COLOMBIA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,935	1	43,066	+ 8,869
Diabetes Mellitus	2	44,885	11	5,028	+ 39,857
Stroke	3	28,942	3	16,573	+ 12,370
Violence	4	19,333	2	19,268	+ 65
Kidney Disease	5	15,463	7	6,834	+ 8,629
Prostate Cancer	6	11,609	14	3,584	+ 8,024
Breast Cancer	7	9,090	13	3,669	+ 5,421
Lung Cancers	8	7,647	10	5,250	+ 2,397
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	7,560	22	2,157	+ 5,403
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	7,229	5	10,773	- 3,544
Hypertension	11	7,084	8	6,400	+ 684
HIV/AIDS	12	6,898	17	2,683	+ 4,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,886	12	4,371	+ 2,515
Liver Disease	14	4,785	19	2,426	+ 2,358
Road Traffic Accidents	15	4,581	6	7,765	- 3,183
Lung Disease	16	4,548	4	15,928	- 11,380
Suicide	17	4,259	26	1,965	+ 2,294
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,201	30	1,367	+ 2,834
Pancreas Cancer	19	4,007	25	2,022	+ 1,984
Lymphomas	20	3,922	18	2,603	+ 1,319
Cervical Cancer	21	3,411	20	2,266	+ 1,145
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,284	16	2,963	+ 321
Low Birth Weight	23	2,917	23	2,095	+ 822
Ovary Cancer	24	2,821	33	1,122	+ 1,699
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,537	31	1,329	+ 1,208
Stomach Cancer	26	2,431	9	6,112	- 3,681
Uterin Cancer	27	2,383	45	423	+ 1,960
Liver Cancer	28	2,320	24	2,065	+ 255
Leukemia	29	2,195	21	2,208	- 13
Other Injuries	30	2,145	28	1,592	+ 553
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,829	39	698	+ 1,130
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,806	47	383	+ 1,423
Falls	33	1,514	29	1,518	- 4
Bladder Cancer	34	1,427	42	609	+ 818
Asthma	35	1,419	54	191	+ 1,228
Skin Disease	36	1,367	34	1,102	+ 265
Epilepsy	37	1,129	43	597	+ 532
Oral Cancer	38	1,087	37	807	+ 280
Drownings	39	1,086	40	689	+ 397
Birth Trauma	40	888	41	648	+ 240
Oesophagus Cancer	41	857	36	835	+ 22
Alcohol	42	814	68	23	+ 791
Tuberculosis	43	758	32	1,272	- 514
Drug Use	44	659	44	492	+ 168
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	633	38	747	- 114
War	46	594	49	260	+ 334
Malnutrition	47	583	27	1,878	- 1,295
Fires	48	575	56	127	+ 448
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	393	63	38	+ 355
Maternal Conditions	50	366	46	394	- 28
Other Neoplasms	51	357	15	3,205	- 2,848
Meningitis	52	334	50	244	+ 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	287	51	242	+ 44
Encephalitis	54	215	64	38	+ 177
Dengue	55	184	55	133	+ 51
Appendicitis	56	155	52	213	- 58
Skin Cancers	57	151	35	1,028	- 878
Multiple Sclerosis	58	80	60	62	+ 17
Poisonings	59	52	61	61	- 9
Hepatitis B	60	16	62	50	- 34
Syphilis	61	5	65	30	- 26
Hepatitis C	62	4	59	65	- 61
Chlamydia	63	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	2	66	27	- 24
Tetanus	65	2	71	14	- 12
Ascariasis	66	1	76	5	- 3
Pertussis	67	0	69	18	- 18
Diphtheria	68	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	72	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	71	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	74	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	75	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	48	333	- 333
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.