ZIMBABWE VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,596	3	8,493	+ 103
Stroke	2	5,290	5	5,126	+ 164
Kidney Disease	3	4,828	12	2,214	+ 2,614
Lung Disease	4	3,408	23	1,163	+ 2,245
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,105	9	3,344	- 239
Hypertension	6	2,811	24	1,146	+ 1,665
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,722	2	10,779	- 8,058
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,665	31	768	+ 1,898
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,429	4	6,037	- 3,608
Stomach Cancer	10	2,151	33	559	+ 1,593
Violence	11	2,069	18	1,916	+ 153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,022	40	505	+ 1,516
Other Injuries	13	1,859	20	1,656	+ 203
Prostate Cancer	14	1,460	32	628	+ 832
Suicide	15	1,325	13	2,069	- 743
Breast Cancer	16	1,251	28	839	+ 412
Liver Cancer	17	1,244	38	510	+ 734
Liver Disease	18	1,204	17	1,941	- 737
Lymphomas	19	1,159	26	960	+ 199
Lung Cancers	20	1,119	43	286	+ 833
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,027	11	2,217	- 1,190
Pancreas Cancer	22	956	47	217	+ 739
Other Neoplasms	23	865	62	37	+ 828
Leukemia	24	852	45	244	+ 608
HIV/AIDS	25	625	1	19,988	- 19,363
Inflammatory/Heart	26	623	25	1,047	- 424
Endocrine Disorders	27	597	34	553	+ 44
Low Birth Weight	28	579	7	4,038	- 3,458
Cervical Cancer	29	518	14	2,023	- 1,505
Parkinson's Disease	30	450	46	226	+ 224
Skin Cancers	31	445	44	264	+ 181
Skin Disease	32	411	52	173	+ 238
Alcohol	33	411	61	48	+ 363
Epilepsy	34	378	39	508	- 130
Falls	35	378	41	465	- 87
Bladder Cancer	36	325	54	125	+ 200
Drownings	37	315	27	956	- 641
Oral Cancer	38	313	49	208	+ 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	284	6	4,595	- 4,310
Ovary Cancer	40	262	51	173	+ 88
Uterin Cancer	41	262	50	182	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	240	35	548	- 309
Drug Use	43	205	48	213	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	44	198	29	801	- 603
Asthma	45	197	21	1,531	- 1,334
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	179	64	26	+ 153
Birth Trauma	47	156	8	3,405	- 3,249
Malnutrition	48	120	10	2,396	- 2,276
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	105	36	542	- 437
Tuberculosis	50	103	16	1,999	- 1,896
Anemia	51	81	84	0	+ 81
Appendicitis	52	70	58	66	+ 4
Schizophrenia	53	67	86	0	+ 67
Meningitis	54	58	22	1,325	- 1,267
Maternal Conditions	55	55	19	1,749	- 1,694
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	43	80	0	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	57	35	67	14	+ 21
Fires	58	33	30	793	- 759
Hepatitis B	59	23	60	57	- 34
Poisonings	60	18	37	515	- 498
Osteoarthritis	61	16	81	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	62	10	59	65	- 55
Encephalitis	63	8	56	117	- 109
Hepatitis C	64	3	66	14	- 11
Syphilis	65	3	55	124	- 121
Oral conditions	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Leprosy	67	3	78	0	+ 3
War	68	2	65	26	- 24
Pertussis	69	0	42	419	- 418
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	70	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	74	0	57	102	- 102
Measles	75	0	63	30	- 30
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	78	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Costa Rica

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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.