COSTA RICA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,533	1	2,639	+ 1,894
Violence	2	3,055	11	635	+ 2,420
Stroke	3	2,044	2	1,624	+ 420
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,883	5	953	+ 930
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,875	9	746	+ 1,129
HIV/AIDS	6	1,262	25	192	+ 1,070
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,211	7	836	+ 376
Kidney Disease	8	999	3	1,482	- 483
Hypertension	9	875	6	863	+ 12
Lung Disease	10	868	4	1,046	- 179
Lung Cancers	11	657	20	343	+ 314
Low Birth Weight	12	520	28	178	+ 342
Prostate Cancer	13	480	14	448	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	14	479	21	315	+ 164
Breast Cancer	15	432	16	384	+ 48
Liver Disease	16	394	18	370	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	17	366	10	661	- 294
Other Neoplasms	18	365	23	266	+ 100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	343	12	621	- 277
Cervical Cancer	20	335	29	159	+ 176
Other Injuries	21	285	13	571	- 285
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	229	39	87	+ 142
Lymphomas	23	210	19	356	- 145
Birth Trauma	24	183	47	48	+ 135
Pancreas Cancer	25	182	22	294	- 111
Liver Cancer	26	173	17	382	- 208
Leukemia	27	170	24	262	- 92
Falls	28	146	35	116	+ 30
Chagas disease	29	139	79	0	+ 139
Endocrine Disorders	30	128	27	183	- 55
Tuberculosis	31	126	50	32	+ 94
Malnutrition	32	106	48	37	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	33	101	26	191	- 90
Suicide	34	99	15	407	- 308
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	96	8	818	- 722
Ovary Cancer	36	95	40	80	+ 14
Skin Cancers	37	93	31	137	- 43
Oral Cancer	38	92	38	96	- 4
Maternal Conditions	39	71	55	17	+ 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	70	42	74	- 3
Epilepsy	41	69	34	116	- 47
Malaria	42	68	78	0	+ 68
Drownings	43	65	37	97	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	44	62	44	61	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	45	61	36	100	- 38
Asthma	46	52	45	60	- 8
Uterin Cancer	47	52	41	80	- 28
Parkinson's Disease	48	42	30	138	- 96
Meningitis	49	42	54	18	+ 24
Drug Use	50	38	43	63	- 25
War	51	31	68	1	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	30	46	55	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	25	56	13	+ 12
Fires	54	24	58	10	+ 14
Anemia	55	21	51	25	- 4
Appendicitis	56	16	52	22	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	13	49	32	- 19
Poisonings	58	11	60	5	+ 6
Dengue	59	11	70	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	60	9	57	11	- 2
Encephalitis	61	6	63	3	+ 4
Alcohol	62	6	33	126	- 120
Hepatitis B	63	5	59	7	- 2
Pertussis	64	4	69	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	4	64	1	+ 3
Skin Disease	66	3	32	126	- 123
Syphilis	67	3	65	1	+ 2
Tetanus	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	69	1	53	21	- 20
Ascariasis	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	71	1	67	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	72	0	61	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	74	0	62	3	- 3
Otitis Media	75	0	82	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Venezuela

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.