SPAIN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,698	1	51,684	- 27,986
Stroke	2	14,585	3	29,004	- 14,419
Kidney Disease	3	13,309	8	9,725	+ 3,584
Lung Disease	4	9,396	5	18,926	- 9,531
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,561	10	7,773	+ 787
Hypertension	6	7,750	9	9,115	- 1,365
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,503	7	13,717	- 6,214
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	7,347	2	42,339	- 34,991
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,697	31	1,829	+ 4,868
Stomach Cancer	10	5,931	14	5,796	+ 135
Violence	11	5,704	51	262	+ 5,443
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,573	6	16,957	- 11,385
Other Injuries	13	5,124	15	5,536	- 412
Prostate Cancer	14	4,024	13	6,420	- 2,396
Suicide	15	3,653	25	3,609	+ 43
Breast Cancer	16	3,449	11	7,067	- 3,618
Liver Cancer	17	3,429	18	5,098	- 1,670
Liver Disease	18	3,319	23	4,231	- 912
Lymphomas	19	3,194	16	5,335	- 2,141
Lung Cancers	20	3,084	4	22,131	- 19,047
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,831	38	863	+ 1,968
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,636	12	6,752	- 4,116
Other Neoplasms	23	2,385	22	4,748	- 2,363
Leukemia	24	2,349	24	3,772	- 1,424
HIV/AIDS	25	1,723	43	538	+ 1,185
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,717	19	4,984	- 3,267
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,646	21	4,863	- 3,217
Low Birth Weight	28	1,597	52	253	+ 1,345
Cervical Cancer	29	1,427	39	855	+ 572
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,240	20	4,943	- 3,703
Skin Cancers	31	1,227	32	1,803	- 576
Skin Disease	32	1,133	30	1,840	- 708
Alcohol	33	1,133	46	333	+ 799
Epilepsy	34	1,043	40	824	+ 219
Falls	35	1,042	26	3,246	- 2,204
Bladder Cancer	36	895	17	5,222	- 4,327
Drownings	37	869	45	446	+ 423
Oral Cancer	38	862	27	2,583	- 1,721
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	783	36	1,064	- 280
Ovary Cancer	40	721	28	2,026	- 1,304
Uterin Cancer	41	721	34	1,612	- 891
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	660	44	475	+ 185
Drug Use	43	566	41	776	- 210
Oesophagus Cancer	44	547	29	2,011	- 1,465
Asthma	45	543	35	1,133	- 590
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	494	48	294	+ 201
Birth Trauma	47	431	60	113	+ 319
Malnutrition	48	330	47	302	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	289	33	1,612	- 1,323
Tuberculosis	50	284	50	270	+ 13
Anemia	51	223	37	914	- 692
Appendicitis	52	194	61	79	+ 115
Schizophrenia	53	185	56	181	+ 5
Meningitis	54	160	59	129	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	55	153	64	14	+ 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	118	54	204	- 86
Multiple Sclerosis	57	96	49	287	- 191
Fires	58	91	55	185	- 93
Hepatitis B	59	62	58	162	- 100
Poisonings	60	48	57	170	- 122
Osteoarthritis	61	45	53	212	- 168
Upper Respiratory	62	27	62	47	- 20
Encephalitis	63	23	70	4	+ 19
Hepatitis C	64	10	42	652	- 643
Syphilis	65	9	67	9	+ 0
Oral conditions	66	9	63	44	- 35
Leprosy	67	9	75	0	+ 8
War	68	5	68	6	- 0
Pertussis	69	1	73	2	- 1
Dengue	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	11	- 10
Diphtheria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Costa Rica

Spain

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.