COLOMBIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,263	1	43,066	+ 20,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,983	22	2,157	+ 36,826
Stroke	3	30,668	3	16,573	+ 14,095
Lung Cancers	4	28,057	10	5,250	+ 22,806
Lung Disease	5	26,654	4	15,928	+ 10,726
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,504	5	10,773	+ 12,731
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,781	12	4,371	+ 9,410
Kidney Disease	8	12,220	7	6,834	+ 5,387
Breast Cancer	9	10,709	13	3,669	+ 7,040
Suicide	10	8,740	26	1,965	+ 6,775
Other Injuries	11	8,306	28	1,592	+ 6,714
Other Neoplasms	12	7,567	15	3,205	+ 4,362
Prostate Cancer	13	7,553	14	3,584	+ 3,969
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,491	25	2,022	+ 5,469
Falls	15	7,268	29	1,518	+ 5,750
Lymphomas	16	6,427	18	2,603	+ 3,824
Liver Disease	17	5,932	19	2,426	+ 3,506
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,927	30	1,367	+ 4,560
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,703	47	383	+ 5,320
Diabetes Mellitus	20	5,255	11	5,028	+ 227
Leukemia	21	4,965	21	2,208	+ 2,757
Bladder Cancer	22	4,465	42	609	+ 3,856
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,390	31	1,329	+ 3,061
Liver Cancer	24	4,039	24	2,065	+ 1,975
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,719	36	835	+ 2,883
Stomach Cancer	26	3,573	9	6,112	- 2,539
Hypertension	27	3,062	8	6,400	- 3,338
Oral Cancer	28	2,793	37	807	+ 1,986
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,757	6	7,765	- 5,007
Ovary Cancer	30	2,702	33	1,122	+ 1,579
Skin Cancers	31	2,162	35	1,028	+ 1,134
Alcohol	32	2,068	68	23	+ 2,046
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,729	38	747	+ 982
Uterin Cancer	34	1,590	45	423	+ 1,167
Skin Disease	35	1,571	34	1,102	+ 469
Epilepsy	36	1,440	43	597	+ 842
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,212	63	38	+ 1,174
Malnutrition	38	1,204	27	1,878	- 675
Drug Use	39	1,190	44	492	+ 698
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,167	16	2,963	- 1,796
Cervical Cancer	41	1,005	20	2,266	- 1,261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	880	39	698	+ 182
Anemia	43	823	57	101	+ 723
Violence	44	619	2	19,268	- 18,649
Multiple Sclerosis	45	608	60	62	+ 546
Asthma	46	529	54	191	+ 337
Drownings	47	326	40	689	- 363
Fires	48	310	56	127	+ 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	300	51	242	+ 58
Low Birth Weight	50	288	23	2,095	- 1,807
Osteoarthritis	51	242	58	67	+ 176
Hepatitis C	52	220	59	65	+ 155
Birth Trauma	53	194	41	648	- 454
Tuberculosis	54	189	32	1,272	- 1,083
Poisonings	55	170	61	61	+ 109
Schizophrenia	56	164	70	18	+ 146
HIV/AIDS	57	149	17	2,683	- 2,534
Meningitis	58	118	50	244	- 126
Upper Respiratory	59	91	66	27	+ 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	83	48	333	- 250
Oral conditions	61	78	75	7	+ 71
Appendicitis	62	69	52	213	- 144
Hepatitis B	63	69	62	50	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	64	25	46	394	- 369
Otitis Media	65	7	73	7	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	5	64	38	- 33
War	67	5	49	260	- 255
Pertussis	68	4	69	18	- 15
Diphtheria	69	0	80	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	30	- 30
Chlamydia	71	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Tetanus	78	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	55	133	- 133
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Belgium

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.