
Lung Disease	4	10,350	11	8,526	+ 1,823
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,430	13	6,812	+ 2,618
Hypertension	6	8,537	17	3,711	+ 4,826
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,265	2	26,650	- 18,385
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	8,093	6	12,145	- 4,052
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,377	15	4,399	+ 2,978
Stomach Cancer	10	6,533	10	8,625	- 2,092
Violence	11	6,284	44	386	+ 5,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,139	8	10,180	- 4,041
Other Injuries	13	5,645	18	3,634	+ 2,011
Prostate Cancer	14	4,432	22	2,316	+ 2,117
Suicide	15	4,024	5	14,636	- 10,612
Breast Cancer	16	3,800	21	2,880	+ 919
Liver Cancer	17	3,777	7	11,589	- 7,812
Liver Disease	18	3,656	14	6,348	- 2,692
Lymphomas	19	3,518	19	3,477	+ 41
Lung Cancers	20	3,397	4	20,293	- 16,896
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,118	41	518	+ 2,600
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,904	12	6,994	- 4,090
Other Neoplasms	23	2,627	26	1,807	+ 820
Leukemia	24	2,587	23	2,140	+ 447
HIV/AIDS	25	1,898	55	84	+ 1,814
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,892	31	1,325	+ 566
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,813	25	1,891	- 77
Low Birth Weight	28	1,760	45	370	+ 1,389
Cervical Cancer	29	1,572	34	1,065	+ 507
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,365	16	3,951	- 2,586
Skin Cancers	31	1,352	37	585	+ 768
Skin Disease	32	1,248	36	704	+ 543
Alcohol	33	1,248	33	1,081	+ 167
Epilepsy	34	1,149	40	524	+ 624
Falls	35	1,148	20	2,934	- 1,786
Bladder Cancer	36	986	27	1,768	- 782
Drownings	37	957	42	501	+ 456
Oral Cancer	38	950	29	1,457	- 507
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	863	35	929	- 66
Ovary Cancer	40	795	30	1,330	- 535
Uterin Cancer	41	794	43	420	+ 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	727	38	540	+ 188
Drug Use	43	624	50	154	+ 470
Oesophagus Cancer	44	602	28	1,733	- 1,131
Asthma	45	598	32	1,150	- 552
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	545	51	150	+ 395
Birth Trauma	47	475	54	88	+ 387
Malnutrition	48	364	53	88	+ 275
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	319	48	224	+ 94
Tuberculosis	50	313	24	1,950	- 1,638
Anemia	51	245	46	329	- 84
Appendicitis	52	213	57	54	+ 160
Schizophrenia	53	204	56	77	+ 127
Meningitis	54	176	58	51	+ 125
Maternal Conditions	55	168	61	34	+ 134
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	130	59	49	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	57	106	66	11	+ 96
Fires	58	100	47	263	- 163
Hepatitis B	59	68	39	526	- 458
Poisonings	60	53	52	115	- 62
Osteoarthritis	61	49	60	41	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	30	63	26	+ 4
Encephalitis	63	25	65	19	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	11	49	168	- 157
Syphilis	65	10	62	27	- 17
Oral conditions	66	10	64	21	- 11
Leprosy	67	10	82	0	+ 10
War	68	6	68	5	+ 1
Pertussis	69	1	67	6	- 5
Dengue	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Costa Rica

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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.