COLOMBIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,689	1	43,066	+ 43,623
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,164	22	2,157	+ 28,007
Stroke	3	29,353	3	16,573	+ 12,781
Lung Cancers	4	27,447	10	5,250	+ 22,197
Lung Disease	5	25,229	4	15,928	+ 9,301
Hypertension	6	15,796	8	6,400	+ 9,396
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,342	12	4,371	+ 10,971
Kidney Disease	8	13,423	7	6,834	+ 6,589
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	12,210	5	10,773	+ 1,437
Breast Cancer	10	11,107	13	3,669	+ 7,438
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,594	25	2,022	+ 8,572
Prostate Cancer	12	9,719	14	3,584	+ 6,135
Diabetes Mellitus	13	9,173	11	5,028	+ 4,144
Falls	14	9,034	29	1,518	+ 7,516
Liver Disease	15	8,957	19	2,426	+ 6,531
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,424	47	383	+ 7,041
Lymphomas	17	7,221	18	2,603	+ 4,618
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,294	30	1,367	+ 4,927
Suicide	19	6,063	26	1,965	+ 4,098
Stomach Cancer	20	5,693	9	6,112	- 419
Inflammatory/Heart	21	5,241	31	1,329	+ 3,912
Leukemia	22	5,150	21	2,208	+ 2,942
Other Injuries	23	4,862	28	1,592	+ 3,270
Other Neoplasms	24	4,811	15	3,205	+ 1,606
Liver Cancer	25	4,750	24	2,065	+ 2,685
Alcohol	26	3,689	68	23	+ 3,666
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,662	36	835	+ 2,827
Bladder Cancer	28	3,651	42	609	+ 3,042
Oral Cancer	29	3,551	37	807	+ 2,744
Ovary Cancer	30	3,061	33	1,122	+ 1,939
Skin Cancers	31	2,391	35	1,028	+ 1,362
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	2,258	38	747	+ 1,510
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,131	63	38	+ 2,093
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,863	6	7,765	- 5,902
Epilepsy	35	1,822	43	597	+ 1,225
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,351	16	2,963	- 1,612
Uterin Cancer	37	1,315	45	423	+ 892
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,277	39	698	+ 578
Cervical Cancer	39	1,256	20	2,266	- 1,010
Drug Use	40	1,138	44	492	+ 646
Multiple Sclerosis	41	926	60	62	+ 864
Skin Disease	42	910	34	1,102	- 192
Anemia	43	586	57	101	+ 485
Asthma	44	545	54	191	+ 354
Low Birth Weight	45	454	23	2,095	- 1,641
Violence	46	453	2	19,268	- 18,815
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	320	51	242	+ 78
Hepatitis C	48	299	59	65	+ 234
Drownings	49	270	40	689	- 419
Malnutrition	50	265	27	1,878	- 1,613
Schizophrenia	51	230	70	18	+ 213
Osteoarthritis	52	214	58	67	+ 148
Fires	53	211	56	127	+ 85
HIV/AIDS	54	204	17	2,683	- 2,480
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	172	48	333	- 161
Tuberculosis	56	166	32	1,272	- 1,106
Birth Trauma	57	141	41	648	- 507
Poisonings	58	128	61	61	+ 67
Hepatitis B	59	107	62	50	+ 57
Meningitis	60	99	50	244	- 145
Upper Respiratory	61	82	66	27	+ 55
Appendicitis	62	76	52	213	- 137
Oral conditions	63	37	75	7	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	64	22	46	394	- 371
Otitis Media	65	9	73	7	+ 2
War	66	6	49	260	- 254
Encephalitis	67	4	64	38	- 33
Syphilis	68	3	65	30	- 27
Pertussis	69	1	69	18	- 17
Measles	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	1	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	53	203	- 203
Tetanus	75	0	71	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	133	- 133
Leprosy	84	0	72	8	- 8
Chlamydia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
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.