SUDAN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,296	1	43,966	- 18,670
Stroke	2	15,568	2	20,582	- 5,015
Kidney Disease	3	14,206	12	5,095	+ 9,110
Lung Disease	4	10,029	13	4,382	+ 5,647
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,138	17	3,070	+ 6,068
Hypertension	6	8,272	8	7,287	+ 985
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,009	4	12,619	- 4,611
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	7,842	20	2,584	+ 5,258
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,149	5	11,459	- 4,310
Stomach Cancer	10	6,331	51	478	+ 5,853
Violence	11	6,089	21	2,478	+ 3,611
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,949	35	1,049	+ 4,900
Other Injuries	13	5,470	18	2,912	+ 2,558
Prostate Cancer	14	4,295	49	523	+ 3,772
Suicide	15	3,899	27	1,644	+ 2,255
Breast Cancer	16	3,682	16	3,071	+ 611
Liver Cancer	17	3,660	37	946	+ 2,713
Liver Disease	18	3,543	14	4,348	- 805
Lymphomas	19	3,409	29	1,533	+ 1,876
Lung Cancers	20	3,291	48	545	+ 2,747
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,022	11	5,507	- 2,486
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,814	58	272	+ 2,541
Other Neoplasms	23	2,545	65	35	+ 2,511
Leukemia	24	2,507	25	1,828	+ 679
HIV/AIDS	25	1,839	22	2,331	- 492
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,833	38	839	+ 994
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,757	30	1,459	+ 298
Low Birth Weight	28	1,705	3	16,036	- 14,331
Cervical Cancer	29	1,523	41	770	+ 754
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,323	45	705	+ 618
Skin Cancers	31	1,310	55	356	+ 954
Skin Disease	32	1,209	60	112	+ 1,097
Alcohol	33	1,209	61	84	+ 1,124
Epilepsy	34	1,113	43	735	+ 379
Falls	35	1,112	28	1,559	- 446
Bladder Cancer	36	956	54	369	+ 587
Drownings	37	927	26	1,684	- 757
Oral Cancer	38	920	50	493	+ 428
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	836	9	6,277	- 5,441
Ovary Cancer	40	770	39	794	- 24
Uterin Cancer	41	770	62	71	+ 698
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	705	40	775	- 70
Drug Use	43	605	36	1,036	- 431
Oesophagus Cancer	44	583	32	1,126	- 542
Asthma	45	580	19	2,636	- 2,056
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	528	67	20	+ 508
Birth Trauma	47	460	7	8,526	- 8,065
Malnutrition	48	352	34	1,089	- 737
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	309	46	684	- 376
Tuberculosis	50	303	15	4,250	- 3,947
Anemia	51	238	84	0	+ 238
Appendicitis	52	207	59	155	+ 52
Schizophrenia	53	198	86	0	+ 198
Meningitis	54	170	33	1,092	- 922
Maternal Conditions	55	163	23	1,961	- 1,798
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	126	80	0	+ 126
Multiple Sclerosis	57	103	64	54	+ 49
Fires	58	97	31	1,310	- 1,213
Hepatitis B	59	66	44	730	- 664
Poisonings	60	52	42	744	- 692
Osteoarthritis	61	48	81	0	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	62	29	70	5	+ 23
Encephalitis	63	24	57	303	- 279
Hepatitis C	64	10	68	17	- 7
Syphilis	65	10	47	603	- 594
Oral conditions	66	9	82	0	+ 9
Leprosy	67	9	74	0	+ 9
War	68	5	56	336	- 331
Pertussis	69	1	24	1,899	- 1,898
Dengue	70	1	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	66	21	- 20
Leishmaniasis	72	0	52	448	- 448
Diphtheria	73	0	69	11	- 11
Tetanus	74	0	53	378	- 378
Measles	75	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Schistosomiasis	76	0	63	68	- 68
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Costa Rica

Sudan

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.