FRANCE VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,381	1	63,181	- 3,800
Violence	2	26,568	49	538	+ 26,030
Stroke	3	22,851	3	36,354	- 13,503
Lung Disease	4	21,962	7	18,232	+ 3,731
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	14,855	6	19,771	- 4,916
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,706	31	3,339	+ 7,367
Kidney Disease	7	9,423	11	11,477	- 2,054
Hypertension	8	8,824	23	7,109	+ 1,715
Stomach Cancer	9	8,427	26	5,530	+ 2,897
Lung Cancers	10	7,239	4	35,657	- 28,418
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,933	12	10,912	- 3,978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,027	5	21,854	- 15,827
Breast Cancer	13	5,059	8	15,536	- 10,476
Prostate Cancer	14	4,942	13	10,873	- 5,930
Other Neoplasms	15	4,419	17	8,771	- 4,352
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,085	35	2,012	+ 2,073
HIV/AIDS	17	3,700	54	362	+ 3,338
Lymphomas	18	3,589	14	10,067	- 6,478
Liver Disease	19	3,345	22	7,382	- 4,037
Cervical Cancer	20	3,125	40	1,574	+ 1,551
Leukemia	21	3,045	21	7,457	- 4,412
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,974	2	53,157	- 50,183
Low Birth Weight	23	2,889	47	651	+ 2,238
Liver Cancer	24	2,847	15	9,573	- 6,726
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,788	10	12,360	- 9,571
Suicide	26	2,709	16	8,961	- 6,252
Malnutrition	27	2,590	29	4,212	- 1,622
Other Injuries	28	2,196	9	15,119	- 12,924
Falls	29	2,093	18	8,284	- 6,191
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,885	19	8,086	- 6,201
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,833	25	6,065	- 4,232
Tuberculosis	32	1,754	50	435	+ 1,319
Ovary Cancer	33	1,547	30	3,964	- 2,416
Skin Disease	34	1,519	39	1,598	- 78
Skin Cancers	35	1,418	32	3,256	- 1,838
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,152	28	4,673	- 3,521
Oral Cancer	37	1,113	27	4,676	- 3,563
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,031	38	1,807	- 777
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	963	43	986	- 23
Drownings	40	950	45	868	+ 82
Birth Trauma	41	894	55	309	+ 585
Bladder Cancer	42	840	24	6,566	- 5,726
Epilepsy	43	824	37	1,865	- 1,042
Drug Use	44	678	36	1,881	- 1,203
Uterin Cancer	45	583	34	2,721	- 2,137
Maternal Conditions	46	543	64	52	+ 491
Parkinson's Disease	47	528	20	7,570	- 7,042
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	459	62	75	+ 384
War	49	358	67	7	+ 352
Meningitis	50	336	58	163	+ 173
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	334	51	426	- 93
Appendicitis	52	293	61	90	+ 204
Chagas disease	53	280	84	0	+ 280
Asthma	54	264	42	1,039	- 775
Dengue	55	184	76	0	+ 183
Fires	56	174	53	403	- 229
Anemia	57	139	44	973	- 834
Osteoarthritis	58	92	56	245	- 153
Hepatitis C	59	90	52	416	- 327
Multiple Sclerosis	60	86	46	752	- 666
Poisonings	61	84	57	228	- 144
Hepatitis B	62	70	59	135	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	52	41	1,384	- 1,332
Encephalitis	64	52	66	8	+ 44
Syphilis	65	42	68	4	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	66	37	63	54	- 17
Malaria	67	36	82	0	+ 36
Alcohol	68	31	33	3,189	- 3,157
Pertussis	69	25	69	3	+ 22
Schizophrenia	70	24	48	647	- 623
Tetanus	71	19	70	2	+ 17
Leprosy	72	11	72	1	+ 11
Otitis Media	73	10	65	16	- 6
Leishmaniasis	74	10	73	1	+ 9
Oral conditions	75	10	60	118	- 108
Ascariasis	76	6	79	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	77	1	71	1	- 0
Measles	78	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	75	1	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	80	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 FRANCE

Colombia

France

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.