COLOMBIA VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,088	1	43,066	+ 1,022
Diabetes Mellitus	2	32,660	11	5,028	+ 27,632
Kidney Disease	3	16,925	7	6,834	+ 10,091
Stroke	4	15,092	3	16,573	- 1,481
Violence	5	12,308	2	19,268	- 6,960
Liver Disease	6	11,317	19	2,426	+ 8,891
Lung Disease	7	11,046	4	15,928	- 4,882
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,412	5	10,773	- 1,361
Hypertension	9	6,754	8	6,400	+ 354
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,184	6	7,765	- 1,581
Other Injuries	11	4,618	28	1,592	+ 3,025
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,290	30	1,367	+ 2,923
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,966	16	2,963	+ 1,004
Malnutrition	14	2,864	27	1,878	+ 986
Prostate Cancer	15	2,842	14	3,584	- 742
Breast Cancer	16	2,799	13	3,669	- 870
Lung Cancers	17	2,787	10	5,250	- 2,463
Low Birth Weight	18	2,717	23	2,095	+ 621
Stomach Cancer	19	2,632	9	6,112	- 3,480
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,606	12	4,371	- 1,765
Liver Cancer	21	2,586	24	2,065	+ 521
Suicide	22	2,568	26	1,965	+ 604
Other Neoplasms	23	2,353	15	3,205	- 851
Lymphomas	24	1,882	18	2,603	- 721
Leukemia	25	1,832	21	2,208	- 376
Cervical Cancer	26	1,816	20	2,266	- 450
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,711	25	2,022	- 312
HIV/AIDS	28	1,566	17	2,683	- 1,117
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,318	38	747	+ 571
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,307	22	2,157	- 850
Skin Disease	31	1,149	34	1,102	+ 47
Alcohol	32	1,117	68	23	+ 1,094
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,037	39	698	+ 339
Ovary Cancer	34	1,005	33	1,122	- 117
Falls	35	997	29	1,518	- 521
Birth Trauma	36	968	41	648	+ 320
Anemia	37	828	57	101	+ 727
Tuberculosis	38	737	32	1,272	- 535
Epilepsy	39	725	43	597	+ 128
Skin Cancers	40	724	35	1,028	- 304
Inflammatory/Heart	41	708	31	1,329	- 622
Drownings	42	682	40	689	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	43	594	47	383	+ 212
Drug Use	44	558	44	492	+ 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	537	51	242	+ 295
Oral Cancer	46	514	37	807	- 293
Asthma	47	509	54	191	+ 318
Bladder Cancer	48	483	42	609	- 126
Oesophagus Cancer	49	475	36	835	- 361
Uterin Cancer	50	342	45	423	- 81
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	339	48	333	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	326	63	38	+ 288
Appendicitis	53	294	52	213	+ 81
Maternal Conditions	54	284	46	394	- 110
Hepatitis C	55	237	59	65	+ 172
Fires	56	229	56	127	+ 102
Poisonings	57	201	61	61	+ 141
Meningitis	58	135	50	244	- 108
Osteoarthritis	59	116	58	67	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	60	112	60	62	+ 50
Hepatitis B	61	80	62	50	+ 29
Encephalitis	62	53	64	38	+ 15
Schizophrenia	63	48	70	18	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	64	48	66	27	+ 21
Oral conditions	65	47	75	7	+ 40
War	66	42	49	260	- 218
Dengue	67	11	55	133	- 122
Otitis Media	68	11	73	7	+ 4
Chagas disease	69	9	53	203	- 194
Pertussis	70	8	69	18	- 10
Tetanus	71	4	71	14	- 10
Ascariasis	72	2	76	5	- 3
Syphilis	73	2	65	30	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	82	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	1	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	7	- 7
Chlamydia	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	84	0	67	26	- 26
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Mexico

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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.