NETHERLANDS VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,435	2	17,601	- 2,166
Violence	2	6,906	48	107	+ 6,798
Stroke	3	5,940	4	9,707	- 3,767
Lung Disease	4	5,709	5	9,567	- 3,859
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,861	7	4,946	- 1,085
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,783	31	681	+ 2,102
Kidney Disease	7	2,449	12	2,530	- 81
Hypertension	8	2,294	29	818	+ 1,475
Stomach Cancer	9	2,190	22	1,361	+ 830
Lung Cancers	10	1,882	3	10,980	- 9,098
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,802	14	2,386	- 584
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,567	6	5,829	- 4,263
Breast Cancer	13	1,315	9	3,535	- 2,220
Prostate Cancer	14	1,285	10	3,265	- 1,980
Other Neoplasms	15	1,149	18	1,831	- 683
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,062	35	544	+ 518
HIV/AIDS	17	962	55	33	+ 929
Lymphomas	18	933	13	2,511	- 1,578
Liver Disease	19	870	28	936	- 66
Cervical Cancer	20	812	39	266	+ 546
Leukemia	21	791	20	1,578	- 787
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	773	1	18,148	- 17,375
Low Birth Weight	23	751	45	167	+ 584
Liver Cancer	24	740	24	1,163	- 423
Pancreas Cancer	25	725	11	2,995	- 2,270
Suicide	26	704	17	2,025	- 1,321
Malnutrition	27	673	63	12	+ 661
Other Injuries	28	571	19	1,648	- 1,078
Falls	29	544	8	4,131	- 3,587
Endocrine Disorders	30	490	26	1,055	- 565
Inflammatory/Heart	31	476	23	1,201	- 724
Tuberculosis	32	456	56	29	+ 427
Ovary Cancer	33	402	25	1,067	- 665
Skin Disease	34	395	36	295	+ 100
Skin Cancers	35	369	27	1,024	- 656
Oesophagus Cancer	36	299	15	2,145	- 1,846
Oral Cancer	37	289	30	768	- 478
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	268	33	584	- 316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	250	47	130	+ 120
Drownings	40	247	49	98	+ 149
Birth Trauma	41	232	52	74	+ 158
Bladder Cancer	42	218	21	1,471	- 1,253
Epilepsy	43	214	38	289	- 75
Drug Use	44	176	42	231	- 55
Uterin Cancer	45	152	34	566	- 415
Maternal Conditions	46	141	65	8	+ 133
Parkinson's Disease	47	137	16	2,120	- 1,982
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	119	54	42	+ 78
War	49	93	66	2	+ 91
Meningitis	50	87	51	78	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	87	44	214	- 127
Appendicitis	52	76	58	26	+ 51
Chagas disease	53	73	75	0	+ 73
Asthma	54	69	46	165	- 97
Dengue	55	48	81	0	+ 48
Fires	56	45	53	49	- 4
Anemia	57	36	40	249	- 213
Osteoarthritis	58	24	43	220	- 196
Hepatitis C	59	23	60	20	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	60	22	37	295	- 272
Poisonings	61	22	61	17	+ 4
Hepatitis B	62	18	62	14	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	14	41	238	- 224
Encephalitis	64	14	68	1	+ 13
Syphilis	65	11	69	1	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	10	57	28	- 19
Malaria	67	9	77	0	+ 9
Alcohol	68	8	32	612	- 604
Pertussis	69	7	67	1	+ 6
Schizophrenia	70	6	50	96	- 89
Tetanus	71	5	72	0	+ 5
Leprosy	72	3	79	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	73	3	64	10	- 7
Leishmaniasis	74	3	70	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	75	3	59	21	- 18
Ascariasis	76	2	82	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Colombia

Netherlands

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.