COSTA RICA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,152	1	2,639	+ 38,513
Stroke	2	11,795	2	1,624	+ 10,171
Liver Disease	3	2,244	18	370	+ 1,874
Lung Cancers	4	2,218	20	343	+ 1,875
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,096	8	818	+ 1,278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,994	12	621	+ 1,373
Inflammatory/Heart	7	1,800	26	191	+ 1,609
Lung Disease	8	1,421	4	1,046	+ 374
Suicide	9	1,405	15	407	+ 998
Stomach Cancer	10	1,197	10	661	+ 536
Breast Cancer	11	1,197	16	384	+ 813
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,007	7	836	+ 171
HIV/AIDS	13	867	25	192	+ 675
Pancreas Cancer	14	858	22	294	+ 564
Alcohol	15	837	33	126	+ 711
Prostate Cancer	16	709	14	448	+ 261
Oral Cancer	17	667	38	96	+ 571
Road Traffic Accidents	18	663	9	746	- 83
Other Injuries	19	625	13	571	+ 54
Tuberculosis	20	472	50	32	+ 440
Parkinson's Disease	21	458	30	138	+ 320
Falls	22	425	35	116	+ 308
Violence	23	408	11	635	- 227
Lymphomas	24	389	19	356	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	25	387	40	80	+ 307
Leukemia	26	374	24	262	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	27	360	36	100	+ 260
Cervical Cancer	28	359	29	159	+ 200
Uterin Cancer	29	350	41	80	+ 270
Drownings	30	341	37	97	+ 245
Diabetes Mellitus	31	333	5	953	- 620
Liver Cancer	32	326	17	382	- 56
Kidney Disease	33	321	3	1,482	- 1,161
Skin Cancers	34	297	31	137	+ 160
Oesophagus Cancer	35	293	44	61	+ 232
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	245	42	74	+ 171
Fires	37	244	58	10	+ 234
Congenital Anomalies	38	205	21	315	- 110
Drug Use	39	168	43	63	+ 105
Poisonings	40	165	60	5	+ 160
Hypertension	41	143	6	863	- 720
Low Birth Weight	42	126	28	178	- 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	121	49	32	+ 88
Epilepsy	44	62	34	116	- 54
Endocrine Disorders	45	61	27	183	- 122
Encephalitis	46	58	63	3	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	47	51	57	11	+ 40
Skin Disease	48	46	32	126	- 80
War	49	40	68	1	+ 40
Meningitis	50	38	54	18	+ 20
Birth Trauma	51	36	47	48	- 12
Asthma	52	34	45	60	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	28	39	87	- 59
Other Neoplasms	54	20	23	266	- 245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	15	46	55	- 40
Appendicitis	56	12	52	22	- 10
Maternal Conditions	57	8	55	17	- 9
Malnutrition	58	8	48	37	- 29
Hepatitis B	59	6	59	7	- 1
Measles	60	6	75	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	61	5	62	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	62	1	64	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	63	1	84	0	+ 1
Syphilis	64	1	65	1	- 0
Tetanus	65	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	70	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	53	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Ukraine

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.