COLOMBIA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,491	1	43,066	+ 10,425
Lung Disease	2	30,958	4	15,928	+ 15,030
Stroke	3	24,529	3	16,573	+ 7,957
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	23,589	38	747	+ 22,841
Tuberculosis	5	15,339	32	1,272	+ 14,067
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,810	5	10,773	+ 3,036
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,554	11	5,028	+ 4,526
Liver Disease	8	9,452	19	2,426	+ 7,025
Low Birth Weight	9	8,401	23	2,095	+ 6,306
Falls	10	7,945	29	1,518	+ 6,427
Kidney Disease	11	7,844	7	6,834	+ 1,010
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,481	6	7,765	- 283
Asthma	13	6,899	54	191	+ 6,708
Suicide	14	6,100	26	1,965	+ 4,135
Other Injuries	15	5,263	28	1,592	+ 3,671
Oral Cancer	16	4,722	37	807	+ 3,915
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	4,455	22	2,157	+ 2,298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	4,437	63	38	+ 4,399
Hypertension	19	3,802	8	6,400	- 2,597
Birth Trauma	20	3,618	41	648	+ 2,970
Lung Cancers	21	3,106	10	5,250	- 2,144
Breast Cancer	22	2,915	13	3,669	- 755
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,913	16	2,963	- 50
Stomach Cancer	24	2,852	9	6,112	- 3,259
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	2,723	12	4,371	- 1,648
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,397	39	698	+ 1,698
Violence	27	1,822	2	19,268	- 17,447
Drownings	28	1,716	40	689	+ 1,027
Encephalitis	29	1,692	64	38	+ 1,654
Cervical Cancer	30	1,595	20	2,266	- 671
HIV/AIDS	31	1,563	17	2,683	- 1,120
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,527	47	383	+ 1,144
Lymphomas	33	1,413	18	2,603	- 1,190
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,369	36	835	+ 534
Leukemia	35	1,175	21	2,208	- 1,033
Meningitis	36	1,173	50	244	+ 929
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,155	25	2,022	- 868
Prostate Cancer	38	1,089	14	3,584	- 2,496
Liver Cancer	39	1,069	24	2,065	- 996
Epilepsy	40	1,067	43	597	+ 469
Maternal Conditions	41	912	46	394	+ 518
Fires	42	819	56	127	+ 692
Alcohol	43	813	68	23	+ 790
Ovary Cancer	44	772	33	1,122	- 350
Skin Disease	45	628	34	1,102	- 473
Dengue	46	617	55	133	+ 484
Endocrine Disorders	47	537	30	1,367	- 830
Bladder Cancer	48	496	42	609	- 113
Inflammatory/Heart	49	445	31	1,329	- 884
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	420	51	242	+ 178
Measles	51	420	78	0	+ 419
Drug Use	52	413	44	492	- 78
Appendicitis	53	396	52	213	+ 183
Pertussis	54	355	69	18	+ 337
Malnutrition	55	304	27	1,878	- 1,575
Hepatitis B	56	288	62	50	+ 238
Malaria	57	271	67	26	+ 245
Tetanus	58	250	71	14	+ 235
Uterin Cancer	59	241	45	423	- 182
Skin Cancers	60	178	35	1,028	- 851
Poisonings	61	125	61	61	+ 64
Other Neoplasms	62	104	15	3,205	- 3,100
Multiple Sclerosis	63	82	60	62	+ 20
Syphilis	64	71	65	30	+ 40
Hepatitis C	65	48	59	65	- 17
Leishmaniasis	66	34	74	7	+ 27
War	67	31	49	260	- 229
Upper Respiratory	68	21	66	27	- 6
Chlamydia	69	13	81	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	70	4	76	5	- 0
Otitis Media	71	2	73	7	- 5
Diphtheria	72	2	80	0	+ 2
Leprosy	73	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Oral conditions	84	0	75	7	- 7
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.