CZECH REPUBLIC VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,412	1	31,621	- 22,209
Violence	2	4,211	48	66	+ 4,145
Stroke	3	3,622	2	8,000	- 4,378
Lung Disease	4	3,481	4	4,175	- 694
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,355	5	4,114	- 1,759
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,697	29	636	+ 1,061
Kidney Disease	7	1,494	14	1,716	- 222
Hypertension	8	1,399	9	2,506	- 1,107
Stomach Cancer	9	1,336	18	1,090	+ 245
Lung Cancers	10	1,147	3	5,442	- 4,294
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,099	6	3,993	- 2,894
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	955	8	3,917	- 2,962
Breast Cancer	13	802	13	1,960	- 1,158
Prostate Cancer	14	783	15	1,600	- 816
Other Neoplasms	15	700	26	686	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	16	648	42	185	+ 462
HIV/AIDS	17	586	59	8	+ 578
Lymphomas	18	569	17	1,210	- 641
Liver Disease	19	530	12	2,180	- 1,650
Cervical Cancer	20	495	35	346	+ 149
Leukemia	21	483	19	1,088	- 606
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	471	7	3,958	- 3,487
Low Birth Weight	23	458	46	94	+ 364
Liver Cancer	24	451	22	927	- 475
Pancreas Cancer	25	442	11	2,312	- 1,870
Suicide	26	429	16	1,302	- 872
Malnutrition	27	410	36	299	+ 112
Other Injuries	28	348	10	2,369	- 2,021
Falls	29	332	24	733	- 401
Endocrine Disorders	30	299	23	790	- 491
Inflammatory/Heart	31	291	25	704	- 414
Tuberculosis	32	278	54	23	+ 255
Ovary Cancer	33	245	30	619	- 373
Skin Disease	34	241	40	203	+ 38
Skin Cancers	35	225	27	645	- 421
Oesophagus Cancer	36	183	28	644	- 461
Oral Cancer	37	176	21	951	- 775
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	163	38	255	- 92
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	153	33	434	- 281
Drownings	40	151	43	152	- 2
Birth Trauma	41	142	52	27	+ 114
Bladder Cancer	42	133	20	1,061	- 928
Epilepsy	43	131	39	246	- 115
Drug Use	44	107	44	148	- 40
Uterin Cancer	45	92	34	430	- 338
Maternal Conditions	46	86	61	4	+ 82
Parkinson's Disease	47	84	31	505	- 422
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	73	56	22	+ 51
War	49	57	65	1	+ 56
Meningitis	50	53	53	25	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	53	47	77	- 24
Appendicitis	52	46	57	19	+ 27
Chagas disease	53	44	73	0	+ 44
Asthma	54	42	41	187	- 145
Dengue	55	29	79	0	+ 29
Fires	56	28	49	54	- 26
Anemia	57	22	55	23	- 1
Osteoarthritis	58	15	86	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	59	14	58	18	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	60	14	45	117	- 104
Poisonings	61	13	50	40	- 26
Hepatitis B	62	11	63	2	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	8	37	277	- 269
Encephalitis	64	8	64	1	+ 7
Syphilis	65	7	60	4	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	6	51	28	- 22
Malaria	67	6	74	0	+ 6
Alcohol	68	5	32	461	- 456
Pertussis	69	4	68	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	70	4	85	0	+ 4
Tetanus	71	3	71	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	73	2	67	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	2	77	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	75	2	62	3	- 2
Ascariasis	76	1	78	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

Colombia

Czech Republic

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.