COLOMBIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	124,984	1	43,066	+ 81,918
Hypertension	2	112,164	8	6,400	+ 105,765
Stroke	3	46,356	3	16,573	+ 29,784
Lung Cancers	4	27,298	10	5,250	+ 22,048
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	21,887	12	4,371	+ 17,516
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,487	5	10,773	+ 3,713
Liver Disease	7	13,644	19	2,426	+ 11,218
Prostate Cancer	8	12,398	14	3,584	+ 8,814
Stomach Cancer	9	12,038	9	6,112	+ 5,926
Pancreas Cancer	10	11,149	25	2,022	+ 9,127
Breast Cancer	11	10,797	13	3,669	+ 7,128
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	9,530	22	2,157	+ 7,373
Lung Disease	13	9,501	4	15,928	- 6,427
Inflammatory/Heart	14	9,014	31	1,329	+ 7,684
Lymphomas	15	8,843	18	2,603	+ 6,240
Suicide	16	8,200	26	1,965	+ 6,235
Kidney Disease	17	7,329	7	6,834	+ 495
Alcohol	18	6,164	68	23	+ 6,141
Diabetes Mellitus	19	6,068	11	5,028	+ 1,039
Other Injuries	20	5,866	28	1,592	+ 4,274
Bladder Cancer	21	5,224	42	609	+ 4,616
Leukemia	22	5,218	21	2,208	+ 3,009
Other Neoplasms	23	5,123	15	3,205	+ 1,919
Falls	24	4,925	29	1,518	+ 3,407
Oral Cancer	25	4,587	37	807	+ 3,780
Liver Cancer	26	4,454	24	2,065	+ 2,389
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,092	36	835	+ 3,256
Ovary Cancer	28	3,622	33	1,122	+ 2,500
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,405	47	383	+ 3,022
Skin Cancers	30	3,276	35	1,028	+ 2,248
Drug Use	31	3,115	44	492	+ 2,624
Cervical Cancer	32	2,806	20	2,266	+ 540
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,739	30	1,367	+ 1,371
Uterin Cancer	34	2,497	45	423	+ 2,074
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,458	6	7,765	- 5,307
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,285	39	698	+ 1,587
Epilepsy	37	1,849	43	597	+ 1,251
Fires	38	1,699	56	127	+ 1,572
HIV/AIDS	39	1,674	17	2,683	- 1,010
Drownings	40	1,245	40	689	+ 556
Skin Disease	41	1,185	34	1,102	+ 83
Violence	42	1,184	2	19,268	- 18,085
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,040	16	2,963	- 1,923
Asthma	44	1,000	54	191	+ 809
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	895	63	38	+ 857
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	715	51	242	+ 473
Tuberculosis	47	683	32	1,272	- 588
Multiple Sclerosis	48	675	60	62	+ 613
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	504	48	333	+ 171
Osteoarthritis	50	422	58	67	+ 355
Anemia	51	380	57	101	+ 279
Poisonings	52	346	61	61	+ 285
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	343	38	747	- 404
Meningitis	54	308	50	244	+ 64
Low Birth Weight	55	281	23	2,095	- 1,814
Schizophrenia	56	253	70	18	+ 236
Birth Trauma	57	208	41	648	- 440
Hepatitis C	58	168	59	65	+ 103
Appendicitis	59	84	52	213	- 129
Oral conditions	60	84	75	7	+ 77
Maternal Conditions	61	48	46	394	- 346
Syphilis	62	42	65	30	+ 11
Encephalitis	63	8	64	38	- 30
War	64	5	49	260	- 255
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	50	- 50
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	27	- 27
Otitis Media	67	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	68	0	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	69	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	67	26	- 26
Ascariasis	74	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	75	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	81	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	27	1,878	- 1,878
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	14	- 14
Diphtheria	82	0	80	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	69	18	- 18
Measles	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Estonia

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.