EGYPT VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,615	1	173,871	- 77,256
Violence	2	43,227	20	4,165	+ 39,062
Stroke	3	37,179	3	43,839	- 6,660
Lung Disease	4	35,733	9	13,393	+ 22,341
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	24,169	7	20,695	+ 3,475
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,419	12	10,141	+ 7,279
Kidney Disease	7	15,331	6	21,087	- 5,756
Hypertension	8	14,357	5	21,094	- 6,738
Stomach Cancer	9	13,712	32	1,844	+ 11,867
Lung Cancers	10	11,778	18	5,677	+ 6,101
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,281	8	19,131	- 7,850
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	9,806	24	3,083	+ 6,723
Breast Cancer	13	8,232	13	9,180	- 948
Prostate Cancer	14	8,041	35	1,282	+ 6,759
Other Neoplasms	15	7,189	61	116	+ 7,073
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,646	10	12,163	- 5,517
HIV/AIDS	17	6,019	53	397	+ 5,622
Lymphomas	18	5,839	14	7,539	- 1,699
Liver Disease	19	5,443	2	60,122	- 54,679
Cervical Cancer	20	5,084	48	625	+ 4,459
Leukemia	21	4,954	22	3,763	+ 1,191
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	4,839	16	6,975	- 2,136
Low Birth Weight	23	4,701	11	11,391	- 6,691
Liver Cancer	24	4,632	4	24,512	- 19,880
Pancreas Cancer	25	4,537	26	2,906	+ 1,631
Suicide	26	4,408	25	3,022	+ 1,386
Malnutrition	27	4,213	46	759	+ 3,455
Other Injuries	28	3,572	21	3,819	- 247
Falls	29	3,405	30	2,019	+ 1,386
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,067	29	2,372	+ 695
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,982	27	2,489	+ 493
Tuberculosis	32	2,853	51	432	+ 2,422
Ovary Cancer	33	2,518	31	1,944	+ 574
Skin Disease	34	2,472	55	219	+ 2,253
Skin Cancers	35	2,307	39	1,013	+ 1,294
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,874	41	951	+ 923
Oral Cancer	37	1,810	45	793	+ 1,017
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,677	23	3,692	- 2,015
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,567	34	1,339	+ 228
Drownings	40	1,546	37	1,122	+ 424
Birth Trauma	41	1,455	17	6,109	- 4,654
Bladder Cancer	42	1,366	19	5,133	- 3,767
Epilepsy	43	1,340	50	451	+ 889
Drug Use	44	1,103	62	116	+ 987
Uterin Cancer	45	949	52	422	+ 527
Maternal Conditions	46	884	44	795	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	47	859	28	2,391	- 1,532
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	747	84	0	+ 747
War	49	583	47	714	- 130
Meningitis	50	547	43	827	- 280
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	543	65	26	+ 517
Appendicitis	52	477	59	142	+ 335
Chagas disease	53	456	75	0	+ 456
Asthma	54	429	15	7,104	- 6,675
Dengue	55	299	69	5	+ 294
Fires	56	284	33	1,568	- 1,284
Anemia	57	226	82	0	+ 226
Osteoarthritis	58	150	85	0	+ 150
Hepatitis C	59	146	63	97	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	60	140	56	213	- 73
Poisonings	61	136	57	195	- 58
Hepatitis B	62	113	40	988	- 875
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	85	36	1,248	- 1,163
Encephalitis	64	85	38	1,046	- 961
Syphilis	65	68	58	159	- 91
Upper Respiratory	66	60	68	5	+ 55
Malaria	67	58	77	0	+ 58
Alcohol	68	51	60	141	- 90
Pertussis	69	41	42	906	- 866
Schizophrenia	70	39	80	0	+ 39
Tetanus	71	32	49	540	- 509
Leprosy	72	18	73	0	+ 18
Otitis Media	73	17	72	0	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	74	16	66	13	+ 3
Oral conditions	75	16	86	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	76	11	67	6	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	77	1	54	220	- 219
Measles	78	1	64	43	- 42
Hookworm Disease	79	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	1	70	3	- 2
Chlamydia	81	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Colombia

Egypt

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.