ITALY VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,946	1	97,116	- 44,170
Violence	2	23,689	50	409	+ 23,280
Stroke	3	20,375	2	62,633	- 42,259
Lung Disease	4	19,582	5	32,382	- 12,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,245	9	16,339	- 3,093
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,546	30	3,221	+ 6,325
Kidney Disease	7	8,402	11	12,726	- 4,324
Hypertension	8	7,868	6	29,931	- 22,063
Stomach Cancer	9	7,514	14	10,252	- 2,738
Lung Cancers	10	6,455	4	34,152	- 27,698
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,182	8	19,836	- 13,654
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,374	7	21,254	- 15,880
Breast Cancer	13	4,511	10	13,868	- 9,357
Prostate Cancer	14	4,407	20	8,409	- 4,002
Other Neoplasms	15	3,940	15	9,984	- 6,044
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,642	37	1,443	+ 2,199
HIV/AIDS	17	3,299	46	520	+ 2,779
Lymphomas	18	3,200	16	9,670	- 6,470
Liver Disease	19	2,983	23	5,559	- 2,577
Cervical Cancer	20	2,786	40	1,154	+ 1,632
Leukemia	21	2,715	21	6,728	- 4,014
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,652	3	41,445	- 38,793
Low Birth Weight	23	2,576	51	357	+ 2,219
Liver Cancer	24	2,539	17	9,620	- 7,082
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,486	13	12,095	- 9,608
Suicide	26	2,416	26	4,042	- 1,626
Malnutrition	27	2,309	41	775	+ 1,533
Other Injuries	28	1,958	12	12,112	- 10,155
Falls	29	1,866	25	4,222	- 2,357
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,681	18	8,431	- 6,750
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,634	24	5,531	- 3,897
Tuberculosis	32	1,564	53	336	+ 1,228
Ovary Cancer	33	1,380	28	3,282	- 1,902
Skin Disease	34	1,355	38	1,440	- 85
Skin Cancers	35	1,264	29	3,239	- 1,975
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,027	34	2,045	- 1,018
Oral Cancer	37	992	27	3,343	- 2,351
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	919	36	1,622	- 703
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	859	43	690	+ 169
Drownings	40	847	52	344	+ 503
Birth Trauma	41	797	59	140	+ 657
Bladder Cancer	42	749	22	6,711	- 5,962
Epilepsy	43	734	39	1,337	- 602
Drug Use	44	604	45	654	- 50
Uterin Cancer	45	520	33	2,198	- 1,678
Maternal Conditions	46	484	67	6	+ 478
Parkinson's Disease	47	471	19	8,428	- 7,957
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	409	57	241	+ 168
War	49	320	66	6	+ 313
Meningitis	50	300	60	128	+ 172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	298	42	701	- 404
Appendicitis	52	262	61	49	+ 213
Chagas disease	53	250	72	1	+ 249
Asthma	54	235	47	494	- 258
Dengue	55	164	81	0	+ 164
Fires	56	156	56	271	- 115
Anemia	57	124	35	1,672	- 1,549
Osteoarthritis	58	82	48	481	- 399
Hepatitis C	59	80	31	2,451	- 2,371
Multiple Sclerosis	60	77	44	677	- 600
Poisonings	61	75	58	154	- 79
Hepatitis B	62	62	54	334	- 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	47	32	2,216	- 2,169
Encephalitis	64	47	68	5	+ 42
Syphilis	65	37	69	4	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	66	33	64	20	+ 13
Malaria	67	32	79	0	+ 32
Alcohol	68	28	55	277	- 249
Pertussis	69	22	73	1	+ 22
Schizophrenia	70	22	49	424	- 403
Tetanus	71	17	63	22	- 4
Leprosy	72	10	74	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	73	9	65	16	- 7
Leishmaniasis	74	9	70	3	+ 6
Oral conditions	75	9	62	47	- 38
Ascariasis	76	6	80	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	77	1	78	0	+ 1
Measles	78	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Colombia

Italy

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.