COSTA RICA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,622	1	2,639	+ 1,983
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,533	7	836	+ 3,697
Stroke	3	1,361	2	1,624	- 263
Lung Cancers	4	1,345	20	343	+ 1,002
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,050	12	621	+ 430
Kidney Disease	6	898	3	1,482	- 584
Liver Cancer	7	651	17	382	+ 269
Hypertension	8	639	6	863	- 224
Suicide	9	568	15	407	+ 161
Breast Cancer	10	529	16	384	+ 145
Pancreas Cancer	11	469	22	294	+ 175
Stomach Cancer	12	353	10	661	- 307
Lymphomas	13	347	19	356	- 9
Lung Disease	14	334	4	1,046	- 712
Oral Cancer	15	277	38	96	+ 181
Prostate Cancer	16	264	14	448	- 184
Leukemia	17	218	24	262	- 44
Falls	18	190	35	116	+ 74
Inflammatory/Heart	19	188	26	191	- 3
Liver Disease	20	183	18	370	- 187
Ovary Cancer	21	178	40	80	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	22	171	23	266	- 95
Uterin Cancer	23	128	41	80	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	24	120	44	61	+ 59
Skin Disease	25	119	32	126	- 7
Road Traffic Accidents	26	106	9	746	- 640
Bladder Cancer	27	105	36	100	+ 5
Diabetes Mellitus	28	94	5	953	- 859
Parkinson's Disease	29	78	30	138	- 60
Cervical Cancer	30	74	29	159	- 85
Congenital Anomalies	31	69	21	315	- 246
Other Injuries	32	69	13	571	- 502
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	60	42	74	- 13
Skin Cancers	34	49	31	137	- 88
Asthma	35	32	45	60	- 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	28	8	818	- 790
Endocrine Disorders	37	27	27	183	- 157
Drownings	38	25	37	97	- 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	24	39	87	- 63
Tuberculosis	40	22	50	32	- 9
Low Birth Weight	41	22	28	178	- 156
Epilepsy	42	22	34	116	- 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	19	49	32	- 13
Drug Use	44	17	43	63	- 46
HIV/AIDS	45	16	25	192	- 176
Violence	46	13	11	635	- 623
Alcohol	47	9	33	126	- 117
Meningitis	48	7	54	18	- 11
Fires	49	6	58	10	- 4
Appendicitis	50	5	52	22	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	5	56	13	- 8
Hepatitis B	52	4	59	7	- 3
Maternal Conditions	53	3	55	17	- 14
Upper Respiratory	54	3	62	3	- 0
Birth Trauma	55	3	47	48	- 45
Hepatitis C	56	3	64	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	57	11	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	2	46	55	- 53
War	59	2	68	1	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	60	5	- 4
Encephalitis	61	0	63	3	- 2
Pertussis	62	0	69	0	- 0
Malnutrition	63	0	48	37	- 37
Diphtheria	64	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	66	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	67	1	- 1
Oral conditions	81	0	66	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	5	- 5
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

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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.