CHILE VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,210	1	10,685	+ 5,525
Violence	2	7,252	29	744	+ 6,509
Stroke	3	6,238	2	9,731	- 3,493
Lung Disease	4	5,995	4	4,062	+ 1,933
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,055	6	3,920	+ 135
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,923	12	2,826	+ 96
Kidney Disease	7	2,572	3	4,065	- 1,493
Hypertension	8	2,409	7	3,817	- 1,408
Stomach Cancer	9	2,300	8	3,631	- 1,330
Lung Cancers	10	1,976	9	3,452	- 1,476
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,893	10	3,177	- 1,284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,645	11	3,022	- 1,377
Breast Cancer	13	1,381	16	1,689	- 307
Prostate Cancer	14	1,349	14	2,435	- 1,086
Other Neoplasms	15	1,206	20	1,358	- 152
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,115	25	858	+ 257
HIV/AIDS	17	1,010	33	539	+ 471
Lymphomas	18	980	18	1,394	- 414
Liver Disease	19	913	13	2,647	- 1,734
Cervical Cancer	20	853	27	780	+ 73
Leukemia	21	831	24	879	- 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	812	5	4,000	- 3,188
Low Birth Weight	23	789	36	437	+ 351
Liver Cancer	24	777	19	1,369	- 592
Pancreas Cancer	25	761	17	1,567	- 806
Suicide	26	740	15	1,700	- 961
Malnutrition	27	707	37	420	+ 287
Other Injuries	28	599	21	1,310	- 711
Falls	29	571	23	904	- 333
Endocrine Disorders	30	515	22	1,286	- 772
Inflammatory/Heart	31	500	31	709	- 209
Tuberculosis	32	479	38	410	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	33	422	35	514	- 92
Skin Disease	34	415	28	763	- 349
Skin Cancers	35	387	34	526	- 139
Oesophagus Cancer	36	314	30	722	- 408
Oral Cancer	37	304	40	307	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	281	39	334	- 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	263	46	223	+ 40
Drownings	40	259	44	283	- 24
Birth Trauma	41	244	54	87	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	42	229	32	641	- 412
Epilepsy	43	225	43	294	- 70
Drug Use	44	185	50	149	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	45	159	45	275	- 116
Maternal Conditions	46	148	63	24	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	47	144	26	790	- 646
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	125	56	73	+ 52
War	49	98	64	14	+ 84
Meningitis	50	92	53	95	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	91	48	187	- 95
Appendicitis	52	80	59	37	+ 43
Chagas disease	53	77	55	79	- 2
Asthma	54	72	42	295	- 223
Dengue	55	50	73	0	+ 50
Fires	56	48	41	295	- 248
Anemia	57	38	49	180	- 142
Osteoarthritis	58	25	51	131	- 106
Hepatitis C	59	24	61	27	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	60	23	62	27	- 3
Poisonings	61	23	57	68	- 45
Hepatitis B	62	19	60	30	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	14	52	104	- 90
Encephalitis	64	14	70	2	+ 13
Syphilis	65	11	66	5	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	10	67	4	+ 6
Malaria	67	10	82	0	+ 10
Alcohol	68	9	47	207	- 198
Pertussis	69	7	68	3	+ 4
Schizophrenia	70	7	58	38	- 31
Tetanus	71	5	69	2	+ 4
Leprosy	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	73	3	71	2	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	3	81	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	75	3	65	5	- 3
Ascariasis	76	2	72	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Colombia

Chile

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.