SPAIN VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,062	1	51,684	- 10,622
Violence	2	18,371	51	262	+ 18,110
Stroke	3	15,801	3	29,004	- 13,202
Lung Disease	4	15,187	5	18,926	- 3,740
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,272	7	13,717	- 3,445
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,403	31	1,829	+ 5,574
Kidney Disease	7	6,516	8	9,725	- 3,209
Hypertension	8	6,102	9	9,115	- 3,013
Stomach Cancer	9	5,827	14	5,796	+ 31
Lung Cancers	10	5,006	4	22,131	- 17,125
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,794	10	7,773	- 2,979
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,168	6	16,957	- 12,790
Breast Cancer	13	3,499	11	7,067	- 3,569
Prostate Cancer	14	3,418	13	6,420	- 3,002
Other Neoplasms	15	3,055	22	4,748	- 1,693
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,825	38	863	+ 1,962
HIV/AIDS	17	2,558	43	538	+ 2,020
Lymphomas	18	2,482	16	5,335	- 2,853
Liver Disease	19	2,313	23	4,231	- 1,918
Cervical Cancer	20	2,161	39	855	+ 1,306
Leukemia	21	2,105	24	3,772	- 1,667
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,057	2	42,339	- 40,282
Low Birth Weight	23	1,998	52	253	+ 1,745
Liver Cancer	24	1,969	18	5,098	- 3,130
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,928	12	6,752	- 4,824
Suicide	26	1,873	25	3,609	- 1,736
Malnutrition	27	1,791	47	302	+ 1,488
Other Injuries	28	1,518	15	5,536	- 4,018
Falls	29	1,447	26	3,246	- 1,799
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,304	21	4,863	- 3,560
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,267	19	4,984	- 3,716
Tuberculosis	32	1,213	50	270	+ 942
Ovary Cancer	33	1,070	28	2,026	- 956
Skin Disease	34	1,051	30	1,840	- 790
Skin Cancers	35	981	32	1,803	- 822
Oesophagus Cancer	36	796	29	2,011	- 1,215
Oral Cancer	37	769	27	2,583	- 1,813
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	713	36	1,064	- 351
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	666	44	475	+ 191
Drownings	40	657	45	446	+ 211
Birth Trauma	41	618	60	113	+ 505
Bladder Cancer	42	581	17	5,222	- 4,642
Epilepsy	43	570	40	824	- 254
Drug Use	44	469	41	776	- 308
Uterin Cancer	45	403	34	1,612	- 1,209
Maternal Conditions	46	376	64	14	+ 362
Parkinson's Disease	47	365	20	4,943	- 4,578
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	317	54	204	+ 113
War	49	248	68	6	+ 242
Meningitis	50	233	59	129	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	231	48	294	- 63
Appendicitis	52	203	61	79	+ 124
Chagas disease	53	194	71	3	+ 191
Asthma	54	182	35	1,133	- 951
Dengue	55	127	77	0	+ 127
Fires	56	121	55	185	- 64
Anemia	57	96	37	914	- 819
Osteoarthritis	58	64	53	212	- 149
Hepatitis C	59	62	42	652	- 590
Multiple Sclerosis	60	59	49	287	- 228
Poisonings	61	58	57	170	- 112
Hepatitis B	62	48	58	162	- 114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	36	33	1,612	- 1,576
Encephalitis	64	36	70	4	+ 32
Syphilis	65	29	67	9	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	66	25	62	47	- 21
Malaria	67	25	83	0	+ 25
Alcohol	68	22	46	333	- 312
Pertussis	69	17	73	2	+ 16
Schizophrenia	70	17	56	181	- 164
Tetanus	71	13	72	2	+ 12
Leprosy	72	8	75	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	73	7	66	9	- 2
Leishmaniasis	74	7	65	11	- 4
Oral conditions	75	7	63	44	- 37
Ascariasis	76	4	78	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	77	1	74	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Colombia

Spain

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.