COSTA RICA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,137	25	192	+ 5,945
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,310	7	836	+ 2,474
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,608	1	2,639	- 32
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,854	9	746	+ 1,108
Stroke	5	1,574	2	1,624	- 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,411	39	87	+ 1,323
Low Birth Weight	7	1,240	28	178	+ 1,062
Birth Trauma	8	1,046	47	48	+ 998
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,027	5	953	+ 73
Malnutrition	10	736	48	37	+ 699
Congenital Anomalies	11	681	21	315	+ 365
Kidney Disease	12	680	3	1,482	- 803
Suicide	13	635	15	407	+ 228
Cervical Cancer	14	621	29	159	+ 462
Malaria	15	615	78	0	+ 615
Tuberculosis	16	614	50	32	+ 582
Liver Disease	17	596	18	370	+ 226
Violence	18	588	11	635	- 47
Maternal Conditions	19	537	55	17	+ 520
Other Injuries	20	508	13	571	- 62
Asthma	21	470	45	60	+ 409
Meningitis	22	407	54	18	+ 389
Lung Disease	23	357	4	1,046	- 689
Hypertension	24	352	6	863	- 511
Inflammatory/Heart	25	322	26	191	+ 130
Lymphomas	26	295	19	356	- 61
Drownings	27	293	37	97	+ 197
Breast Cancer	28	258	16	384	- 127
Oesophagus Cancer	29	246	44	61	+ 185
Fires	30	243	58	10	+ 233
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	236	8	818	- 583
Prostate Cancer	32	193	14	448	- 255
Stomach Cancer	33	172	10	661	- 489
Endocrine Disorders	34	170	27	183	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	168	42	74	+ 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	166	49	32	+ 134
Poisonings	37	158	60	5	+ 153
Liver Cancer	38	156	17	382	- 225
Epilepsy	39	156	34	116	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	155	12	621	- 466
Falls	41	143	35	116	+ 27
Pertussis	42	129	69	0	+ 128
Lung Cancers	43	88	20	343	- 256
Skin Cancers	44	81	31	137	- 56
Leukemia	45	75	24	262	- 187
Parkinson's Disease	46	69	30	138	- 69
Pancreas Cancer	47	67	22	294	- 227
Drug Use	48	65	43	63	+ 2
Oral Cancer	49	64	38	96	- 32
Uterin Cancer	50	56	41	80	- 24
Ovary Cancer	51	53	40	80	- 27
Skin Disease	52	53	32	126	- 73
Schistosomiasis	53	53	76	0	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	54	38	36	100	- 61
Syphilis	55	38	65	1	+ 37
Encephalitis	56	36	63	3	+ 34
Tetanus	57	31	74	0	+ 31
Appendicitis	58	20	52	22	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	20	62	3	+ 17
Hepatitis B	60	17	59	7	+ 11
Alcohol	61	15	33	126	- 111
Other Neoplasms	62	11	23	266	- 254
Measles	63	9	75	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	46	55	- 47
War	65	8	68	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	4	64	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	57	11	- 6
Otitis Media	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	67	1	- 1
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
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

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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.