COSTA RICA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,356	7	836	+ 2,520
Tuberculosis	2	1,997	50	32	+ 1,965
Measles	3	1,928	75	0	+ 1,928
Malaria	4	1,908	78	0	+ 1,908
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,884	39	87	+ 1,797
Stroke	6	1,670	2	1,624	+ 46
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,584	1	2,639	- 1,055
Low Birth Weight	8	1,582	28	178	+ 1,404
Birth Trauma	9	1,509	47	48	+ 1,461
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,381	9	746	+ 635
Congenital Anomalies	11	742	21	315	+ 426
Hypertension	12	718	6	863	- 145
Liver Disease	13	686	18	370	+ 317
Lung Disease	14	617	4	1,046	- 429
HIV/AIDS	15	606	25	192	+ 414
Diabetes Mellitus	16	589	5	953	- 365
Meningitis	17	528	54	18	+ 510
Violence	18	507	11	635	- 128
Maternal Conditions	19	480	55	17	+ 463
Kidney Disease	20	414	3	1,482	- 1,068
Malnutrition	21	407	48	37	+ 370
Other Injuries	22	377	13	571	- 193
Pertussis	23	361	69	0	+ 361
Asthma	24	353	45	60	+ 292
Endocrine Disorders	25	337	27	183	+ 153
Suicide	26	265	15	407	- 142
Cervical Cancer	27	220	29	159	+ 61
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	207	8	818	- 611
Inflammatory/Heart	29	185	26	191	- 7
Prostate Cancer	30	180	14	448	- 268
Liver Cancer	31	175	17	382	- 207
Syphilis	32	171	65	1	+ 170
Falls	33	159	35	116	+ 43
Drownings	34	158	37	97	+ 61
Breast Cancer	35	156	16	384	- 228
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	135	12	621	- 485
Stomach Cancer	37	118	10	661	- 543
Lymphomas	38	94	19	356	- 262
Fires	39	92	58	10	+ 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	88	42	74	+ 14
Leukemia	41	85	24	262	- 176
Poisonings	42	79	60	5	+ 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	79	49	32	+ 47
Epilepsy	44	79	34	116	- 37
War	45	76	68	1	+ 75
Tetanus	46	53	74	0	+ 53
Lung Cancers	47	53	20	343	- 291
Schistosomiasis	48	49	76	0	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	49	47	30	138	- 91
Pancreas Cancer	50	46	22	294	- 247
Oral Cancer	51	46	38	96	- 50
Leishmaniasis	52	40	72	0	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	53	36	44	61	- 25
Skin Disease	54	36	32	126	- 91
Skin Cancers	55	35	31	137	- 102
Appendicitis	56	32	52	22	+ 11
Encephalitis	57	31	63	3	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	58	30	40	80	- 50
Drug Use	59	29	43	63	- 34
Alcohol	60	29	33	126	- 97
Hepatitis B	61	21	59	7	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	62	17	62	3	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	63	16	41	80	- 64
Trypanosomiasis	64	16	77	0	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	65	12	36	100	- 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	10	46	55	- 45
Other Neoplasms	67	4	23	266	- 262
Ascariasis	68	4	71	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	3	64	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	57	11	- 9
Otitis Media	72	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	13	- 13
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	21	- 21
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

DR Congo

Costa Rica

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.