COSTA RICA VS HUNGARY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HUNGARY		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,643	1	2,639	+ 17,004
Stroke	2	6,366	2	1,624	+ 4,741
Lung Cancers	3	4,476	20	343	+ 4,132
Hypertension	4	3,880	6	863	+ 3,017
Lung Disease	5	3,439	4	1,046	+ 2,392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,685	12	621	+ 2,065
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,455	8	818	+ 1,637
Liver Disease	8	1,635	18	370	+ 1,265
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,343	5	953	+ 390
Breast Cancer	10	1,207	16	384	+ 823
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,121	22	294	+ 827
Falls	12	933	35	116	+ 817
Inflammatory/Heart	13	869	26	191	+ 678
Suicide	14	861	15	407	+ 455
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	816	7	836	- 19
Stomach Cancer	16	726	10	661	+ 66
Oral Cancer	17	717	38	96	+ 621
Prostate Cancer	18	707	14	448	+ 259
Bladder Cancer	19	561	36	100	+ 461
Leukemia	20	485	24	262	+ 224
Lymphomas	21	483	19	356	+ 128
Kidney Disease	22	467	3	1,482	- 1,015
Liver Cancer	23	453	17	382	+ 71
Road Traffic Accidents	24	401	9	746	- 345
Other Injuries	25	375	13	571	- 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	367	42	74	+ 293
Ovary Cancer	27	351	40	80	+ 270
Other Neoplasms	28	328	23	266	+ 63
Skin Cancers	29	310	31	137	+ 173
Endocrine Disorders	30	303	27	183	+ 120
Oesophagus Cancer	31	302	44	61	+ 241
Parkinson's Disease	32	261	30	138	+ 123
Alcohol	33	258	33	126	+ 132
Cervical Cancer	34	249	29	159	+ 90
Uterin Cancer	35	223	41	80	+ 143
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	150	39	87	+ 63
Congenital Anomalies	37	136	21	315	- 180
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	130	49	32	+ 97
Violence	39	72	11	635	- 563
Skin Disease	40	71	32	126	- 55
Asthma	41	65	45	60	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	64	56	13	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	43	61	28	178	- 117
Multiple Sclerosis	44	59	57	11	+ 48
Fires	45	55	58	10	+ 45
Drownings	46	52	37	97	- 45
Epilepsy	47	50	34	116	- 66
Schizophrenia	48	42	53	21	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	36	46	55	- 20
Hepatitis C	50	34	64	1	+ 33
Osteoarthritis	51	34	61	5	+ 29
Tuberculosis	52	33	50	32	+ 1
Drug Use	53	32	43	63	- 32
Poisonings	54	26	60	5	+ 20
Anemia	55	21	51	25	- 4
Hepatitis B	56	21	59	7	+ 14
Meningitis	57	21	54	18	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	19	52	22	- 3
Malnutrition	59	11	48	37	- 26
Birth Trauma	60	11	47	48	- 37
HIV/AIDS	61	7	25	192	- 184
Maternal Conditions	62	6	55	17	- 11
Upper Respiratory	63	5	62	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	64	4	82	0	+ 4
Tetanus	65	2	74	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	66	2	66	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	1	63	3	- 1
War	68	1	68	1	- 0
Measles	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	74	0	65	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	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.