COSTA RICA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,367	1	2,639	+ 3,727
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,274	8	818	+ 3,456
Stroke	3	2,328	2	1,624	+ 704
Lung Cancers	4	2,092	20	343	+ 1,748
Lung Disease	5	1,725	4	1,046	+ 678
Hypertension	6	1,469	6	863	+ 606
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,185	12	621	+ 565
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,158	7	836	+ 323
Falls	9	1,141	35	116	+ 1,025
Prostate Cancer	10	939	14	448	+ 490
Breast Cancer	11	937	16	384	+ 553
Pancreas Cancer	12	883	22	294	+ 589
Kidney Disease	13	749	3	1,482	- 733
Suicide	14	742	15	407	+ 335
Lymphomas	15	672	19	356	+ 317
Inflammatory/Heart	16	610	26	191	+ 419
Diabetes Mellitus	17	607	5	953	- 346
Parkinson's Disease	18	509	30	138	+ 371
Liver Cancer	19	478	17	382	+ 97
Other Neoplasms	20	405	23	266	+ 139
Liver Disease	21	402	18	370	+ 33
Leukemia	22	399	24	262	+ 137
Bladder Cancer	23	398	36	100	+ 298
Stomach Cancer	24	365	10	661	- 296
Endocrine Disorders	25	352	27	183	+ 169
Oral Cancer	26	297	38	96	+ 201
Skin Cancers	27	293	31	137	+ 156
Oesophagus Cancer	28	292	44	61	+ 231
Ovary Cancer	29	272	40	80	+ 191
Other Injuries	30	243	13	571	- 327
Congenital Anomalies	31	181	21	315	- 134
Alcohol	32	136	33	126	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	33	133	41	80	+ 53
Road Traffic Accidents	34	115	9	746	- 631
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	110	39	87	+ 23
Drug Use	36	105	43	63	+ 42
Osteoarthritis	37	101	61	5	+ 96
Multiple Sclerosis	38	95	57	11	+ 84
Epilepsy	39	94	34	116	- 22
Skin Disease	40	77	32	126	- 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	73	42	74	- 1
Cervical Cancer	42	62	29	159	- 97
Low Birth Weight	43	62	28	178	- 116
Anemia	44	60	51	25	+ 36
Schizophrenia	45	57	53	21	+ 37
Asthma	46	56	45	60	- 4
Malnutrition	47	50	48	37	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	46	49	32	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	40	46	55	- 15
Drownings	50	29	37	97	- 67
Violence	51	25	11	635	- 610
Birth Trauma	52	19	47	48	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	19	56	13	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	54	17	25	192	- 175
Fires	55	13	58	10	+ 3
Tuberculosis	56	13	50	32	- 19
Meningitis	57	12	54	18	- 6
Hepatitis C	58	9	64	1	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	9	52	22	- 13
Poisonings	60	8	60	5	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	61	6	62	3	+ 3
Oral conditions	62	5	66	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	3	59	7	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	3	55	17	- 14
Syphilis	65	1	65	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	83	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	63	3	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Switzerland

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.