CHINA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,229,792	2	1,771,525	- 541,733
Violence	2	550,223	47	11,115	+ 539,108
Stroke	3	473,248	1	2,043,210	- 1,569,962
Lung Disease	4	454,843	3	968,607	- 513,763
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	307,647	12	183,342	+ 124,305
Road Traffic Accidents	6	221,728	8	250,272	- 28,544
Kidney Disease	7	195,145	11	192,302	+ 2,843
Hypertension	8	182,745	7	301,183	- 118,438
Stomach Cancer	9	174,532	5	398,439	- 223,907
Lung Cancers	10	149,925	4	714,311	- 564,386
Diabetes Mellitus	11	143,589	14	161,672	- 18,083
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	124,821	9	248,388	- 123,568
Breast Cancer	13	104,780	19	92,757	+ 12,023
Prostate Cancer	14	102,358	28	51,056	+ 51,302
Other Neoplasms	15	91,510	53	4,374	+ 87,136
Congenital Anomalies	16	84,600	31	36,613	+ 47,988
HIV/AIDS	17	76,619	34	28,746	+ 47,873
Lymphomas	18	74,328	23	57,838	+ 16,490
Liver Disease	19	69,284	15	145,603	- 76,319
Cervical Cancer	20	64,714	27	51,650	+ 13,064
Leukemia	21	63,058	22	58,145	+ 4,914
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	61,599	6	304,455	- 242,856
Low Birth Weight	23	59,832	40	21,631	+ 38,201
Liver Cancer	24	58,964	13	180,952	- 121,988
Pancreas Cancer	25	57,750	18	111,537	- 53,787
Suicide	26	56,109	17	116,324	- 60,215
Malnutrition	27	53,631	44	12,995	+ 40,637
Other Injuries	28	45,470	25	54,087	- 8,617
Falls	29	43,339	16	138,878	- 95,539
Endocrine Disorders	30	39,042	37	25,613	+ 13,430
Inflammatory/Heart	31	37,961	33	29,954	+ 8,007
Tuberculosis	32	36,319	32	34,802	+ 1,516
Ovary Cancer	33	32,047	35	28,078	+ 3,969
Skin Disease	34	31,466	52	5,222	+ 26,244
Skin Cancers	35	29,367	41	19,669	+ 9,698
Oesophagus Cancer	36	23,853	10	242,891	- 219,038
Oral Cancer	37	23,045	24	54,695	- 31,650
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	21,345	50	8,719	+ 12,627
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	19,945	30	37,723	- 17,778
Drownings	40	19,678	26	52,807	- 33,129
Birth Trauma	41	18,515	43	17,644	+ 871
Bladder Cancer	42	17,387	29	37,873	- 20,486
Epilepsy	43	17,057	46	11,365	+ 5,692
Drug Use	44	14,038	38	24,214	- 10,176
Uterin Cancer	45	12,080	45	11,751	+ 329
Maternal Conditions	46	11,247	54	3,596	+ 7,651
Parkinson's Disease	47	10,936	20	70,699	- 59,763
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	9,507	81	0	+ 9,507
War	49	7,423	61	900	+ 6,523
Meningitis	50	6,965	51	5,704	+ 1,262
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	6,915	49	10,108	- 3,194
Appendicitis	52	6,075	60	1,468	+ 4,608
Chagas disease	53	5,807	76	0	+ 5,807
Asthma	54	5,464	39	23,147	- 17,684
Dengue	55	3,805	70	12	+ 3,794
Fires	56	3,614	48	10,498	- 6,884
Anemia	57	2,873	83	0	+ 2,873
Osteoarthritis	58	1,908	82	0	+ 1,908
Hepatitis C	59	1,854	66	86	+ 1,768
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1,781	59	1,734	+ 47
Poisonings	61	1,737	36	25,762	- 24,025
Hepatitis B	62	1,441	56	2,757	- 1,316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	1,082	21	65,350	- 64,268
Encephalitis	64	1,081	55	2,796	- 1,716
Syphilis	65	863	58	1,824	- 960
Upper Respiratory	66	761	57	2,663	- 1,902
Malaria	67	738	75	0	+ 738
Alcohol	68	652	42	19,071	- 18,420
Pertussis	69	519	64	484	+ 35
Schizophrenia	70	501	86	0	+ 501
Tetanus	71	403	63	491	- 88
Leprosy	72	235	72	0	+ 235
Otitis Media	73	211	69	15	+ 196
Leishmaniasis	74	210	78	0	+ 210
Oral conditions	75	204	80	0	+ 204
Ascariasis	76	135	68	34	+ 101
Schistosomiasis	77	16	65	400	- 384
Measles	78	10	62	558	- 548
Hookworm Disease	79	8	74	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	80	8	71	11	- 3
Chlamydia	81	0	67	55	- 55
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Colombia

China

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.