COLOMBIA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,300	1	43,066	+ 4,234
Stroke	2	27,791	3	16,573	+ 11,218
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	20,511	38	747	+ 19,763
Low Birth Weight	4	18,347	23	2,095	+ 16,252
Lung Disease	5	17,089	4	15,928	+ 1,161
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,404	5	10,773	+ 5,631
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,547	11	5,028	+ 7,518
Birth Trauma	8	11,703	41	648	+ 11,055
Kidney Disease	9	11,160	7	6,834	+ 4,326
Liver Disease	10	10,775	19	2,426	+ 8,349
Tuberculosis	11	8,273	32	1,272	+ 7,001
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,535	6	7,765	- 2,229
Other Injuries	13	5,307	28	1,592	+ 3,715
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,172	16	2,963	+ 2,209
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	5,112	63	38	+ 5,074
Hypertension	16	4,503	8	6,400	- 1,896
Asthma	17	4,077	54	191	+ 3,886
Suicide	18	3,798	26	1,965	+ 1,834
Meningitis	19	3,542	50	244	+ 3,298
Breast Cancer	20	3,539	13	3,669	- 131
Oral Cancer	21	3,376	37	807	+ 2,569
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,990	22	2,157	+ 833
Violence	23	2,540	2	19,268	- 16,729
Maternal Conditions	24	2,435	46	394	+ 2,041
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,248	30	1,367	+ 881
Lung Cancers	26	1,904	10	5,250	- 3,347
Malnutrition	27	1,739	27	1,878	- 139
Falls	28	1,698	29	1,518	+ 180
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,546	36	835	+ 710
Tetanus	30	1,482	71	14	+ 1,468
Lymphomas	31	1,379	18	2,603	- 1,224
HIV/AIDS	32	1,336	17	2,683	- 1,347
Encephalitis	33	1,307	64	38	+ 1,269
Pertussis	34	1,249	69	18	+ 1,231
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,207	47	383	+ 825
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,071	39	698	+ 372
Drownings	37	1,056	40	689	+ 367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,037	12	4,371	- 3,334
Leukemia	39	1,032	21	2,208	- 1,176
Epilepsy	40	958	43	597	+ 360
Liver Cancer	41	870	24	2,065	- 1,195
Fires	42	846	56	127	+ 719
Stomach Cancer	43	795	9	6,112	- 5,317
Cervical Cancer	44	788	20	2,266	- 1,478
Prostate Cancer	45	699	14	3,584	- 2,885
Ovary Cancer	46	694	33	1,122	- 428
Poisonings	47	661	61	61	+ 600
Bladder Cancer	48	536	42	609	- 73
Measles	49	507	78	0	+ 506
Alcohol	50	495	68	23	+ 472
Appendicitis	51	486	52	213	+ 273
Inflammatory/Heart	52	455	31	1,329	- 874
Hepatitis B	53	445	62	50	+ 395
Skin Cancers	54	302	35	1,028	- 726
Dengue	55	281	55	133	+ 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	273	51	242	+ 31
Syphilis	57	253	65	30	+ 223
Hepatitis C	58	241	59	65	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	59	234	45	423	- 189
Pancreas Cancer	60	210	25	2,022	- 1,812
Drug Use	61	163	44	492	- 329
War	62	117	49	260	- 143
Malaria	63	115	67	26	+ 89
Other Neoplasms	64	81	15	3,205	- 3,124
Multiple Sclerosis	65	81	60	62	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	66	57	66	27	+ 30
Skin Disease	67	26	34	1,102	- 1,076
Ascariasis	68	15	76	5	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	13	80	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	9	81	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	6	73	7	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	1	74	7	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Pakistan

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.