COSTA RICA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,815	7	836	+ 3,980
Malaria	2	3,080	78	0	+ 3,080
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,556	39	87	+ 2,468
Measles	4	2,268	75	0	+ 2,268
Stroke	5	2,175	2	1,624	+ 551
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,133	1	2,639	- 506
Birth Trauma	7	1,806	47	48	+ 1,758
Low Birth Weight	8	1,626	28	178	+ 1,448
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,426	9	746	+ 680
HIV/AIDS	10	1,137	25	192	+ 945
Meningitis	11	991	54	18	+ 973
Liver Disease	12	960	18	370	+ 590
Tuberculosis	13	892	50	32	+ 860
Congenital Anomalies	14	821	21	315	+ 506
Diabetes Mellitus	15	805	5	953	- 149
Kidney Disease	16	730	3	1,482	- 752
Maternal Conditions	17	675	55	17	+ 658
Other Injuries	18	566	13	571	- 4
Cervical Cancer	19	561	29	159	+ 403
Lung Disease	20	517	4	1,046	- 530
Hypertension	21	508	6	863	- 356
Asthma	22	444	45	60	+ 383
Liver Cancer	23	439	17	382	+ 58
Pertussis	24	439	69	0	+ 439
Endocrine Disorders	25	429	27	183	+ 246
Violence	26	425	11	635	- 211
Trypanosomiasis	27	404	77	0	+ 404
Malnutrition	28	389	48	37	+ 352
Suicide	29	336	15	407	- 71
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	218	8	818	- 600
Drownings	31	199	37	97	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	32	198	14	448	- 250
Falls	33	181	35	116	+ 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	169	42	74	+ 95
Inflammatory/Heart	35	165	26	191	- 26
Fires	36	154	58	10	+ 144
Epilepsy	37	132	34	116	+ 15
Breast Cancer	38	130	16	384	- 254
Syphilis	39	123	65	1	+ 122
Poisonings	40	111	60	5	+ 106
Stomach Cancer	41	92	10	661	- 568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	90	49	32	+ 57
Schistosomiasis	43	87	76	0	+ 87
Parkinson's Disease	44	80	30	138	- 58
Tetanus	45	64	74	0	+ 64
Drug Use	46	64	43	63	+ 0
Hepatitis B	47	61	59	7	+ 54
Lymphomas	48	59	19	356	- 296
Skin Cancers	49	57	31	137	- 79
Lung Cancers	50	48	20	343	- 295
Skin Disease	51	48	32	126	- 78
Oral Cancer	52	46	38	96	- 50
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	38	12	621	- 583
Ovary Cancer	54	35	40	80	- 45
Alcohol	55	31	33	126	- 95
Encephalitis	56	30	63	3	+ 28
Appendicitis	57	16	52	22	- 6
Diphtheria	58	15	73	0	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	59	14	41	80	- 66
Bladder Cancer	60	12	36	100	- 88
Hepatitis C	61	8	64	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	62	8	71	0	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	63	7	44	61	- 53
War	64	7	68	1	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	65	7	22	294	- 286
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	57	11	- 4
Leukemia	67	6	24	262	- 255
Other Neoplasms	68	6	23	266	- 260
Upper Respiratory	69	6	62	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	5	46	55	- 50
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	53	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
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.