COLOMBIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,207	1	43,066	+ 11,141
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	44,405	22	2,157	+ 42,248
Stroke	3	30,419	3	16,573	+ 13,847
Lung Cancers	4	23,211	10	5,250	+ 17,961
Lung Disease	5	19,850	4	15,928	+ 3,922
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,785	12	4,371	+ 13,414
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,386	5	10,773	+ 3,613
Kidney Disease	8	10,199	7	6,834	+ 3,366
Hypertension	9	9,559	8	6,400	+ 3,160
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,153	11	5,028	+ 3,125
Breast Cancer	11	7,412	13	3,669	+ 3,743
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,082	25	2,022	+ 5,059
Prostate Cancer	13	6,733	14	3,584	+ 3,148
Stomach Cancer	14	6,079	9	6,112	- 33
Other Injuries	15	5,806	28	1,592	+ 4,214
Lymphomas	16	5,595	18	2,603	+ 2,992
Bladder Cancer	17	5,477	42	609	+ 4,868
Liver Cancer	18	5,347	24	2,065	+ 3,282
Inflammatory/Heart	19	5,227	31	1,329	+ 3,898
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,184	47	383	+ 4,801
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,101	30	1,367	+ 3,733
Other Neoplasms	22	4,980	15	3,205	+ 1,775
Liver Disease	23	4,438	19	2,426	+ 2,011
Leukemia	24	3,957	21	2,208	+ 1,748
Suicide	25	3,786	26	1,965	+ 1,821
Falls	26	3,405	29	1,518	+ 1,887
Oral Cancer	27	2,709	37	807	+ 1,902
Ovary Cancer	28	2,125	33	1,122	+ 1,002
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,109	36	835	+ 1,274
Skin Disease	30	1,930	34	1,102	+ 828
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,919	6	7,765	- 5,846
Skin Cancers	32	1,891	35	1,028	+ 863
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,691	63	38	+ 1,653
Uterin Cancer	34	1,691	45	423	+ 1,268
Asthma	35	1,188	54	191	+ 997
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,116	38	747	+ 368
Anemia	37	959	57	101	+ 859
Congenital Anomalies	38	905	16	2,963	- 2,057
Cervical Cancer	39	897	20	2,266	- 1,369
Epilepsy	40	864	43	597	+ 267
Drug Use	41	814	44	492	+ 323
Hepatitis C	42	684	59	65	+ 619
HIV/AIDS	43	565	17	2,683	- 2,119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	498	39	698	- 200
Drownings	45	468	40	689	- 222
Alcohol	46	350	68	23	+ 327
Malnutrition	47	317	27	1,878	- 1,561
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	308	51	242	+ 66
Multiple Sclerosis	49	301	60	62	+ 239
Tuberculosis	50	284	32	1,272	- 988
Violence	51	274	2	19,268	- 18,994
Low Birth Weight	52	265	23	2,095	- 1,830
Osteoarthritis	53	223	58	67	+ 156
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	214	48	333	- 119
Fires	55	194	56	127	+ 67
Schizophrenia	56	189	70	18	+ 172
Poisonings	57	179	61	61	+ 118
Hepatitis B	58	170	62	50	+ 120
Meningitis	59	135	50	244	- 109
Birth Trauma	60	118	41	648	- 530
Appendicitis	61	83	52	213	- 130
Upper Respiratory	62	49	66	27	+ 22
Oral conditions	63	46	75	7	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	64	14	46	394	- 380
Leishmaniasis	65	11	74	7	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	9	73	7	+ 2
Syphilis	67	9	65	30	- 21
War	68	6	49	260	- 254
Iodine Deficiency	69	4	82	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	70	4	64	38	- 34
Chagas disease	71	4	53	203	- 200
Tetanus	72	2	71	14	- 12
Pertussis	73	2	69	18	- 16
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Diphtheria	76	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	78	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
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.