COSTA RICA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,835	1	2,639	+ 196
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,694	7	836	+ 1,859
Stroke	3	2,588	2	1,624	+ 964
Lung Cancers	4	2,052	20	343	+ 1,708
Suicide	5	1,480	15	407	+ 1,073
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,228	8	818	+ 410
Liver Cancer	7	1,172	17	382	+ 790
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,029	12	621	+ 409
Kidney Disease	9	1,022	3	1,482	- 460
Stomach Cancer	10	872	10	661	+ 211
Lung Disease	11	862	4	1,046	- 184
Pancreas Cancer	12	707	22	294	+ 413
Diabetes Mellitus	13	689	5	953	- 265
Liver Disease	14	642	18	370	+ 272
Road Traffic Accidents	15	445	9	746	- 301
Parkinson's Disease	16	399	30	138	+ 261
Hypertension	17	375	6	863	- 488
Other Injuries	18	367	13	571	- 203
Lymphomas	19	352	19	356	- 4
Falls	20	297	35	116	+ 181
Breast Cancer	21	291	16	384	- 93
Prostate Cancer	22	234	14	448	- 214
Leukemia	23	216	24	262	- 45
Tuberculosis	24	197	50	32	+ 166
Endocrine Disorders	25	191	27	183	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	26	183	23	266	- 83
Bladder Cancer	27	179	36	100	+ 79
Oesophagus Cancer	28	175	44	61	+ 114
Oral Cancer	29	147	38	96	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	30	134	40	80	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	31	134	26	191	- 57
Asthma	32	116	45	60	+ 56
Alcohol	33	109	33	126	- 17
Cervical Cancer	34	108	29	159	- 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	94	39	87	+ 7
Skin Disease	36	71	32	126	- 55
Skin Cancers	37	59	31	137	- 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	55	42	74	- 19
Hepatitis B	39	53	59	7	+ 46
Epilepsy	40	53	34	116	- 63
Congenital Anomalies	41	52	21	315	- 263
Drownings	42	51	37	97	- 46
Uterin Cancer	43	42	41	80	- 38
Violence	44	39	11	635	- 596
Low Birth Weight	45	37	28	178	- 140
Anemia	46	33	51	25	+ 8
Fires	47	27	58	10	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	23	49	32	- 10
Hepatitis C	49	17	64	1	+ 16
Drug Use	50	16	43	63	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	15	46	55	- 40
Poisonings	52	12	60	5	+ 6
Malnutrition	53	9	48	37	- 28
Birth Trauma	54	9	47	48	- 39
HIV/AIDS	55	9	25	192	- 183
Schizophrenia	56	8	53	21	- 13
Appendicitis	57	5	52	22	- 16
Meningitis	58	5	54	18	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	56	13	- 8
Osteoarthritis	60	4	61	5	- 1
Maternal Conditions	61	3	55	17	- 14
Syphilis	62	3	65	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	3	62	3	- 0
Oral conditions	64	2	66	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	2	63	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	57	11	- 10
Pertussis	67	1	69	0	+ 1
War	68	0	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

South Korea

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.