ZAMBIA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,425	10	4,432	+ 5,993
Stroke	2	6,416	3	7,948	- 1,532
Kidney Disease	3	5,855	18	1,760	+ 4,094
Lung Disease	4	4,133	21	1,273	+ 2,861
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,766	14	2,395	+ 1,371
Hypertension	6	3,409	13	2,616	+ 793
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,301	2	9,517	- 6,216
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	3,232	29	590	+ 2,642
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,946	11	3,654	- 708
Stomach Cancer	10	2,609	42	206	+ 2,403
Violence	11	2,509	23	1,153	+ 1,356
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,452	43	203	+ 2,249
Other Injuries	13	2,254	19	1,729	+ 526
Prostate Cancer	14	1,770	30	561	+ 1,209
Suicide	15	1,607	20	1,303	+ 304
Breast Cancer	16	1,517	35	366	+ 1,152
Liver Cancer	17	1,508	46	177	+ 1,331
Liver Disease	18	1,460	9	4,501	- 3,041
Lymphomas	19	1,405	31	548	+ 857
Lung Cancers	20	1,357	41	226	+ 1,131
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,245	12	3,146	- 1,900
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,160	62	42	+ 1,117
Other Neoplasms	23	1,049	65	20	+ 1,029
Leukemia	24	1,033	39	261	+ 772
HIV/AIDS	25	758	1	17,234	- 16,476
Inflammatory/Heart	26	755	33	501	+ 254
Endocrine Disorders	27	724	37	354	+ 371
Low Birth Weight	28	703	8	4,857	- 4,154
Cervical Cancer	29	628	17	1,799	- 1,171
Parkinson's Disease	30	545	47	164	+ 381
Skin Cancers	31	540	54	108	+ 432
Skin Disease	32	498	52	126	+ 372
Alcohol	33	498	49	140	+ 358
Epilepsy	34	459	38	332	+ 127
Falls	35	458	28	596	- 138
Bladder Cancer	36	394	50	132	+ 262
Drownings	37	382	27	689	- 307
Oral Cancer	38	379	48	155	+ 224
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	345	5	6,275	- 5,931
Ovary Cancer	40	317	57	82	+ 235
Uterin Cancer	41	317	64	30	+ 287
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	290	40	246	+ 45
Drug Use	43	249	53	122	+ 127
Oesophagus Cancer	44	240	36	359	- 118
Asthma	45	239	26	741	- 502
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	217	63	30	+ 188
Birth Trauma	47	190	7	5,062	- 4,872
Malnutrition	48	145	15	2,303	- 2,157
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	127	45	190	- 62
Tuberculosis	50	125	6	5,941	- 5,816
Anemia	51	98	83	0	+ 98
Appendicitis	52	85	56	84	+ 1
Schizophrenia	53	82	81	0	+ 82
Meningitis	54	70	16	1,976	- 1,906
Maternal Conditions	55	67	22	1,188	- 1,121
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	52	84	0	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	57	42	67	13	+ 29
Fires	58	40	32	546	- 506
Hepatitis B	59	27	55	104	- 77
Poisonings	60	21	34	456	- 435
Osteoarthritis	61	20	85	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	62	12	60	68	- 56
Encephalitis	63	10	59	70	- 60
Hepatitis C	64	4	66	18	- 13
Syphilis	65	4	24	885	- 881
Oral conditions	66	4	86	0	+ 4
Leprosy	67	4	77	0	+ 4
War	68	2	69	6	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	25	743	- 742
Dengue	70	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	71	0	68	9	- 8
Leishmaniasis	72	0	58	72	- 72
Diphtheria	73	0	73	3	- 3
Tetanus	74	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	75	0	61	48	- 48
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	78	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Costa Rica

Zambia

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.