LUXEMBOURG VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	583	1	655	- 72
Violence	2	261	48	3	+ 258
Stroke	3	224	4	257	- 33
Lung Disease	4	216	5	242	- 27
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	146	8	111	+ 35
Road Traffic Accidents	6	105	30	25	+ 80
Kidney Disease	7	93	9	91	+ 2
Hypertension	8	87	19	54	+ 33
Stomach Cancer	9	83	22	51	+ 32
Lung Cancers	10	71	3	260	- 189
Diabetes Mellitus	11	68	17	61	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	59	6	131	- 72
Breast Cancer	13	50	7	113	- 64
Prostate Cancer	14	49	15	64	- 15
Other Neoplasms	15	43	24	49	- 5
Congenital Anomalies	16	40	37	10	+ 30
HIV/AIDS	17	36	52	2	+ 34
Lymphomas	18	35	14	64	- 29
Liver Disease	19	33	12	75	- 42
Cervical Cancer	20	31	38	10	+ 21
Leukemia	21	30	20	53	- 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	29	2	298	- 269
Low Birth Weight	23	28	49	3	+ 25
Liver Cancer	24	28	25	49	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	25	27	11	82	- 54
Suicide	26	27	13	69	- 43
Malnutrition	27	25	32	19	+ 6
Other Injuries	28	22	10	88	- 67
Falls	29	21	18	61	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	30	19	21	53	- 34
Inflammatory/Heart	31	18	23	49	- 31
Tuberculosis	32	17	55	2	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	33	15	27	35	- 20
Skin Disease	34	15	44	5	+ 10
Skin Cancers	35	14	31	22	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	36	11	28	32	- 20
Oral Cancer	37	11	33	19	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	10	42	6	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	9	41	7	+ 3
Drownings	40	9	54	2	+ 7
Birth Trauma	41	9	59	1	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	42	8	26	44	- 36
Epilepsy	43	8	35	17	- 9
Drug Use	44	7	39	9	- 3
Uterin Cancer	45	6	36	16	- 10
Maternal Conditions	46	5	63	0	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	47	5	16	62	- 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	5	57	1	+ 3
War	49	4	67	0	+ 3
Meningitis	50	3	58	1	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	53	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	52	3	62	0	+ 3
Chagas disease	53	3	82	0	+ 3
Asthma	54	3	45	5	- 2
Dengue	55	2	79	0	+ 2
Fires	56	2	51	3	- 1
Anemia	57	1	40	8	- 7
Osteoarthritis	58	1	50	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	59	1	47	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	46	4	- 3
Poisonings	61	1	56	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	60	1	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	1	34	19	- 18
Encephalitis	64	1	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	0	- 0
Malaria	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Alcohol	68	0	29	25	- 25
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	70	0	43	6	- 6
Tetanus	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	75	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	80	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Colombia

Luxembourg

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.