NIGER VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,878	6	8,229	+ 14,649
Violence	2	10,236	19	2,244	+ 7,992
Stroke	3	8,804	5	8,717	+ 87
Lung Disease	4	8,461	20	2,172	+ 6,289
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,723	1	21,093	- 15,370
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,125	8	5,946	- 1,821
Kidney Disease	7	3,630	16	2,732	+ 898
Hypertension	8	3,400	25	1,356	+ 2,044
Stomach Cancer	9	3,247	44	300	+ 2,946
Lung Cancers	10	2,789	67	42	+ 2,747
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,671	17	2,630	+ 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,322	37	522	+ 1,800
Breast Cancer	13	1,949	29	1,075	+ 874
Prostate Cancer	14	1,904	57	128	+ 1,777
Other Neoplasms	15	1,702	68	24	+ 1,678
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,574	10	4,346	- 2,772
HIV/AIDS	17	1,425	30	1,048	+ 377
Lymphomas	18	1,383	43	350	+ 1,033
Liver Disease	19	1,289	11	4,116	- 2,827
Cervical Cancer	20	1,204	38	487	+ 717
Leukemia	21	1,173	48	258	+ 916
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,146	32	858	+ 288
Low Birth Weight	23	1,113	4	9,560	- 8,447
Liver Cancer	24	1,097	35	745	+ 352
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,074	54	138	+ 936
Suicide	26	1,044	27	1,227	- 183
Malnutrition	27	998	21	2,170	- 1,172
Other Injuries	28	846	12	3,826	- 2,980
Falls	29	806	26	1,297	- 491
Endocrine Disorders	30	726	23	1,806	- 1,080
Inflammatory/Heart	31	706	34	769	- 62
Tuberculosis	32	676	13	3,703	- 3,027
Ovary Cancer	33	596	40	425	+ 171
Skin Disease	34	585	52	213	+ 373
Skin Cancers	35	546	45	287	+ 259
Oesophagus Cancer	36	444	55	132	+ 312
Oral Cancer	37	429	49	242	+ 187
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	397	3	16,030	- 15,633
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	371	31	1,044	- 673
Drownings	40	366	24	1,581	- 1,215
Birth Trauma	41	344	7	8,030	- 7,686
Bladder Cancer	42	323	53	161	+ 162
Epilepsy	43	317	36	676	- 359
Drug Use	44	261	58	126	+ 135
Uterin Cancer	45	225	64	86	+ 139
Maternal Conditions	46	209	14	3,317	- 3,108
Parkinson's Disease	47	203	47	275	- 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	177	80	0	+ 177
War	49	138	41	409	- 271
Meningitis	50	130	9	5,237	- 5,108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	129	70	18	+ 111
Appendicitis	52	113	56	128	- 15
Chagas disease	53	108	79	0	+ 108
Asthma	54	102	22	1,902	- 1,800
Dengue	55	71	73	0	+ 71
Fires	56	67	28	1,120	- 1,053
Anemia	57	53	85	0	+ 53
Osteoarthritis	58	36	81	0	+ 36
Hepatitis C	59	34	66	46	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	60	33	69	22	+ 11
Poisonings	61	32	33	771	- 739
Hepatitis B	62	27	46	279	- 252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	20	39	467	- 447
Encephalitis	64	20	61	112	- 92
Syphilis	65	16	62	110	- 94
Upper Respiratory	66	14	63	94	- 80
Malaria	67	14	2	17,022	- 17,008
Alcohol	68	12	60	120	- 108
Pertussis	69	10	15	2,858	- 2,848
Schizophrenia	70	9	83	0	+ 9
Tetanus	71	7	42	372	- 365
Leprosy	72	4	76	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	73	4	72	1	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	74	4	51	237	- 233
Oral conditions	75	4	82	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	76	3	59	125	- 122
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	237	- 237
Measles	78	0	18	2,414	- 2,413
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	65	60	- 60
Chlamydia	81	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Colombia

Niger

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.