ISRAEL VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,166	1	5,122	+ 3,043
Violence	2	3,654	41	104	+ 3,549
Stroke	3	3,142	4	2,431	+ 711
Lung Disease	4	3,020	7	1,546	+ 1,474
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,043	8	1,519	+ 524
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,472	26	333	+ 1,139
Kidney Disease	7	1,296	3	2,437	- 1,141
Hypertension	8	1,213	21	400	+ 813
Stomach Cancer	9	1,159	16	565	+ 594
Lung Cancers	10	996	5	2,026	- 1,030
Diabetes Mellitus	11	953	6	1,913	- 960
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	829	9	1,510	- 681
Breast Cancer	13	696	10	1,237	- 541
Prostate Cancer	14	680	17	521	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	15	608	20	420	+ 188
Congenital Anomalies	16	562	29	291	+ 271
HIV/AIDS	17	509	52	25	+ 483
Lymphomas	18	494	13	925	- 432
Liver Disease	19	460	28	292	+ 168
Cervical Cancer	20	430	38	133	+ 297
Leukemia	21	419	15	612	- 193
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	409	2	2,996	- 2,586
Low Birth Weight	23	397	42	94	+ 303
Liver Cancer	24	392	25	345	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	25	383	11	1,023	- 639
Suicide	26	373	19	453	- 81
Malnutrition	27	356	48	39	+ 317
Other Injuries	28	302	14	828	- 526
Falls	29	288	39	123	+ 164
Endocrine Disorders	30	259	12	1,002	- 743
Inflammatory/Heart	31	252	30	214	+ 38
Tuberculosis	32	241	57	16	+ 225
Ovary Cancer	33	213	27	323	- 110
Skin Disease	34	209	24	368	- 159
Skin Cancers	35	195	23	379	- 184
Oesophagus Cancer	36	158	37	138	+ 21
Oral Cancer	37	153	33	150	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	142	32	166	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	132	51	33	+ 99
Drownings	40	131	45	39	+ 92
Birth Trauma	41	123	50	35	+ 88
Bladder Cancer	42	115	18	496	- 381
Epilepsy	43	113	40	109	+ 5
Drug Use	44	93	43	67	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	45	80	31	202	- 122
Maternal Conditions	46	75	61	6	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	47	73	22	398	- 325
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	63	56	17	+ 46
War	49	49	60	7	+ 42
Meningitis	50	46	55	20	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	46	54	23	+ 23
Appendicitis	52	40	64	4	+ 37
Chagas disease	53	39	75	0	+ 39
Asthma	54	36	36	142	- 105
Dengue	55	25	84	0	+ 25
Fires	56	24	53	24	- 0
Anemia	57	19	34	149	- 130
Osteoarthritis	58	13	59	8	+ 5
Hepatitis C	59	12	46	39	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	60	12	47	39	- 27
Poisonings	61	12	63	4	+ 8
Hepatitis B	62	10	58	16	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	7	35	144	- 137
Encephalitis	64	7	66	3	+ 4
Syphilis	65	6	71	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	5	62	5	- 0
Malaria	67	5	77	0	+ 5
Alcohol	68	4	49	39	- 34
Pertussis	69	3	69	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	70	3	44	66	- 63
Tetanus	71	3	73	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	2	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	1	67	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	1	70	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	75	1	65	4	- 2
Ascariasis	76	1	83	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Colombia

Israel

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.