BELGIUM VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,402	1	15,281	- 4,878
Violence	2	4,654	44	149	+ 4,505
Stroke	3	4,003	3	7,408	- 3,405
Lung Disease	4	3,847	5	6,438	- 2,591
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,602	6	5,677	- 3,075
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,875	29	666	+ 1,209
Kidney Disease	7	1,651	8	2,952	- 1,301
Hypertension	8	1,546	27	740	+ 806
Stomach Cancer	9	1,476	26	863	+ 613
Lung Cancers	10	1,268	4	6,777	- 5,509
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,215	20	1,269	- 55
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,056	7	3,329	- 2,273
Breast Cancer	13	886	9	2,587	- 1,700
Prostate Cancer	14	866	13	1,824	- 959
Other Neoplasms	15	774	12	1,828	- 1,054
Congenital Anomalies	16	716	40	282	+ 434
HIV/AIDS	17	648	57	36	+ 612
Lymphomas	18	629	16	1,552	- 924
Liver Disease	19	586	17	1,433	- 847
Cervical Cancer	20	547	41	243	+ 305
Leukemia	21	533	21	1,199	- 666
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	521	2	9,416	- 8,895
Low Birth Weight	23	506	50	70	+ 436
Liver Cancer	24	499	24	976	- 477
Pancreas Cancer	25	488	14	1,809	- 1,321
Suicide	26	475	10	2,111	- 1,636
Malnutrition	27	454	38	291	+ 163
Other Injuries	28	385	11	2,006	- 1,622
Falls	29	367	15	1,756	- 1,389
Endocrine Disorders	30	330	18	1,432	- 1,101
Inflammatory/Heart	31	321	23	1,060	- 739
Tuberculosis	32	307	54	46	+ 262
Ovary Cancer	33	271	30	653	- 381
Skin Disease	34	266	35	380	- 113
Skin Cancers	35	248	31	522	- 274
Oesophagus Cancer	36	202	25	898	- 696
Oral Cancer	37	195	28	675	- 480
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	181	33	418	- 237
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	169	42	213	- 44
Drownings	40	166	47	79	+ 88
Birth Trauma	41	157	53	47	+ 110
Bladder Cancer	42	147	22	1,078	- 931
Epilepsy	43	144	36	348	- 203
Drug Use	44	119	39	287	- 169
Uterin Cancer	45	102	34	384	- 282
Maternal Conditions	46	95	64	6	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	47	93	19	1,378	- 1,285
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	80	60	20	+ 60
War	49	63	67	1	+ 62
Meningitis	50	59	58	28	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	58	49	73	- 14
Appendicitis	52	51	62	17	+ 35
Chagas disease	53	49	77	0	+ 49
Asthma	54	46	46	128	- 81
Dengue	55	32	83	0	+ 32
Fires	56	31	48	75	- 44
Anemia	57	24	43	199	- 175
Osteoarthritis	58	16	51	59	- 42
Hepatitis C	59	16	52	53	- 37
Multiple Sclerosis	60	15	45	147	- 132
Poisonings	61	15	55	41	- 26
Hepatitis B	62	12	63	17	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	9	37	293	- 284
Encephalitis	64	9	66	1	+ 8
Syphilis	65	7	70	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	6	59	22	- 16
Malaria	67	6	75	0	+ 6
Alcohol	68	6	32	500	- 494
Pertussis	69	4	68	1	+ 4
Schizophrenia	70	4	56	40	- 35
Tetanus	71	3	78	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	73	2	65	2	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	2	73	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	75	2	61	19	- 17
Ascariasis	76	1	82	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Colombia

Belgium

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.