COLOMBIA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,406	1	43,066	- 1,660
Stroke	2	35,233	3	16,573	+ 18,660
Diabetes Mellitus	3	26,652	11	5,028	+ 21,624
Hypertension	4	12,638	8	6,400	+ 6,239
Prostate Cancer	5	12,496	14	3,584	+ 8,912
Breast Cancer	6	12,470	13	3,669	+ 8,801
Kidney Disease	7	12,146	7	6,834	+ 5,312
Endocrine Disorders	8	11,609	30	1,367	+ 10,242
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	11,298	5	10,773	+ 524
Other Injuries	10	9,741	28	1,592	+ 8,149
Lung Disease	11	8,176	4	15,928	- 7,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	7,505	12	4,371	+ 3,134
Skin Disease	13	4,294	34	1,102	+ 3,192
Cervical Cancer	14	4,248	20	2,266	+ 1,982
Stomach Cancer	15	3,442	9	6,112	- 2,669
Lung Cancers	16	3,212	10	5,250	- 2,038
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,200	22	2,157	+ 1,043
HIV/AIDS	18	2,946	17	2,683	+ 263
Lymphomas	19	2,916	18	2,603	+ 313
Uterin Cancer	20	2,783	45	423	+ 2,360
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,718	31	1,329	+ 1,389
Anemia	22	2,497	57	101	+ 2,396
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,450	25	2,022	+ 427
Leukemia	24	2,327	21	2,208	+ 119
Liver Cancer	25	2,187	24	2,065	+ 122
Congenital Anomalies	26	2,057	16	2,963	- 906
Epilepsy	27	1,706	43	597	+ 1,108
Liver Disease	28	1,692	19	2,426	- 734
Alcohol	29	1,662	68	23	+ 1,639
Ovary Cancer	30	1,607	33	1,122	+ 485
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	1,561	48	333	+ 1,228
Other Neoplasms	32	1,443	15	3,205	- 1,762
Oral Cancer	33	1,231	37	807	+ 424
Violence	34	1,134	2	19,268	- 18,134
Drownings	35	1,132	40	689	+ 443
Asthma	36	928	54	191	+ 736
Low Birth Weight	37	814	23	2,095	- 1,281
Malnutrition	38	642	27	1,878	- 1,236
Appendicitis	39	621	52	213	+ 409
Drug Use	40	600	44	492	+ 108
Bladder Cancer	41	537	42	609	- 72
Parkinson's Disease	42	488	47	383	+ 106
Skin Cancers	43	488	35	1,028	- 541
Birth Trauma	44	465	41	648	- 183
Schizophrenia	45	446	70	18	+ 429
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	401	38	747	- 346
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	396	39	698	- 303
Poisonings	48	346	61	61	+ 285
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	287	63	38	+ 250
Tuberculosis	50	262	32	1,272	- 1,010
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	215	51	242	- 27
Maternal Conditions	52	209	46	394	- 185
Meningitis	53	198	50	244	- 46
Suicide	54	184	26	1,965	- 1,781
Otitis Media	55	141	73	7	+ 134
Multiple Sclerosis	56	130	60	62	+ 68
Fires	57	83	56	127	- 43
Oesophagus Cancer	58	55	36	835	- 781
War	59	10	49	260	- 250
Syphilis	60	1	65	30	- 29
Chlamydia	61	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	71	14	- 14
Pertussis	64	0	69	18	- 18
Measles	65	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	67	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	68	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	82	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	66	27	- 27
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Encephalitis	73	0	64	38	- 38
Hepatitis B	74	0	62	50	- 50
Hepatitis C	75	0	59	65	- 65
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	78	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	1	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	6	7,765	- 7,765
Falls	82	0	29	1,518	- 1,518
Oral conditions	83	0	75	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Antigua/Bar.

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.