COLOMBIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	59,067	17	2,683	+ 56,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,276	5	10,773	+ 21,502
Coronary Heart Disease	3	26,860	1	43,066	- 16,206
Stroke	4	25,182	3	16,573	+ 8,609
Diabetes Mellitus	5	24,766	11	5,028	+ 19,738
Tuberculosis	6	18,021	32	1,272	+ 16,749
Violence	7	17,228	2	19,268	- 2,040
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	12,998	38	747	+ 12,251
Kidney Disease	9	12,554	7	6,834	+ 5,720
Suicide	10	11,300	26	1,965	+ 9,336
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,677	6	7,765	+ 2,912
Hypertension	12	10,492	8	6,400	+ 4,093
Lung Disease	13	9,759	4	15,928	- 6,169
Liver Disease	14	7,395	19	2,426	+ 4,968
Lung Cancers	15	6,322	10	5,250	+ 1,071
Low Birth Weight	16	5,128	23	2,095	+ 3,032
Other Injuries	17	4,934	28	1,592	+ 3,341
Asthma	18	4,895	54	191	+ 4,703
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,832	30	1,367	+ 3,465
Cervical Cancer	20	4,558	20	2,266	+ 2,292
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,437	31	1,329	+ 3,108
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,836	22	2,157	+ 1,679
Breast Cancer	23	3,719	13	3,669	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	24	3,588	14	3,584	+ 4
Congenital Anomalies	25	3,569	16	2,963	+ 607
Meningitis	26	3,003	50	244	+ 2,759
Fires	27	2,968	56	127	+ 2,841
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,943	12	4,371	- 1,428
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,860	36	835	+ 2,024
Birth Trauma	30	2,464	41	648	+ 1,816
Lymphomas	31	2,312	18	2,603	- 291
Drownings	32	1,972	40	689	+ 1,283
Liver Cancer	33	1,955	24	2,065	- 110
Malnutrition	34	1,953	27	1,878	+ 75
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,647	25	2,022	- 376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,554	39	698	+ 855
Epilepsy	37	1,534	43	597	+ 937
Maternal Conditions	38	1,394	46	394	+ 1,000
Stomach Cancer	39	1,259	9	6,112	- 4,853
Leukemia	40	1,201	21	2,208	- 1,008
Oral Cancer	41	1,153	37	807	+ 346
Falls	42	1,148	29	1,518	- 370
Pertussis	43	937	69	18	+ 919
Syphilis	44	927	65	30	+ 897
Skin Disease	45	904	34	1,102	- 198
Parkinson's Disease	46	884	47	383	+ 501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	832	63	38	+ 795
Skin Cancers	48	814	35	1,028	- 214
Alcohol	49	810	68	23	+ 787
Poisonings	50	800	61	61	+ 739
Ovary Cancer	51	780	33	1,122	- 342
Bladder Cancer	52	680	42	609	+ 71
Drug Use	53	632	44	492	+ 140
Uterin Cancer	54	420	45	423	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	308	51	242	+ 66
Appendicitis	56	225	52	213	+ 12
Measles	57	222	78	0	+ 222
Other Neoplasms	58	219	15	3,205	- 2,986
Encephalitis	59	192	64	38	+ 154
Upper Respiratory	60	183	66	27	+ 156
Hepatitis B	61	114	62	50	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	62	93	60	62	+ 30
Malaria	63	68	67	26	+ 42
War	64	54	49	260	- 206
Tetanus	65	31	71	14	+ 17
Schistosomiasis	66	29	77	1	+ 28
Otitis Media	67	16	73	7	+ 8
Chlamydia	68	15	81	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	69	13	80	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	70	6	59	65	- 58
Ascariasis	71	2	76	5	- 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	75	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	48	333	- 333
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

South Africa

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.