COSTA RICA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,515	1	2,639	+ 2,875
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,766	5	953	+ 3,813
Stroke	3	3,073	2	1,624	+ 1,449
Violence	4	2,053	11	635	+ 1,418
Kidney Disease	5	1,642	3	1,482	+ 160
Prostate Cancer	6	1,233	14	448	+ 785
Breast Cancer	7	965	16	384	+ 581
Lung Cancers	8	812	20	343	+ 469
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	803	8	818	- 15
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	768	7	836	- 68
Hypertension	11	752	6	863	- 111
HIV/AIDS	12	732	25	192	+ 541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	731	12	621	+ 111
Liver Disease	14	508	18	370	+ 138
Road Traffic Accidents	15	486	9	746	- 259
Lung Disease	16	483	4	1,046	- 563
Suicide	17	452	15	407	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	18	446	27	183	+ 263
Pancreas Cancer	19	425	22	294	+ 132
Lymphomas	20	416	19	356	+ 61
Cervical Cancer	21	362	29	159	+ 203
Congenital Anomalies	22	349	21	315	+ 33
Low Birth Weight	23	310	28	178	+ 132
Ovary Cancer	24	300	40	80	+ 219
Inflammatory/Heart	25	269	26	191	+ 78
Stomach Cancer	26	258	10	661	- 402
Uterin Cancer	27	253	41	80	+ 173
Liver Cancer	28	246	17	382	- 135
Leukemia	29	233	24	262	- 29
Other Injuries	30	228	13	571	- 343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	194	42	74	+ 121
Parkinson's Disease	32	192	30	138	+ 54
Falls	33	161	35	116	+ 45
Bladder Cancer	34	152	36	100	+ 52
Asthma	35	151	45	60	+ 90
Skin Disease	36	145	32	126	+ 19
Epilepsy	37	120	34	116	+ 4
Oral Cancer	38	115	38	96	+ 19
Drownings	39	115	37	97	+ 19
Birth Trauma	40	94	47	48	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	41	91	44	61	+ 30
Alcohol	42	86	33	126	- 40
Tuberculosis	43	81	50	32	+ 49
Drug Use	44	70	43	63	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	67	39	87	- 20
War	46	63	68	1	+ 62
Malnutrition	47	62	48	37	+ 25
Fires	48	61	58	10	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	42	49	32	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	50	39	55	17	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	51	38	23	266	- 228
Meningitis	52	35	54	18	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	30	46	55	- 25
Encephalitis	54	23	63	3	+ 20
Dengue	55	20	70	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	56	16	52	22	- 5
Skin Cancers	57	16	31	137	- 121
Multiple Sclerosis	58	8	57	11	- 2
Poisonings	59	5	60	5	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	2	59	7	- 5
Syphilis	61	0	65	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	64	1	- 1
Chlamydia	63	0	84	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	62	3	- 3
Tetanus	65	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	66	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	56	13	- 13
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	25	- 25
Schizophrenia	86	0	53	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.