ALGERIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,838	1	54,547	- 13,709
Violence	2	18,271	36	713	+ 17,558
Stroke	3	15,715	2	23,393	- 7,678
Lung Disease	4	15,104	10	4,668	+ 10,436
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,216	6	7,289	+ 2,927
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,363	3	8,996	- 1,634
Kidney Disease	7	6,480	5	7,528	- 1,048
Hypertension	8	6,068	4	8,369	- 2,301
Stomach Cancer	9	5,796	19	2,032	+ 3,763
Lung Cancers	10	4,979	12	3,931	+ 1,047
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,768	9	4,678	+ 90
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,145	16	3,139	+ 1,005
Breast Cancer	13	3,479	14	3,465	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	14	3,399	29	1,069	+ 2,330
Other Neoplasms	15	3,039	58	58	+ 2,981
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,809	11	4,357	- 1,548
HIV/AIDS	17	2,544	48	193	+ 2,351
Lymphomas	18	2,468	20	1,833	+ 636
Liver Disease	19	2,301	15	3,464	- 1,164
Cervical Cancer	20	2,149	27	1,088	+ 1,061
Leukemia	21	2,094	25	1,157	+ 937
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,046	7	5,635	- 3,589
Low Birth Weight	23	1,987	8	5,441	- 3,454
Liver Cancer	24	1,958	41	551	+ 1,407
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,918	31	973	+ 945
Suicide	26	1,863	28	1,072	+ 791
Malnutrition	27	1,781	53	82	+ 1,699
Other Injuries	28	1,510	22	1,401	+ 109
Falls	29	1,439	23	1,315	+ 124
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,296	32	926	+ 371
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,261	34	825	+ 435
Tuberculosis	32	1,206	17	2,840	- 1,634
Ovary Cancer	33	1,064	40	611	+ 453
Skin Disease	34	1,045	52	111	+ 934
Skin Cancers	35	975	37	711	+ 264
Oesophagus Cancer	36	792	46	313	+ 479
Oral Cancer	37	765	38	695	+ 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	709	26	1,111	- 402
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	662	35	721	- 59
Drownings	40	653	42	451	+ 203
Birth Trauma	41	615	13	3,800	- 3,185
Bladder Cancer	42	577	21	1,423	- 845
Epilepsy	43	566	44	355	+ 212
Drug Use	44	466	30	983	- 517
Uterin Cancer	45	401	56	75	+ 326
Maternal Conditions	46	373	33	917	- 543
Parkinson's Disease	47	363	24	1,249	- 886
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	316	84	0	+ 316
War	49	246	62	41	+ 206
Meningitis	50	231	45	320	- 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	230	64	22	+ 208
Appendicitis	52	202	55	80	+ 122
Chagas disease	53	193	73	0	+ 193
Asthma	54	181	18	2,040	- 1,859
Dengue	55	126	75	0	+ 126
Fires	56	120	39	636	- 516
Anemia	57	95	82	0	+ 95
Osteoarthritis	58	63	85	0	+ 63
Hepatitis C	59	62	65	4	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	60	59	57	74	- 15
Poisonings	61	58	47	287	- 229
Hepatitis B	62	48	50	165	- 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	36	43	362	- 326
Encephalitis	64	36	51	145	- 109
Syphilis	65	29	61	41	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	25	68	2	+ 23
Malaria	67	25	72	0	+ 25
Alcohol	68	22	54	81	- 60
Pertussis	69	17	49	169	- 152
Schizophrenia	70	17	81	0	+ 17
Tetanus	71	13	60	52	- 38
Leprosy	72	8	79	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	73	7	71	0	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	74	7	66	3	+ 4
Oral conditions	75	7	86	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	76	4	67	2	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	77	1	63	22	- 22
Measles	78	0	59	55	- 55
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	70	1	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

Colombia

Algeria

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.