VENEZUELA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,140	1	26,905	+ 235
Violence	2	12,143	2	18,132	- 5,989
Stroke	3	10,444	3	12,133	- 1,689
Lung Disease	4	10,038	10	5,150	+ 4,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,789	7	7,188	- 399
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,893	5	11,127	- 6,234
Kidney Disease	7	4,307	8	5,932	- 1,625
Hypertension	8	4,033	9	5,195	- 1,162
Stomach Cancer	9	3,852	17	2,175	+ 1,677
Lung Cancers	10	3,309	11	3,900	- 591
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,169	4	11,176	- 8,008
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,755	19	2,037	+ 717
Breast Cancer	13	2,312	15	2,563	- 251
Prostate Cancer	14	2,259	13	2,848	- 590
Other Neoplasms	15	2,020	18	2,167	- 148
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,867	14	2,846	- 979
HIV/AIDS	17	1,691	6	7,490	- 5,799
Lymphomas	18	1,640	23	1,248	+ 393
Liver Disease	19	1,529	16	2,340	- 811
Cervical Cancer	20	1,428	20	1,986	- 558
Leukemia	21	1,392	27	1,007	+ 384
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,359	35	572	+ 787
Low Birth Weight	23	1,320	12	3,088	- 1,767
Liver Cancer	24	1,301	26	1,029	+ 272
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,274	25	1,082	+ 192
Suicide	26	1,238	34	585	+ 653
Malnutrition	27	1,184	32	629	+ 555
Other Injuries	28	1,003	21	1,693	- 690
Falls	29	956	28	865	+ 91
Endocrine Disorders	30	862	30	760	+ 102
Inflammatory/Heart	31	838	33	599	+ 239
Tuberculosis	32	802	31	748	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	33	707	36	563	+ 145
Skin Disease	34	694	66	18	+ 677
Skin Cancers	35	648	37	553	+ 95
Oesophagus Cancer	36	526	44	370	+ 157
Oral Cancer	37	509	38	544	- 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	471	22	1,359	- 888
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	440	40	418	+ 23
Drownings	40	434	43	388	+ 46
Birth Trauma	41	409	24	1,087	- 678
Bladder Cancer	42	384	45	365	+ 19
Epilepsy	43	376	41	411	- 34
Drug Use	44	310	50	225	+ 85
Uterin Cancer	45	267	47	309	- 43
Maternal Conditions	46	248	39	422	- 174
Parkinson's Disease	47	241	48	252	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	210	53	151	+ 59
War	49	164	51	185	- 21
Meningitis	50	154	49	251	- 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	153	52	180	- 27
Appendicitis	52	134	56	98	+ 37
Chagas disease	53	128	29	826	- 698
Asthma	54	121	46	311	- 191
Dengue	55	84	59	65	+ 19
Fires	56	80	54	144	- 65
Anemia	57	63	55	126	- 62
Osteoarthritis	58	42	72	3	+ 39
Hepatitis C	59	41	65	21	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	60	39	60	51	- 11
Poisonings	61	38	58	68	- 29
Hepatitis B	62	32	63	30	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	24	57	80	- 56
Encephalitis	64	24	61	37	- 13
Syphilis	65	19	67	15	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	17	74	1	+ 15
Malaria	67	16	42	402	- 386
Alcohol	68	14	62	34	- 20
Pertussis	69	11	64	26	- 14
Schizophrenia	70	11	69	6	+ 5
Tetanus	71	9	68	8	+ 1
Leprosy	72	5	71	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	5	75	1	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	74	5	73	3	+ 2
Oral conditions	75	4	86	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	76	3	70	5	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	1	- 0
Measles	78	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Colombia

Venezuela

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.