SWEDEN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,308	1	15,136	- 9,828
Stroke	2	3,267	3	6,035	- 2,768
Kidney Disease	3	2,981	12	1,629	+ 1,352
Lung Disease	4	2,104	4	4,344	- 2,240
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,917	11	1,834	+ 83
Hypertension	6	1,736	10	1,838	- 103
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,681	7	2,659	- 978
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,646	2	10,917	- 9,271
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,500	34	315	+ 1,185
Stomach Cancer	10	1,328	26	612	+ 716
Violence	11	1,278	47	113	+ 1,165
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,248	6	3,049	- 1,801
Other Injuries	13	1,148	15	1,374	- 226
Prostate Cancer	14	901	8	2,622	- 1,721
Suicide	15	818	14	1,479	- 661
Breast Cancer	16	773	13	1,582	- 810
Liver Cancer	17	768	22	752	+ 16
Liver Disease	18	743	23	723	+ 20
Lymphomas	19	715	16	1,357	- 641
Lung Cancers	20	691	5	3,722	- 3,031
Congenital Anomalies	21	634	35	308	+ 326
Pancreas Cancer	22	590	9	1,849	- 1,258
Other Neoplasms	23	534	18	1,036	- 502
Leukemia	24	526	20	825	- 299
HIV/AIDS	25	386	61	13	+ 373
Inflammatory/Heart	26	385	28	547	- 162
Endocrine Disorders	27	369	24	702	- 333
Low Birth Weight	28	358	51	50	+ 307
Cervical Cancer	29	320	38	228	+ 92
Parkinson's Disease	30	278	19	943	- 665
Skin Cancers	31	275	25	650	- 375
Skin Disease	32	254	39	220	+ 34
Alcohol	33	254	32	359	- 105
Epilepsy	34	234	44	121	+ 113
Falls	35	233	17	1,109	- 876
Bladder Cancer	36	201	21	760	- 560
Drownings	37	195	46	114	+ 80
Oral Cancer	38	193	31	379	- 186
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	175	36	289	- 114
Ovary Cancer	40	162	27	553	- 391
Uterin Cancer	41	162	33	345	- 183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	148	37	277	- 129
Drug Use	43	127	30	423	- 297
Oesophagus Cancer	44	122	29	538	- 416
Asthma	45	122	42	158	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	111	43	129	- 18
Birth Trauma	47	97	55	34	+ 63
Malnutrition	48	74	45	117	- 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	65	48	110	- 46
Tuberculosis	50	64	56	24	+ 40
Anemia	51	50	40	175	- 125
Appendicitis	52	43	59	18	+ 25
Schizophrenia	53	41	50	63	- 22
Meningitis	54	36	54	35	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	55	34	64	5	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	26	52	46	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	57	22	41	170	- 149
Fires	58	20	49	65	- 44
Hepatitis B	59	14	62	9	+ 4
Poisonings	60	11	60	18	- 7
Osteoarthritis	61	10	57	24	- 14
Upper Respiratory	62	6	58	20	- 13
Encephalitis	63	5	71	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	2	53	44	- 42
Syphilis	65	2	72	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	66	2	63	8	- 6
Leprosy	67	2	84	0	+ 2
War	68	1	65	2	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	82	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 SWEDEN

Costa Rica

Sweden

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.