GUYANA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	690	1	1,335	- 645
Violence	2	309	10	194	+ 115
Stroke	3	265	2	1,022	- 757
Lung Disease	4	255	13	174	+ 81
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	173	6	302	- 129
Road Traffic Accidents	6	124	11	175	- 50
Kidney Disease	7	109	8	233	- 124
Hypertension	8	102	4	320	- 218
Stomach Cancer	9	98	31	34	+ 64
Lung Cancers	10	84	29	38	+ 46
Diabetes Mellitus	11	81	3	579	- 498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	70	25	59	+ 11
Breast Cancer	13	59	19	96	- 37
Prostate Cancer	14	57	17	123	- 66
Other Neoplasms	15	51	28	40	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	16	47	23	69	- 21
HIV/AIDS	17	43	7	256	- 213
Lymphomas	18	42	32	32	+ 9
Liver Disease	19	39	9	197	- 158
Cervical Cancer	20	36	21	91	- 55
Leukemia	21	35	39	21	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	35	38	23	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	23	34	22	89	- 56
Liver Cancer	24	33	34	29	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	25	32	42	19	+ 13
Suicide	26	31	5	315	- 284
Malnutrition	27	30	30	37	- 7
Other Injuries	28	25	14	167	- 142
Falls	29	24	48	11	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	30	22	12	174	- 153
Inflammatory/Heart	31	21	20	92	- 70
Tuberculosis	32	20	16	137	- 117
Ovary Cancer	33	18	43	18	+ 0
Skin Disease	34	18	56	3	+ 14
Skin Cancers	35	16	55	5	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	36	13	51	8	+ 6
Oral Cancer	37	13	40	20	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	12	27	48	- 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	11	26	54	- 43
Drownings	40	11	15	145	- 134
Birth Trauma	41	10	24	64	- 54
Bladder Cancer	42	10	50	8	+ 2
Epilepsy	43	10	37	24	- 14
Drug Use	44	8	45	16	- 8
Uterin Cancer	45	7	46	13	- 6
Maternal Conditions	46	6	35	28	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	47	6	49	9	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	5	52	8	- 2
War	49	4	64	1	+ 4
Meningitis	50	4	44	17	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4	63	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	52	3	54	6	- 3
Chagas disease	53	3	81	0	+ 3
Asthma	54	3	36	25	- 22
Dengue	55	2	60	2	+ 0
Fires	56	2	41	19	- 17
Anemia	57	2	18	99	- 97
Osteoarthritis	58	1	58	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	59	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	61	1	- 0
Poisonings	61	1	65	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	1	59	2	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	1	47	13	- 12
Encephalitis	64	1	53	7	- 6
Syphilis	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	1	- 0
Malaria	67	0	33	30	- 30
Alcohol	68	0	57	3	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	70	0	62	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	75	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Colombia

Guyana

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.