RUSSIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	122,299	1	562,711	- 440,412
Violence	2	54,718	23	11,450	+ 43,268
Stroke	3	47,063	2	327,199	- 280,136
Lung Disease	4	45,233	9	36,600	+ 8,632
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	30,595	10	32,404	- 1,810
Road Traffic Accidents	6	22,050	19	17,507	+ 4,543
Kidney Disease	7	19,407	22	11,581	+ 7,826
Hypertension	8	18,173	17	18,348	- 174
Stomach Cancer	9	17,357	11	29,386	- 12,029
Lung Cancers	10	14,909	3	54,361	- 39,452
Diabetes Mellitus	11	14,279	18	18,345	- 4,065
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	12,413	7	42,633	- 30,220
Breast Cancer	13	10,420	13	23,242	- 12,822
Prostate Cancer	14	10,179	20	14,107	- 3,928
Other Neoplasms	15	9,100	51	729	+ 8,372
Congenital Anomalies	16	8,413	41	4,201	+ 4,212
HIV/AIDS	17	7,620	15	21,262	- 13,642
Lymphomas	18	7,392	29	8,919	- 1,528
Liver Disease	19	6,890	6	45,463	- 38,572
Cervical Cancer	20	6,436	34	7,423	- 987
Leukemia	21	6,271	31	8,238	- 1,967
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	6,126	5	48,522	- 42,396
Low Birth Weight	23	5,950	44	2,153	+ 3,797
Liver Cancer	24	5,864	24	11,165	- 5,301
Pancreas Cancer	25	5,743	16	20,282	- 14,539
Suicide	26	5,580	8	36,625	- 31,045
Malnutrition	27	5,333	57	242	+ 5,091
Other Injuries	28	4,522	14	22,517	- 17,995
Falls	29	4,310	21	11,705	- 7,395
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,883	45	2,004	+ 1,879
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,775	4	54,060	- 50,285
Tuberculosis	32	3,612	30	8,422	- 4,810
Ovary Cancer	33	3,187	32	8,123	- 4,936
Skin Disease	34	3,129	43	2,735	+ 394
Skin Cancers	35	2,920	39	5,612	- 2,691
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,372	33	7,431	- 5,059
Oral Cancer	37	2,292	25	10,880	- 8,588
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,123	55	403	+ 1,720
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,983	28	8,938	- 6,954
Drownings	40	1,957	36	6,629	- 4,672
Birth Trauma	41	1,841	53	714	+ 1,127
Bladder Cancer	42	1,729	38	6,307	- 4,578
Epilepsy	43	1,696	52	718	+ 978
Drug Use	44	1,396	27	9,113	- 7,717
Uterin Cancer	45	1,201	35	6,867	- 5,666
Maternal Conditions	46	1,119	56	267	+ 851
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,088	26	9,371	- 8,283
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	945	85	0	+ 945
War	49	738	59	123	+ 616
Meningitis	50	693	48	1,037	- 345
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	688	50	750	- 63
Appendicitis	52	604	54	409	+ 196
Chagas disease	53	577	71	0	+ 577
Asthma	54	543	46	1,764	- 1,221
Dengue	55	378	79	0	+ 378
Fires	56	359	37	6,387	- 6,028
Anemia	57	286	81	0	+ 286
Osteoarthritis	58	190	84	0	+ 190
Hepatitis C	59	184	66	2	+ 183
Multiple Sclerosis	60	177	49	827	- 650
Poisonings	61	173	40	5,565	- 5,392
Hepatitis B	62	143	60	43	+ 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	108	42	2,770	- 2,663
Encephalitis	64	107	47	1,076	- 969
Syphilis	65	86	62	19	+ 67
Upper Respiratory	66	76	58	158	- 82
Malaria	67	73	74	0	+ 73
Alcohol	68	65	12	27,984	- 27,920
Pertussis	69	52	65	2	+ 50
Schizophrenia	70	50	83	0	+ 50
Tetanus	71	40	63	3	+ 37
Leprosy	72	23	75	0	+ 23
Otitis Media	73	21	64	3	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	74	21	73	0	+ 21
Oral conditions	75	20	86	0	+ 20
Ascariasis	76	13	77	0	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	77	2	72	0	+ 2
Measles	78	1	68	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	79	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	1	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	61	25	- 25
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Colombia

Russia

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.