SWEDEN VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,197	1	15,136	- 5,939
Violence	2	4,115	47	113	+ 4,002
Stroke	3	3,539	3	6,035	- 2,496
Lung Disease	4	3,402	4	4,344	- 943
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,301	7	2,659	- 358
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,658	34	315	+ 1,343
Kidney Disease	7	1,459	12	1,629	- 170
Hypertension	8	1,367	10	1,838	- 472
Stomach Cancer	9	1,305	26	612	+ 693
Lung Cancers	10	1,121	5	3,722	- 2,601
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,074	11	1,834	- 761
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	933	6	3,049	- 2,116
Breast Cancer	13	784	13	1,582	- 799
Prostate Cancer	14	765	8	2,622	- 1,857
Other Neoplasms	15	684	18	1,036	- 352
Congenital Anomalies	16	633	35	308	+ 325
HIV/AIDS	17	573	61	13	+ 560
Lymphomas	18	556	16	1,357	- 801
Liver Disease	19	518	23	723	- 205
Cervical Cancer	20	484	38	228	+ 256
Leukemia	21	472	20	825	- 354
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	461	2	10,917	- 10,456
Low Birth Weight	23	447	51	50	+ 397
Liver Cancer	24	441	22	752	- 311
Pancreas Cancer	25	432	9	1,849	- 1,417
Suicide	26	420	14	1,479	- 1,060
Malnutrition	27	401	45	117	+ 284
Other Injuries	28	340	15	1,374	- 1,033
Falls	29	324	17	1,109	- 785
Endocrine Disorders	30	292	24	702	- 410
Inflammatory/Heart	31	284	28	547	- 263
Tuberculosis	32	272	56	24	+ 248
Ovary Cancer	33	240	27	553	- 313
Skin Disease	34	235	39	220	+ 15
Skin Cancers	35	220	25	650	- 431
Oesophagus Cancer	36	178	29	538	- 360
Oral Cancer	37	172	31	379	- 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	160	36	289	- 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	149	37	277	- 128
Drownings	40	147	46	114	+ 33
Birth Trauma	41	138	55	34	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	42	130	21	760	- 630
Epilepsy	43	128	44	121	+ 7
Drug Use	44	105	30	423	- 318
Uterin Cancer	45	90	33	345	- 254
Maternal Conditions	46	84	64	5	+ 79
Parkinson's Disease	47	82	19	943	- 861
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	71	52	46	+ 25
War	49	56	65	2	+ 54
Meningitis	50	52	54	35	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	52	43	129	- 77
Appendicitis	52	45	59	18	+ 27
Chagas disease	53	43	77	0	+ 43
Asthma	54	41	42	158	- 117
Dengue	55	28	80	0	+ 28
Fires	56	27	49	65	- 38
Anemia	57	21	40	175	- 153
Osteoarthritis	58	14	57	24	- 10
Hepatitis C	59	14	53	44	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	60	13	41	170	- 157
Poisonings	61	13	60	18	- 5
Hepatitis B	62	11	62	9	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	8	48	110	- 102
Encephalitis	64	8	71	0	+ 8
Syphilis	65	6	72	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	6	58	20	- 14
Malaria	67	6	74	0	+ 6
Alcohol	68	5	32	359	- 354
Pertussis	69	4	67	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	70	4	50	63	- 60
Tetanus	71	3	68	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	73	2	66	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	2	75	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	75	2	63	8	- 7
Ascariasis	76	1	81	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Colombia

Sweden

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.