COSTA RICA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	7,548	8	818	+ 6,730
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,517	1	2,639	+ 2,878
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,118	7	836	+ 2,283
Stroke	4	2,894	2	1,624	+ 1,270
Lung Cancers	5	2,747	20	343	+ 2,404
Lung Disease	6	2,530	4	1,046	+ 1,484
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,419	12	621	+ 798
Prostate Cancer	8	1,022	14	448	+ 574
Breast Cancer	9	978	16	384	+ 594
Lymphomas	10	719	19	356	+ 363
Pancreas Cancer	11	692	22	294	+ 398
Oesophagus Cancer	12	671	44	61	+ 610
Parkinson's Disease	13	659	30	138	+ 521
Liver Disease	14	590	18	370	+ 220
Falls	15	586	35	116	+ 470
Bladder Cancer	16	472	36	100	+ 372
Diabetes Mellitus	17	449	5	953	- 504
Kidney Disease	18	421	3	1,482	- 1,061
Other Injuries	19	420	13	571	- 150
Suicide	20	410	15	407	+ 3
Liver Cancer	21	403	17	382	+ 21
Leukemia	22	401	24	262	+ 139
Hypertension	23	401	6	863	- 462
Stomach Cancer	24	384	10	661	- 276
Ovary Cancer	25	309	40	80	+ 229
Other Neoplasms	26	307	23	266	+ 41
Skin Cancers	27	287	31	137	+ 150
Endocrine Disorders	28	254	27	183	+ 70
Inflammatory/Heart	29	240	26	191	+ 49
Oral Cancer	30	239	38	96	+ 143
Drug Use	31	217	43	63	+ 154
Uterin Cancer	32	180	41	80	+ 100
Road Traffic Accidents	33	167	9	746	- 579
Skin Disease	34	164	32	126	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	35	164	21	315	- 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	161	42	74	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	37	143	57	11	+ 132
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	123	39	87	+ 36
Alcohol	39	120	33	126	- 7
Low Birth Weight	40	101	28	178	- 77
Asthma	41	100	45	60	+ 40
Epilepsy	42	92	34	116	- 24
Cervical Cancer	43	85	29	159	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	78	46	55	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	67	49	32	+ 35
Violence	46	67	11	635	- 569
Tuberculosis	47	27	50	32	- 5
Fires	48	26	58	10	+ 16
Drownings	49	23	37	97	- 74
Anemia	50	21	51	25	- 4
Hepatitis C	51	21	64	1	+ 19
Meningitis	52	18	54	18	+ 0
Poisonings	53	17	60	5	+ 12
Birth Trauma	54	15	47	48	- 33
HIV/AIDS	55	14	25	192	- 177
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	14	56	13	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	13	61	5	+ 8
Malnutrition	58	9	48	37	- 28
Appendicitis	59	8	52	22	- 13
Schizophrenia	60	8	53	21	- 13
Oral conditions	61	4	66	1	+ 3
Syphilis	62	4	65	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	4	62	3	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	4	55	17	- 13
Hepatitis B	65	3	59	7	- 4
Otitis Media	66	1	82	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	63	3	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

United Kingdom

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.