COSTA RICA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,583	1	2,639	+ 943
Stroke	2	2,670	2	1,624	+ 1,046
Lung Disease	3	2,378	4	1,046	+ 1,332
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,376	5	953	+ 1,422
Tuberculosis	5	2,080	50	32	+ 2,049
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,360	7	836	+ 525
Malaria	7	1,282	78	0	+ 1,282
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,203	39	87	+ 1,116
Asthma	9	965	45	60	+ 905
Low Birth Weight	10	871	28	178	+ 693
Birth Trauma	11	788	47	48	+ 740
Road Traffic Accidents	12	579	9	746	- 167
Hypertension	13	574	6	863	- 289
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	562	49	32	+ 530
Violence	15	508	11	635	- 128
Congenital Anomalies	16	498	21	315	+ 183
Breast Cancer	17	400	16	384	+ 16
Kidney Disease	18	360	3	1,482	- 1,122
Cervical Cancer	19	348	29	159	+ 189
Other Injuries	20	339	13	571	- 232
Liver Cancer	21	338	17	382	- 44
Liver Disease	22	327	18	370	- 42
Lung Cancers	23	326	20	343	- 17
HIV/AIDS	24	320	25	192	+ 128
Oral Cancer	25	304	38	96	+ 208
Falls	26	263	35	116	+ 147
Fires	27	256	58	10	+ 246
Stomach Cancer	28	234	10	661	- 426
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	233	12	621	- 387
Maternal Conditions	30	220	55	17	+ 203
Skin Cancers	31	218	31	137	+ 82
Lymphomas	32	185	19	356	- 171
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	180	8	818	- 639
Meningitis	34	170	54	18	+ 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	158	42	74	+ 84
Prostate Cancer	36	149	14	448	- 299
Suicide	37	136	15	407	- 271
Leukemia	38	133	24	262	- 129
Pertussis	39	130	69	0	+ 130
Drownings	40	126	37	97	+ 29
Measles	41	125	75	0	+ 125
Syphilis	42	123	65	1	+ 122
Inflammatory/Heart	43	120	26	191	- 71
Oesophagus Cancer	44	104	44	61	+ 43
Parkinson's Disease	45	97	30	138	- 41
Ovary Cancer	46	94	40	80	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	47	80	27	183	- 103
Malnutrition	48	70	48	37	+ 34
Skin Disease	49	66	32	126	- 60
Poisonings	50	64	60	5	+ 58
Epilepsy	51	58	34	116	- 58
Pancreas Cancer	52	56	22	294	- 238
Alcohol	53	49	33	126	- 77
Bladder Cancer	54	43	36	100	- 56
Uterin Cancer	55	43	41	80	- 38
Tetanus	56	25	74	0	+ 25
Encephalitis	57	16	63	3	+ 14
Hepatitis B	58	14	59	7	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	11	52	22	- 11
Other Neoplasms	60	8	23	266	- 258
Drug Use	61	7	43	63	- 56
Hepatitis C	62	4	64	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	4	71	0	+ 4
Dengue	64	3	70	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	46	55	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	57	11	- 8
Diphtheria	67	2	73	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	62	3	- 2
War	69	0	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	53	21	- 21
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
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

New Guinea

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.