ZIMBABWE VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,895	3	8,493	+ 6,402
Violence	2	6,664	18	1,916	+ 4,748
Stroke	3	5,732	5	5,126	+ 606
Lung Disease	4	5,509	23	1,163	+ 4,346
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,726	2	10,779	- 7,053
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,685	4	6,037	- 3,352
Kidney Disease	7	2,363	12	2,214	+ 150
Hypertension	8	2,213	24	1,146	+ 1,068
Stomach Cancer	9	2,114	33	559	+ 1,555
Lung Cancers	10	1,816	43	286	+ 1,530
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,739	9	3,344	- 1,605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,512	40	505	+ 1,007
Breast Cancer	13	1,269	28	839	+ 430
Prostate Cancer	14	1,240	32	628	+ 612
Other Neoplasms	15	1,108	62	37	+ 1,071
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,025	11	2,217	- 1,193
HIV/AIDS	17	928	1	19,988	- 19,060
Lymphomas	18	900	26	960	- 60
Liver Disease	19	839	17	1,941	- 1,102
Cervical Cancer	20	784	14	2,023	- 1,239
Leukemia	21	764	45	244	+ 520
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	746	31	768	- 22
Low Birth Weight	23	725	7	4,038	- 3,313
Liver Cancer	24	714	38	510	+ 204
Pancreas Cancer	25	699	47	217	+ 483
Suicide	26	680	13	2,069	- 1,389
Malnutrition	27	650	10	2,396	- 1,747
Other Injuries	28	551	20	1,656	- 1,105
Falls	29	525	41	465	+ 60
Endocrine Disorders	30	473	34	553	- 81
Inflammatory/Heart	31	460	25	1,047	- 588
Tuberculosis	32	440	16	1,999	- 1,559
Ovary Cancer	33	388	51	173	+ 215
Skin Disease	34	381	52	173	+ 208
Skin Cancers	35	356	44	264	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	36	289	29	801	- 513
Oral Cancer	37	279	49	208	+ 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	259	6	4,595	- 4,336
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	242	35	548	- 307
Drownings	40	238	27	956	- 717
Birth Trauma	41	224	8	3,405	- 3,181
Bladder Cancer	42	211	54	125	+ 86
Epilepsy	43	207	39	508	- 301
Drug Use	44	170	48	213	- 43
Uterin Cancer	45	146	50	182	- 36
Maternal Conditions	46	136	19	1,749	- 1,613
Parkinson's Disease	47	132	46	226	- 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	115	80	0	+ 115
War	49	90	65	26	+ 64
Meningitis	50	84	22	1,325	- 1,241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	84	64	26	+ 58
Appendicitis	52	74	58	66	+ 7
Chagas disease	53	70	76	0	+ 70
Asthma	54	66	21	1,531	- 1,464
Dengue	55	46	73	0	+ 46
Fires	56	44	30	793	- 749
Anemia	57	35	84	0	+ 35
Osteoarthritis	58	23	81	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	59	22	66	14	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	60	22	67	14	+ 7
Poisonings	61	21	37	515	- 494
Hepatitis B	62	17	60	57	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	13	36	542	- 529
Encephalitis	64	13	56	117	- 104
Syphilis	65	10	55	124	- 114
Upper Respiratory	66	9	59	65	- 56
Malaria	67	9	15	2,003	- 1,994
Alcohol	68	8	61	48	- 40
Pertussis	69	6	42	419	- 412
Schizophrenia	70	6	86	0	+ 6
Tetanus	71	5	57	102	- 97
Leprosy	72	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	73	3	68	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	3	77	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	75	2	82	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	76	2	70	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	172	- 172
Measles	78	0	63	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	72	2	- 2
Chlamydia	81	0	69	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Colombia

Zimbabwe

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.