COLOMBIA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,993	1	43,066	+ 35,927
Stroke	2	50,946	3	16,573	+ 34,373
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	33,711	22	2,157	+ 31,554
Lung Cancers	4	27,779	10	5,250	+ 22,529
Lung Disease	5	26,340	4	15,928	+ 10,411
Hypertension	6	24,346	8	6,400	+ 17,946
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,287	12	4,371	+ 12,916
Diabetes Mellitus	8	16,134	11	5,028	+ 11,106
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	13,290	5	10,773	+ 2,516
Breast Cancer	10	11,280	13	3,669	+ 7,611
Kidney Disease	11	10,351	7	6,834	+ 3,517
Other Injuries	12	9,852	28	1,592	+ 8,260
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,838	25	2,022	+ 7,815
Stomach Cancer	14	8,339	9	6,112	+ 2,227
Other Neoplasms	15	8,121	15	3,205	+ 4,916
Lymphomas	16	7,866	18	2,603	+ 5,263
Liver Cancer	17	7,825	24	2,065	+ 5,760
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,858	30	1,367	+ 5,490
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,855	47	383	+ 6,472
Prostate Cancer	20	6,840	14	3,584	+ 3,256
Leukemia	21	5,473	21	2,208	+ 3,265
Bladder Cancer	22	5,458	42	609	+ 4,849
Liver Disease	23	4,522	19	2,426	+ 2,096
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,499	31	1,329	+ 3,169
Falls	25	3,434	29	1,518	+ 1,917
Suicide	26	3,288	26	1,965	+ 1,323
Oral Cancer	27	2,719	37	807	+ 1,912
Ovary Cancer	28	2,669	33	1,122	+ 1,547
Skin Cancers	29	2,635	35	1,028	+ 1,606
Road Traffic Accidents	30	2,620	6	7,765	- 5,145
Hepatitis C	31	1,993	59	65	+ 1,928
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,802	63	38	+ 1,764
Uterin Cancer	33	1,788	45	423	+ 1,365
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,664	36	835	+ 828
Anemia	35	1,360	57	101	+ 1,260
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,319	38	747	+ 572
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,174	16	2,963	- 1,789
Skin Disease	38	1,171	34	1,102	+ 69
Epilepsy	39	1,087	43	597	+ 490
Cervical Cancer	40	938	20	2,266	- 1,328
Malnutrition	41	631	27	1,878	- 1,247
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	571	51	242	+ 328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	561	39	698	- 137
Multiple Sclerosis	44	550	60	62	+ 488
Drug Use	45	532	44	492	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	46	423	17	2,683	- 2,260
Asthma	47	401	54	191	+ 210
Osteoarthritis	48	391	58	67	+ 325
Schizophrenia	49	345	70	18	+ 327
Violence	50	332	2	19,268	- 18,936
Low Birth Weight	51	291	23	2,095	- 1,805
Drownings	52	280	40	689	- 409
Tuberculosis	53	273	32	1,272	- 999
Hepatitis B	54	272	62	50	+ 221
Alcohol	55	225	68	23	+ 202
Fires	56	220	56	127	+ 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	196	48	333	- 137
Poisonings	58	125	61	61	+ 64
Birth Trauma	59	114	41	648	- 534
Meningitis	60	104	50	244	- 140
Appendicitis	61	39	52	213	- 173
Oral conditions	62	38	75	7	+ 31
Tetanus	63	18	71	14	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	16	66	27	- 10
Otitis Media	65	13	73	7	+ 6
War	66	5	49	260	- 255
Maternal Conditions	67	5	46	394	- 389
Encephalitis	68	4	64	38	- 34
Syphilis	69	3	65	30	- 27
Leishmaniasis	70	3	74	7	- 5
Measles	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	72	1	53	203	- 203
Pertussis	73	0	69	18	- 18
Leprosy	74	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Ascariasis	80	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	81	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	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.