COSTA RICA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,785	1	2,639	+ 3,146
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,176	7	836	+ 3,341
Stroke	3	3,302	2	1,624	+ 1,678
Kidney Disease	4	1,753	3	1,482	+ 271
Hypertension	5	1,536	6	863	+ 673
Lung Disease	6	1,450	4	1,046	+ 403
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,436	5	953	+ 483
Tuberculosis	8	1,205	50	32	+ 1,173
Violence	9	660	11	635	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	10	579	9	746	- 166
Asthma	11	508	45	60	+ 447
Endocrine Disorders	12	466	27	183	+ 282
Lung Cancers	13	458	20	343	+ 115
Low Birth Weight	14	451	28	178	+ 274
Breast Cancer	15	436	16	384	+ 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	359	12	621	- 262
Congenital Anomalies	17	358	21	315	+ 43
Birth Trauma	18	354	47	48	+ 306
Liver Cancer	19	341	17	382	- 41
Liver Disease	20	315	18	370	- 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	306	42	74	+ 232
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	276	39	87	+ 188
Other Neoplasms	23	229	23	266	- 36
Malnutrition	24	192	48	37	+ 155
Skin Disease	25	188	32	126	+ 62
Prostate Cancer	26	185	14	448	- 263
Drownings	27	173	37	97	+ 76
Falls	28	172	35	116	+ 56
Leukemia	29	160	24	262	- 101
Inflammatory/Heart	30	158	26	191	- 33
Other Injuries	31	157	13	571	- 413
Anemia	32	153	51	25	+ 128
Cervical Cancer	33	137	29	159	- 22
Oral Cancer	34	130	38	96	+ 34
Suicide	35	104	15	407	- 303
Lymphomas	36	101	19	356	- 254
Pancreas Cancer	37	94	22	294	- 199
Maternal Conditions	38	91	55	17	+ 74
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	89	8	818	- 729
Ovary Cancer	40	89	40	80	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	41	83	10	661	- 577
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	80	49	32	+ 48
Pertussis	43	78	69	0	+ 78
Syphilis	44	52	65	1	+ 50
Epilepsy	45	50	34	116	- 66
Dengue	46	47	70	0	+ 47
Meningitis	47	46	54	18	+ 29
Measles	48	40	75	0	+ 40
War	49	36	68	1	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	50	34	41	80	- 46
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	33	56	13	+ 20
Drug Use	52	31	43	63	- 32
Oesophagus Cancer	53	30	44	61	- 31
Fires	54	27	58	10	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	55	26	30	138	- 112
Hepatitis B	56	26	59	7	+ 19
Osteoarthritis	57	25	61	5	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	58	25	36	100	- 74
Tetanus	59	23	74	0	+ 23
Alcohol	60	18	33	126	- 108
Skin Cancers	61	16	31	137	- 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	14	46	55	- 41
Appendicitis	63	12	52	22	- 9
Schistosomiasis	64	10	76	0	+ 10
Poisonings	65	10	60	5	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	66	9	25	192	- 183
Encephalitis	67	8	63	3	+ 6
Schizophrenia	68	6	53	21	- 15
Malaria	69	4	78	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	2	62	3	- 1
Leprosy	71	2	67	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	57	11	- 9
Oral conditions	73	1	66	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	76	1	71	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	81	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.