COLOMBIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	100,135	1	43,066	+ 57,069
Stroke	2	66,731	3	16,573	+ 50,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	39,260	5	10,773	+ 28,487
Lung Cancers	4	34,867	10	5,250	+ 29,617
Lung Disease	5	26,196	4	15,928	+ 10,267
Kidney Disease	6	22,557	7	6,834	+ 15,723
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	18,675	22	2,157	+ 16,518
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	15,470	12	4,371	+ 11,099
Hypertension	9	13,853	8	6,400	+ 7,453
Parkinson's Disease	10	12,542	47	383	+ 12,159
Breast Cancer	11	11,947	13	3,669	+ 8,278
Prostate Cancer	12	9,590	14	3,584	+ 6,006
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,026	25	2,022	+ 7,004
Liver Cancer	14	7,421	24	2,065	+ 5,356
Bladder Cancer	15	7,351	42	609	+ 6,742
Stomach Cancer	16	7,278	9	6,112	+ 1,166
Other Injuries	17	6,889	28	1,592	+ 5,297
Leukemia	18	6,418	21	2,208	+ 4,210
Lymphomas	19	6,013	18	2,603	+ 3,410
Diabetes Mellitus	20	5,999	11	5,028	+ 971
Falls	21	5,902	29	1,518	+ 4,384
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,125	6	7,765	- 3,639
Liver Disease	23	3,836	19	2,426	+ 1,410
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,436	31	1,329	+ 2,107
Other Neoplasms	25	3,216	15	3,205	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,895	39	698	+ 2,196
Ovary Cancer	27	2,641	33	1,122	+ 1,519
Suicide	28	2,525	26	1,965	+ 560
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,493	30	1,367	+ 1,126
Oral Cancer	30	2,087	37	807	+ 1,280
Skin Cancers	31	2,077	35	1,028	+ 1,049
Drownings	32	2,064	40	689	+ 1,374
Uterin Cancer	33	1,766	45	423	+ 1,343
Epilepsy	34	1,181	43	597	+ 584
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,164	36	835	+ 329
Cervical Cancer	36	1,153	20	2,266	- 1,113
Drug Use	37	916	44	492	+ 424
Congenital Anomalies	38	825	16	2,963	- 2,137
Fires	39	694	56	127	+ 567
Multiple Sclerosis	40	641	60	62	+ 578
Low Birth Weight	41	603	23	2,095	- 1,492
Violence	42	493	2	19,268	- 18,775
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	474	63	38	+ 436
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	450	38	747	- 298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	316	51	242	+ 74
Tuberculosis	46	315	32	1,272	- 957
Skin Disease	47	267	34	1,102	- 835
Hepatitis B	48	265	62	50	+ 215
Alcohol	49	239	68	23	+ 216
HIV/AIDS	50	224	17	2,683	- 2,459
Anemia	51	222	57	101	+ 121
Hepatitis C	52	182	59	65	+ 117
Meningitis	53	158	50	244	- 86
Schizophrenia	54	130	70	18	+ 113
Asthma	55	130	54	191	- 61
Poisonings	56	92	61	61	+ 31
Birth Trauma	57	80	41	648	- 568
Appendicitis	58	45	52	213	- 168
Upper Respiratory	59	38	66	27	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	60	17	74	7	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	61	10	46	394	- 384
Tetanus	62	8	71	14	- 6
Oral conditions	63	8	75	7	+ 0
War	64	5	49	260	- 255
Syphilis	65	5	65	30	- 25
Malnutrition	66	4	27	1,878	- 1,874
Encephalitis	67	3	64	38	- 35
Measles	68	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	69	18	- 18
Diphtheria	70	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	78	0	67	26	- 26
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	72	8	- 8
Otitis Media	82	0	73	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	48	333	- 333
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.