COSTA RICA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,007	7	836	+ 1,171
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,739	1	2,639	- 900
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,493	39	87	+ 1,405
Stroke	4	1,493	2	1,624	- 132
Malaria	5	1,284	78	0	+ 1,284
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,070	9	746	+ 325
Low Birth Weight	7	1,016	28	178	+ 838
Birth Trauma	8	963	47	48	+ 915
Tuberculosis	9	748	50	32	+ 717
Diabetes Mellitus	10	669	5	953	- 284
Congenital Anomalies	11	661	21	315	+ 345
Kidney Disease	12	618	3	1,482	- 865
Liver Disease	13	600	18	370	+ 230
Maternal Conditions	14	466	55	17	+ 449
Meningitis	15	455	54	18	+ 437
Other Injuries	16	422	13	571	- 148
Cervical Cancer	17	393	29	159	+ 234
Lung Disease	18	377	4	1,046	- 669
Violence	19	348	11	635	- 287
HIV/AIDS	20	331	25	192	+ 139
Hypertension	21	306	6	863	- 557
Liver Cancer	22	304	17	382	- 78
Endocrine Disorders	23	291	27	183	+ 108
Suicide	24	273	15	407	- 134
Asthma	25	262	45	60	+ 201
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	245	8	818	- 573
Breast Cancer	27	240	16	384	- 144
Pertussis	28	216	69	0	+ 215
Prostate Cancer	29	179	14	448	- 269
Falls	30	174	35	116	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	31	156	10	661	- 505
Malnutrition	32	138	48	37	+ 101
Drownings	33	138	37	97	+ 41
Fires	34	125	58	10	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	121	42	74	+ 47
Inflammatory/Heart	36	119	26	191	- 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	107	12	621	- 513
Epilepsy	38	92	34	116	- 24
Lymphomas	39	88	19	356	- 268
Poisonings	40	88	60	5	+ 82
Parkinson's Disease	41	76	30	138	- 62
Ovary Cancer	42	61	40	80	- 19
Oral Cancer	43	58	38	96	- 38
Lung Cancers	44	50	20	343	- 293
Schistosomiasis	45	49	76	0	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	46	49	32	+ 14
Skin Disease	47	45	32	126	- 82
Pancreas Cancer	48	44	22	294	- 249
Measles	49	44	75	0	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	50	43	36	100	- 56
Skin Cancers	51	41	31	137	- 96
Drug Use	52	39	43	63	- 24
Syphilis	53	34	65	1	+ 33
Leukemia	54	31	24	262	- 230
Oesophagus Cancer	55	28	44	61	- 33
Uterin Cancer	56	26	41	80	- 54
Encephalitis	57	24	63	3	+ 21
Tetanus	58	24	74	0	+ 24
Alcohol	59	21	33	126	- 105
Hepatitis B	60	20	59	7	+ 13
Appendicitis	61	11	52	22	- 11
Other Neoplasms	62	7	23	266	- 259
Leishmaniasis	63	6	72	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	64	6	57	11	- 5
Ascariasis	65	5	71	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	4	62	3	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	46	55	- 51
Hepatitis C	68	3	64	1	+ 2
War	69	1	68	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	13	- 13
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	25	- 25
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Senegal

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.