COLOMBIA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	51,795	17	2,683	+ 49,112
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,901	5	10,773	+ 15,128
Tuberculosis	3	25,050	32	1,272	+ 23,778
Stroke	4	23,576	3	16,573	+ 7,003
Coronary Heart Disease	5	21,589	1	43,066	- 21,477
Road Traffic Accidents	6	15,358	6	7,765	+ 7,593
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,812	11	5,028	+ 7,784
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,405	38	747	+ 10,658
Low Birth Weight	9	9,126	23	2,095	+ 7,030
Lung Disease	10	8,157	4	15,928	- 7,771
Violence	11	7,954	2	19,268	- 11,314
Hypertension	12	7,569	8	6,400	+ 1,169
Birth Trauma	13	6,094	41	648	+ 5,446
Liver Disease	14	5,936	19	2,426	+ 3,509
Kidney Disease	15	5,688	7	6,834	- 1,146
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,008	16	2,963	+ 2,045
Suicide	17	4,293	26	1,965	+ 2,328
Malnutrition	18	3,954	27	1,878	+ 2,076
Other Injuries	19	3,656	28	1,592	+ 2,064
Asthma	20	3,546	54	191	+ 3,355
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,106	22	2,157	+ 949
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,862	31	1,329	+ 1,532
Cervical Cancer	23	2,348	20	2,266	+ 82
Breast Cancer	24	2,142	13	3,669	- 1,527
Maternal Conditions	25	1,947	46	394	+ 1,554
Drownings	26	1,939	40	689	+ 1,250
Meningitis	27	1,923	50	244	+ 1,679
Fires	28	1,923	56	127	+ 1,797
Skin Cancers	29	1,906	35	1,028	+ 877
Oral Cancer	30	1,764	37	807	+ 957
Prostate Cancer	31	1,667	14	3,584	- 1,917
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,340	39	698	+ 641
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,289	30	1,367	- 78
Falls	34	1,099	29	1,518	- 419
Lung Cancers	35	1,040	10	5,250	- 4,210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	962	12	4,371	- 3,409
Pertussis	37	958	69	18	+ 940
Epilepsy	38	870	43	597	+ 273
Poisonings	39	819	61	61	+ 759
Lymphomas	40	810	18	2,603	- 1,792
Liver Cancer	41	795	24	2,065	- 1,270
Parkinson's Disease	42	767	47	383	+ 384
Syphilis	43	615	65	30	+ 585
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	585	63	38	+ 547
Stomach Cancer	45	576	9	6,112	- 5,536
Drug Use	46	561	44	492	+ 69
Skin Disease	47	547	34	1,102	- 555
Alcohol	48	497	68	23	+ 474
Leukemia	49	419	21	2,208	- 1,789
Ovary Cancer	50	411	33	1,122	- 711
Malaria	51	381	67	26	+ 355
Oesophagus Cancer	52	370	36	835	- 465
Pancreas Cancer	53	310	25	2,022	- 1,713
Bladder Cancer	54	277	42	609	- 332
Schistosomiasis	55	241	77	1	+ 241
Uterin Cancer	56	201	45	423	- 222
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	167	51	242	- 75
Appendicitis	58	155	52	213	- 57
Encephalitis	59	143	64	38	+ 105
Other Neoplasms	60	136	15	3,205	- 3,068
Upper Respiratory	61	113	66	27	+ 86
Tetanus	62	106	71	14	+ 92
Hepatitis B	63	79	62	50	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	64	40	60	62	- 22
Measles	65	36	78	0	+ 36
Hepatitis C	66	10	59	65	- 55
War	67	9	49	260	- 251
Chlamydia	68	6	81	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	5	76	5	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	5	73	7	- 2
Diphtheria	71	3	80	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	7	- 7
Oral conditions	80	0	75	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	48	333	- 333
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Namibia

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.