COLOMBIA VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	100,810	17	2,683	+ 98,127
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	40,113	5	10,773	+ 29,340
Diabetes Mellitus	3	38,865	11	5,028	+ 33,836
Stroke	4	34,877	3	16,573	+ 18,304
Coronary Heart Disease	5	32,894	1	43,066	- 10,172
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	22,533	38	747	+ 21,786
Road Traffic Accidents	7	16,744	6	7,765	+ 8,979
Kidney Disease	8	16,609	7	6,834	+ 9,775
Suicide	9	14,708	26	1,965	+ 12,743
Hypertension	10	12,727	8	6,400	+ 6,327
Liver Disease	11	11,923	19	2,426	+ 9,497
Lung Disease	12	11,523	4	15,928	- 4,405
Tuberculosis	13	11,146	32	1,272	+ 9,874
Low Birth Weight	14	10,153	23	2,095	+ 8,057
Cervical Cancer	15	9,364	20	2,266	+ 7,098
Violence	16	9,250	2	19,268	- 10,018
Other Injuries	17	8,284	28	1,592	+ 6,691
Birth Trauma	18	7,253	41	648	+ 6,605
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,990	16	2,963	+ 4,027
Asthma	20	6,515	54	191	+ 6,323
Maternal Conditions	21	5,046	46	394	+ 4,652
Malnutrition	22	4,610	27	1,878	+ 2,732
Meningitis	23	4,245	50	244	+ 4,001
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,083	31	1,329	+ 2,754
Drownings	25	3,788	40	689	+ 3,099
Fires	26	3,644	56	127	+ 3,518
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,336	22	2,157	+ 1,179
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,231	30	1,367	+ 1,864
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,215	39	698	+ 1,516
Epilepsy	30	1,991	43	597	+ 1,394
Prostate Cancer	31	1,957	14	3,584	- 1,627
Falls	32	1,796	29	1,518	+ 278
Pertussis	33	1,689	69	18	+ 1,671
Poisonings	34	1,633	61	61	+ 1,572
Breast Cancer	35	1,607	13	3,669	- 2,062
Lymphomas	36	1,354	18	2,603	- 1,249
Liver Cancer	37	1,278	24	2,065	- 787
Drug Use	38	1,169	44	492	+ 677
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,141	63	38	+ 1,103
Skin Disease	40	1,101	34	1,102	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,039	47	383	+ 656
Skin Cancers	42	866	35	1,028	- 162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	812	12	4,371	- 3,559
Oesophagus Cancer	44	805	36	835	- 30
Syphilis	45	759	65	30	+ 729
Lung Cancers	46	724	10	5,250	- 4,527
Leukemia	47	711	21	2,208	- 1,498
Alcohol	48	699	68	23	+ 676
Schistosomiasis	49	558	77	1	+ 557
Uterin Cancer	50	499	45	423	+ 76
Oral Cancer	51	446	37	807	- 362
Ovary Cancer	52	432	33	1,122	- 690
Stomach Cancer	53	297	9	6,112	- 5,815
Appendicitis	54	288	52	213	+ 75
Bladder Cancer	55	263	42	609	- 346
Pancreas Cancer	56	263	25	2,022	- 1,759
Hepatitis B	57	258	62	50	+ 207
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	214	51	242	- 28
Encephalitis	59	210	64	38	+ 172
Upper Respiratory	60	181	66	27	+ 154
Other Neoplasms	61	172	15	3,205	- 3,033
Tetanus	62	160	71	14	+ 146
Multiple Sclerosis	63	65	60	62	+ 3
Measles	64	27	78	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	65	16	59	65	- 49
Ascariasis	66	13	76	5	+ 8
Malaria	67	12	67	26	- 14
Otitis Media	68	11	73	7	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	8	81	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	70	8	80	0	+ 7
War	71	7	49	260	- 253
Dengue	72	1	55	133	- 132
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Swaziland

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.