COLOMBIA VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	144,681	1	43,066	+ 101,615
Stroke	2	36,604	3	16,573	+ 20,031
Lung Cancers	3	24,898	10	5,250	+ 19,648
Lung Disease	4	19,103	4	15,928	+ 3,175
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	18,822	5	10,773	+ 8,048
Diabetes Mellitus	6	18,268	11	5,028	+ 13,240
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	18,110	22	2,157	+ 15,953
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	17,924	12	4,371	+ 13,553
Hypertension	9	11,465	8	6,400	+ 5,066
Other Injuries	10	10,839	28	1,592	+ 9,246
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,577	25	2,022	+ 8,555
Liver Disease	12	9,974	19	2,426	+ 7,548
Breast Cancer	13	8,966	13	3,669	+ 5,297
Kidney Disease	14	7,849	7	6,834	+ 1,016
Prostate Cancer	15	7,319	14	3,584	+ 3,734
Suicide	16	5,956	26	1,965	+ 3,991
Lymphomas	17	5,538	18	2,603	+ 2,935
Stomach Cancer	18	4,989	9	6,112	- 1,122
Leukemia	19	4,979	21	2,208	+ 2,771
Bladder Cancer	20	4,856	42	609	+ 4,247
Oral Cancer	21	4,352	37	807	+ 3,545
Liver Cancer	22	4,240	24	2,065	+ 2,175
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,613	30	1,367	+ 2,246
Falls	24	3,352	29	1,518	+ 1,834
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,222	31	1,329	+ 1,893
Other Neoplasms	26	3,141	15	3,205	- 64
Skin Cancers	27	2,953	35	1,028	+ 1,924
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,946	36	835	+ 2,111
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,910	6	7,765	- 4,855
Ovary Cancer	30	2,830	33	1,122	+ 1,708
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,312	47	383	+ 1,929
Alcohol	32	2,111	68	23	+ 2,088
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,984	39	698	+ 1,286
Uterin Cancer	34	1,968	45	423	+ 1,545
Cervical Cancer	35	1,582	20	2,266	- 684
Malnutrition	36	1,368	27	1,878	- 510
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,267	63	38	+ 1,230
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,168	38	747	+ 420
Epilepsy	39	1,124	43	597	+ 526
Skin Disease	40	928	34	1,102	- 174
Asthma	41	855	54	191	+ 664
Congenital Anomalies	42	847	16	2,963	- 2,115
Drownings	43	696	40	689	+ 7
Drug Use	44	676	44	492	+ 184
Multiple Sclerosis	45	537	60	62	+ 475
Low Birth Weight	46	431	23	2,095	- 1,664
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	354	51	242	+ 112
Violence	48	303	2	19,268	- 18,965
Fires	49	247	56	127	+ 120
Poisonings	50	182	61	61	+ 121
Upper Respiratory	51	128	66	27	+ 101
Birth Trauma	52	125	41	648	- 524
Meningitis	53	115	50	244	- 129
Tuberculosis	54	106	32	1,272	- 1,166
Anemia	55	104	57	101	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	100	48	333	- 233
Appendicitis	57	88	52	213	- 125
Hepatitis C	58	81	59	65	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	59	36	17	2,683	- 2,647
Syphilis	60	19	65	30	- 12
Maternal Conditions	61	17	46	394	- 377
Oral conditions	62	14	75	7	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	8	62	50	- 42
Encephalitis	64	5	64	38	- 33
War	65	5	49	260	- 255
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	67	4	73	7	- 4
Pertussis	68	0	69	18	- 18
Diphtheria	69	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	73	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Ascariasis	78	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	79	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	70	18	- 18
Osteoarthritis	86	0	58	67	- 67
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Czech Republic

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.