COLOMBIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,888	1	43,066	+ 4,822
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	40,179	22	2,157	+ 38,022
Lung Disease	3	24,507	4	15,928	+ 8,579
Stroke	4	22,279	3	16,573	+ 5,707
Lung Cancers	5	20,879	10	5,250	+ 15,629
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,170	5	10,773	+ 5,396
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,080	12	4,371	+ 11,709
Prostate Cancer	8	10,550	14	3,584	+ 6,966
Falls	9	6,997	29	1,518	+ 5,479
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,931	25	2,022	+ 4,908
Breast Cancer	11	6,282	13	3,669	+ 2,613
Lymphomas	12	5,811	18	2,603	+ 3,208
Suicide	13	5,701	26	1,965	+ 3,736
Kidney Disease	14	5,497	7	6,834	- 1,337
Other Injuries	15	5,247	28	1,592	+ 3,654
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,036	11	5,028	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	17	4,987	47	383	+ 4,605
Skin Cancers	18	3,667	35	1,028	+ 2,638
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,230	30	1,367	+ 1,863
Bladder Cancer	20	3,205	42	609	+ 2,596
Leukemia	21	3,184	21	2,208	+ 976
Stomach Cancer	22	3,090	9	6,112	- 3,022
Other Neoplasms	23	2,919	15	3,205	- 285
Ovary Cancer	24	2,780	33	1,122	+ 1,658
Drug Use	25	2,372	44	492	+ 1,881
Liver Cancer	26	2,333	24	2,065	+ 268
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,231	36	835	+ 1,395
Hypertension	28	2,069	8	6,400	- 4,331
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,989	31	1,329	+ 659
Liver Disease	30	1,923	19	2,426	- 504
Alcohol	31	1,841	68	23	+ 1,818
Oral Cancer	32	1,509	37	807	+ 702
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,437	39	698	+ 739
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,227	16	2,963	- 1,736
Malnutrition	35	1,216	27	1,878	- 662
Uterin Cancer	36	1,207	45	423	+ 784
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,150	38	747	+ 403
Skin Disease	38	1,149	34	1,102	+ 47
Cervical Cancer	39	1,125	20	2,266	- 1,141
Epilepsy	40	1,074	43	597	+ 476
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,072	60	62	+ 1,009
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,028	6	7,765	- 6,737
Asthma	43	761	54	191	+ 570
Anemia	44	671	57	101	+ 571
Drownings	45	582	40	689	- 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	552	63	38	+ 514
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	544	51	242	+ 302
Fires	48	401	56	127	+ 275
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	292	48	333	- 41
Violence	50	287	2	19,268	- 18,981
Osteoarthritis	51	246	58	67	+ 179
Low Birth Weight	52	211	23	2,095	- 1,885
Schizophrenia	53	205	70	18	+ 188
Birth Trauma	54	157	41	648	- 491
Hepatitis C	55	152	59	65	+ 87
Tuberculosis	56	135	32	1,272	- 1,137
Poisonings	57	129	61	61	+ 68
Meningitis	58	122	50	244	- 121
Appendicitis	59	109	52	213	- 104
Upper Respiratory	60	105	66	27	+ 78
HIV/AIDS	61	93	17	2,683	- 2,590
Oral conditions	62	78	75	7	+ 71
Hepatitis B	63	30	62	50	- 20
Pertussis	64	11	69	18	- 7
Otitis Media	65	10	73	7	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	66	10	46	394	- 384
Syphilis	67	7	65	30	- 23
War	68	5	49	260	- 255
Tetanus	69	3	71	14	- 11
Encephalitis	70	2	64	38	- 36
Diphtheria	71	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	76	0	76	5	- 5
Chlamydia	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	81	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	84	0	67	26	- 26
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.