COLOMBIA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,694	1	43,066	- 372
Violence	2	28,772	2	19,268	+ 9,504
Stroke	3	19,253	3	16,573	+ 2,680
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,735	11	5,028	+ 12,707
Road Traffic Accidents	5	17,657	6	7,765	+ 9,892
HIV/AIDS	6	11,885	17	2,683	+ 9,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,406	5	10,773	+ 633
Kidney Disease	8	9,413	7	6,834	+ 2,579
Hypertension	9	8,243	8	6,400	+ 1,844
Lung Disease	10	8,171	4	15,928	- 7,757
Lung Cancers	11	6,188	10	5,250	+ 938
Low Birth Weight	12	4,900	23	2,095	+ 2,805
Prostate Cancer	13	4,520	14	3,584	+ 936
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,516	16	2,963	+ 1,553
Breast Cancer	15	4,067	13	3,669	+ 398
Liver Disease	16	3,714	19	2,426	+ 1,287
Stomach Cancer	17	3,451	9	6,112	- 2,661
Other Neoplasms	18	3,439	15	3,205	+ 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,233	12	4,371	- 1,138
Cervical Cancer	20	3,152	20	2,266	+ 886
Other Injuries	21	2,687	28	1,592	+ 1,094
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,157	38	747	+ 1,409
Lymphomas	23	1,980	18	2,603	- 623
Birth Trauma	24	1,725	41	648	+ 1,077
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,717	25	2,022	- 305
Liver Cancer	26	1,633	24	2,065	- 432
Leukemia	27	1,599	21	2,208	- 610
Falls	28	1,373	29	1,518	- 145
Chagas disease	29	1,311	53	203	+ 1,107
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,206	30	1,367	- 161
Tuberculosis	31	1,186	32	1,272	- 86
Malnutrition	32	998	27	1,878	- 880
Inflammatory/Heart	33	950	31	1,329	- 379
Suicide	34	929	26	1,965	- 1,036
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	908	22	2,157	- 1,249
Ovary Cancer	36	893	33	1,122	- 229
Skin Cancers	37	878	35	1,028	- 151
Oral Cancer	38	864	37	807	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	39	670	46	394	+ 276
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	663	39	698	- 36
Epilepsy	41	651	43	597	+ 54
Malaria	42	638	67	26	+ 612
Drownings	43	616	40	689	- 73
Oesophagus Cancer	44	587	36	835	- 248
Bladder Cancer	45	578	42	609	- 30
Asthma	46	494	54	191	+ 302
Uterin Cancer	47	491	45	423	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	48	399	47	383	+ 16
Meningitis	49	398	50	244	+ 154
Drug Use	50	357	44	492	- 134
War	51	293	49	260	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	286	51	242	+ 43
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	239	48	333	- 94
Fires	54	229	56	127	+ 103
Anemia	55	199	57	101	+ 99
Appendicitis	56	155	52	213	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	127	63	38	+ 89
Poisonings	58	107	61	61	+ 46
Dengue	59	103	55	133	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	60	80	60	62	+ 18
Encephalitis	61	59	64	38	+ 21
Alcohol	62	54	68	23	+ 32
Hepatitis B	63	47	62	50	- 3
Pertussis	64	41	69	18	+ 22
Hepatitis C	65	34	59	65	- 31
Skin Disease	66	28	34	1,102	- 1,074
Syphilis	67	24	65	30	- 6
Tetanus	68	12	71	14	- 2
Schizophrenia	69	9	70	18	- 8
Ascariasis	70	8	76	5	+ 3
Leprosy	71	7	72	8	- 2
Osteoarthritis	72	5	58	67	- 62
Leishmaniasis	73	4	74	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	74	2	66	27	- 24
Otitis Media	75	2	73	7	- 5
Schistosomiasis	76	1	77	1	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Venezuela

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.