COLOMBIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,957	1	43,066	+ 16,891
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	40,252	22	2,157	+ 38,094
Stroke	3	21,925	3	16,573	+ 5,352
Lung Cancers	4	19,697	10	5,250	+ 14,447
Lung Disease	5	16,242	4	15,928	+ 314
Hypertension	6	13,831	8	6,400	+ 7,431
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,163	12	4,371	+ 6,792
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	10,909	5	10,773	+ 136
Falls	9	10,741	29	1,518	+ 9,224
Prostate Cancer	10	8,839	14	3,584	+ 5,254
Breast Cancer	11	8,825	13	3,669	+ 5,156
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,316	25	2,022	+ 6,293
Kidney Disease	13	7,058	7	6,834	+ 224
Suicide	14	6,990	26	1,965	+ 5,025
Lymphomas	15	6,331	18	2,603	+ 3,728
Inflammatory/Heart	16	5,747	31	1,329	+ 4,417
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,719	11	5,028	+ 690
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,797	47	383	+ 4,414
Liver Cancer	19	4,505	24	2,065	+ 2,440
Other Neoplasms	20	3,813	15	3,205	+ 608
Liver Disease	21	3,790	19	2,426	+ 1,364
Leukemia	22	3,757	21	2,208	+ 1,548
Bladder Cancer	23	3,747	42	609	+ 3,138
Stomach Cancer	24	3,434	9	6,112	- 2,678
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,318	30	1,367	+ 1,951
Oral Cancer	26	2,800	37	807	+ 1,993
Skin Cancers	27	2,760	35	1,028	+ 1,732
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,747	36	835	+ 1,912
Ovary Cancer	29	2,559	33	1,122	+ 1,437
Other Injuries	30	2,292	28	1,592	+ 700
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,708	16	2,963	- 1,255
Alcohol	32	1,281	68	23	+ 1,258
Uterin Cancer	33	1,252	45	423	+ 829
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,080	6	7,765	- 6,685
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,040	38	747	+ 293
Drug Use	36	985	44	492	+ 494
Osteoarthritis	37	949	58	67	+ 883
Multiple Sclerosis	38	895	60	62	+ 832
Epilepsy	39	887	43	597	+ 290
Skin Disease	40	723	34	1,102	- 378
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	684	39	698	- 14
Cervical Cancer	42	588	20	2,266	- 1,678
Low Birth Weight	43	587	23	2,095	- 1,508
Anemia	44	569	57	101	+ 468
Schizophrenia	45	539	70	18	+ 521
Asthma	46	530	54	191	+ 339
Malnutrition	47	471	27	1,878	- 1,407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	436	63	38	+ 398
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	379	51	242	+ 137
Drownings	50	276	40	689	- 413
Violence	51	237	2	19,268	- 19,031
Birth Trauma	52	179	41	648	- 470
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	178	48	333	- 155
HIV/AIDS	54	162	17	2,683	- 2,521
Fires	55	119	56	127	- 7
Tuberculosis	56	119	32	1,272	- 1,153
Meningitis	57	112	50	244	- 132
Hepatitis C	58	84	59	65	+ 19
Appendicitis	59	81	52	213	- 131
Poisonings	60	72	61	61	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	61	61	66	27	+ 34
Oral conditions	62	45	75	7	+ 38
Hepatitis B	63	25	62	50	- 25
Maternal Conditions	64	24	46	394	- 370
Syphilis	65	8	65	30	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	66	6	82	0	+ 6
War	67	5	49	260	- 255
Encephalitis	68	4	64	38	- 34
Otitis Media	69	2	73	7	- 5
Tetanus	70	2	71	14	- 12
Leishmaniasis	71	2	74	7	- 5
Schistosomiasis	72	2	77	1	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	69	18	- 18
Diphtheria	74	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	8	- 8
Dengue	81	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	82	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Switzerland

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.