AUSTRIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,788	1	17,638	- 9,849
Violence	2	3,485	47	47	+ 3,438
Stroke	3	2,997	2	5,208	- 2,211
Lung Disease	4	2,881	5	4,107	- 1,226
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,948	13	1,563	+ 385
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,404	31	436	+ 968
Kidney Disease	7	1,236	8	2,247	- 1,011
Hypertension	8	1,157	6	3,601	- 2,444
Stomach Cancer	9	1,105	24	817	+ 289
Lung Cancers	10	949	3	4,217	- 3,267
Diabetes Mellitus	11	909	9	2,093	- 1,184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	791	7	2,324	- 1,533
Breast Cancer	13	664	11	1,857	- 1,193
Prostate Cancer	14	648	15	1,501	- 853
Other Neoplasms	15	580	25	814	- 235
Congenital Anomalies	16	536	34	327	+ 209
HIV/AIDS	17	485	49	41	+ 444
Lymphomas	18	471	18	1,167	- 696
Liver Disease	19	439	16	1,366	- 927
Cervical Cancer	20	410	37	205	+ 205
Leukemia	21	399	23	878	- 479
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	390	4	4,174	- 3,784
Low Birth Weight	23	379	51	40	+ 339
Liver Cancer	24	373	22	922	- 548
Pancreas Cancer	25	366	10	1,901	- 1,536
Suicide	26	355	17	1,307	- 952
Malnutrition	27	340	46	71	+ 269
Other Injuries	28	288	12	1,700	- 1,412
Falls	29	274	21	982	- 707
Endocrine Disorders	30	247	20	1,077	- 830
Inflammatory/Heart	31	240	14	1,515	- 1,275
Tuberculosis	32	230	50	41	+ 189
Ovary Cancer	33	203	30	513	- 311
Skin Disease	34	199	43	99	+ 100
Skin Cancers	35	186	28	585	- 399
Oesophagus Cancer	36	151	32	406	- 255
Oral Cancer	37	146	27	614	- 468
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	135	40	152	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	126	42	142	- 15
Drownings	40	125	48	42	+ 82
Birth Trauma	41	117	54	34	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	42	110	26	617	- 507
Epilepsy	43	108	36	222	- 114
Drug Use	44	89	39	161	- 72
Uterin Cancer	45	77	35	275	- 199
Maternal Conditions	46	71	64	4	+ 67
Parkinson's Disease	47	69	19	1,102	- 1,033
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	60	56	22	+ 38
War	49	47	67	1	+ 46
Meningitis	50	44	58	22	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	44	53	35	+ 9
Appendicitis	52	38	59	15	+ 23
Chagas disease	53	37	77	0	+ 37
Asthma	54	35	45	81	- 46
Dengue	55	24	81	0	+ 24
Fires	56	23	52	36	- 13
Anemia	57	18	44	99	- 81
Osteoarthritis	58	12	57	22	- 10
Hepatitis C	59	12	41	147	- 135
Multiple Sclerosis	60	11	38	170	- 159
Poisonings	61	11	60	15	- 4
Hepatitis B	62	9	62	8	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	7	33	379	- 372
Encephalitis	64	7	68	1	+ 6
Syphilis	65	5	66	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	5	55	26	- 21
Malaria	67	5	75	0	+ 5
Alcohol	68	4	29	538	- 534
Pertussis	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	70	3	63	4	- 1
Tetanus	71	3	72	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	1	65	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	1	69	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	75	1	61	8	- 7
Ascariasis	76	1	79	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	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 AUSTRIA

Colombia

Austria

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.