POLAND VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,650	1	117,700	- 84,050
Violence	2	15,055	49	294	+ 14,761
Stroke	3	12,949	2	32,693	- 19,744
Lung Disease	4	12,446	6	13,677	- 1,231
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	8,418	4	19,998	- 11,580
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,067	22	3,555	+ 2,512
Kidney Disease	7	5,340	20	4,065	+ 1,275
Hypertension	8	5,000	15	4,937	+ 64
Stomach Cancer	9	4,776	12	5,910	- 1,135
Lung Cancers	10	4,102	3	25,781	- 21,678
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,929	8	8,947	- 5,018
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,415	5	14,610	- 11,195
Breast Cancer	13	2,867	9	7,967	- 5,100
Prostate Cancer	14	2,801	11	6,489	- 3,688
Other Neoplasms	15	2,504	7	9,256	- 6,752
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,315	36	916	+ 1,399
HIV/AIDS	17	2,096	54	115	+ 1,982
Lymphomas	18	2,034	19	4,141	- 2,108
Liver Disease	19	1,896	10	7,912	- 6,016
Cervical Cancer	20	1,771	32	1,907	- 136
Leukemia	21	1,725	24	3,456	- 1,730
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,685	21	3,701	- 2,016
Low Birth Weight	23	1,637	42	579	+ 1,058
Liver Cancer	24	1,613	29	2,290	- 677
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,580	13	5,430	- 3,849
Suicide	26	1,535	18	4,282	- 2,747
Malnutrition	27	1,467	50	291	+ 1,177
Other Injuries	28	1,244	28	2,527	- 1,282
Falls	29	1,186	16	4,712	- 3,526
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,068	38	831	+ 237
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,039	23	3,495	- 2,456
Tuberculosis	32	994	41	597	+ 397
Ovary Cancer	33	877	27	2,929	- 2,052
Skin Disease	34	861	46	469	+ 392
Skin Cancers	35	804	31	2,155	- 1,351
Oesophagus Cancer	36	653	33	1,803	- 1,150
Oral Cancer	37	631	25	3,377	- 2,746
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	584	37	839	- 255
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	546	26	3,091	- 2,545
Drownings	40	538	39	636	- 98
Birth Trauma	41	507	57	52	+ 455
Bladder Cancer	42	476	17	4,700	- 4,225
Epilepsy	43	467	35	1,145	- 678
Drug Use	44	384	48	321	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	45	331	30	2,163	- 1,832
Maternal Conditions	46	308	63	10	+ 298
Parkinson's Disease	47	299	34	1,500	- 1,201
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	260	59	29	+ 231
War	49	203	66	4	+ 199
Meningitis	50	191	53	171	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	189	47	369	- 180
Appendicitis	52	166	55	69	+ 98
Chagas disease	53	159	77	0	+ 159
Asthma	54	149	43	540	- 391
Dengue	55	104	84	0	+ 104
Fires	56	99	45	474	- 375
Anemia	57	79	62	12	+ 66
Osteoarthritis	58	52	61	18	+ 34
Hepatitis C	59	51	52	188	- 137
Multiple Sclerosis	60	49	44	502	- 454
Poisonings	61	48	51	205	- 157
Hepatitis B	62	39	56	52	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	30	40	612	- 582
Encephalitis	64	30	64	6	+ 23
Syphilis	65	24	69	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	66	21	60	19	+ 2
Malaria	67	20	78	0	+ 20
Alcohol	68	18	14	5,238	- 5,220
Pertussis	69	14	71	0	+ 14
Schizophrenia	70	14	58	30	- 16
Tetanus	71	11	67	2	+ 9
Leprosy	72	6	79	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	73	6	68	1	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	74	6	75	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	75	6	65	4	+ 2
Ascariasis	76	4	82	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Colombia

Poland

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.