COSTA RICA VS HAITI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HAITI		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,917	1	2,639	+ 3,278
Stroke	2	5,277	2	1,624	+ 3,653
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,164	7	836	+ 2,329
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,251	5	953	+ 1,298
HIV/AIDS	5	1,212	25	192	+ 1,020
Kidney Disease	6	1,210	3	1,482	- 272
Hypertension	7	1,179	6	863	+ 316
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,138	39	87	+ 1,050
Low Birth Weight	9	1,127	28	178	+ 949
Liver Disease	10	1,086	18	370	+ 717
Lung Disease	11	1,046	4	1,046	- 1
Violence	12	1,044	11	635	+ 408
Road Traffic Accidents	13	947	9	746	+ 201
Birth Trauma	14	941	47	48	+ 893
Congenital Anomalies	15	815	21	315	+ 500
Other Injuries	16	671	13	571	+ 101
Prostate Cancer	17	608	14	448	+ 160
Maternal Conditions	18	604	55	17	+ 587
Drownings	19	585	37	97	+ 488
Asthma	20	496	45	60	+ 436
Suicide	21	486	15	407	+ 79
Tuberculosis	22	451	50	32	+ 420
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	428	8	818	- 390
Endocrine Disorders	24	426	27	183	+ 243
Inflammatory/Heart	25	422	26	191	+ 230
Stomach Cancer	26	387	10	661	- 274
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	365	49	32	+ 333
Meningitis	28	349	54	18	+ 332
Malnutrition	29	321	48	37	+ 284
Breast Cancer	30	316	16	384	- 68
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	315	42	74	+ 242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	305	12	621	- 316
Liver Cancer	33	297	17	382	- 85
Cervical Cancer	34	257	29	159	+ 98
Falls	35	246	35	116	+ 130
Lung Cancers	36	220	20	343	- 123
Fires	37	211	58	10	+ 200
Pertussis	38	200	69	0	+ 200
Alcohol	39	192	33	126	+ 65
Skin Disease	40	190	32	126	+ 64
Epilepsy	41	183	34	116	+ 67
Parkinson's Disease	42	148	30	138	+ 10
Leukemia	43	135	24	262	- 127
Pancreas Cancer	44	120	22	294	- 173
Oral Cancer	45	117	38	96	+ 21
Syphilis	46	113	65	1	+ 112
Lymphomas	47	105	19	356	- 250
Appendicitis	48	77	52	22	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	49	69	44	61	+ 9
Poisonings	50	69	60	5	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	51	69	40	80	- 12
Drug Use	52	63	43	63	- 0
Tetanus	53	53	74	0	+ 53
Encephalitis	54	53	63	3	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	55	41	36	100	- 58
Skin Cancers	56	25	31	137	- 111
Uterin Cancer	57	19	41	80	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	17	46	55	- 38
Malaria	59	16	78	0	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	60	14	23	266	- 252
Multiple Sclerosis	61	13	57	11	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	12	59	7	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	8	62	3	+ 5
Dengue	64	8	70	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	3	64	1	+ 2
War	66	2	68	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Leprosy	71	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	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

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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.