COLOMBIA VS EGYPT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EGYPT		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,503	1	43,066	+ 34,437
Liver Disease	2	26,799	19	2,426	+ 24,373
Stroke	3	19,541	3	16,573	+ 2,969
Liver Cancer	4	10,926	24	2,065	+ 8,861
Hypertension	5	9,403	8	6,400	+ 3,003
Kidney Disease	6	9,400	7	6,834	+ 2,566
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,225	5	10,773	- 1,549
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,528	11	5,028	+ 3,499
Lung Disease	9	5,970	4	15,928	- 9,958
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,422	16	2,963	+ 2,459
Low Birth Weight	11	5,078	23	2,095	+ 2,982
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,520	6	7,765	- 3,245
Breast Cancer	13	4,092	13	3,669	+ 423
Lymphomas	14	3,360	18	2,603	+ 757
Asthma	15	3,166	54	191	+ 2,975
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	3,109	22	2,157	+ 952
Birth Trauma	17	2,723	41	648	+ 2,075
Lung Cancers	18	2,531	10	5,250	- 2,720
Bladder Cancer	19	2,288	42	609	+ 1,679
Violence	20	1,857	2	19,268	- 17,412
Other Injuries	21	1,702	28	1,592	+ 110
Leukemia	22	1,677	21	2,208	- 531
Diarrhoeal diseases	23	1,646	38	747	+ 898
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,374	12	4,371	- 2,997
Suicide	25	1,347	26	1,965	- 618
Pancreas Cancer	26	1,295	25	2,022	- 727
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,110	31	1,329	- 220
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,066	47	383	+ 683
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,057	30	1,367	- 310
Falls	30	900	29	1,518	- 618
Ovary Cancer	31	866	33	1,122	- 256
Stomach Cancer	32	822	9	6,112	- 5,290
Fires	33	699	56	127	+ 573
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	597	39	698	- 102
Prostate Cancer	35	572	14	3,584	- 3,013
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	556	63	38	+ 518
Drownings	37	500	40	689	- 189
Encephalitis	38	466	64	38	+ 428
Skin Cancers	39	452	35	1,028	- 577
Hepatitis B	40	441	62	50	+ 390
Oesophagus Cancer	41	424	36	835	- 411
Pertussis	42	404	69	18	+ 386
Meningitis	43	369	50	244	+ 125
Maternal Conditions	44	354	46	394	- 40
Oral Cancer	45	354	37	807	- 454
Malnutrition	46	338	27	1,878	- 1,540
War	47	318	49	260	+ 58
Cervical Cancer	48	279	20	2,266	- 1,988
Tetanus	49	241	71	14	+ 227
Epilepsy	50	201	43	597	- 396
Tuberculosis	51	192	32	1,272	- 1,079
Uterin Cancer	52	188	45	423	- 235
HIV/AIDS	53	177	17	2,683	- 2,506
Schistosomiasis	54	98	77	1	+ 98
Skin Disease	55	98	34	1,102	- 1,004
Multiple Sclerosis	56	95	60	62	+ 32
Poisonings	57	87	61	61	+ 26
Syphilis	58	71	65	30	+ 41
Appendicitis	59	63	52	213	- 149
Alcohol	60	63	68	23	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	61	52	15	3,205	- 3,153
Drug Use	62	52	44	492	- 440
Hepatitis C	63	43	59	65	- 22
Measles	64	19	78	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	12	51	242	- 231
Leishmaniasis	66	6	74	7	- 1
Ascariasis	67	3	76	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	66	27	- 24
Dengue	69	2	55	133	- 131
Diphtheria	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	73	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Depression	83	0	85	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

Egypt

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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.