COLOMBIA VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	128,187	3	16,573	+ 111,614
Coronary Heart Disease	2	102,626	1	43,066	+ 59,559
Inflammatory/Heart	3	98,671	31	1,329	+ 97,341
Diabetes Mellitus	4	25,623	11	5,028	+ 20,595
Lung Cancers	5	24,494	10	5,250	+ 19,244
Lung Disease	6	18,728	4	15,928	+ 2,800
Hypertension	7	14,570	8	6,400	+ 8,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	13,012	12	4,371	+ 8,641
Kidney Disease	9	11,971	7	6,834	+ 5,137
Stomach Cancer	10	10,567	9	6,112	+ 4,455
Breast Cancer	11	8,968	13	3,669	+ 5,298
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,188	25	2,022	+ 4,166
Liver Cancer	13	6,038	24	2,065	+ 3,973
Prostate Cancer	14	6,015	14	3,584	+ 2,431
Liver Disease	15	5,055	19	2,426	+ 2,629
Suicide	16	4,544	26	1,965	+ 2,579
Other Injuries	17	4,249	28	1,592	+ 2,657
Bladder Cancer	18	3,773	42	609	+ 3,164
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	3,635	5	10,773	- 7,139
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,263	47	383	+ 2,880
Skin Cancers	21	2,926	35	1,028	+ 1,898
Leukemia	22	2,656	21	2,208	+ 448
Uterin Cancer	23	2,507	45	423	+ 2,084
Road Traffic Accidents	24	2,489	6	7,765	- 5,276
Lymphomas	25	2,225	18	2,603	- 378
Ovary Cancer	26	2,170	33	1,122	+ 1,047
Falls	27	1,806	29	1,518	+ 289
Low Birth Weight	28	1,705	23	2,095	- 390
Oral Cancer	29	1,668	37	807	+ 861
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,645	22	2,157	- 512
Cervical Cancer	31	1,575	20	2,266	- 692
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,300	39	698	+ 601
Asthma	33	1,232	54	191	+ 1,040
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,052	36	835	+ 217
Tuberculosis	35	739	32	1,272	- 533
Violence	36	718	2	19,268	- 18,550
Congenital Anomalies	37	666	16	2,963	- 2,297
Epilepsy	38	536	43	597	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	39	492	60	62	+ 429
Other Neoplasms	40	438	15	3,205	- 2,766
Drownings	41	414	40	689	- 275
Alcohol	42	320	68	23	+ 297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	298	63	38	+ 260
Endocrine Disorders	44	283	30	1,367	- 1,084
Poisonings	45	261	61	61	+ 200
Fires	46	253	56	127	+ 127
Drug Use	47	209	44	492	- 282
Birth Trauma	48	167	41	648	- 482
Hepatitis B	49	166	62	50	+ 116
Pertussis	50	85	69	18	+ 66
Meningitis	51	84	50	244	- 160
Anemia	52	81	57	101	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	65	48	333	- 268
Maternal Conditions	54	44	46	394	- 349
Appendicitis	55	33	52	213	- 180
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	24	38	747	- 723
Skin Disease	57	24	34	1,102	- 1,078
Malnutrition	58	14	27	1,878	- 1,864
Encephalitis	59	12	64	38	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	10	51	242	- 232
HIV/AIDS	61	8	17	2,683	- 2,675
Syphilis	62	6	65	30	- 24
War	63	5	49	260	- 255
Leishmaniasis	64	3	74	7	- 5
Upper Respiratory	65	0	66	27	- 26
Diphtheria	66	0	80	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	59	65	- 65
Chlamydia	68	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	71	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	75	0	71	14	- 14
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	1	- 1
Otitis Media	80	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	81	0	72	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	83	0	75	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

No Macedonia

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.