COLOMBIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	36,672	17	2,683	+ 33,989
Tuberculosis	2	22,616	32	1,272	+ 21,344
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,950	5	10,773	+ 10,177
Coronary Heart Disease	4	20,285	1	43,066	- 22,781
Stroke	5	18,432	3	16,573	+ 1,860
Malaria	6	16,078	67	26	+ 16,052
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,998	6	7,765	+ 5,233
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,606	38	747	+ 9,859
Low Birth Weight	9	10,434	23	2,095	+ 8,339
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,536	11	5,028	+ 3,507
Birth Trauma	11	8,111	41	648	+ 7,463
Hypertension	12	7,584	8	6,400	+ 1,184
Liver Disease	13	7,567	19	2,426	+ 5,141
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,928	16	2,963	+ 2,965
Kidney Disease	15	4,984	7	6,834	- 1,849
Maternal Conditions	16	4,697	46	394	+ 4,303
Lung Disease	17	4,398	4	15,928	- 11,530
Violence	18	4,381	2	19,268	- 14,887
Suicide	19	2,836	26	1,965	+ 871
Other Injuries	20	2,709	28	1,592	+ 1,117
Pertussis	21	2,677	69	18	+ 2,658
Meningitis	22	2,433	50	244	+ 2,189
Asthma	23	2,365	54	191	+ 2,173
Malnutrition	24	2,210	27	1,878	+ 332
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,872	22	2,157	- 285
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,785	31	1,329	+ 456
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,690	30	1,367	+ 323
Prostate Cancer	28	1,609	14	3,584	- 1,976
Cervical Cancer	29	1,595	20	2,266	- 671
Liver Cancer	30	1,378	24	2,065	- 686
Measles	31	1,296	78	0	+ 1,295
Breast Cancer	32	1,291	13	3,669	- 2,379
Falls	33	1,209	29	1,518	- 308
Syphilis	34	867	65	30	+ 837
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	855	39	698	+ 156
Drownings	36	845	40	689	+ 156
Fires	37	734	56	127	+ 608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	722	12	4,371	- 3,649
Stomach Cancer	39	715	9	6,112	- 5,396
Epilepsy	40	618	43	597	+ 20
Poisonings	41	573	61	61	+ 513
Parkinson's Disease	42	561	47	383	+ 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	541	63	38	+ 503
Drug Use	44	532	44	492	+ 41
Lymphomas	45	496	18	2,603	- 2,107
Leukemia	46	468	21	2,208	- 1,741
Lung Cancers	47	436	10	5,250	- 4,814
Ovary Cancer	48	402	33	1,122	- 720
Alcohol	49	374	68	23	+ 351
Skin Disease	50	372	34	1,102	- 730
Schistosomiasis	51	364	77	1	+ 364
Pancreas Cancer	52	340	25	2,022	- 1,682
Skin Cancers	53	293	35	1,028	- 736
Oral Cancer	54	266	37	807	- 541
Tetanus	55	188	71	14	+ 173
Encephalitis	56	161	64	38	+ 123
Oesophagus Cancer	57	158	36	835	- 677
Appendicitis	58	150	52	213	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	121	51	242	- 121
Uterin Cancer	60	119	45	423	- 304
Bladder Cancer	61	118	42	609	- 490
Hepatitis B	62	118	62	50	+ 67
Other Neoplasms	63	61	15	3,205	- 3,143
Upper Respiratory	64	55	66	27	+ 28
Trypanosomiasis	65	54	84	0	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	66	31	60	62	- 32
Hepatitis C	67	20	59	65	- 45
Diphtheria	68	15	80	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	69	9	76	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	8	81	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	5	73	7	- 2
War	72	4	49	260	- 256
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.