COLOMBIA VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	162,035	1	43,066	+ 118,969
Stroke	2	121,106	3	16,573	+ 104,533
Hypertension	3	44,391	8	6,400	+ 37,992
Liver Disease	4	18,932	19	2,426	+ 16,506
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	18,479	22	2,157	+ 16,322
Diabetes Mellitus	6	16,404	11	5,028	+ 11,375
Lung Disease	7	11,721	4	15,928	- 4,207
Lung Cancers	8	11,654	10	5,250	+ 6,404
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,962	5	10,773	- 1,812
Kidney Disease	10	8,356	7	6,834	+ 1,522
Breast Cancer	11	6,201	13	3,669	+ 2,532
Stomach Cancer	12	5,395	9	6,112	- 717
Road Traffic Accidents	13	5,019	6	7,765	- 2,746
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	4,487	12	4,371	+ 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,314	63	38	+ 4,276
Falls	16	4,249	29	1,518	+ 2,731
Liver Cancer	17	3,892	24	2,065	+ 1,827
Suicide	18	3,712	26	1,965	+ 1,747
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,585	47	383	+ 3,202
Other Injuries	20	3,505	28	1,592	+ 1,913
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,503	31	1,329	+ 2,173
Prostate Cancer	22	2,939	14	3,584	- 645
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,300	25	2,022	+ 277
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	2,289	39	698	+ 1,590
Lymphomas	25	2,108	18	2,603	- 494
Bladder Cancer	26	2,077	42	609	+ 1,468
Cervical Cancer	27	1,893	20	2,266	- 373
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,764	16	2,963	- 1,199
Ovary Cancer	29	1,759	33	1,122	+ 637
Leukemia	30	1,735	21	2,208	- 474
Oral Cancer	31	1,685	37	807	+ 878
Tuberculosis	32	1,544	32	1,272	+ 272
Skin Cancers	33	1,508	35	1,028	+ 479
Fires	34	1,414	56	127	+ 1,287
Asthma	35	1,375	54	191	+ 1,183
Uterin Cancer	36	1,162	45	423	+ 739
Low Birth Weight	37	1,158	23	2,095	- 937
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,099	30	1,367	- 268
Drownings	39	962	40	689	+ 273
Violence	40	915	2	19,268	- 18,354
Drug Use	41	907	44	492	+ 415
HIV/AIDS	42	901	17	2,683	- 1,783
Oesophagus Cancer	43	760	36	835	- 75
Epilepsy	44	514	43	597	- 83
Alcohol	45	497	68	23	+ 474
Birth Trauma	46	399	41	648	- 249
Meningitis	47	249	50	244	+ 5
Encephalitis	48	243	64	38	+ 206
Poisonings	49	237	61	61	+ 176
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	188	38	747	- 559
Skin Disease	51	168	34	1,102	- 934
Other Neoplasms	52	147	15	3,205	- 3,058
Maternal Conditions	53	131	46	394	- 263
Multiple Sclerosis	54	121	60	62	+ 58
Appendicitis	55	106	52	213	- 107
Leishmaniasis	56	80	74	7	+ 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	77	51	242	- 166
Hepatitis B	58	72	62	50	+ 21
Malnutrition	59	47	27	1,878	- 1,831
Upper Respiratory	60	7	66	27	- 20
War	61	4	49	260	- 255
Tetanus	62	4	71	14	- 10
Syphilis	63	4	65	30	- 27
Hepatitis C	64	4	59	65	- 61
Chlamydia	65	3	81	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	1	73	7	- 6
Pertussis	67	1	69	18	- 18
Measles	68	1	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	76	5	- 4
Diphtheria	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	72	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Georgia

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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.