VIET NAM VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,009	2	91,939	- 38,930
Stroke	2	32,624	1	159,032	- 126,409
Kidney Disease	3	29,769	8	25,251	+ 4,518
Lung Disease	4	21,017	3	35,875	- 14,858
Diabetes Mellitus	5	19,149	4	33,860	- 14,711
Hypertension	6	17,335	12	19,880	- 2,545
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,783	7	27,836	- 11,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	16,434	6	29,307	- 12,873
Road Traffic Accidents	9	14,981	5	29,475	- 14,495
Stomach Cancer	10	13,267	14	15,134	- 1,867
Violence	11	12,760	36	1,785	+ 10,974
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	12,466	16	8,258	+ 4,208
Other Injuries	13	11,463	23	5,539	+ 5,924
Prostate Cancer	14	9,000	35	1,911	+ 7,089
Suicide	15	8,171	18	7,249	+ 922
Breast Cancer	16	7,716	22	6,187	+ 1,528
Liver Cancer	17	7,669	9	24,995	- 17,325
Liver Disease	18	7,425	10	23,900	- 16,475
Lymphomas	19	7,144	30	2,964	+ 4,180
Lung Cancers	20	6,898	11	21,294	- 14,396
Congenital Anomalies	21	6,332	21	7,064	- 732
Pancreas Cancer	22	5,896	44	929	+ 4,967
Other Neoplasms	23	5,334	57	325	+ 5,009
Leukemia	24	5,253	28	4,899	+ 354
HIV/AIDS	25	3,855	27	4,993	- 1,138
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,841	24	5,357	- 1,516
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,682	34	2,082	+ 1,600
Low Birth Weight	28	3,573	19	7,132	- 3,559
Cervical Cancer	29	3,192	31	2,391	+ 801
Parkinson's Disease	30	2,773	25	5,338	- 2,566
Skin Cancers	31	2,746	54	467	+ 2,278
Skin Disease	32	2,533	40	1,515	+ 1,018
Alcohol	33	2,533	46	867	+ 1,667
Epilepsy	34	2,333	53	583	+ 1,750
Falls	35	2,331	13	15,427	- 13,095
Bladder Cancer	36	2,003	45	896	+ 1,107
Drownings	37	1,943	26	5,097	- 3,154
Oral Cancer	38	1,929	20	7,088	- 5,159
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,752	29	4,390	- 2,637
Ovary Cancer	40	1,614	47	864	+ 750
Uterin Cancer	41	1,613	42	1,159	+ 454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,477	43	957	+ 520
Drug Use	43	1,267	41	1,366	- 99
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,223	33	2,265	- 1,042
Asthma	45	1,215	17	8,150	- 6,935
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,106	59	224	+ 882
Birth Trauma	47	965	32	2,340	- 1,375
Malnutrition	48	739	63	120	+ 619
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	647	38	1,708	- 1,061
Tuberculosis	50	635	15	9,446	- 8,811
Anemia	51	498	81	0	+ 498
Appendicitis	52	433	60	201	+ 232
Schizophrenia	53	414	82	0	+ 414
Meningitis	54	357	51	624	- 267
Maternal Conditions	55	341	49	773	- 432
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	264	84	0	+ 264
Multiple Sclerosis	57	216	61	135	+ 80
Fires	58	204	52	595	- 391
Hepatitis B	59	139	55	379	- 240
Poisonings	60	108	48	832	- 724
Osteoarthritis	61	100	85	0	+ 100
Upper Respiratory	62	60	66	34	+ 27
Encephalitis	63	50	39	1,558	- 1,508
Hepatitis C	64	22	64	78	- 57
Syphilis	65	20	56	328	- 308
Oral conditions	66	20	86	0	+ 20
Leprosy	67	20	72	0	+ 20
War	68	11	65	34	- 23
Pertussis	69	2	50	705	- 703
Dengue	70	1	62	127	- 125
Ascariasis	71	1	68	9	- 8
Leishmaniasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	69	3	- 3
Tetanus	74	0	58	286	- 286
Measles	75	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Costa Rica

Viet Nam

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.