COLOMBIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,954	1	43,066	+ 11,888
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	40,247	22	2,157	+ 38,090
Stroke	3	19,151	3	16,573	+ 2,578
Lung Cancers	4	18,279	10	5,250	+ 13,029
Lung Disease	5	17,531	4	15,928	+ 1,603
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,213	5	10,773	+ 440
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,004	12	4,371	+ 5,633
Prostate Cancer	8	8,288	14	3,584	+ 4,703
Breast Cancer	9	7,268	13	3,669	+ 3,598
Parkinson's Disease	10	7,216	47	383	+ 6,833
Other Injuries	11	6,813	28	1,592	+ 5,220
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,899	25	2,022	+ 3,877
Suicide	13	5,481	26	1,965	+ 3,517
Lymphomas	14	5,007	18	2,603	+ 2,404
Kidney Disease	15	4,528	7	6,834	- 2,305
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,040	11	5,028	- 989
Hypertension	17	3,298	8	6,400	- 3,102
Falls	18	3,226	29	1,518	+ 1,709
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,068	36	835	+ 2,233
Liver Cancer	20	3,047	24	2,065	+ 982
Bladder Cancer	21	2,772	42	609	+ 2,163
Leukemia	22	2,574	21	2,208	+ 366
Stomach Cancer	23	2,392	9	6,112	- 3,720
Drug Use	24	2,289	44	492	+ 1,798
Ovary Cancer	25	2,239	33	1,122	+ 1,116
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,128	31	1,329	+ 799
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,124	30	1,367	+ 756
Alcohol	28	1,927	68	23	+ 1,904
Skin Cancers	29	1,769	35	1,028	+ 741
Other Neoplasms	30	1,325	15	3,205	- 1,879
Liver Disease	31	1,289	19	2,426	- 1,138
Cervical Cancer	32	1,252	20	2,266	- 1,014
Oral Cancer	33	1,163	37	807	+ 356
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,015	16	2,963	- 1,947
Road Traffic Accidents	35	946	6	7,765	- 6,818
Uterin Cancer	36	942	45	423	+ 519
Epilepsy	37	738	43	597	+ 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	576	51	242	+ 334
Violence	39	546	2	19,268	- 18,722
Anemia	40	499	57	101	+ 399
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	443	39	698	- 255
Poisonings	42	440	61	61	+ 379
Low Birth Weight	43	410	23	2,095	- 1,685
Multiple Sclerosis	44	376	60	62	+ 314
Skin Disease	45	359	34	1,102	- 743
Birth Trauma	46	339	41	648	- 310
Osteoarthritis	47	282	58	67	+ 215
Asthma	48	227	54	191	+ 35
Schizophrenia	49	198	70	18	+ 181
Meningitis	50	174	50	244	- 70
Upper Respiratory	51	151	66	27	+ 124
Hepatitis C	52	151	59	65	+ 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	145	48	333	- 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	142	63	38	+ 104
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	132	38	747	- 615
Drownings	56	124	40	689	- 565
Malnutrition	57	74	27	1,878	- 1,804
Fires	58	73	56	127	- 53
HIV/AIDS	59	63	17	2,683	- 2,620
Maternal Conditions	60	49	46	394	- 345
War	61	5	49	260	- 255
Pertussis	62	2	69	18	- 17
Hepatitis B	63	0	62	50	- 50
Otitis Media	64	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	65	0	72	8	- 8
Diphtheria	66	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	71	14	- 14
Ascariasis	69	0	76	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Malaria	73	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	74	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Encephalitis	78	0	64	38	- 38
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	65	30	- 30
Chlamydia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	32	1,272	- 1,272
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	75	7	- 7
Appendicitis	86	0	52	213	- 213
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Iceland

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.