GERMANY VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,055	1	147,055	- 74,000
Violence	2	32,686	46	769	+ 31,917
Stroke	3	28,113	3	49,794	- 21,681
Lung Disease	4	27,020	5	42,797	- 15,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	18,276	9	20,712	- 2,437
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,172	34	3,160	+ 10,012
Kidney Disease	7	11,592	8	22,770	- 11,178
Hypertension	8	10,856	6	26,796	- 15,940
Stomach Cancer	9	10,368	20	9,658	+ 710
Lung Cancers	10	8,906	4	46,560	- 37,654
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,530	13	15,560	- 7,030
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	7,415	7	26,026	- 18,611
Breast Cancer	13	6,224	10	18,842	- 12,618
Prostate Cancer	14	6,081	12	16,487	- 10,407
Other Neoplasms	15	5,436	24	8,161	- 2,725
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,026	36	2,291	+ 2,734
HIV/AIDS	17	4,552	54	345	+ 4,206
Lymphomas	18	4,415	17	12,249	- 7,833
Liver Disease	19	4,116	15	15,194	- 11,078
Cervical Cancer	20	3,844	39	2,131	+ 1,713
Leukemia	21	3,746	22	8,737	- 4,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,659	2	51,168	- 47,509
Low Birth Weight	23	3,554	45	770	+ 2,784
Liver Cancer	24	3,503	25	8,057	- 4,555
Pancreas Cancer	25	3,431	11	17,971	- 14,541
Suicide	26	3,333	19	10,284	- 6,951
Malnutrition	27	3,186	50	450	+ 2,736
Other Injuries	28	2,701	23	8,248	- 5,547
Falls	29	2,575	14	15,325	- 12,750
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,319	18	10,677	- 8,358
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,255	21	8,891	- 6,636
Tuberculosis	32	2,157	56	281	+ 1,877
Ovary Cancer	33	1,904	30	5,192	- 3,289
Skin Disease	34	1,869	42	1,543	+ 326
Skin Cancers	35	1,745	31	4,055	- 2,311
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,417	27	6,212	- 4,796
Oral Cancer	37	1,369	29	6,023	- 4,654
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,268	32	3,830	- 2,562
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,185	38	2,166	- 981
Drownings	40	1,169	49	459	+ 710
Birth Trauma	41	1,100	57	239	+ 861
Bladder Cancer	42	1,033	28	6,193	- 5,160
Epilepsy	43	1,013	35	3,091	- 2,078
Drug Use	44	834	40	1,930	- 1,096
Uterin Cancer	45	718	37	2,231	- 1,513
Maternal Conditions	46	668	64	38	+ 630
Parkinson's Disease	47	650	16	12,594	- 11,944
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	565	55	292	+ 273
War	49	441	66	10	+ 431
Meningitis	50	414	60	168	+ 246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	411	47	543	- 132
Appendicitis	52	361	62	129	+ 232
Chagas disease	53	345	74	1	+ 344
Asthma	54	325	44	924	- 600
Dengue	55	226	83	0	+ 226
Fires	56	215	53	359	- 144
Anemia	57	171	43	994	- 823
Osteoarthritis	58	113	52	364	- 250
Hepatitis C	59	110	48	507	- 397
Multiple Sclerosis	60	106	41	1,571	- 1,465
Poisonings	61	103	58	216	- 113
Hepatitis B	62	86	59	182	- 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	64	33	3,615	- 3,551
Encephalitis	64	64	67	8	+ 57
Syphilis	65	51	68	6	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	66	45	61	138	- 93
Malaria	67	44	79	0	+ 44
Alcohol	68	39	26	6,257	- 6,219
Pertussis	69	31	69	2	+ 28
Schizophrenia	70	30	51	391	- 361
Tetanus	71	24	75	1	+ 23
Leprosy	72	14	84	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	73	13	65	16	- 3
Leishmaniasis	74	12	72	1	+ 12
Oral conditions	75	12	63	62	- 50
Ascariasis	76	8	81	0	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	77	1	73	1	+ 0
Measles	78	1	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	71	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

Colombia

Germany

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.