COLOMBIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	71,551	3	16,573	+ 54,978
Coronary Heart Disease	2	62,037	1	43,066	+ 18,971
Lung Disease	3	33,920	4	15,928	+ 17,991
Lung Cancers	4	25,014	10	5,250	+ 19,764
Stomach Cancer	5	13,953	9	6,112	+ 7,841
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,662	22	2,157	+ 8,505
Hypertension	7	10,547	8	6,400	+ 4,148
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,764	6	7,765	+ 1,000
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	8,698	12	4,371	+ 4,327
Oesophagus Cancer	10	8,506	36	835	+ 7,670
Kidney Disease	11	6,734	7	6,834	- 100
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	6,420	5	10,773	- 4,353
Liver Cancer	13	6,337	24	2,065	+ 4,272
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,662	11	5,028	+ 633
Liver Disease	15	5,099	19	2,426	+ 2,673
Falls	16	4,863	29	1,518	+ 3,346
Suicide	17	4,074	26	1,965	+ 2,109
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,906	25	2,022	+ 1,884
Breast Cancer	19	3,248	13	3,669	- 421
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,476	47	383	+ 2,093
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	2,288	63	38	+ 2,251
Leukemia	22	2,036	21	2,208	- 172
Lymphomas	23	2,025	18	2,603	- 577
Oral Cancer	24	1,915	37	807	+ 1,108
Other Injuries	25	1,894	28	1,592	+ 302
Drownings	26	1,849	40	689	+ 1,160
Cervical Cancer	27	1,809	20	2,266	- 457
Prostate Cancer	28	1,788	14	3,584	- 1,797
Bladder Cancer	29	1,326	42	609	+ 717
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,321	39	698	+ 623
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,282	16	2,963	- 1,680
Tuberculosis	32	1,219	32	1,272	- 53
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,049	31	1,329	- 280
HIV/AIDS	34	1,007	17	2,683	- 1,676
Ovary Cancer	35	983	33	1,122	- 139
Poisonings	36	902	61	61	+ 841
Endocrine Disorders	37	897	30	1,367	- 470
Drug Use	38	848	44	492	+ 356
Asthma	39	811	54	191	+ 619
Low Birth Weight	40	758	23	2,095	- 1,338
Skin Cancers	41	689	35	1,028	- 340
Alcohol	42	668	68	23	+ 645
Birth Trauma	43	618	41	648	- 30
Malnutrition	44	455	27	1,878	- 1,423
Uterin Cancer	45	412	45	423	- 12
Epilepsy	46	398	43	597	- 199
Violence	47	389	2	19,268	- 18,879
Fires	48	368	56	127	+ 241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	354	51	242	+ 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	305	38	747	- 442
Meningitis	51	200	50	244	- 44
Skin Disease	52	183	34	1,102	- 919
Other Neoplasms	53	153	15	3,205	- 3,051
Maternal Conditions	54	126	46	394	- 268
Encephalitis	55	98	64	38	+ 60
Hepatitis B	56	97	62	50	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	57	93	66	27	+ 67
Syphilis	58	64	65	30	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	59	61	60	62	- 2
Appendicitis	60	51	52	213	- 161
War	61	32	49	260	- 228
Measles	62	20	78	0	+ 19
Tetanus	63	17	71	14	+ 3
Pertussis	64	17	69	18	- 1
Schistosomiasis	65	14	77	1	+ 13
Hepatitis C	66	3	59	65	- 62
Chlamydia	67	2	81	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	1	76	5	- 4
Otitis Media	69	1	73	7	- 7
Dengue	70	0	55	133	- 133
Diphtheria	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	67	- 67
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
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.