COSTA RICA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,198	1	2,639	+ 2,559
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,093	8	818	+ 2,275
Stroke	3	2,426	2	1,624	+ 802
Lung Cancers	4	1,911	20	343	+ 1,568
Lung Disease	5	1,852	4	1,046	+ 805
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,525	12	621	+ 904
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	939	7	836	+ 103
Diabetes Mellitus	8	784	5	953	- 169
Prostate Cancer	9	754	14	448	+ 306
Breast Cancer	10	752	16	384	+ 368
Falls	11	639	35	116	+ 523
Skin Cancers	12	624	31	137	+ 487
Lymphomas	13	620	19	356	+ 265
Pancreas Cancer	14	554	22	294	+ 260
Suicide	15	539	15	407	+ 132
Road Traffic Accidents	16	467	9	746	- 279
Kidney Disease	17	441	3	1,482	- 1,041
Leukemia	18	399	24	262	+ 137
Parkinson's Disease	19	360	30	138	+ 222
Hypertension	20	333	6	863	- 530
Endocrine Disorders	21	331	27	183	+ 148
Stomach Cancer	22	329	10	661	- 331
Inflammatory/Heart	23	319	26	191	+ 128
Liver Cancer	24	294	17	382	- 88
Oesophagus Cancer	25	285	44	61	+ 224
Bladder Cancer	26	272	36	100	+ 172
Other Neoplasms	27	250	23	266	- 16
Other Injuries	28	222	13	571	- 348
Ovary Cancer	29	211	40	80	+ 131
Congenital Anomalies	30	179	21	315	- 136
Oral Cancer	31	167	38	96	+ 71
Liver Disease	32	161	18	370	- 209
Uterin Cancer	33	147	41	80	+ 67
Skin Disease	34	120	32	126	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	115	49	32	+ 83
Asthma	36	92	45	60	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	82	39	87	- 5
Low Birth Weight	38	80	28	178	- 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	72	42	74	- 2
Drug Use	40	71	43	63	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	41	62	29	159	- 97
Violence	42	58	11	635	- 577
Epilepsy	43	56	34	116	- 60
Drownings	44	55	37	97	- 41
Alcohol	45	52	33	126	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	48	46	55	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	47	44	57	11	+ 34
Hepatitis C	48	30	64	1	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	49	24	61	5	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	23	56	13	+ 9
Anemia	51	18	51	25	- 7
Tuberculosis	52	17	50	32	- 14
Fires	53	17	58	10	+ 7
Birth Trauma	54	15	47	48	- 33
Malnutrition	55	14	48	37	- 22
Hepatitis B	56	14	59	7	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	57	11	25	192	- 181
Poisonings	58	9	60	5	+ 4
Meningitis	59	9	54	18	- 9
Schizophrenia	60	8	53	21	- 12
Oral conditions	61	8	66	1	+ 7
Appendicitis	62	6	52	22	- 16
Maternal Conditions	63	5	55	17	- 12
Upper Respiratory	64	4	62	3	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	69	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	63	3	- 2
Otitis Media	67	1	82	0	+ 1
War	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	73	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.