ARGENTINA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,813	1	48,765	- 7,951
Violence	2	18,260	23	2,712	+ 15,548
Stroke	3	15,706	4	22,878	- 7,172
Lung Disease	4	15,095	3	23,234	- 8,139
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,210	2	40,986	- 30,776
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,359	10	6,298	+ 1,061
Kidney Disease	7	6,476	5	13,588	- 7,112
Hypertension	8	6,065	11	5,799	+ 266
Stomach Cancer	9	5,792	20	3,523	+ 2,269
Lung Cancers	10	4,976	6	10,014	- 5,038
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,765	9	6,838	- 2,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,142	7	8,931	- 4,788
Breast Cancer	13	3,477	8	7,063	- 3,585
Prostate Cancer	14	3,397	15	4,507	- 1,111
Other Neoplasms	15	3,037	21	3,224	- 187
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,808	26	2,419	+ 388
HIV/AIDS	17	2,543	32	1,481	+ 1,062
Lymphomas	18	2,467	24	2,708	- 241
Liver Disease	19	2,299	16	4,029	- 1,730
Cervical Cancer	20	2,148	25	2,480	- 332
Leukemia	21	2,093	27	2,189	- 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,044	19	3,737	- 1,693
Low Birth Weight	23	1,986	28	2,183	- 197
Liver Cancer	24	1,957	30	2,045	- 88
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,917	14	4,607	- 2,690
Suicide	26	1,862	18	3,747	- 1,885
Malnutrition	27	1,780	38	929	+ 850
Other Injuries	28	1,509	12	5,642	- 4,133
Falls	29	1,438	43	506	+ 932
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,296	17	3,987	- 2,692
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,260	13	5,495	- 4,235
Tuberculosis	32	1,205	41	655	+ 550
Ovary Cancer	33	1,064	33	1,307	- 244
Skin Disease	34	1,044	22	3,171	- 2,126
Skin Cancers	35	975	34	1,073	- 98
Oesophagus Cancer	36	792	29	2,054	- 1,263
Oral Cancer	37	765	35	1,073	- 308
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	708	42	578	+ 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	662	44	488	+ 174
Drownings	40	653	48	380	+ 273
Birth Trauma	41	614	49	373	+ 241
Bladder Cancer	42	577	31	1,675	- 1,098
Epilepsy	43	566	50	332	+ 234
Drug Use	44	466	39	826	- 360
Uterin Cancer	45	401	37	944	- 543
Maternal Conditions	46	373	53	279	+ 94
Parkinson's Disease	47	363	36	965	- 602
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	315	63	48	+ 268
War	49	246	70	5	+ 241
Meningitis	50	231	51	316	- 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	229	54	243	- 14
Appendicitis	52	202	60	71	+ 131
Chagas disease	53	193	45	451	- 258
Asthma	54	181	47	403	- 222
Dengue	55	126	80	0	+ 126
Fires	56	120	52	280	- 160
Anemia	57	95	40	691	- 596
Osteoarthritis	58	63	59	73	- 10
Hepatitis C	59	62	57	113	- 51
Multiple Sclerosis	60	59	58	101	- 42
Poisonings	61	58	55	193	- 136
Hepatitis B	62	48	62	56	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	36	56	139	- 103
Encephalitis	64	36	64	17	+ 19
Syphilis	65	29	65	15	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	25	67	12	+ 13
Malaria	67	24	83	0	+ 24
Alcohol	68	22	46	442	- 420
Pertussis	69	17	68	10	+ 7
Schizophrenia	70	17	61	59	- 43
Tetanus	71	13	71	3	+ 10
Leprosy	72	8	69	5	+ 3
Otitis Media	73	7	73	2	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	74	7	72	2	+ 5
Oral conditions	75	7	66	14	- 7
Ascariasis	76	4	77	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	77	1	84	0	+ 1
Measles	78	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	80	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Colombia

Argentina

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.