FINLAND VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,886	2	9,831	- 4,945
Violence	2	2,186	43	64	+ 2,122
Stroke	3	1,880	3	4,115	- 2,235
Lung Disease	4	1,807	8	1,289	+ 518
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,222	21	436	+ 786
Road Traffic Accidents	6	881	33	215	+ 666
Kidney Disease	7	775	26	342	+ 434
Hypertension	8	726	5	2,030	- 1,304
Stomach Cancer	9	693	19	447	+ 247
Lung Cancers	10	596	4	2,312	- 1,716
Diabetes Mellitus	11	571	22	418	+ 153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	496	6	1,433	- 937
Breast Cancer	13	416	12	948	- 532
Prostate Cancer	14	407	11	970	- 563
Other Neoplasms	15	364	23	377	- 13
Congenital Anomalies	16	336	35	192	+ 144
HIV/AIDS	17	304	59	6	+ 299
Lymphomas	18	295	14	851	- 555
Liver Disease	19	275	10	1,068	- 793
Cervical Cancer	20	257	44	62	+ 195
Leukemia	21	251	24	371	- 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	245	1	11,120	- 10,875
Low Birth Weight	23	238	48	26	+ 212
Liver Cancer	24	234	16	545	- 311
Pancreas Cancer	25	229	9	1,247	- 1,018
Suicide	26	223	15	846	- 623
Malnutrition	27	213	57	7	+ 206
Other Injuries	28	181	20	437	- 256
Falls	29	172	7	1,325	- 1,153
Endocrine Disorders	30	155	31	257	- 102
Inflammatory/Heart	31	151	17	518	- 367
Tuberculosis	32	144	46	32	+ 112
Ovary Cancer	33	127	25	344	- 217
Skin Disease	34	125	47	27	+ 98
Skin Cancers	35	117	29	297	- 180
Oesophagus Cancer	36	95	27	320	- 225
Oral Cancer	37	92	34	207	- 116
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	85	52	15	+ 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	79	36	151	- 72
Drownings	40	78	37	106	- 28
Birth Trauma	41	74	56	8	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	42	69	28	308	- 239
Epilepsy	43	68	38	104	- 36
Drug Use	44	56	30	269	- 213
Uterin Cancer	45	48	32	225	- 177
Maternal Conditions	46	45	64	2	+ 43
Parkinson's Disease	47	43	13	853	- 809
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	38	53	11	+ 27
War	49	29	65	1	+ 29
Meningitis	50	28	55	9	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	27	41	83	- 56
Appendicitis	52	24	54	10	+ 15
Chagas disease	53	23	76	0	+ 23
Asthma	54	22	40	85	- 63
Dengue	55	15	82	0	+ 15
Fires	56	14	45	62	- 47
Anemia	57	11	58	6	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	58	8	51	17	- 9
Hepatitis C	59	7	60	5	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	60	7	42	80	- 73
Poisonings	61	7	49	25	- 18
Hepatitis B	62	6	63	2	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	4	50	19	- 15
Encephalitis	64	4	66	0	+ 4
Syphilis	65	3	67	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	3	62	2	+ 1
Malaria	67	3	74	0	+ 3
Alcohol	68	3	18	464	- 462
Pertussis	69	2	69	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	70	2	39	93	- 91
Tetanus	71	2	70	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	1	68	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	1	75	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	75	1	61	4	- 3
Ascariasis	76	1	81	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Colombia

Finland

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.