COSTA RICA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,783	7	836	+ 7,947
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,214	39	87	+ 6,127
Measles	3	4,682	75	0	+ 4,682
Tuberculosis	4	4,151	50	32	+ 4,119
Birth Trauma	5	3,872	47	48	+ 3,824
Stroke	6	3,477	2	1,624	+ 1,853
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,926	1	2,639	+ 286
Low Birth Weight	8	2,528	28	178	+ 2,350
Meningitis	9	2,177	54	18	+ 2,159
Malnutrition	10	1,952	48	37	+ 1,915
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,711	9	746	+ 966
Maternal Conditions	12	1,669	55	17	+ 1,652
Liver Disease	13	1,584	18	370	+ 1,215
Other Injuries	14	1,457	13	571	+ 886
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,379	21	315	+ 1,064
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,168	5	953	+ 215
Tetanus	17	1,071	74	0	+ 1,071
Hypertension	18	1,069	6	863	+ 206
Lung Disease	19	988	4	1,046	- 58
Pertussis	20	831	69	0	+ 831
Kidney Disease	21	830	3	1,482	- 653
Malaria	22	786	78	0	+ 786
Asthma	23	760	45	60	+ 699
War	24	533	68	1	+ 533
Drownings	25	514	37	97	+ 418
Breast Cancer	26	498	16	384	+ 114
Suicide	27	493	15	407	+ 86
Cervical Cancer	28	357	29	159	+ 198
Violence	29	335	11	635	- 300
Fires	30	328	58	10	+ 318
Poisonings	31	307	60	5	+ 301
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	262	8	818	- 556
HIV/AIDS	33	247	25	192	+ 55
Lymphomas	34	245	19	356	- 111
Leukemia	35	227	24	262	- 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	226	42	74	+ 153
Falls	37	222	35	116	+ 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	221	12	621	- 400
Inflammatory/Heart	39	211	26	191	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	40	209	44	61	+ 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	180	49	32	+ 148
Schistosomiasis	42	176	76	0	+ 176
Epilepsy	43	169	34	116	+ 53
Endocrine Disorders	44	164	27	183	- 19
Syphilis	45	153	65	1	+ 152
Oral Cancer	46	133	38	96	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	47	132	62	3	+ 129
Hepatitis B	48	127	59	7	+ 120
Stomach Cancer	49	125	10	661	- 535
Ovary Cancer	50	119	40	80	+ 39
Leishmaniasis	51	117	72	0	+ 117
Prostate Cancer	52	115	14	448	- 333
Liver Cancer	53	103	17	382	- 278
Lung Cancers	54	94	20	343	- 249
Appendicitis	55	76	52	22	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	56	74	30	138	- 64
Skin Cancers	57	66	31	137	- 70
Skin Disease	58	61	32	126	- 65
Alcohol	59	61	33	126	- 65
Diphtheria	60	61	73	0	+ 61
Bladder Cancer	61	60	36	100	- 39
Pancreas Cancer	62	44	22	294	- 250
Encephalitis	63	37	63	3	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	64	31	41	80	- 49
Drug Use	65	22	43	63	- 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	46	55	- 41
Hepatitis C	67	14	64	1	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	13	82	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	69	12	71	0	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	70	5	23	266	- 261
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	57	11	- 8
Chlamydia	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	53	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
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.