SERBIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,777	1	21,776	- 15,999
Violence	2	2,585	45	108	+ 2,477
Stroke	3	2,223	2	16,241	- 14,018
Lung Disease	4	2,137	6	3,853	- 1,716
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,445	11	1,832	- 387
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,042	24	655	+ 386
Kidney Disease	7	917	5	4,169	- 3,252
Hypertension	8	858	12	1,621	- 762
Stomach Cancer	9	820	15	1,203	- 383
Lung Cancers	10	704	4	6,539	- 5,834
Diabetes Mellitus	11	675	7	3,611	- 2,936
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	586	8	3,429	- 2,843
Breast Cancer	13	492	10	2,284	- 1,792
Prostate Cancer	14	481	14	1,317	- 836
Other Neoplasms	15	430	27	601	- 171
Congenital Anomalies	16	397	40	162	+ 236
HIV/AIDS	17	360	56	25	+ 335
Lymphomas	18	349	20	831	- 482
Liver Disease	19	325	19	887	- 562
Cervical Cancer	20	304	25	638	- 334
Leukemia	21	296	22	710	- 414
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	289	9	2,876	- 2,586
Low Birth Weight	23	281	38	187	+ 94
Liver Cancer	24	277	17	918	- 641
Pancreas Cancer	25	271	13	1,402	- 1,131
Suicide	26	264	16	996	- 733
Malnutrition	27	252	61	10	+ 242
Other Injuries	28	214	30	406	- 193
Falls	29	204	33	362	- 158
Endocrine Disorders	30	183	36	309	- 125
Inflammatory/Heart	31	178	3	15,274	- 15,095
Tuberculosis	32	171	46	100	+ 70
Ovary Cancer	33	151	29	555	- 405
Skin Disease	34	148	43	113	+ 35
Skin Cancers	35	138	26	638	- 500
Oesophagus Cancer	36	112	35	332	- 219
Oral Cancer	37	108	23	680	- 572
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	100	39	167	- 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	94	28	594	- 501
Drownings	40	92	48	73	+ 19
Birth Trauma	41	87	52	45	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	42	82	18	893	- 811
Epilepsy	43	80	37	223	- 143
Drug Use	44	66	49	72	- 6
Uterin Cancer	45	57	32	369	- 312
Maternal Conditions	46	53	59	12	+ 41
Parkinson's Disease	47	51	21	804	- 752
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	45	51	51	- 7
War	49	35	71	1	+ 34
Meningitis	50	33	54	35	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	32	55	34	- 2
Appendicitis	52	29	58	16	+ 13
Chagas disease	53	27	79	0	+ 27
Asthma	54	26	31	390	- 364
Dengue	55	18	82	0	+ 18
Fires	56	17	50	64	- 47
Anemia	57	13	41	152	- 138
Osteoarthritis	58	9	62	7	+ 2
Hepatitis C	59	9	60	12	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	42	146	- 138
Poisonings	61	8	57	23	- 14
Hepatitis B	62	7	53	36	- 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	5	47	78	- 73
Encephalitis	64	5	66	2	+ 3
Syphilis	65	4	67	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	4	64	3	+ 1
Malaria	67	3	77	0	+ 3
Alcohol	68	3	34	341	- 338
Pertussis	69	2	63	6	- 4
Schizophrenia	70	2	44	109	- 106
Tetanus	71	2	65	2	- 1
Leprosy	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	1	68	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	1	74	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	75	1	69	1	- 0
Ascariasis	76	1	84	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Colombia

Serbia

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.