COLOMBIA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,476	1	43,066	+ 9,410
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	37,814	5	10,773	+ 27,041
Stroke	3	33,584	3	16,573	+ 17,011
Kidney Disease	4	21,545	7	6,834	+ 14,711
Hypertension	5	21,180	8	6,400	+ 14,780
Liver Disease	6	15,792	19	2,426	+ 13,365
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,898	11	5,028	+ 7,869
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	12,469	12	4,371	+ 8,098
Lung Disease	9	11,340	4	15,928	- 4,588
Prostate Cancer	10	10,115	14	3,584	+ 6,531
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	9,456	22	2,157	+ 7,299
Lung Cancers	12	9,190	10	5,250	+ 3,940
Breast Cancer	13	7,315	13	3,669	+ 3,646
Violence	14	7,310	2	19,268	- 11,958
Oral Cancer	15	6,732	37	807	+ 5,925
Drownings	16	5,889	40	689	+ 5,200
Road Traffic Accidents	17	5,560	6	7,765	- 2,204
Inflammatory/Heart	18	5,027	31	1,329	+ 3,697
Cervical Cancer	19	4,586	20	2,266	+ 2,320
Lymphomas	20	4,272	18	2,603	+ 1,669
Suicide	21	3,994	26	1,965	+ 2,029
Pancreas Cancer	22	3,780	25	2,022	+ 1,757
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	3,539	39	698	+ 2,840
Congenital Anomalies	24	3,521	16	2,963	+ 558
Stomach Cancer	25	3,456	9	6,112	- 2,655
Leukemia	26	3,161	21	2,208	+ 952
Asthma	27	3,119	54	191	+ 2,928
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,024	47	383	+ 2,641
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,992	38	747	+ 2,245
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,982	30	1,367	+ 1,615
Liver Cancer	31	2,961	24	2,065	+ 896
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,936	36	835	+ 2,101
Low Birth Weight	33	2,834	23	2,095	+ 739
Falls	34	2,813	29	1,518	+ 1,295
Ovary Cancer	35	2,544	33	1,122	+ 1,422
Bladder Cancer	36	2,238	42	609	+ 1,629
Other Injuries	37	2,152	28	1,592	+ 560
Meningitis	38	1,194	50	244	+ 950
Birth Trauma	39	918	41	648	+ 270
Skin Disease	40	912	34	1,102	- 190
Fires	41	898	56	127	+ 771
Malnutrition	42	857	27	1,878	- 1,021
Uterin Cancer	43	857	45	423	+ 434
Skin Cancers	44	598	35	1,028	- 430
Maternal Conditions	45	477	46	394	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	425	63	38	+ 387
Drug Use	47	416	44	492	- 75
Encephalitis	48	408	64	38	+ 370
Alcohol	49	320	68	23	+ 297
Epilepsy	50	277	43	597	- 320
Poisonings	51	262	61	61	+ 201
Appendicitis	52	252	52	213	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	53	213	15	3,205	- 2,992
Pertussis	54	192	69	18	+ 174
Multiple Sclerosis	55	127	60	62	+ 65
Hepatitis B	56	116	62	50	+ 65
Syphilis	57	108	65	30	+ 78
Dengue	58	76	55	133	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	44	51	242	- 198
Tetanus	60	42	71	14	+ 28
War	61	37	49	260	- 223
Hepatitis C	62	20	59	65	- 45
Upper Respiratory	63	10	66	27	- 17
Chlamydia	64	8	81	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	65	4	76	5	- 1
Tuberculosis	66	2	32	1,272	- 1,270
Diphtheria	67	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	69	0	72	8	- 8
Measles	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Oral conditions	80	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	67	- 67
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Seychelles

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.