COLOMBIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,905	5	10,773	+ 35,132
Tuberculosis	2	41,276	32	1,272	+ 40,004
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	41,102	38	747	+ 40,354
HIV/AIDS	4	32,930	17	2,683	+ 30,247
Stroke	5	28,816	3	16,573	+ 12,243
Malaria	6	28,778	67	26	+ 28,752
Coronary Heart Disease	7	25,448	1	43,066	- 17,618
Low Birth Weight	8	19,549	23	2,095	+ 17,454
Birth Trauma	9	19,232	41	648	+ 18,584
Road Traffic Accidents	10	15,706	6	7,765	+ 7,942
Measles	11	14,261	78	0	+ 14,260
Hypertension	12	10,988	8	6,400	+ 4,589
Maternal Conditions	13	10,305	46	394	+ 9,911
Liver Disease	14	10,120	19	2,426	+ 7,694
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,015	11	5,028	+ 4,987
Meningitis	16	8,904	50	244	+ 8,660
Violence	17	8,850	2	19,268	- 10,418
Lung Disease	18	8,390	4	15,928	- 7,538
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,805	16	2,963	+ 3,843
Asthma	20	6,676	54	191	+ 6,485
Kidney Disease	21	6,232	7	6,834	- 602
Malnutrition	22	6,061	27	1,878	+ 4,183
Other Injuries	23	5,445	28	1,592	+ 3,853
Suicide	24	5,133	26	1,965	+ 3,168
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,712	30	1,367	+ 2,345
Breast Cancer	26	3,020	13	3,669	- 649
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,783	39	698	+ 2,085
War	28	2,751	49	260	+ 2,491
Tetanus	29	2,460	71	14	+ 2,446
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,368	31	1,329	+ 1,039
Pertussis	31	2,327	69	18	+ 2,309
Cervical Cancer	32	2,019	20	2,266	- 247
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,789	22	2,157	- 368
Drownings	34	1,775	40	689	+ 1,086
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,701	63	38	+ 1,663
Falls	36	1,591	29	1,518	+ 73
Schistosomiasis	37	1,485	77	1	+ 1,484
Prostate Cancer	38	1,372	14	3,584	- 2,213
Fires	39	1,244	56	127	+ 1,118
Poisonings	40	1,176	61	61	+ 1,115
Syphilis	41	1,054	65	30	+ 1,023
Lymphomas	42	1,044	18	2,603	- 1,559
Epilepsy	43	1,042	43	597	+ 445
Liver Cancer	44	1,024	24	2,065	- 1,041
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,022	12	4,371	- 3,349
Oral Cancer	46	799	37	807	- 8
Leukemia	47	773	21	2,208	- 1,435
Parkinson's Disease	48	590	47	383	+ 207
Stomach Cancer	49	575	9	6,112	- 5,537
Ovary Cancer	50	562	33	1,122	- 561
Appendicitis	51	542	52	213	+ 330
Alcohol	52	542	68	23	+ 519
Oesophagus Cancer	53	423	36	835	- 413
Skin Disease	54	423	34	1,102	- 679
Lung Cancers	55	411	10	5,250	- 4,839
Leishmaniasis	56	399	74	7	+ 392
Drug Use	57	385	44	492	- 107
Skin Cancers	58	376	35	1,028	- 653
Trypanosomiasis	59	348	84	0	+ 348
Pancreas Cancer	60	321	25	2,022	- 1,701
Hepatitis B	61	290	62	50	+ 239
Encephalitis	62	246	64	38	+ 208
Upper Respiratory	63	214	66	27	+ 187
Bladder Cancer	64	204	42	609	- 404
Uterin Cancer	65	171	45	423	- 252
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	132	51	242	- 110
Diphtheria	67	93	80	0	+ 93
Otitis Media	68	54	73	7	+ 47
Hepatitis C	69	49	59	65	- 16
Other Neoplasms	70	42	15	3,205	- 3,162
Ascariasis	71	42	76	5	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	72	33	60	62	- 29
Chlamydia	73	16	81	0	+ 16
Dengue	74	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Central Africa

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.