COSTA RICA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,111	7	836	+ 3,275
HIV/AIDS	2	3,281	25	192	+ 3,089
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,013	39	87	+ 2,926
Malaria	4	2,214	78	0	+ 2,214
Birth Trauma	5	2,160	47	48	+ 2,112
Low Birth Weight	6	1,799	28	178	+ 1,621
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,684	9	746	+ 938
Tuberculosis	8	1,563	50	32	+ 1,531
Stroke	9	1,468	2	1,624	- 156
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,214	1	2,639	- 1,425
Congenital Anomalies	11	837	21	315	+ 522
Liver Disease	12	756	18	370	+ 386
Meningitis	13	738	54	18	+ 720
Malnutrition	14	688	48	37	+ 651
Violence	15	657	11	635	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	16	630	55	17	+ 613
Diabetes Mellitus	17	544	5	953	- 410
Other Injuries	18	500	13	571	- 70
Hypertension	19	469	6	863	- 394
Kidney Disease	20	452	3	1,482	- 1,030
Leishmaniasis	21	417	72	0	+ 417
Tetanus	22	389	74	0	+ 389
Lung Disease	23	370	4	1,046	- 676
Pertussis	24	325	69	0	+ 325
Cervical Cancer	25	315	29	159	+ 156
Breast Cancer	26	288	16	384	- 96
War	27	255	68	1	+ 254
Asthma	28	243	45	60	+ 183
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	225	8	818	- 593
Drownings	30	193	37	97	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	31	180	44	61	+ 120
Fires	32	180	58	10	+ 170
Suicide	33	176	15	407	- 230
Lymphomas	34	175	19	356	- 181
Prostate Cancer	35	169	14	448	- 279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	149	12	621	- 472
Syphilis	37	146	65	1	+ 145
Liver Cancer	38	143	17	382	- 238
Measles	39	139	75	0	+ 139
Leukemia	40	130	24	262	- 132
Falls	41	112	35	116	- 4
Poisonings	42	107	60	5	+ 102
Oral Cancer	43	107	38	96	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	44	100	10	661	- 561
Inflammatory/Heart	45	90	26	191	- 101
Endocrine Disorders	46	79	27	183	- 104
Ovary Cancer	47	78	40	80	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	77	42	74	+ 4
Lung Cancers	49	68	20	343	- 275
Epilepsy	50	63	34	116	- 53
Skin Cancers	51	53	31	137	- 84
Parkinson's Disease	52	52	30	138	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	50	49	32	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	54	45	22	294	- 248
Skin Disease	55	40	32	126	- 86
Bladder Cancer	56	36	36	100	- 63
Hepatitis B	57	32	59	7	+ 25
Schistosomiasis	58	30	76	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	59	29	62	3	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	60	27	41	80	- 53
Appendicitis	61	27	52	22	+ 5
Alcohol	62	22	33	126	- 104
Drug Use	63	14	43	63	- 49
Encephalitis	64	13	63	3	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	46	55	- 48
Other Neoplasms	66	6	23	266	- 260
Diphtheria	67	5	73	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	5	71	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	5	64	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	57	11	- 9
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	21	- 21
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

South Sudan

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.