COSTA RICA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,503	2	1,624	+ 2,879
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,873	5	953	+ 2,920
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,218	1	2,639	+ 579
Violence	4	2,768	11	635	+ 2,133
Prostate Cancer	5	1,647	14	448	+ 1,199
Kidney Disease	6	1,479	3	1,482	- 3
HIV/AIDS	7	1,412	25	192	+ 1,220
Hypertension	8	1,213	6	863	+ 350
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,095	8	818	+ 277
Lung Cancers	10	881	20	343	+ 538
Lung Disease	11	843	4	1,046	- 204
Road Traffic Accidents	12	828	9	746	+ 82
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	814	12	621	+ 193
Breast Cancer	14	771	16	384	+ 386
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	733	7	836	- 103
Cervical Cancer	16	667	29	159	+ 508
Lymphomas	17	468	19	356	+ 112
Low Birth Weight	18	449	28	178	+ 271
Stomach Cancer	19	430	10	661	- 231
Endocrine Disorders	20	329	27	183	+ 145
Liver Disease	21	289	18	370	- 81
Skin Disease	22	271	32	126	+ 145
Congenital Anomalies	23	259	21	315	- 57
Inflammatory/Heart	24	249	26	191	+ 57
Parkinson's Disease	25	247	30	138	+ 109
Leukemia	26	240	24	262	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	27	221	22	294	- 72
Uterin Cancer	28	198	41	80	+ 118
Liver Cancer	29	189	17	382	- 193
Ovary Cancer	30	181	40	80	+ 100
Other Injuries	31	169	13	571	- 401
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	154	42	74	+ 80
Falls	33	153	35	116	+ 37
Oesophagus Cancer	34	138	44	61	+ 77
Suicide	35	131	15	407	- 276
Asthma	36	122	45	60	+ 61
Birth Trauma	37	121	47	48	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	38	111	36	100	+ 11
Oral Cancer	39	110	38	96	+ 14
Malnutrition	40	89	48	37	+ 52
Epilepsy	41	85	34	116	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	65	39	87	- 23
Maternal Conditions	43	64	55	17	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	50	49	32	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	45	35	23	266	- 231
Fires	46	29	58	10	+ 19
Meningitis	47	29	54	18	+ 11
Drug Use	48	24	43	63	- 39
Encephalitis	49	24	63	3	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	21	46	55	- 34
Drownings	51	19	37	97	- 78
Skin Cancers	52	19	31	137	- 118
Appendicitis	53	17	52	22	- 5
Tuberculosis	54	14	50	32	- 17
Alcohol	55	14	33	126	- 112
Multiple Sclerosis	56	6	57	11	- 4
Poisonings	57	4	60	5	- 1
Dengue	58	2	70	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	59	7	- 5
Syphilis	60	1	65	1	+ 0
War	61	1	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	1	84	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	64	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	62	3	- 3
Ascariasis	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	67	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	5	- 5
Anemia	83	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	53	21	- 21
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Jamaica

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.