GREECE VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,085	1	21,124	- 12,039
Violence	2	4,065	42	104	+ 3,961
Stroke	3	3,496	2	14,077	- 10,581
Lung Disease	4	3,360	5	5,526	- 2,166
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,273	3	8,282	- 6,010
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,638	22	870	+ 768
Kidney Disease	7	1,442	6	4,759	- 3,317
Hypertension	8	1,350	9	2,922	- 1,572
Stomach Cancer	9	1,289	16	1,535	- 246
Lung Cancers	10	1,108	4	7,355	- 6,248
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,061	20	1,266	- 205
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	922	8	3,264	- 2,341
Breast Cancer	13	774	11	2,520	- 1,746
Prostate Cancer	14	756	12	2,023	- 1,267
Other Neoplasms	15	676	25	679	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	16	625	38	174	+ 451
HIV/AIDS	17	566	50	47	+ 519
Lymphomas	18	549	19	1,268	- 719
Liver Disease	19	512	23	809	- 297
Cervical Cancer	20	478	36	243	+ 235
Leukemia	21	466	18	1,354	- 888
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	455	7	3,940	- 3,485
Low Birth Weight	23	442	41	127	+ 315
Liver Cancer	24	436	14	1,566	- 1,130
Pancreas Cancer	25	427	13	1,904	- 1,478
Suicide	26	415	28	533	- 118
Malnutrition	27	396	66	1	+ 395
Other Injuries	28	336	17	1,453	- 1,117
Falls	29	320	21	1,245	- 925
Endocrine Disorders	30	288	29	526	- 238
Inflammatory/Heart	31	280	24	725	- 444
Tuberculosis	32	268	46	66	+ 202
Ovary Cancer	33	237	27	557	- 320
Skin Disease	34	232	47	56	+ 176
Skin Cancers	35	217	31	438	- 221
Oesophagus Cancer	36	176	35	246	- 69
Oral Cancer	37	170	30	440	- 270
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	158	44	95	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	147	26	611	- 463
Drownings	40	145	32	435	- 290
Birth Trauma	41	137	57	17	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	42	128	15	1,551	- 1,422
Epilepsy	43	126	34	249	- 123
Drug Use	44	104	37	193	- 90
Uterin Cancer	45	89	33	373	- 283
Maternal Conditions	46	83	61	2	+ 81
Parkinson's Disease	47	81	10	2,646	- 2,565
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	70	86	0	+ 70
War	49	55	64	1	+ 54
Meningitis	50	51	53	33	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	51	45	67	- 16
Appendicitis	52	45	58	9	+ 35
Chagas disease	53	43	77	0	+ 43
Asthma	54	40	55	27	+ 13
Dengue	55	28	71	0	+ 28
Fires	56	27	39	146	- 120
Anemia	57	21	51	47	- 26
Osteoarthritis	58	14	85	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	59	14	52	38	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	60	13	40	135	- 122
Poisonings	61	13	56	19	- 7
Hepatitis B	62	11	48	56	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	8	43	100	- 92
Encephalitis	64	8	67	1	+ 7
Syphilis	65	6	65	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	6	59	8	- 2
Malaria	67	5	78	0	+ 5
Alcohol	68	5	49	50	- 46
Pertussis	69	4	69	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	70	4	54	27	- 24
Tetanus	71	3	62	2	+ 1
Leprosy	72	2	81	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	73	2	82	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	2	60	4	- 2
Oral conditions	75	2	63	2	- 0
Ascariasis	76	1	73	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Colombia

Greece

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.