COLOMBIA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,379	1	43,066	- 3,687
Lung Disease	2	29,400	4	15,928	+ 13,472
Stroke	3	20,196	3	16,573	+ 3,623
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,928	5	10,773	- 846
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,495	38	747	+ 8,747
Liver Disease	6	9,281	19	2,426	+ 6,854
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,190	11	5,028	+ 4,162
Kidney Disease	8	8,332	7	6,834	+ 1,498
Tuberculosis	9	7,723	32	1,272	+ 6,451
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,922	6	7,765	- 843
Stomach Cancer	11	6,622	9	6,112	+ 510
Falls	12	6,219	29	1,518	+ 4,701
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	5,860	22	2,157	+ 3,703
Low Birth Weight	14	4,442	23	2,095	+ 2,346
Asthma	15	4,359	54	191	+ 4,167
Hypertension	16	4,290	8	6,400	- 2,109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,789	63	38	+ 3,751
HIV/AIDS	18	3,252	17	2,683	+ 568
Birth Trauma	19	2,874	41	648	+ 2,225
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,818	16	2,963	- 145
Lung Cancers	21	2,469	10	5,250	- 2,781
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,453	36	835	+ 1,618
Oral Cancer	23	2,413	37	807	+ 1,606
Other Injuries	24	2,389	28	1,592	+ 797
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,165	39	698	+ 1,467
Suicide	26	1,970	26	1,965	+ 5
Liver Cancer	27	1,958	24	2,065	- 107
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,761	47	383	+ 1,378
Cervical Cancer	29	1,708	20	2,266	- 558
Encephalitis	30	1,571	64	38	+ 1,533
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,355	12	4,371	- 3,016
Drownings	32	1,138	40	689	+ 449
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,119	25	2,022	- 904
Leukemia	34	1,040	21	2,208	- 1,168
Violence	35	1,027	2	19,268	- 18,241
Meningitis	36	965	50	244	+ 721
Ovary Cancer	37	799	33	1,122	- 323
Epilepsy	38	774	43	597	+ 176
Endocrine Disorders	39	615	30	1,367	- 753
Syphilis	40	596	65	30	+ 565
Skin Cancers	41	518	35	1,028	- 511
Maternal Conditions	42	513	46	394	+ 119
Breast Cancer	43	444	13	3,669	- 3,225
Fires	44	441	56	127	+ 315
Inflammatory/Heart	45	430	31	1,329	- 900
Skin Disease	46	408	34	1,102	- 694
Drug Use	47	384	44	492	- 107
Bladder Cancer	48	364	42	609	- 245
Alcohol	49	335	68	23	+ 312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	298	51	242	+ 56
Appendicitis	51	282	52	213	+ 69
Lymphomas	52	271	18	2,603	- 2,332
Hepatitis B	53	227	62	50	+ 176
Malnutrition	54	194	27	1,878	- 1,684
Prostate Cancer	55	190	14	3,584	- 3,395
Dengue	56	186	55	133	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	57	121	15	3,205	- 3,084
Measles	58	115	78	0	+ 115
Poisonings	59	107	61	61	+ 46
Tetanus	60	77	71	14	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	61	57	66	27	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	62	56	60	62	- 6
Pertussis	63	53	69	18	+ 35
Hepatitis C	64	52	59	65	- 13
Leishmaniasis	65	52	74	7	+ 44
Ascariasis	66	10	76	5	+ 5
Chlamydia	67	5	81	0	+ 5
War	68	5	49	260	- 255
Otitis Media	69	3	73	7	- 5
Diphtheria	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	45	423	- 423
Anemia	72	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	70	18	- 18
Oral conditions	76	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	78	0	58	67	- 67
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	83	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
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.