COLOMBIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,210	1	43,066	+ 8,144
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,586	22	2,157	+ 37,429
Lung Cancers	3	26,762	10	5,250	+ 21,512
Lung Disease	4	18,166	4	15,928	+ 2,238
Stroke	5	18,098	3	16,573	+ 1,525
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,336	12	4,371	+ 7,965
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,499	5	10,773	- 1,274
Breast Cancer	8	7,554	13	3,669	+ 3,885
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,309	11	5,028	+ 2,280
Lymphomas	10	6,578	18	2,603	+ 3,975
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,465	25	2,022	+ 4,442
Falls	12	6,173	29	1,518	+ 4,655
Prostate Cancer	13	6,022	14	3,584	+ 2,437
Kidney Disease	14	5,851	7	6,834	- 982
Suicide	15	5,645	26	1,965	+ 3,681
Drug Use	16	4,712	44	492	+ 4,220
Liver Disease	17	4,632	19	2,426	+ 2,205
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,293	47	383	+ 3,910
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,132	30	1,367	+ 2,765
Liver Cancer	20	3,979	24	2,065	+ 1,914
Leukemia	21	3,960	21	2,208	+ 1,752
Hypertension	22	3,276	8	6,400	- 3,124
Bladder Cancer	23	3,222	42	609	+ 2,613
Other Injuries	24	3,058	28	1,592	+ 1,466
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,850	36	835	+ 2,015
Stomach Cancer	26	2,783	9	6,112	- 3,329
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,633	31	1,329	+ 1,304
Road Traffic Accidents	28	2,554	6	7,765	- 5,211
Ovary Cancer	29	2,431	33	1,122	+ 1,309
Skin Cancers	30	2,245	35	1,028	+ 1,217
Other Neoplasms	31	2,146	15	3,205	- 1,059
Oral Cancer	32	2,035	37	807	+ 1,228
Alcohol	33	1,906	68	23	+ 1,883
Uterin Cancer	34	1,512	45	423	+ 1,089
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,382	16	2,963	- 1,581
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,074	38	747	+ 327
Multiple Sclerosis	37	885	60	62	+ 822
Skin Disease	38	868	34	1,102	- 234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	813	63	38	+ 775
Violence	40	773	2	19,268	- 18,495
Cervical Cancer	41	739	20	2,266	- 1,527
Low Birth Weight	42	707	23	2,095	- 1,388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	565	39	698	- 133
Epilepsy	44	491	43	597	- 106
Hepatitis C	45	464	59	65	+ 399
Anemia	46	438	57	101	+ 338
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	412	51	242	+ 170
Drownings	48	362	40	689	- 327
Asthma	49	335	54	191	+ 144
Birth Trauma	50	247	41	648	- 402
Malnutrition	51	246	27	1,878	- 1,632
Fires	52	246	56	127	+ 119
HIV/AIDS	53	208	17	2,683	- 2,475
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	182	48	333	- 151
Osteoarthritis	55	177	58	67	+ 110
Poisonings	56	155	61	61	+ 94
Schizophrenia	57	151	70	18	+ 134
Tuberculosis	58	125	32	1,272	- 1,147
Meningitis	59	87	50	244	- 156
Hepatitis B	60	84	62	50	+ 34
Oral conditions	61	65	75	7	+ 58
Appendicitis	62	63	52	213	- 150
Upper Respiratory	63	60	66	27	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	64	58	46	394	- 336
War	65	27	49	260	- 233
Otitis Media	66	10	73	7	+ 2
Syphilis	67	7	65	30	- 24
Encephalitis	68	4	64	38	- 34
Pertussis	69	1	69	18	- 17
Chagas disease	70	1	53	203	- 203
Tetanus	71	0	71	14	- 14
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Diphtheria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	5	- 5
Chlamydia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	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.