COLOMBIA VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,523	1	43,066	+ 14,457
Stroke	2	24,669	3	16,573	+ 8,096
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,487	6	7,765	+ 1,723
Hypertension	4	8,826	8	6,400	+ 2,427
Kidney Disease	5	7,939	7	6,834	+ 1,105
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,687	5	10,773	- 3,087
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,942	22	2,157	+ 3,785
Low Birth Weight	8	5,738	23	2,095	+ 3,643
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,934	11	5,028	- 95
Lung Disease	10	4,923	4	15,928	- 11,005
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,595	16	2,963	+ 1,633
Lung Cancers	12	4,146	10	5,250	- 1,105
Birth Trauma	13	4,008	41	648	+ 3,359
Breast Cancer	14	3,654	13	3,669	- 15
Liver Disease	15	3,653	19	2,426	+ 1,227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,311	12	4,371	- 1,060
Tuberculosis	17	2,995	32	1,272	+ 1,724
Asthma	18	2,151	54	191	+ 1,960
Stomach Cancer	19	2,143	9	6,112	- 3,969
Lymphomas	20	1,933	18	2,603	- 670
Bladder Cancer	21	1,501	42	609	+ 892
Other Injuries	22	1,477	28	1,592	- 115
Falls	23	1,386	29	1,518	- 131
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,317	47	383	+ 934
Leukemia	25	1,221	21	2,208	- 988
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,171	38	747	+ 424
Cervical Cancer	27	1,147	20	2,266	- 1,119
Suicide	28	1,130	26	1,965	- 834
Prostate Cancer	29	1,127	14	3,584	- 2,457
Drug Use	30	1,037	44	492	+ 545
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,026	25	2,022	- 996
Endocrine Disorders	32	976	30	1,367	- 391
Maternal Conditions	33	967	46	394	+ 573
Inflammatory/Heart	34	870	31	1,329	- 459
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	760	39	698	+ 62
Violence	36	752	2	19,268	- 18,516
Skin Cancers	37	750	35	1,028	- 278
Oral Cancer	38	733	37	807	- 74
Fires	39	671	56	127	+ 545
Ovary Cancer	40	645	33	1,122	- 477
Liver Cancer	41	581	24	2,065	- 1,484
Drownings	42	475	40	689	- 214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	381	63	38	+ 343
Epilepsy	44	374	43	597	- 223
Meningitis	45	338	50	244	+ 94
Oesophagus Cancer	46	331	36	835	- 505
Poisonings	47	302	61	61	+ 242
HIV/AIDS	48	204	17	2,683	- 2,480
Pertussis	49	178	69	18	+ 160
Hepatitis B	50	174	62	50	+ 123
Encephalitis	51	153	64	38	+ 115
Skin Disease	52	117	34	1,102	- 985
Malnutrition	53	86	27	1,878	- 1,792
Alcohol	54	86	68	23	+ 63
Appendicitis	55	84	52	213	- 128
Uterin Cancer	56	79	45	423	- 344
Multiple Sclerosis	57	78	60	62	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	58	61	15	3,205	- 3,144
Measles	59	58	78	0	+ 58
Tetanus	60	54	71	14	+ 40
Syphilis	61	43	65	30	+ 13
War	62	43	49	260	- 217
Schistosomiasis	63	23	77	1	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	23	51	242	- 219
Hepatitis C	65	5	59	65	- 60
Leishmaniasis	66	4	74	7	- 4
Ascariasis	67	2	76	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	66	27	- 25
Chlamydia	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	73	7	- 7
Malaria	72	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	73	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.