COLOMBIA VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,048	1	43,066	- 1,018
Stroke	2	17,350	3	16,573	+ 778
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	15,018	22	2,157	+ 12,860
Lung Disease	4	13,344	4	15,928	- 2,584
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,454	11	5,028	+ 7,426
Lung Cancers	6	11,989	10	5,250	+ 6,739
Kidney Disease	7	7,981	7	6,834	+ 1,148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,277	12	4,371	+ 1,905
Breast Cancer	9	5,809	13	3,669	+ 2,139
Other Injuries	10	5,098	28	1,592	+ 3,506
Hypertension	11	4,781	8	6,400	- 1,619
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,725	30	1,367	+ 3,358
Prostate Cancer	13	4,413	14	3,584	+ 829
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,918	25	2,022	+ 1,895
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,662	5	10,773	- 7,111
Lymphomas	16	3,649	18	2,603	+ 1,046
Leukemia	17	3,106	21	2,208	+ 898
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,589	6	7,765	- 5,176
Bladder Cancer	19	2,504	42	609	+ 1,895
Liver Cancer	20	2,404	24	2,065	+ 340
Stomach Cancer	21	2,369	9	6,112	- 3,743
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,120	38	747	+ 1,373
Other Neoplasms	23	2,008	15	3,205	- 1,197
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,918	31	1,329	+ 588
Falls	25	1,904	29	1,518	+ 387
Liver Disease	26	1,891	19	2,426	- 535
Ovary Cancer	27	1,682	33	1,122	+ 559
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,654	47	383	+ 1,271
Suicide	29	1,640	26	1,965	- 325
Skin Disease	30	1,637	34	1,102	+ 535
Skin Cancers	31	1,450	35	1,028	+ 421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,296	63	38	+ 1,258
Drownings	33	1,252	40	689	+ 563
Uterin Cancer	34	1,033	45	423	+ 610
Asthma	35	907	54	191	+ 716
Oral Cancer	36	782	37	807	- 25
Cervical Cancer	37	692	20	2,266	- 1,574
Congenital Anomalies	38	661	16	2,963	- 2,301
Anemia	39	651	57	101	+ 551
Violence	40	574	2	19,268	- 18,694
Drug Use	41	502	44	492	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	423	39	698	- 276
Oesophagus Cancer	43	388	36	835	- 448
Epilepsy	44	368	43	597	- 229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	366	51	242	+ 124
Multiple Sclerosis	46	330	60	62	+ 268
Low Birth Weight	47	240	23	2,095	- 1,855
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	215	48	333	- 118
Alcohol	49	197	68	23	+ 174
Fires	50	175	56	127	+ 48
Poisonings	51	156	61	61	+ 95
Tuberculosis	52	140	32	1,272	- 1,132
Birth Trauma	53	94	41	648	- 555
Hepatitis B	54	69	62	50	+ 18
Meningitis	55	64	50	244	- 180
Malnutrition	56	60	27	1,878	- 1,818
Schizophrenia	57	58	70	18	+ 41
Hepatitis C	58	57	59	65	- 8
Upper Respiratory	59	41	66	27	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	60	33	58	67	- 34
Oral conditions	61	31	75	7	+ 24
Syphilis	62	27	65	30	- 3
Maternal Conditions	63	25	46	394	- 369
HIV/AIDS	64	15	17	2,683	- 2,668
Otitis Media	65	15	73	7	+ 8
Appendicitis	66	15	52	213	- 198
Leishmaniasis	67	15	74	7	+ 7
War	68	5	49	260	- 255
Encephalitis	69	2	64	38	- 36
Pertussis	70	0	69	18	- 18
Tetanus	71	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	76	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	53	203	- 203
Leprosy	82	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Cyprus

Colombia

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.