COLOMBIA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,612	5	10,773	+ 14,839
Stroke	2	20,042	3	16,573	+ 3,469
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,916	38	747	+ 17,169
Coronary Heart Disease	4	16,835	1	43,066	- 26,231
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,366	6	7,765	+ 2,601
Liver Disease	6	9,495	19	2,426	+ 7,069
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,382	11	5,028	+ 2,354
Hypertension	8	7,236	8	6,400	+ 836
Lung Disease	9	5,173	4	15,928	- 10,755
Malnutrition	10	5,156	27	1,878	+ 3,278
Birth Trauma	11	4,818	41	648	+ 4,169
Kidney Disease	12	4,516	7	6,834	- 2,318
Maternal Conditions	13	4,249	46	394	+ 3,855
Tuberculosis	14	4,248	32	1,272	+ 2,976
Other Injuries	15	4,221	28	1,592	+ 2,629
Low Birth Weight	16	4,151	23	2,095	+ 2,056
Malaria	17	3,416	67	26	+ 3,390
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,377	16	2,963	+ 414
Meningitis	19	3,161	50	244	+ 2,917
Violence	20	3,003	2	19,268	- 16,265
Suicide	21	2,984	26	1,965	+ 1,019
Asthma	22	2,549	54	191	+ 2,358
Breast Cancer	23	2,434	13	3,669	- 1,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,421	22	2,157	+ 264
HIV/AIDS	25	2,404	17	2,683	- 279
Falls	26	1,314	29	1,518	- 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,149	39	698	+ 451
Lymphomas	28	1,147	18	2,603	- 1,456
Leukemia	29	1,126	21	2,208	- 1,082
Cervical Cancer	30	1,035	20	2,266	- 1,231
Fires	31	1,031	56	127	+ 904
Inflammatory/Heart	32	960	31	1,329	- 369
Drownings	33	920	40	689	+ 231
Poisonings	34	893	61	61	+ 832
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	884	12	4,371	- 3,487
Pertussis	36	700	69	18	+ 682
Parkinson's Disease	37	663	47	383	+ 280
Epilepsy	38	637	43	597	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	39	633	36	835	- 202
Ovary Cancer	40	621	33	1,122	- 501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	600	63	38	+ 562
Schistosomiasis	42	569	77	1	+ 568
Endocrine Disorders	43	557	30	1,367	- 810
Oral Cancer	44	555	37	807	- 252
Liver Cancer	45	541	24	2,065	- 1,524
Lung Cancers	46	482	10	5,250	- 4,768
Prostate Cancer	47	423	14	3,584	- 3,161
Stomach Cancer	48	377	9	6,112	- 5,734
Alcohol	49	356	68	23	+ 333
Skin Disease	50	349	34	1,102	- 753
Bladder Cancer	51	328	42	609	- 281
Tetanus	52	293	71	14	+ 279
Drug Use	53	283	44	492	- 209
Syphilis	54	272	65	30	+ 242
Appendicitis	55	245	52	213	+ 32
Skin Cancers	56	233	35	1,028	- 795
Hepatitis B	57	215	62	50	+ 165
Pancreas Cancer	58	153	25	2,022	- 1,869
Leishmaniasis	59	149	74	7	+ 141
Upper Respiratory	60	140	66	27	+ 113
Uterin Cancer	61	137	45	423	- 286
Encephalitis	62	121	64	38	+ 84
Measles	63	99	78	0	+ 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	93	51	242	- 149
Hepatitis C	65	50	59	65	- 15
Other Neoplasms	66	48	15	3,205	- 3,157
Multiple Sclerosis	67	30	60	62	- 33
Ascariasis	68	14	76	5	+ 10
Otitis Media	69	14	73	7	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	8	81	0	+ 8
War	71	3	49	260	- 257
Diphtheria	72	3	80	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	1	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Leprosy	78	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
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

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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.