COLOMBIA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	140,401	1	43,066	+ 97,335
Stroke	2	140,290	3	16,573	+ 123,718
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	29,160	22	2,157	+ 27,003
Lung Cancers	4	16,380	10	5,250	+ 11,129
Lung Disease	5	13,987	4	15,928	- 1,941
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,115	5	10,773	- 659
Stomach Cancer	7	7,871	9	6,112	+ 1,759
Inflammatory/Heart	8	7,419	31	1,329	+ 6,089
Liver Cancer	9	6,923	24	2,065	+ 4,858
Hypertension	10	6,786	8	6,400	+ 387
Kidney Disease	11	6,360	7	6,834	- 473
Liver Disease	12	6,002	19	2,426	+ 3,576
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,882	47	383	+ 5,499
Road Traffic Accidents	14	5,379	6	7,765	- 2,385
Bladder Cancer	15	5,263	42	609	+ 4,654
Prostate Cancer	16	4,959	14	3,584	+ 1,375
Breast Cancer	17	3,661	13	3,669	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,585	25	2,022	+ 1,563
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,327	11	5,028	- 1,701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,144	12	4,371	- 1,227
Asthma	21	3,074	54	191	+ 2,883
Leukemia	22	2,097	21	2,208	- 111
Falls	23	1,995	29	1,518	+ 477
Suicide	24	1,994	26	1,965	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	25	1,698	23	2,095	- 397
Other Injuries	26	1,683	28	1,592	+ 91
Violence	27	1,637	2	19,268	- 17,631
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,635	16	2,963	- 1,328
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,449	30	1,367	+ 81
Oral Cancer	30	1,429	37	807	+ 622
Lymphomas	31	1,098	18	2,603	- 1,505
Skin Cancers	32	1,016	35	1,028	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	908	39	698	+ 209
Oesophagus Cancer	34	823	36	835	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	802	63	38	+ 764
Cervical Cancer	36	763	20	2,266	- 1,503
Epilepsy	37	704	43	597	+ 106
Uterin Cancer	38	669	45	423	+ 246
Ovary Cancer	39	630	33	1,122	- 492
Multiple Sclerosis	40	618	60	62	+ 556
Birth Trauma	41	516	41	648	- 132
HIV/AIDS	42	409	17	2,683	- 2,274
Drownings	43	405	40	689	- 284
Drug Use	44	401	44	492	- 90
Fires	45	314	56	127	+ 187
Encephalitis	46	313	64	38	+ 275
Other Neoplasms	47	310	15	3,205	- 2,895
Alcohol	48	294	68	23	+ 271
Meningitis	49	220	50	244	- 24
Upper Respiratory	50	194	66	27	+ 168
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	177	51	242	- 66
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	148	38	747	- 599
Poisonings	53	143	61	61	+ 82
Tuberculosis	54	135	32	1,272	- 1,137
Skin Disease	55	95	34	1,102	- 1,007
Appendicitis	56	84	52	213	- 128
Tetanus	57	44	71	14	+ 30
Malnutrition	58	42	27	1,878	- 1,837
Maternal Conditions	59	32	46	394	- 362
Pertussis	60	22	69	18	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	61	13	74	7	+ 6
Syphilis	62	13	65	30	- 17
Hepatitis B	63	8	62	50	- 43
War	64	5	49	260	- 254
Measles	65	3	78	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	2	59	65	- 63
Chlamydia	67	2	81	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	73	7	- 7
Diphtheria	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	53	203	- 203
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	76	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	57	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Albania

Colombia

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.