COLOMBIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	98,008	22	2,157	+ 95,851
Coronary Heart Disease	2	86,645	1	43,066	+ 43,579
Stroke	3	36,267	3	16,573	+ 19,695
Lung Cancers	4	20,378	10	5,250	+ 15,127
Hypertension	5	17,892	8	6,400	+ 11,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,632	12	4,371	+ 8,261
Falls	7	11,679	29	1,518	+ 10,162
Lung Disease	8	11,363	4	15,928	- 4,565
Pancreas Cancer	9	10,991	25	2,022	+ 8,969
Liver Disease	10	9,413	19	2,426	+ 6,987
Prostate Cancer	11	8,551	14	3,584	+ 4,966
Breast Cancer	12	8,357	13	3,669	+ 4,688
Parkinson's Disease	13	7,517	47	383	+ 7,134
Lymphomas	14	7,499	18	2,603	+ 4,896
Suicide	15	7,457	26	1,965	+ 5,492
Liver Cancer	16	4,804	24	2,065	+ 2,739
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,566	31	1,329	+ 3,236
Alcohol	18	4,093	68	23	+ 4,070
Stomach Cancer	19	3,938	9	6,112	- 2,174
Other Injuries	20	3,849	28	1,592	+ 2,257
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	3,845	5	10,773	- 6,929
Diabetes Mellitus	22	3,682	11	5,028	- 1,346
Other Neoplasms	23	3,322	15	3,205	+ 117
Leukemia	24	3,271	21	2,208	+ 1,063
Ovary Cancer	25	3,035	33	1,122	+ 1,913
Kidney Disease	26	3,013	7	6,834	- 3,821
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,819	36	835	+ 1,983
Bladder Cancer	28	2,718	42	609	+ 2,109
Skin Cancers	29	2,619	35	1,028	+ 1,590
Drug Use	30	2,372	44	492	+ 1,881
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,262	30	1,367	+ 895
Uterin Cancer	32	1,984	45	423	+ 1,561
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,895	6	7,765	- 5,870
Oral Cancer	34	1,825	37	807	+ 1,018
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,692	16	2,963	- 1,271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,335	39	698	+ 637
Drownings	37	934	40	689	+ 245
Epilepsy	38	918	43	597	+ 320
Schizophrenia	39	819	70	18	+ 802
Asthma	40	747	54	191	+ 555
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	732	51	242	+ 490
Multiple Sclerosis	42	707	60	62	+ 644
Violence	43	567	2	19,268	- 18,702
Cervical Cancer	44	547	20	2,266	- 1,719
Fires	45	543	56	127	+ 416
Tuberculosis	46	282	32	1,272	- 990
Skin Disease	47	239	34	1,102	- 863
Low Birth Weight	48	231	23	2,095	- 1,865
Poisonings	49	218	61	61	+ 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	167	63	38	+ 130
Osteoarthritis	51	147	58	67	+ 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	135	38	747	- 613
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	96	48	333	- 237
Appendicitis	54	84	52	213	- 129
Meningitis	55	83	50	244	- 161
Birth Trauma	56	68	41	648	- 580
Malnutrition	57	58	27	1,878	- 1,820
Anemia	58	50	57	101	- 51
HIV/AIDS	59	49	17	2,683	- 2,634
Hepatitis C	60	40	59	65	- 25
Oral conditions	61	33	75	7	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	62	17	66	27	- 9
Hepatitis B	63	15	62	50	- 36
Maternal Conditions	64	13	46	394	- 380
War	65	5	49	260	- 255
Encephalitis	66	4	64	38	- 34
Syphilis	67	3	65	30	- 27
Otitis Media	68	3	73	7	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	69	18	- 18
Tetanus	70	0	71	14	- 14
Diphtheria	71	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	82	0	55	133	- 133
Leprosy	83	0	72	8	- 8
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Finland

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.