COSTA RICA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,564	7	836	+ 2,729
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,213	39	87	+ 3,126
Malaria	3	2,796	78	0	+ 2,796
Low Birth Weight	4	2,126	28	178	+ 1,948
Birth Trauma	5	1,990	47	48	+ 1,942
Stroke	6	1,476	2	1,624	- 149
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,415	1	2,639	- 1,225
Malnutrition	8	1,400	48	37	+ 1,363
HIV/AIDS	9	1,385	25	192	+ 1,193
Meningitis	10	1,085	54	18	+ 1,067
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,069	9	746	+ 323
Congenital Anomalies	12	896	21	315	+ 581
Maternal Conditions	13	684	55	17	+ 667
Liver Disease	14	654	18	370	+ 285
Other Injuries	15	553	13	571	- 18
Diabetes Mellitus	16	548	5	953	- 405
Kidney Disease	17	523	3	1,482	- 959
Violence	18	502	11	635	- 134
Lung Disease	19	472	4	1,046	- 574
Cervical Cancer	20	415	29	159	+ 256
Endocrine Disorders	21	387	27	183	+ 204
Measles	22	371	75	0	+ 371
Asthma	23	357	45	60	+ 297
Tuberculosis	24	357	50	32	+ 325
Hypertension	25	309	6	863	- 554
War	26	263	68	1	+ 262
Stomach Cancer	27	254	10	661	- 406
Drownings	28	252	37	97	+ 155
Pertussis	29	241	69	0	+ 241
Breast Cancer	30	227	16	384	- 157
Falls	31	208	35	116	+ 91
Suicide	32	193	15	407	- 214
Syphilis	33	184	65	1	+ 183
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	181	8	818	- 637
Fires	35	180	58	10	+ 169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	168	12	621	- 452
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	150	42	74	+ 76
Liver Cancer	38	135	17	382	- 247
Poisonings	39	134	60	5	+ 129
Inflammatory/Heart	40	131	26	191	- 60
Epilepsy	41	116	34	116	- 0
Bladder Cancer	42	103	36	100	+ 3
Tetanus	43	102	74	0	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	44	87	14	448	- 361
Lymphomas	45	76	19	356	- 280
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	68	49	32	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	47	62	22	294	- 232
Oral Cancer	48	60	38	96	- 36
Lung Cancers	49	60	20	343	- 283
Parkinson's Disease	50	56	30	138	- 82
Schistosomiasis	51	53	76	0	+ 53
Hepatitis B	52	50	59	7	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	53	47	40	80	- 33
Skin Cancers	54	46	31	137	- 90
Encephalitis	55	46	63	3	+ 44
Leukemia	56	46	24	262	- 216
Skin Disease	57	41	32	126	- 85
Oesophagus Cancer	58	38	44	61	- 23
Drug Use	59	33	43	63	- 30
Alcohol	60	20	33	126	- 106
Uterin Cancer	61	19	41	80	- 61
Appendicitis	62	17	52	22	- 5
Ascariasis	63	13	71	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	64	8	64	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	65	7	62	3	+ 4
Diphtheria	66	5	73	0	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	67	5	23	266	- 261
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	57	11	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	46	55	- 51
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	53	21	- 21
Anemia	85	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Mali

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.