UNITED KINGDOM VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,314	2	71,728	- 37,414
Stroke	2	21,118	4	37,626	- 16,509
Kidney Disease	3	19,270	18	5,471	+ 13,799
Lung Disease	4	13,604	6	32,896	- 19,291
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,395	17	5,842	+ 6,553
Hypertension	6	11,221	23	5,208	+ 6,013
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,864	3	40,540	- 29,676
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	10,638	1	98,135	- 87,497
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,697	33	2,169	+ 7,528
Stomach Cancer	10	8,588	24	4,999	+ 3,589
Violence	11	8,259	46	868	+ 7,392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	8,069	7	18,446	- 10,377
Other Injuries	13	7,420	19	5,464	+ 1,956
Prostate Cancer	14	5,826	8	13,289	- 7,463
Suicide	15	5,289	20	5,325	- 36
Breast Cancer	16	4,994	9	12,718	- 7,724
Liver Cancer	17	4,964	21	5,237	- 272
Liver Disease	18	4,806	14	7,666	- 2,859
Lymphomas	19	4,625	10	9,350	- 4,726
Lung Cancers	20	4,465	5	35,715	- 31,250
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,099	35	2,127	+ 1,972
Pancreas Cancer	22	3,817	11	8,995	- 5,179
Other Neoplasms	23	3,453	26	3,986	- 533
Leukemia	24	3,401	22	5,211	- 1,810
HIV/AIDS	25	2,495	55	188	+ 2,307
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,486	29	3,126	- 640
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,384	28	3,297	- 913
Low Birth Weight	28	2,313	40	1,313	+ 999
Cervical Cancer	29	2,067	43	1,099	+ 968
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,795	13	8,573	- 6,778
Skin Cancers	31	1,777	27	3,727	- 1,950
Skin Disease	32	1,640	34	2,134	- 494
Alcohol	33	1,640	39	1,555	+ 85
Epilepsy	34	1,510	42	1,193	+ 316
Falls	35	1,509	15	7,618	- 6,109
Bladder Cancer	36	1,297	16	6,133	- 4,837
Drownings	37	1,258	49	301	+ 957
Oral Cancer	38	1,248	30	3,109	- 1,860
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,134	38	1,599	- 465
Ovary Cancer	40	1,044	25	4,019	- 2,974
Uterin Cancer	41	1,044	32	2,346	- 1,302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	956	36	2,090	- 1,134
Drug Use	43	820	31	2,824	- 2,004
Oesophagus Cancer	44	791	12	8,727	- 7,935
Asthma	45	786	41	1,302	- 516
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	716	44	1,014	- 298
Birth Trauma	47	625	54	190	+ 435
Malnutrition	48	478	58	116	+ 362
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	419	45	876	- 457
Tuberculosis	50	411	47	351	+ 60
Anemia	51	323	50	277	+ 46
Appendicitis	52	281	59	105	+ 175
Schizophrenia	53	268	60	101	+ 167
Meningitis	54	231	52	232	- 1
Maternal Conditions	55	221	64	47	+ 174
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	171	56	184	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	57	140	37	1,856	- 1,716
Fires	58	132	48	334	- 202
Hepatitis B	59	90	65	40	+ 50
Poisonings	60	70	53	221	- 150
Osteoarthritis	61	64	57	167	- 103
Upper Respiratory	62	39	63	48	- 9
Encephalitis	63	33	68	6	+ 27
Hepatitis C	64	14	51	267	- 253
Syphilis	65	13	62	49	- 36
Oral conditions	66	13	61	54	- 41
Leprosy	67	13	83	0	+ 13
War	68	7	67	10	- 2
Pertussis	69	1	69	3	- 2
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Costa Rica

United Kingdom

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.