COLOMBIA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,493	1	43,066	+ 42,427
Stroke	2	46,735	3	16,573	+ 30,163
Lung Cancers	3	29,805	10	5,250	+ 24,554
Hypertension	4	20,819	8	6,400	+ 14,419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	17,560	12	4,371	+ 13,189
Falls	6	16,724	29	1,518	+ 15,206
Lung Disease	7	15,947	4	15,928	+ 19
Alcohol	8	12,076	68	23	+ 12,054
Breast Cancer	9	11,439	13	3,669	+ 7,769
Prostate Cancer	10	11,253	14	3,584	+ 7,669
Lymphomas	11	10,991	18	2,603	+ 8,388
Liver Disease	12	10,146	19	2,426	+ 7,720
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	9,729	5	10,773	- 1,045
Suicide	14	9,720	26	1,965	+ 7,755
Pancreas Cancer	15	9,675	25	2,022	+ 7,653
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	8,874	22	2,157	+ 6,717
Stomach Cancer	17	8,051	9	6,112	+ 1,939
Diabetes Mellitus	18	8,042	11	5,028	+ 3,014
Liver Cancer	19	6,725	24	2,065	+ 4,661
Inflammatory/Heart	20	5,653	31	1,329	+ 4,323
Leukemia	21	5,328	21	2,208	+ 3,119
Bladder Cancer	22	4,998	42	609	+ 4,389
Other Injuries	23	4,797	28	1,592	+ 3,205
Parkinson's Disease	24	4,641	47	383	+ 4,258
Skin Cancers	25	4,506	35	1,028	+ 3,478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	3,581	63	38	+ 3,543
Oral Cancer	27	3,424	37	807	+ 2,617
Kidney Disease	28	3,389	7	6,834	- 3,445
Ovary Cancer	29	2,894	33	1,122	+ 1,772
Uterin Cancer	30	2,495	45	423	+ 2,072
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,482	6	7,765	- 5,283
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,189	36	835	+ 1,354
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,188	30	1,367	+ 821
Other Neoplasms	34	1,633	15	3,205	- 1,571
Epilepsy	35	1,471	43	597	+ 874
Cervical Cancer	36	1,430	20	2,266	- 836
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,290	39	698	+ 591
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,159	16	2,963	- 1,803
Multiple Sclerosis	39	821	60	62	+ 759
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	700	51	242	+ 457
Drug Use	41	567	44	492	+ 76
Violence	42	444	2	19,268	- 18,824
Low Birth Weight	43	398	23	2,095	- 1,697
Drownings	44	396	40	689	- 293
Asthma	45	387	54	191	+ 196
Tuberculosis	46	344	32	1,272	- 928
Schizophrenia	47	219	70	18	+ 201
Fires	48	191	56	127	+ 64
Skin Disease	49	122	34	1,102	- 980
Meningitis	50	121	50	244	- 123
Poisonings	51	97	61	61	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	97	38	747	- 651
Oral conditions	53	72	75	7	+ 65
Appendicitis	54	51	52	213	- 162
Syphilis	55	47	65	30	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	56	31	46	394	- 363
Birth Trauma	57	31	41	648	- 618
Hepatitis B	58	27	62	50	- 24
Tetanus	59	24	71	14	+ 10
Anemia	60	24	57	101	- 76
War	61	5	49	260	- 255
Leishmaniasis	62	1	74	7	- 6
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	27	- 26
Malnutrition	64	0	27	1,878	- 1,878
Encephalitis	65	0	64	38	- 38
Pertussis	66	0	69	18	- 18
Hepatitis C	67	0	59	65	- 65
Otitis Media	68	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	69	0	72	8	- 8
HIV/AIDS	70	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Chlamydia	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	133	- 133
Measles	76	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	48	333	- 333
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.