AUSTRALIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,248	1	21,548	+ 1,699
Violence	2	10,401	44	243	+ 10,158
Stroke	3	8,946	3	10,331	- 1,385
Lung Disease	4	8,598	5	8,487	+ 111
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,816	8	4,446	+ 1,370
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,191	29	1,245	+ 2,947
Kidney Disease	7	3,689	12	3,139	+ 550
Hypertension	8	3,455	23	1,631	+ 1,823
Stomach Cancer	9	3,299	27	1,288	+ 2,011
Lung Cancers	10	2,834	4	8,769	- 5,934
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,714	7	4,471	- 1,757
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,360	6	6,209	- 3,849
Breast Cancer	13	1,981	10	3,405	- 1,425
Prostate Cancer	14	1,935	9	3,766	- 1,831
Other Neoplasms	15	1,730	28	1,252	+ 478
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,599	33	711	+ 889
HIV/AIDS	17	1,448	57	50	+ 1,398
Lymphomas	18	1,405	15	3,039	- 1,634
Liver Disease	19	1,310	26	1,421	- 112
Cervical Cancer	20	1,223	39	342	+ 882
Leukemia	21	1,192	18	2,126	- 934
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,164	2	15,588	- 14,424
Low Birth Weight	23	1,131	43	248	+ 883
Liver Cancer	24	1,115	20	2,036	- 921
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,092	13	3,118	- 2,026
Suicide	26	1,061	11	3,150	- 2,089
Malnutrition	27	1,014	51	117	+ 897
Other Injuries	28	860	22	1,642	- 783
Falls	29	819	14	3,116	- 2,297
Endocrine Disorders	30	738	16	2,328	- 1,590
Inflammatory/Heart	31	718	24	1,571	- 853
Tuberculosis	32	687	56	53	+ 634
Ovary Cancer	33	606	31	1,003	- 397
Skin Disease	34	595	34	594	+ 1
Skin Cancers	35	555	17	2,319	- 1,763
Oesophagus Cancer	36	451	25	1,494	- 1,043
Oral Cancer	37	436	32	972	- 537
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	404	40	296	+ 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	377	42	276	+ 101
Drownings	40	372	47	177	+ 195
Birth Trauma	41	350	50	140	+ 210
Bladder Cancer	42	329	30	1,187	- 859
Epilepsy	43	322	41	285	+ 38
Drug Use	44	265	21	1,783	- 1,517
Uterin Cancer	45	228	35	524	- 296
Maternal Conditions	46	213	63	20	+ 192
Parkinson's Disease	47	207	19	2,036	- 1,829
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	180	53	71	+ 109
War	49	140	65	8	+ 132
Meningitis	50	132	60	37	+ 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	131	45	229	- 98
Appendicitis	52	115	62	26	+ 88
Chagas disease	53	110	80	0	+ 110
Asthma	54	103	36	455	- 352
Dengue	55	72	72	0	+ 72
Fires	56	68	55	55	+ 14
Anemia	57	54	49	157	- 103
Osteoarthritis	58	36	52	114	- 78
Hepatitis C	59	35	48	173	- 138
Multiple Sclerosis	60	34	46	188	- 154
Poisonings	61	33	61	35	- 2
Hepatitis B	62	27	58	41	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	20	38	379	- 358
Encephalitis	64	20	68	3	+ 18
Syphilis	65	16	67	3	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	66	14	64	17	- 3
Malaria	67	14	82	0	+ 14
Alcohol	68	12	37	380	- 368
Pertussis	69	10	69	1	+ 8
Schizophrenia	70	9	54	64	- 54
Tetanus	71	8	70	1	+ 6
Leprosy	72	4	76	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	73	4	66	6	- 2
Leishmaniasis	74	4	81	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	75	4	59	40	- 36
Ascariasis	76	3	75	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Colombia

Australia

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.