COLOMBIA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,015	1	43,066	- 16,051
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,798	22	2,157	+ 13,641
Kidney Disease	3	12,851	7	6,834	+ 6,018
Stroke	4	12,822	3	16,573	- 3,751
Lung Cancers	5	10,684	10	5,250	+ 5,433
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,089	11	5,028	+ 5,061
Lung Disease	7	8,155	4	15,928	- 7,774
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,011	5	10,773	- 2,762
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	7,965	12	4,371	+ 3,594
Breast Cancer	10	6,523	13	3,669	+ 2,854
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,393	25	2,022	+ 3,371
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,286	30	1,367	+ 3,919
Lymphomas	13	4,879	18	2,603	+ 2,276
Other Injuries	14	4,366	28	1,592	+ 2,774
Leukemia	15	3,226	21	2,208	+ 1,018
Stomach Cancer	16	2,981	9	6,112	- 3,131
Prostate Cancer	17	2,750	14	3,584	- 835
Bladder Cancer	18	2,617	42	609	+ 2,009
Suicide	19	2,392	26	1,965	+ 427
Other Neoplasms	20	2,214	15	3,205	- 990
Hypertension	21	2,111	8	6,400	- 4,288
Parkinson's Disease	22	2,099	47	383	+ 1,716
Skin Cancers	23	1,999	35	1,028	+ 971
Skin Disease	24	1,940	34	1,102	+ 838
Liver Cancer	25	1,819	24	2,065	- 245
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,756	6	7,765	- 6,008
Ovary Cancer	27	1,701	33	1,122	+ 579
Liver Disease	28	1,541	19	2,426	- 885
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,535	16	2,963	- 1,428
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,131	31	1,329	- 198
Uterin Cancer	31	1,065	45	423	+ 642
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	876	38	747	+ 129
Oral Cancer	33	792	37	807	- 15
Anemia	34	786	57	101	+ 686
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	760	63	38	+ 722
Asthma	36	747	54	191	+ 556
Oesophagus Cancer	37	727	36	835	- 109
Cervical Cancer	38	701	20	2,266	- 1,565
Falls	39	651	29	1,518	- 867
Epilepsy	40	573	43	597	- 25
Violence	41	549	2	19,268	- 18,720
Low Birth Weight	42	496	23	2,095	- 1,599
Drug Use	43	356	44	492	- 136
Schizophrenia	44	351	70	18	+ 333
Drownings	45	206	40	689	- 483
Hepatitis C	46	205	59	65	+ 140
Multiple Sclerosis	47	205	60	62	+ 143
Malnutrition	48	205	27	1,878	- 1,674
Alcohol	49	203	68	23	+ 180
Birth Trauma	50	184	41	648	- 464
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	175	39	698	- 523
HIV/AIDS	52	134	17	2,683	- 2,549
Fires	53	128	56	127	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	121	51	242	- 121
Meningitis	55	107	50	244	- 137
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	91	48	333	- 241
Tuberculosis	57	85	32	1,272	- 1,187
Hepatitis B	58	83	62	50	+ 33
Osteoarthritis	59	41	58	67	- 25
War	60	38	49	260	- 221
Maternal Conditions	61	30	46	394	- 363
Upper Respiratory	62	29	66	27	+ 2
Poisonings	63	21	61	61	- 40
Appendicitis	64	20	52	213	- 193
Oral conditions	65	20	75	7	+ 12
Encephalitis	66	18	64	38	- 20
Otitis Media	67	4	73	7	- 3
Leprosy	68	2	72	8	- 6
Pertussis	69	1	69	18	- 17
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	7	- 7
Syphilis	71	0	65	30	- 30
Diphtheria	72	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	84	0	55	133	- 133
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.