CANADA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,692	1	40,063	- 6,371
Violence	2	15,074	40	605	+ 14,469
Stroke	3	12,965	5	14,159	- 1,193
Lung Disease	4	12,461	4	14,212	- 1,751
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	8,429	7	7,431	+ 997
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,075	28	1,998	+ 4,077
Kidney Disease	7	5,346	14	4,578	+ 769
Hypertension	8	5,007	22	2,563	+ 2,444
Stomach Cancer	9	4,782	26	2,177	+ 2,604
Lung Cancers	10	4,107	3	20,937	- 16,829
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,934	9	5,718	- 1,784
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,420	6	9,651	- 6,231
Breast Cancer	13	2,871	8	5,910	- 3,040
Prostate Cancer	14	2,804	13	4,711	- 1,907
Other Neoplasms	15	2,507	31	1,679	+ 828
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,318	35	1,081	+ 1,237
HIV/AIDS	17	2,099	53	163	+ 1,936
Lymphomas	18	2,036	10	5,146	- 3,110
Liver Disease	19	1,898	17	3,624	- 1,725
Cervical Cancer	20	1,773	41	578	+ 1,195
Leukemia	21	1,728	21	3,098	- 1,371
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,688	2	30,970	- 29,282
Low Birth Weight	23	1,639	42	553	+ 1,086
Liver Cancer	24	1,615	20	3,113	- 1,497
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,582	11	5,057	- 3,475
Suicide	26	1,537	15	4,417	- 2,879
Malnutrition	27	1,469	51	192	+ 1,277
Other Injuries	28	1,246	24	2,392	- 1,147
Falls	29	1,187	12	4,829	- 3,642
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,070	19	3,233	- 2,163
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,040	27	2,060	- 1,020
Tuberculosis	32	995	58	97	+ 898
Ovary Cancer	33	878	29	1,902	- 1,024
Skin Disease	34	862	38	679	+ 183
Skin Cancers	35	805	30	1,756	- 952
Oesophagus Cancer	36	653	25	2,230	- 1,576
Oral Cancer	37	631	32	1,592	- 961
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	585	36	840	- 256
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	546	43	442	+ 104
Drownings	40	539	48	283	+ 256
Birth Trauma	41	507	50	193	+ 314
Bladder Cancer	42	476	23	2,521	- 2,044
Epilepsy	43	467	44	384	+ 83
Drug Use	44	385	16	3,686	- 3,301
Uterin Cancer	45	331	34	1,183	- 852
Maternal Conditions	46	308	64	45	+ 263
Parkinson's Disease	47	300	18	3,359	- 3,059
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	260	54	143	+ 118
War	49	203	65	21	+ 182
Meningitis	50	191	59	68	+ 122
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	189	47	322	- 133
Appendicitis	52	166	62	49	+ 117
Chagas disease	53	159	70	1	+ 158
Asthma	54	150	49	262	- 112
Dengue	55	104	72	0	+ 104
Fires	56	99	52	192	- 93
Anemia	57	79	46	343	- 264
Osteoarthritis	58	52	55	139	- 86
Hepatitis C	59	51	45	363	- 312
Multiple Sclerosis	60	49	37	692	- 643
Poisonings	61	48	56	121	- 74
Hepatitis B	62	39	60	66	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	30	39	636	- 606
Encephalitis	64	30	68	3	+ 27
Syphilis	65	24	67	5	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	66	21	63	47	- 26
Malaria	67	20	76	0	+ 20
Alcohol	68	18	33	1,491	- 1,473
Pertussis	69	14	69	1	+ 13
Schizophrenia	70	14	57	118	- 105
Tetanus	71	11	71	0	+ 11
Leprosy	72	6	79	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	73	6	66	8	- 2
Leishmaniasis	74	6	77	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	75	6	61	51	- 45
Ascariasis	76	4	82	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Colombia

Canada

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.