COLOMBIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,343	1	43,066	+ 1,277
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	43,316	22	2,157	+ 41,158
Lung Disease	3	36,417	4	15,928	+ 20,489
Lung Cancers	4	30,893	10	5,250	+ 25,643
Stroke	5	30,404	3	16,573	+ 13,831
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,626	5	10,773	+ 7,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,822	12	4,371	+ 13,451
Prostate Cancer	8	12,286	14	3,584	+ 8,702
Breast Cancer	9	10,783	13	3,669	+ 7,114
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,658	11	5,028	+ 5,630
Pancreas Cancer	11	9,098	25	2,022	+ 7,076
Kidney Disease	12	7,561	7	6,834	+ 727
Lymphomas	13	6,058	18	2,603	+ 3,455
Liver Disease	14	5,746	19	2,426	+ 3,319
Hypertension	15	5,334	8	6,400	- 1,066
Suicide	16	5,125	26	1,965	+ 3,160
Parkinson's Disease	17	4,981	47	383	+ 4,598
Alcohol	18	4,968	68	23	+ 4,945
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,770	30	1,367	+ 3,403
Leukemia	20	4,636	21	2,208	+ 2,428
Bladder Cancer	21	4,528	42	609	+ 3,919
Falls	22	4,489	29	1,518	+ 2,971
Stomach Cancer	23	4,019	9	6,112	- 2,093
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,956	36	835	+ 3,121
Liver Cancer	25	3,856	24	2,065	+ 1,791
Skin Cancers	26	3,225	35	1,028	+ 2,197
Other Neoplasms	27	3,138	15	3,205	- 67
Oral Cancer	28	3,077	37	807	+ 2,270
Ovary Cancer	29	3,047	33	1,122	+ 1,925
Other Injuries	30	2,882	28	1,592	+ 1,290
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,361	31	1,329	+ 1,032
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,795	39	698	+ 1,097
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,772	6	7,765	- 5,993
Drug Use	34	1,634	44	492	+ 1,142
Uterin Cancer	35	1,292	45	423	+ 869
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,271	16	2,963	- 1,691
Cervical Cancer	37	1,268	20	2,266	- 998
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,200	38	747	+ 453
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,096	60	62	+ 1,033
Epilepsy	40	1,038	43	597	+ 441
Low Birth Weight	41	967	23	2,095	- 1,128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	800	63	38	+ 763
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	701	51	242	+ 459
Asthma	44	683	54	191	+ 492
Skin Disease	45	655	34	1,102	- 447
Anemia	46	607	57	101	+ 506
Violence	47	523	2	19,268	- 18,745
Schizophrenia	48	471	70	18	+ 454
Fires	49	438	56	127	+ 312
Drownings	50	309	40	689	- 380
Osteoarthritis	51	211	58	67	+ 144
Meningitis	52	207	50	244	- 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	204	48	333	- 129
Appendicitis	54	191	52	213	- 22
HIV/AIDS	55	187	17	2,683	- 2,496
Birth Trauma	56	176	41	648	- 472
Tuberculosis	57	129	32	1,272	- 1,143
Upper Respiratory	58	127	66	27	+ 101
Malnutrition	59	116	27	1,878	- 1,762
Hepatitis C	60	71	59	65	+ 6
Hepatitis B	61	50	62	50	- 0
Poisonings	62	46	61	61	- 15
Oral conditions	63	34	75	7	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	64	19	46	394	- 375
Otitis Media	65	15	73	7	+ 7
War	66	5	49	260	- 255
Encephalitis	67	5	64	38	- 33
Tetanus	68	3	71	14	- 11
Chlamydia	69	3	81	0	+ 3
Syphilis	70	3	65	30	- 28
Measles	71	3	78	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	0	69	18	- 18
Diphtheria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	133	- 133
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Denmark

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.