COLOMBIA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	198,152	1	43,066	+ 155,086
Stroke	2	115,219	3	16,573	+ 98,647
Lung Cancers	3	19,143	10	5,250	+ 13,892
Inflammatory/Heart	4	19,037	31	1,329	+ 17,707
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	17,086	22	2,157	+ 14,929
Liver Disease	6	16,009	19	2,426	+ 13,583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,013	12	4,371	+ 10,642
Suicide	8	12,897	26	1,965	+ 10,932
Lung Disease	9	12,888	4	15,928	- 3,040
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	11,411	5	10,773	+ 637
Stomach Cancer	11	10,348	9	6,112	+ 4,236
Alcohol	12	9,854	68	23	+ 9,832
Breast Cancer	13	8,184	13	3,669	+ 4,515
Other Injuries	14	7,929	28	1,592	+ 6,337
HIV/AIDS	15	7,487	17	2,683	+ 4,804
Pancreas Cancer	16	7,142	25	2,022	+ 5,120
Hypertension	17	6,461	8	6,400	+ 61
Diabetes Mellitus	18	6,460	11	5,028	+ 1,432
Road Traffic Accidents	19	6,165	6	7,765	- 1,600
Prostate Cancer	20	4,968	14	3,584	+ 1,383
Falls	21	4,122	29	1,518	+ 2,604
Kidney Disease	22	4,078	7	6,834	- 2,756
Violence	23	4,032	2	19,268	- 15,236
Liver Cancer	24	3,931	24	2,065	+ 1,867
Oral Cancer	25	3,831	37	807	+ 3,024
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,300	47	383	+ 2,917
Drug Use	27	3,209	44	492	+ 2,717
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,147	39	698	+ 2,449
Lymphomas	29	3,141	18	2,603	+ 538
Tuberculosis	30	2,966	32	1,272	+ 1,694
Leukemia	31	2,901	21	2,208	+ 693
Ovary Cancer	32	2,860	33	1,122	+ 1,738
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,617	36	835	+ 1,782
Cervical Cancer	34	2,614	20	2,266	+ 348
Uterin Cancer	35	2,418	45	423	+ 1,995
Drownings	36	2,334	40	689	+ 1,645
Fires	37	2,249	56	127	+ 2,123
Bladder Cancer	38	2,221	42	609	+ 1,612
Skin Cancers	39	1,976	35	1,028	+ 948
Poisonings	40	1,960	61	61	+ 1,899
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,479	16	2,963	- 1,483
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	975	63	38	+ 938
Skin Disease	43	963	34	1,102	- 139
Low Birth Weight	44	758	23	2,095	- 1,337
Endocrine Disorders	45	706	30	1,367	- 662
Asthma	46	621	54	191	+ 430
Encephalitis	47	379	64	38	+ 341
Meningitis	48	365	50	244	+ 121
Multiple Sclerosis	49	291	60	62	+ 229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	264	51	242	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	51	257	15	3,205	- 2,948
Epilepsy	52	253	43	597	- 344
Birth Trauma	53	251	41	648	- 397
Appendicitis	54	144	52	213	- 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	142	38	747	- 606
Maternal Conditions	56	94	46	394	- 300
Malnutrition	57	85	27	1,878	- 1,793
Upper Respiratory	58	56	66	27	+ 29
War	59	43	49	260	- 217
Hepatitis B	60	15	62	50	- 35
Chlamydia	61	9	81	0	+ 9
Syphilis	62	7	65	30	- 24
Tetanus	63	1	71	14	- 13
Otitis Media	64	1	73	7	- 6
Pertussis	65	1	69	18	- 17
Hepatitis C	66	1	59	65	- 64
Diphtheria	67	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	7	- 7
Malaria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	76	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	55	133	- 133
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
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.