THAILAND VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,046	1	51,305	- 16,259
Stroke	2	21,569	2	50,273	- 28,705
Kidney Disease	3	19,681	4	26,822	- 7,141
Lung Disease	4	13,895	9	19,474	- 5,580
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,660	10	18,776	- 6,116
Hypertension	6	11,461	34	2,179	+ 9,282
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,096	3	31,289	- 20,194
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	10,865	6	22,851	- 11,986
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,904	7	22,428	- 12,524
Stomach Cancer	10	8,771	27	3,451	+ 5,321
Violence	11	8,436	31	2,965	+ 5,471
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	8,242	13	9,908	- 1,667
Other Injuries	13	7,578	21	4,869	+ 2,709
Prostate Cancer	14	5,951	30	3,013	+ 2,938
Suicide	15	5,402	16	6,147	- 745
Breast Cancer	16	5,101	17	6,053	- 952
Liver Cancer	17	5,070	5	23,883	- 18,812
Liver Disease	18	4,909	11	17,596	- 12,687
Lymphomas	19	4,723	22	4,539	+ 184
Lung Cancers	20	4,560	8	22,296	- 17,736
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,186	35	2,107	+ 2,079
Pancreas Cancer	22	3,898	33	2,383	+ 1,515
Other Neoplasms	23	3,526	54	192	+ 3,335
Leukemia	24	3,473	26	3,902	- 429
HIV/AIDS	25	2,549	12	13,922	- 11,374
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,539	32	2,879	- 339
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,434	37	1,888	+ 546
Low Birth Weight	28	2,362	40	1,548	+ 815
Cervical Cancer	29	2,111	19	5,110	- 2,999
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,833	23	4,292	- 2,459
Skin Cancers	31	1,815	41	1,133	+ 682
Skin Disease	32	1,675	28	3,375	- 1,700
Alcohol	33	1,675	49	548	+ 1,127
Epilepsy	34	1,542	47	689	+ 853
Falls	35	1,541	18	5,409	- 3,868
Bladder Cancer	36	1,324	38	1,798	- 474
Drownings	37	1,284	25	3,956	- 2,671
Oral Cancer	38	1,275	20	4,961	- 3,686
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,158	15	6,863	- 5,705
Ovary Cancer	40	1,067	36	2,003	- 937
Uterin Cancer	41	1,066	44	864	+ 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	976	39	1,679	- 702
Drug Use	43	838	45	794	+ 44
Oesophagus Cancer	44	808	29	3,156	- 2,347
Asthma	45	803	24	4,182	- 3,379
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	731	53	194	+ 537
Birth Trauma	47	638	50	533	+ 105
Malnutrition	48	488	42	962	- 474
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	428	51	436	- 8
Tuberculosis	50	420	14	9,551	- 9,131
Anemia	51	329	85	0	+ 329
Appendicitis	52	287	59	114	+ 173
Schizophrenia	53	274	84	0	+ 274
Meningitis	54	236	43	931	- 694
Maternal Conditions	55	226	52	227	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	174	81	0	+ 174
Multiple Sclerosis	57	143	61	86	+ 57
Fires	58	135	48	617	- 483
Hepatitis B	59	92	56	153	- 61
Poisonings	60	72	57	132	- 60
Osteoarthritis	61	66	82	0	+ 66
Upper Respiratory	62	40	65	18	+ 22
Encephalitis	63	33	46	722	- 688
Hepatitis C	64	14	67	7	+ 7
Syphilis	65	13	64	36	- 23
Oral conditions	66	13	80	0	+ 13
Leprosy	67	13	79	0	+ 13
War	68	7	60	87	- 80
Pertussis	69	1	62	77	- 76
Dengue	70	1	55	172	- 171
Ascariasis	71	1	69	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	58	116	- 116
Measles	75	0	63	56	- 56
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Costa Rica

Thailand

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.