PORTUGAL VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,865	1	12,878	- 4,013
Violence	2	3,966	48	96	+ 3,870
Stroke	3	3,411	2	12,339	- 8,928
Lung Disease	4	3,279	7	4,286	- 1,007
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,218	4	6,851	- 4,634
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,598	27	838	+ 760
Kidney Disease	7	1,407	9	2,803	- 1,397
Hypertension	8	1,317	14	1,880	- 563
Stomach Cancer	9	1,258	10	2,532	- 1,274
Lung Cancers	10	1,081	5	4,406	- 3,325
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,035	8	3,601	- 2,566
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	900	6	4,389	- 3,490
Breast Cancer	13	755	12	1,997	- 1,242
Prostate Cancer	14	738	11	2,124	- 1,386
Other Neoplasms	15	660	28	652	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	16	610	40	196	+ 413
HIV/AIDS	17	552	35	320	+ 233
Lymphomas	18	536	16	1,608	- 1,072
Liver Disease	19	499	22	1,126	- 626
Cervical Cancer	20	466	34	329	+ 138
Leukemia	21	455	24	1,015	- 561
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	444	3	7,191	- 6,747
Low Birth Weight	23	431	52	79	+ 352
Liver Cancer	24	425	18	1,270	- 845
Pancreas Cancer	25	416	15	1,669	- 1,253
Suicide	26	404	19	1,172	- 767
Malnutrition	27	387	53	79	+ 308
Other Injuries	28	328	13	1,937	- 1,609
Falls	29	312	23	1,033	- 720
Endocrine Disorders	30	281	17	1,547	- 1,265
Inflammatory/Heart	31	274	26	909	- 635
Tuberculosis	32	262	38	213	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	33	231	33	397	- 166
Skin Disease	34	227	39	202	+ 24
Skin Cancers	35	212	30	523	- 312
Oesophagus Cancer	36	172	29	623	- 451
Oral Cancer	37	166	25	912	- 746
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	154	36	231	- 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	144	37	229	- 85
Drownings	40	142	51	79	+ 63
Birth Trauma	41	133	60	24	+ 110
Bladder Cancer	42	125	20	1,171	- 1,045
Epilepsy	43	123	31	415	- 292
Drug Use	44	101	44	128	- 27
Uterin Cancer	45	87	32	406	- 319
Maternal Conditions	46	81	63	7	+ 74
Parkinson's Disease	47	79	21	1,139	- 1,061
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	69	50	82	- 14
War	49	54	69	1	+ 52
Meningitis	50	50	56	43	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	50	47	99	- 49
Appendicitis	52	44	61	21	+ 23
Chagas disease	53	42	79	0	+ 42
Asthma	54	39	43	146	- 107
Dengue	55	27	84	0	+ 27
Fires	56	26	46	108	- 82
Anemia	57	21	42	151	- 130
Osteoarthritis	58	14	58	29	- 15
Hepatitis C	59	13	49	87	- 73
Multiple Sclerosis	60	13	54	56	- 43
Poisonings	61	13	57	29	- 17
Hepatitis B	62	10	59	26	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	8	41	169	- 161
Encephalitis	64	8	67	1	+ 7
Syphilis	65	6	64	3	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	5	62	15	- 9
Malaria	67	5	78	0	+ 5
Alcohol	68	5	45	111	- 106
Pertussis	69	4	72	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	70	4	55	49	- 46
Tetanus	71	3	73	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	2	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	2	66	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	2	68	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	75	1	65	3	- 1
Ascariasis	76	1	83	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Colombia

Portugal

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.