COSTA RICA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,078	1	2,639	+ 6,439
Stroke	2	4,963	2	1,624	+ 3,338
Lung Cancers	3	3,165	20	343	+ 2,821
Hypertension	4	2,211	6	863	+ 1,348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,865	12	621	+ 1,244
Falls	6	1,776	35	116	+ 1,660
Lung Disease	7	1,693	4	1,046	+ 647
Alcohol	8	1,282	33	126	+ 1,156
Breast Cancer	9	1,215	16	384	+ 830
Prostate Cancer	10	1,195	14	448	+ 747
Lymphomas	11	1,167	19	356	+ 811
Liver Disease	12	1,077	18	370	+ 708
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	1,033	7	836	+ 197
Suicide	14	1,032	15	407	+ 625
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,027	22	294	+ 734
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	942	8	818	+ 124
Stomach Cancer	17	855	10	661	+ 194
Diabetes Mellitus	18	854	5	953	- 99
Liver Cancer	19	714	17	382	+ 332
Inflammatory/Heart	20	600	26	191	+ 409
Leukemia	21	566	24	262	+ 304
Bladder Cancer	22	531	36	100	+ 431
Other Injuries	23	509	13	571	- 61
Parkinson's Disease	24	493	30	138	+ 355
Skin Cancers	25	479	31	137	+ 342
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	380	49	32	+ 348
Oral Cancer	27	364	38	96	+ 268
Kidney Disease	28	360	3	1,482	- 1,122
Ovary Cancer	29	307	40	80	+ 227
Uterin Cancer	30	265	41	80	+ 185
Road Traffic Accidents	31	264	9	746	- 482
Oesophagus Cancer	32	232	44	61	+ 172
Endocrine Disorders	33	232	27	183	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	34	173	23	266	- 92
Epilepsy	35	156	34	116	+ 40
Cervical Cancer	36	152	29	159	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	137	42	74	+ 63
Congenital Anomalies	38	123	21	315	- 192
Multiple Sclerosis	39	87	57	11	+ 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	74	46	55	+ 19
Drug Use	41	60	43	63	- 3
Violence	42	47	11	635	- 588
Low Birth Weight	43	42	28	178	- 136
Drownings	44	42	37	97	- 55
Asthma	45	41	45	60	- 19
Tuberculosis	46	37	50	32	+ 5
Schizophrenia	47	23	53	21	+ 3
Fires	48	20	58	10	+ 10
Skin Disease	49	13	32	126	- 113
Meningitis	50	13	54	18	- 5
Poisonings	51	10	60	5	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	10	39	87	- 77
Oral conditions	53	8	66	1	+ 7
Appendicitis	54	5	52	22	- 16
Syphilis	55	5	65	1	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	56	3	55	17	- 14
Birth Trauma	57	3	47	48	- 45
Hepatitis B	58	3	59	7	- 4
Tetanus	59	3	74	0	+ 3
Anemia	60	3	51	25	- 22
War	61	1	68	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	62	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	62	3	- 3
Malnutrition	64	0	48	37	- 37
Encephalitis	65	0	63	3	- 2
Pertussis	66	0	69	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	67	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	70	0	25	192	- 192
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	13	- 13
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Slovenia

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.