COLOMBIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	71,084	22	2,157	+ 68,927
Coronary Heart Disease	2	51,956	1	43,066	+ 8,890
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	29,365	5	10,773	+ 18,592
Stroke	4	27,255	3	16,573	+ 10,682
Lung Cancers	5	25,870	10	5,250	+ 20,620
Lung Disease	6	23,828	4	15,928	+ 7,900
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,361	12	4,371	+ 8,990
Prostate Cancer	8	9,626	14	3,584	+ 6,042
Breast Cancer	9	9,213	13	3,669	+ 5,543
Lymphomas	10	6,773	18	2,603	+ 4,170
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,516	25	2,022	+ 4,493
Oesophagus Cancer	12	6,321	36	835	+ 5,486
Parkinson's Disease	13	6,210	47	383	+ 5,827
Liver Disease	14	5,553	19	2,426	+ 3,126
Falls	15	5,518	29	1,518	+ 4,001
Bladder Cancer	16	4,443	42	609	+ 3,834
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,232	11	5,028	- 796
Kidney Disease	18	3,963	7	6,834	- 2,871
Other Injuries	19	3,958	28	1,592	+ 2,366
Suicide	20	3,857	26	1,965	+ 1,892
Liver Cancer	21	3,793	24	2,065	+ 1,728
Leukemia	22	3,775	21	2,208	+ 1,566
Hypertension	23	3,772	8	6,400	- 2,627
Stomach Cancer	24	3,621	9	6,112	- 2,491
Ovary Cancer	25	2,911	33	1,122	+ 1,789
Other Neoplasms	26	2,887	15	3,205	- 317
Skin Cancers	27	2,700	35	1,028	+ 1,671
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,388	30	1,367	+ 1,021
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,265	31	1,329	+ 935
Oral Cancer	30	2,252	37	807	+ 1,445
Drug Use	31	2,046	44	492	+ 1,554
Uterin Cancer	32	1,700	45	423	+ 1,277
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,571	6	7,765	- 6,194
Skin Disease	34	1,546	34	1,102	+ 444
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,540	16	2,963	- 1,422
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,514	39	698	+ 815
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,344	60	62	+ 1,282
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,158	38	747	+ 411
Alcohol	39	1,126	68	23	+ 1,103
Low Birth Weight	40	951	23	2,095	- 1,144
Asthma	41	943	54	191	+ 752
Epilepsy	42	864	43	597	+ 267
Cervical Cancer	43	796	20	2,266	- 1,470
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	734	51	242	+ 492
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	635	63	38	+ 597
Violence	46	629	2	19,268	- 18,640
Tuberculosis	47	254	32	1,272	- 1,017
Fires	48	242	56	127	+ 116
Drownings	49	218	40	689	- 471
Anemia	50	200	57	101	+ 100
Hepatitis C	51	194	59	65	+ 129
Meningitis	52	168	50	244	- 76
Poisonings	53	160	61	61	+ 99
Birth Trauma	54	137	41	648	- 511
HIV/AIDS	55	136	17	2,683	- 2,547
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	133	48	333	- 200
Osteoarthritis	57	121	58	67	+ 54
Malnutrition	58	84	27	1,878	- 1,794
Appendicitis	59	76	52	213	- 137
Schizophrenia	60	73	70	18	+ 56
Oral conditions	61	39	75	7	+ 32
Syphilis	62	35	65	30	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	35	66	27	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	34	46	394	- 360
Hepatitis B	65	29	62	50	- 22
Otitis Media	66	11	73	7	+ 4
War	67	7	49	260	- 253
Encephalitis	68	4	64	38	- 34
Pertussis	69	2	69	18	- 16
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	71	0	53	203	- 203
Tetanus	72	0	71	14	- 14
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Diphtheria	74	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	1	- 1
Chlamydia	79	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

United Kingdom

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.