COLOMBIA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	196,216	1	43,066	+ 153,150
Stroke	2	135,821	3	16,573	+ 119,248
Hypertension	3	30,076	8	6,400	+ 23,677
Lung Cancers	4	27,634	10	5,250	+ 22,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	25,567	5	10,773	+ 14,794
Liver Disease	6	24,373	19	2,426	+ 21,946
Lung Disease	7	20,108	4	15,928	+ 4,180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	18,677	12	4,371	+ 14,306
Kidney Disease	9	14,139	7	6,834	+ 7,306
Inflammatory/Heart	10	12,113	31	1,329	+ 10,783
Breast Cancer	11	10,521	13	3,669	+ 6,852
Stomach Cancer	12	9,446	9	6,112	+ 3,334
Liver Cancer	13	8,508	24	2,065	+ 6,443
Pancreas Cancer	14	8,019	25	2,022	+ 5,997
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	7,758	22	2,157	+ 5,600
Prostate Cancer	16	6,691	14	3,584	+ 3,107
Oral Cancer	17	6,257	37	807	+ 5,450
Diabetes Mellitus	18	6,095	11	5,028	+ 1,066
Other Injuries	19	5,845	28	1,592	+ 4,253
Road Traffic Accidents	20	5,443	6	7,765	- 2,321
Suicide	21	5,154	26	1,965	+ 3,189
Cervical Cancer	22	5,110	20	2,266	+ 2,844
Bladder Cancer	23	4,686	42	609	+ 4,077
Falls	24	4,110	29	1,518	+ 2,592
Lymphomas	25	3,784	18	2,603	+ 1,181
Leukemia	26	3,668	21	2,208	+ 1,460
Ovary Cancer	27	3,030	33	1,122	+ 1,908
Tuberculosis	28	2,775	32	1,272	+ 1,503
Skin Cancers	29	2,741	35	1,028	+ 1,713
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,062	36	835	+ 1,227
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,024	47	383	+ 1,641
Drownings	32	1,629	40	689	+ 940
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,451	39	698	+ 753
Uterin Cancer	34	1,427	45	423	+ 1,004
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,203	63	38	+ 1,166
Fires	36	1,151	56	127	+ 1,024
Alcohol	37	1,118	68	23	+ 1,095
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,002	16	2,963	- 1,961
Poisonings	39	1,001	61	61	+ 940
Drug Use	40	945	44	492	+ 454
Low Birth Weight	41	865	23	2,095	- 1,230
Epilepsy	42	858	43	597	+ 261
Other Neoplasms	43	789	15	3,205	- 2,416
Violence	44	698	2	19,268	- 18,571
Asthma	45	615	54	191	+ 424
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	611	38	747	- 137
HIV/AIDS	47	598	17	2,683	- 2,085
Endocrine Disorders	48	526	30	1,367	- 841
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	392	48	333	+ 59
Malnutrition	50	387	27	1,878	- 1,491
Schizophrenia	51	281	70	18	+ 263
Hepatitis C	52	269	59	65	+ 204
Skin Disease	53	266	34	1,102	- 836
Meningitis	54	209	50	244	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	55	181	60	62	+ 119
Anemia	56	161	57	101	+ 60
Birth Trauma	57	105	41	648	- 544
Maternal Conditions	58	97	46	394	- 297
Hepatitis B	59	83	62	50	+ 33
Appendicitis	60	57	52	213	- 156
Measles	61	20	78	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	62	16	64	38	- 22
Upper Respiratory	63	7	66	27	- 19
Oral conditions	64	6	75	7	- 1
War	65	6	49	260	- 254
Syphilis	66	4	65	30	- 26
Tetanus	67	4	71	14	- 10
Otitis Media	68	3	73	7	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	69	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	7	- 7
Diphtheria	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	82	0	76	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	51	242	- 242
Osteoarthritis	86	0	58	67	- 67
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.