UKRAINE VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,875	1	278,709	- 260,834
Stroke	2	11,001	2	79,883	- 68,882
Kidney Disease	3	10,038	33	2,174	+ 7,864
Lung Disease	4	7,087	8	9,621	- 2,535
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,457	31	2,258	+ 4,199
Hypertension	6	5,845	41	970	+ 4,875
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,659	12	6,817	- 1,158
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,542	5	14,196	- 8,654
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,051	18	4,487	+ 564
Stomach Cancer	10	4,474	10	8,106	- 3,633
Violence	11	4,303	23	2,765	+ 1,538
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,203	6	13,505	- 9,301
Other Injuries	13	3,865	19	4,234	- 369
Prostate Cancer	14	3,035	16	4,800	- 1,765
Suicide	15	2,755	9	9,517	- 6,762
Breast Cancer	16	2,602	11	8,106	- 5,504
Liver Cancer	17	2,586	32	2,210	+ 376
Liver Disease	18	2,504	3	15,197	- 12,693
Lymphomas	19	2,409	24	2,636	- 227
Lung Cancers	20	2,326	4	15,024	- 12,698
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,135	38	1,388	+ 747
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,988	14	5,811	- 3,822
Other Neoplasms	23	1,799	54	137	+ 1,662
Leukemia	24	1,771	26	2,531	- 760
HIV/AIDS	25	1,300	13	5,874	- 4,574
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,295	7	12,191	- 10,896
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,242	45	415	+ 826
Low Birth Weight	28	1,205	42	851	+ 353
Cervical Cancer	29	1,076	28	2,434	- 1,358
Parkinson's Disease	30	935	21	3,101	- 2,166
Skin Cancers	31	926	34	2,010	- 1,084
Skin Disease	32	854	48	313	+ 541
Alcohol	33	854	15	5,670	- 4,816
Epilepsy	34	787	44	419	+ 368
Falls	35	786	22	2,875	- 2,089
Bladder Cancer	36	675	27	2,436	- 1,761
Drownings	37	655	30	2,312	- 1,656
Oral Cancer	38	650	17	4,520	- 3,869
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	591	53	189	+ 402
Ovary Cancer	40	544	25	2,621	- 2,077
Uterin Cancer	41	544	29	2,373	- 1,829
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	498	36	1,657	- 1,159
Drug Use	43	427	39	1,141	- 714
Oesophagus Cancer	44	412	35	1,986	- 1,573
Asthma	45	410	52	229	+ 181
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	373	55	103	+ 270
Birth Trauma	47	325	51	242	+ 83
Malnutrition	48	249	58	54	+ 195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	218	43	817	- 599
Tuberculosis	50	214	20	3,194	- 2,980
Anemia	51	168	84	0	+ 168
Appendicitis	52	146	56	78	+ 68
Schizophrenia	53	140	86	0	+ 140
Meningitis	54	120	50	257	- 137
Maternal Conditions	55	115	57	55	+ 60
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	89	81	0	+ 89
Multiple Sclerosis	57	73	47	344	- 271
Fires	58	69	37	1,652	- 1,583
Hepatitis B	59	47	59	42	+ 5
Poisonings	60	36	40	1,117	- 1,081
Osteoarthritis	61	34	82	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	62	20	61	31	- 10
Encephalitis	63	17	46	395	- 378
Hepatitis C	64	7	62	8	- 1
Syphilis	65	7	64	4	+ 3
Oral conditions	66	7	80	0	+ 7
Leprosy	67	7	69	0	+ 7
War	68	4	49	273	- 269
Pertussis	69	1	66	2	- 1
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	74	0	65	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	60	41	- 41
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Costa Rica

Ukraine

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.