COLOMBIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	50,763	17	2,683	+ 48,080
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,201	5	10,773	+ 14,428
Malaria	3	18,432	67	26	+ 18,406
Low Birth Weight	4	12,616	23	2,095	+ 10,520
Birth Trauma	5	12,173	41	648	+ 11,525
Stroke	6	12,070	3	16,573	- 4,503
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,566	1	43,066	- 31,500
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,175	6	7,765	+ 2,410
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,632	38	747	+ 8,885
Tuberculosis	10	8,860	32	1,272	+ 7,588
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,261	11	5,028	+ 3,232
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,883	16	2,963	+ 3,921
Liver Disease	13	5,503	19	2,426	+ 3,076
Kidney Disease	14	5,478	7	6,834	- 1,355
Measles	15	4,998	78	0	+ 4,998
Hypertension	16	4,559	8	6,400	- 1,840
Maternal Conditions	17	3,830	46	394	+ 3,436
Syphilis	18	3,696	65	30	+ 3,666
Meningitis	19	3,508	50	244	+ 3,264
Lung Disease	20	3,326	4	15,928	- 12,602
Pertussis	21	3,010	69	18	+ 2,992
Suicide	22	2,958	26	1,965	+ 994
Other Injuries	23	2,902	28	1,592	+ 1,310
Breast Cancer	24	2,327	13	3,669	- 1,342
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,018	30	1,367	+ 651
Asthma	26	1,800	54	191	+ 1,609
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,742	31	1,329	+ 413
Cervical Cancer	28	1,548	20	2,266	- 718
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,532	22	2,157	- 625
Drug Use	30	1,389	44	492	+ 897
Malnutrition	31	1,328	27	1,878	- 550
Falls	32	1,261	29	1,518	- 257
Violence	33	1,235	2	19,268	- 18,034
Liver Cancer	34	1,188	24	2,065	- 877
Prostate Cancer	35	1,182	14	3,584	- 2,402
Drownings	36	1,090	40	689	+ 401
Oral Cancer	37	953	37	807	+ 146
Epilepsy	38	892	43	597	+ 294
Fires	39	833	56	127	+ 706
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	790	12	4,371	- 3,581
Lung Cancers	41	738	10	5,250	- 4,512
Tetanus	42	643	71	14	+ 629
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	604	39	698	- 94
Poisonings	44	581	61	61	+ 520
Lymphomas	45	534	18	2,603	- 2,068
Parkinson's Disease	46	486	47	383	+ 103
Trypanosomiasis	47	455	84	0	+ 455
Skin Cancers	48	447	35	1,028	- 582
Stomach Cancer	49	431	9	6,112	- 5,681
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	392	63	38	+ 354
Skin Disease	51	359	34	1,102	- 743
Ovary Cancer	52	354	33	1,122	- 768
Alcohol	53	328	68	23	+ 306
Oesophagus Cancer	54	327	36	835	- 508
Pancreas Cancer	55	314	25	2,022	- 1,708
Bladder Cancer	56	235	42	609	- 374
Encephalitis	57	214	64	38	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	58	213	45	423	- 211
Appendicitis	59	153	52	213	- 59
Schistosomiasis	60	118	77	1	+ 117
Leukemia	61	103	21	2,208	- 2,105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	101	51	242	- 141
Other Neoplasms	63	86	15	3,205	- 3,118
Diphtheria	64	85	80	0	+ 85
Hepatitis B	65	84	62	50	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	66	46	66	27	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	67	40	60	62	- 23
Chlamydia	68	12	81	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	69	8	59	65	- 57
Ascariasis	70	7	76	5	+ 3
War	71	5	49	260	- 255
Otitis Media	72	4	73	7	- 3
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	75	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	48	333	- 333
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Equ. Guinea

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.