UNITED KINGDOM VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,455	2	71,728	- 12,273
Violence	2	26,601	46	868	+ 25,733
Stroke	3	22,879	4	37,626	- 14,747
Lung Disease	4	21,990	6	32,896	- 10,906
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	14,873	3	40,540	- 25,667
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,719	33	2,169	+ 8,551
Kidney Disease	7	9,434	18	5,471	+ 3,963
Hypertension	8	8,835	23	5,208	+ 3,627
Stomach Cancer	9	8,438	24	4,999	+ 3,439
Lung Cancers	10	7,248	5	35,715	- 28,467
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,942	17	5,842	+ 1,100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,034	7	18,446	- 12,412
Breast Cancer	13	5,066	9	12,718	- 7,653
Prostate Cancer	14	4,949	8	13,289	- 8,341
Other Neoplasms	15	4,424	26	3,986	+ 438
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,090	35	2,127	+ 1,963
HIV/AIDS	17	3,704	55	188	+ 3,516
Lymphomas	18	3,593	10	9,350	- 5,757
Liver Disease	19	3,350	14	7,666	- 4,316
Cervical Cancer	20	3,129	43	1,099	+ 2,030
Leukemia	21	3,049	22	5,211	- 2,162
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,978	1	98,135	- 95,157
Low Birth Weight	23	2,893	40	1,313	+ 1,579
Liver Cancer	24	2,851	21	5,237	- 2,386
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,792	11	8,995	- 6,203
Suicide	26	2,713	20	5,325	- 2,612
Malnutrition	27	2,593	58	116	+ 2,477
Other Injuries	28	2,198	19	5,464	- 3,266
Falls	29	2,095	15	7,618	- 5,523
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,888	28	3,297	- 1,409
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,835	29	3,126	- 1,291
Tuberculosis	32	1,756	47	351	+ 1,405
Ovary Cancer	33	1,549	25	4,019	- 2,469
Skin Disease	34	1,521	34	2,134	- 613
Skin Cancers	35	1,420	27	3,727	- 2,307
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,153	12	8,727	- 7,574
Oral Cancer	37	1,114	30	3,109	- 1,995
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,032	38	1,599	- 567
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	964	36	2,090	- 1,126
Drownings	40	951	49	301	+ 651
Birth Trauma	41	895	54	190	+ 705
Bladder Cancer	42	841	16	6,133	- 5,293
Epilepsy	43	825	42	1,193	- 369
Drug Use	44	679	31	2,824	- 2,146
Uterin Cancer	45	584	32	2,346	- 1,762
Maternal Conditions	46	544	64	47	+ 497
Parkinson's Disease	47	529	13	8,573	- 8,044
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	460	56	184	+ 276
War	49	359	67	10	+ 349
Meningitis	50	337	52	232	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	334	44	1,014	- 679
Appendicitis	52	294	59	105	+ 189
Chagas disease	53	281	71	0	+ 280
Asthma	54	264	41	1,302	- 1,038
Dengue	55	184	73	0	+ 184
Fires	56	175	48	334	- 160
Anemia	57	139	50	277	- 138
Osteoarthritis	58	92	57	167	- 75
Hepatitis C	59	90	51	267	- 178
Multiple Sclerosis	60	86	37	1,856	- 1,770
Poisonings	61	84	53	221	- 137
Hepatitis B	62	70	65	40	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	52	45	876	- 824
Encephalitis	64	52	68	6	+ 47
Syphilis	65	42	62	49	- 7
Upper Respiratory	66	37	63	48	- 12
Malaria	67	36	76	0	+ 36
Alcohol	68	32	39	1,555	- 1,523
Pertussis	69	25	69	3	+ 22
Schizophrenia	70	24	60	101	- 77
Tetanus	71	19	72	0	+ 19
Leprosy	72	11	83	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	73	10	66	16	- 5
Leishmaniasis	74	10	70	0	+ 10
Oral conditions	75	10	61	54	- 44
Ascariasis	76	7	80	0	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	77	1	78	0	+ 1
Measles	78	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Colombia

United Kingdom

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.