COSTA RICA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,205	1	2,639	+ 6,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,203	8	818	+ 2,385
Stroke	3	3,117	2	1,624	+ 1,493
Lung Cancers	4	2,915	20	343	+ 2,571
Lung Disease	5	2,679	4	1,046	+ 1,633
Hypertension	6	1,677	6	863	+ 814
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,629	12	621	+ 1,008
Kidney Disease	8	1,425	3	1,482	- 57
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,297	7	836	+ 461
Breast Cancer	10	1,179	16	384	+ 795
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,125	22	294	+ 831
Prostate Cancer	12	1,032	14	448	+ 584
Diabetes Mellitus	13	974	5	953	+ 21
Falls	14	959	35	116	+ 843
Liver Disease	15	951	18	370	+ 581
Parkinson's Disease	16	788	30	138	+ 650
Lymphomas	17	767	19	356	+ 411
Endocrine Disorders	18	668	27	183	+ 485
Suicide	19	644	15	407	+ 237
Stomach Cancer	20	605	10	661	- 56
Inflammatory/Heart	21	557	26	191	+ 365
Leukemia	22	547	24	262	+ 285
Other Injuries	23	516	13	571	- 54
Other Neoplasms	24	511	23	266	+ 245
Liver Cancer	25	504	17	382	+ 123
Alcohol	26	392	33	126	+ 266
Oesophagus Cancer	27	389	44	61	+ 328
Bladder Cancer	28	388	36	100	+ 288
Oral Cancer	29	377	38	96	+ 281
Ovary Cancer	30	325	40	80	+ 245
Skin Cancers	31	254	31	137	+ 117
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	240	39	87	+ 153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	226	49	32	+ 194
Road Traffic Accidents	34	198	9	746	- 548
Epilepsy	35	193	34	116	+ 77
Congenital Anomalies	36	143	21	315	- 172
Uterin Cancer	37	140	41	80	+ 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	136	42	74	+ 62
Cervical Cancer	39	133	29	159	- 26
Drug Use	40	121	43	63	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	41	98	57	11	+ 88
Skin Disease	42	97	32	126	- 30
Anemia	43	62	51	25	+ 37
Asthma	44	58	45	60	- 3
Low Birth Weight	45	48	28	178	- 130
Violence	46	48	11	635	- 587
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	34	46	55	- 21
Hepatitis C	48	32	64	1	+ 31
Drownings	49	29	37	97	- 68
Malnutrition	50	28	48	37	- 9
Schizophrenia	51	24	53	21	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	52	23	61	5	+ 18
Fires	53	22	58	10	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	54	22	25	192	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	18	56	13	+ 5
Tuberculosis	56	18	50	32	- 14
Birth Trauma	57	15	47	48	- 33
Poisonings	58	14	60	5	+ 8
Hepatitis B	59	11	59	7	+ 4
Meningitis	60	10	54	18	- 7
Upper Respiratory	61	9	62	3	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	8	52	22	- 14
Oral conditions	63	4	66	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	2	55	17	- 15
Otitis Media	65	1	82	0	+ 1
War	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	63	3	- 2
Syphilis	68	0	65	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.