ICELAND VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	316	1	403	- 87
Violence	2	141	39	4	+ 137
Stroke	3	122	3	141	- 19
Lung Disease	4	117	5	129	- 12
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	79	6	82	- 3
Road Traffic Accidents	6	57	35	7	+ 50
Kidney Disease	7	50	15	33	+ 17
Hypertension	8	47	17	24	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	9	45	23	18	+ 27
Lung Cancers	10	39	4	134	- 96
Diabetes Mellitus	11	37	16	30	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	32	7	73	- 41
Breast Cancer	13	27	9	53	- 26
Prostate Cancer	14	26	8	61	- 35
Other Neoplasms	15	24	30	10	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	16	22	34	7	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	17	20	59	0	+ 19
Lymphomas	18	19	14	37	- 18
Liver Disease	19	18	31	9	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	20	17	32	9	+ 7
Leukemia	21	16	22	19	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	16	2	295	- 280
Low Birth Weight	23	15	43	3	+ 12
Liver Cancer	24	15	20	22	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	25	15	12	43	- 28
Suicide	26	14	13	40	- 26
Malnutrition	27	14	57	1	+ 13
Other Injuries	28	12	11	50	- 38
Falls	29	11	18	24	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	30	10	27	16	- 6
Inflammatory/Heart	31	10	26	16	- 6
Tuberculosis	32	9	82	0	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	33	8	25	16	- 8
Skin Disease	34	8	45	3	+ 5
Skin Cancers	35	8	29	13	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	36	6	19	23	- 16
Oral Cancer	37	6	33	9	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	5	55	1	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	5	41	3	+ 2
Drownings	40	5	56	1	+ 4
Birth Trauma	41	5	46	2	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	42	4	21	20	- 16
Epilepsy	43	4	37	5	- 1
Drug Use	44	4	24	17	- 13
Uterin Cancer	45	3	36	7	- 4
Maternal Conditions	46	3	60	0	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	47	3	10	53	- 50
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	2	53	1	+ 1
War	49	2	61	0	+ 2
Meningitis	50	2	50	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2	38	4	- 2
Appendicitis	52	2	86	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	53	1	74	0	+ 1
Asthma	54	1	48	2	- 0
Dengue	55	1	72	0	+ 1
Fires	56	1	58	1	+ 0
Anemia	57	1	40	4	- 3
Osteoarthritis	58	0	47	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	59	0	52	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	0	44	3	- 2
Poisonings	61	0	42	3	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	0	63	0	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	0	54	1	- 1
Encephalitis	64	0	78	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	80	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	51	1	- 1
Malaria	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Alcohol	68	0	28	14	- 14
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	70	0	49	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	64	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	75	0	85	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	67	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Colombia

Iceland

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.