INDIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,223,787	1	1,520,034	- 296,248
Violence	2	547,536	27	51,767	+ 495,769
Stroke	3	470,937	3	697,038	- 226,101
Lung Disease	4	452,622	2	879,732	- 427,110
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	306,145	6	392,425	- 86,280
Road Traffic Accidents	6	220,645	12	212,596	+ 8,049
Kidney Disease	7	194,192	11	222,903	- 28,710
Hypertension	8	181,852	19	108,050	+ 73,802
Stomach Cancer	9	173,679	24	81,058	+ 92,621
Lung Cancers	10	149,192	21	88,276	+ 60,917
Diabetes Mellitus	11	142,888	7	271,495	- 128,608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	124,211	25	77,368	+ 46,843
Breast Cancer	13	104,268	22	82,821	+ 21,448
Prostate Cancer	14	101,858	38	30,945	+ 70,914
Other Neoplasms	15	91,063	62	2,968	+ 88,095
Congenital Anomalies	16	84,187	23	82,769	+ 1,418
HIV/AIDS	17	76,245	31	44,406	+ 31,839
Lymphomas	18	73,965	33	40,159	+ 33,806
Liver Disease	19	68,946	8	268,580	- 199,634
Cervical Cancer	20	64,398	30	45,319	+ 19,078
Leukemia	21	62,750	35	33,383	+ 29,368
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	61,298	17	126,593	- 65,295
Low Birth Weight	23	59,540	9	238,739	- 179,199
Liver Cancer	24	58,676	39	30,369	+ 28,308
Pancreas Cancer	25	57,468	37	32,812	+ 24,656
Suicide	26	55,835	14	173,347	- 117,512
Malnutrition	27	53,369	55	8,626	+ 44,743
Other Injuries	28	45,248	15	149,570	- 104,322
Falls	29	43,127	10	225,755	- 182,628
Endocrine Disorders	30	38,852	47	15,264	+ 23,587
Inflammatory/Heart	31	37,775	49	12,651	+ 25,125
Tuberculosis	32	36,141	5	435,882	- 399,741
Ovary Cancer	33	31,891	44	21,947	+ 9,943
Skin Disease	34	31,312	45	17,857	+ 13,455
Skin Cancers	35	29,224	60	5,054	+ 24,170
Oesophagus Cancer	36	23,736	34	38,898	- 15,162
Oral Cancer	37	22,933	16	134,187	- 111,254
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	21,241	4	670,315	- 649,073
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	19,847	26	68,108	- 48,260
Drownings	40	19,582	28	48,774	- 29,193
Birth Trauma	41	18,425	20	102,819	- 84,394
Bladder Cancer	42	17,302	48	14,081	+ 3,222
Epilepsy	43	16,974	40	30,307	- 13,334
Drug Use	44	13,969	52	11,747	+ 2,222
Uterin Cancer	45	12,021	59	6,841	+ 5,181
Maternal Conditions	46	11,192	41	25,917	- 14,725
Parkinson's Disease	47	10,882	32	43,398	- 32,516
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	9,460	86	0	+ 9,460
War	49	7,387	67	890	+ 6,497
Meningitis	50	6,931	36	33,337	- 26,405
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	6,881	50	11,931	- 5,050
Appendicitis	52	6,046	53	11,245	- 5,200
Chagas disease	53	5,779	77	0	+ 5,779
Asthma	54	5,437	13	196,051	- 190,614
Dengue	55	3,787	46	17,546	- 13,759
Fires	56	3,596	42	23,265	- 19,669
Anemia	57	2,859	81	0	+ 2,859
Osteoarthritis	58	1,899	85	0	+ 1,899
Hepatitis C	59	1,845	65	1,364	+ 480
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1,773	63	2,328	- 556
Poisonings	61	1,729	61	3,540	- 1,811
Hepatitis B	62	1,434	56	8,184	- 6,750
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	1,077	18	126,079	- 125,002
Encephalitis	64	1,076	29	48,080	- 47,005
Syphilis	65	859	64	2,007	- 1,148
Upper Respiratory	66	757	68	584	+ 173
Malaria	67	735	57	7,705	- 6,970
Alcohol	68	649	43	23,097	- 22,448
Pertussis	69	516	54	10,094	- 9,577
Schizophrenia	70	499	83	0	+ 499
Tetanus	71	401	58	7,093	- 6,691
Leprosy	72	233	73	0	+ 233
Otitis Media	73	210	71	68	+ 142
Leishmaniasis	74	209	66	973	- 765
Oral conditions	75	203	84	0	+ 203
Ascariasis	76	134	70	126	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	77	16	76	0	+ 16
Measles	78	10	51	11,923	- 11,913
Hookworm Disease	79	8	75	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	80	8	72	65	- 56
Chlamydia	81	0	69	379	- 379
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Colombia

India

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.