COSTA RICA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,028	1	2,639	+ 6,389
Stroke	2	3,719	2	1,624	+ 2,095
Hypertension	3	1,234	6	863	+ 371
Kidney Disease	4	1,125	3	1,482	- 357
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,096	8	818	+ 278
Road Traffic Accidents	6	843	9	746	+ 97
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	836	7	836	+ 0
Lung Cancers	8	808	20	343	+ 465
Diabetes Mellitus	9	775	5	953	- 179
Lung Disease	10	766	4	1,046	- 280
Liver Disease	11	574	18	370	+ 204
Congenital Anomalies	12	428	21	315	+ 113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	425	12	621	- 196
Low Birth Weight	14	404	28	178	+ 226
Breast Cancer	15	341	16	384	- 43
Asthma	16	291	45	60	+ 230
Bladder Cancer	17	286	36	100	+ 186
Lymphomas	18	269	19	356	- 86
Stomach Cancer	19	255	10	661	- 406
Parkinson's Disease	20	205	30	138	+ 67
Falls	21	194	35	116	+ 78
Birth Trauma	22	190	47	48	+ 142
Prostate Cancer	23	182	14	448	- 266
Violence	24	179	11	635	- 456
Leukemia	25	168	24	262	- 93
Suicide	26	167	15	407	- 239
Other Injuries	27	163	13	571	- 408
Pancreas Cancer	28	158	22	294	- 136
Liver Cancer	29	157	17	382	- 225
Inflammatory/Heart	30	130	26	191	- 61
Endocrine Disorders	31	125	27	183	- 59
HIV/AIDS	32	114	25	192	- 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	104	42	74	+ 30
Drug Use	34	103	43	63	+ 40
Oral Cancer	35	101	38	96	+ 5
Skin Cancers	36	93	31	137	- 43
Fires	37	88	58	10	+ 78
Cervical Cancer	38	88	29	159	- 71
Ovary Cancer	39	84	40	80	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	80	39	87	- 7
Tuberculosis	41	60	50	32	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	54	49	32	+ 22
Drownings	43	53	37	97	- 44
Oesophagus Cancer	44	48	44	61	- 13
Epilepsy	45	44	34	116	- 72
Meningitis	46	37	54	18	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	47	36	55	17	+ 19
Poisonings	48	35	60	5	+ 30
Hepatitis B	49	30	59	7	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	50	20	41	80	- 60
Skin Disease	51	18	32	126	- 108
Pertussis	52	18	69	0	+ 17
Encephalitis	53	16	63	3	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	54	15	57	11	+ 4
Alcohol	55	14	33	126	- 113
Tetanus	56	11	74	0	+ 11
War	57	11	68	1	+ 10
Appendicitis	58	11	52	22	- 11
Other Neoplasms	59	10	23	266	- 255
Malnutrition	60	10	48	37	- 26
Syphilis	61	8	65	1	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	46	55	- 51
Schistosomiasis	63	3	76	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	64	2	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	64	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	3	- 3
Ascariasis	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	53	21	- 21
Anemia	85	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Tunisia

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.