MEXICO VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,544	1	116,238	- 2,694
Violence	2	50,801	5	32,450	+ 18,351
Stroke	3	43,694	4	39,790	+ 3,904
Lung Disease	4	41,995	7	29,123	+ 12,872
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	28,404	8	24,816	+ 3,589
Road Traffic Accidents	6	20,472	10	16,303	+ 4,169
Kidney Disease	7	18,017	3	44,622	- 26,605
Hypertension	8	16,872	9	17,806	- 934
Stomach Cancer	9	16,114	19	6,939	+ 9,176
Lung Cancers	10	13,842	17	7,349	+ 6,493
Diabetes Mellitus	11	13,257	2	86,110	- 72,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	11,524	20	6,871	+ 4,653
Breast Cancer	13	9,674	16	7,380	+ 2,294
Prostate Cancer	14	9,450	15	7,494	+ 1,956
Other Neoplasms	15	8,449	23	6,204	+ 2,244
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,811	13	10,457	- 2,646
HIV/AIDS	17	7,074	28	4,128	+ 2,946
Lymphomas	18	6,863	24	4,961	+ 1,901
Liver Disease	19	6,397	6	29,838	- 23,441
Cervical Cancer	20	5,975	26	4,787	+ 1,188
Leukemia	21	5,822	25	4,830	+ 992
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,687	30	3,447	+ 2,241
Low Birth Weight	23	5,524	18	7,163	- 1,638
Liver Cancer	24	5,444	21	6,817	- 1,373
Pancreas Cancer	25	5,332	27	4,510	+ 822
Suicide	26	5,180	22	6,772	- 1,591
Malnutrition	27	4,952	14	7,552	- 2,600
Other Injuries	28	4,198	11	12,175	- 7,977
Falls	29	4,001	35	2,628	+ 1,373
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,605	12	11,310	- 7,706
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,505	41	1,866	+ 1,639
Tuberculosis	32	3,353	38	1,943	+ 1,410
Ovary Cancer	33	2,959	34	2,649	+ 310
Skin Disease	34	2,905	31	3,029	- 123
Skin Cancers	35	2,711	40	1,909	+ 803
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,202	49	1,252	+ 951
Oral Cancer	37	2,128	46	1,355	+ 773
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,971	29	3,476	- 1,505
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,841	33	2,734	- 893
Drownings	40	1,817	42	1,799	+ 18
Birth Trauma	41	1,709	36	2,552	- 842
Bladder Cancer	42	1,605	48	1,272	+ 333
Epilepsy	43	1,575	39	1,912	- 337
Drug Use	44	1,296	44	1,470	- 174
Uterin Cancer	45	1,115	50	902	+ 214
Maternal Conditions	46	1,038	54	750	+ 289
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,010	43	1,567	- 558
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	878	51	894	- 16
War	49	685	66	112	+ 574
Meningitis	50	643	58	357	+ 286
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	638	45	1,415	- 777
Appendicitis	52	561	53	774	- 213
Chagas disease	53	536	69	24	+ 512
Asthma	54	504	47	1,342	- 838
Dengue	55	351	67	30	+ 321
Fires	56	334	56	604	- 270
Anemia	57	265	37	2,182	- 1,917
Osteoarthritis	58	176	59	305	- 128
Hepatitis C	59	171	55	625	- 454
Multiple Sclerosis	60	164	60	295	- 131
Poisonings	61	160	57	531	- 370
Hepatitis B	62	133	61	210	- 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	100	52	859	- 759
Encephalitis	64	100	62	140	- 40
Syphilis	65	80	73	5	+ 75
Upper Respiratory	66	70	64	127	- 56
Malaria	67	68	84	0	+ 68
Alcohol	68	60	32	2,945	- 2,885
Pertussis	69	48	70	21	+ 27
Schizophrenia	70	46	63	127	- 81
Tetanus	71	37	71	10	+ 28
Leprosy	72	22	75	1	+ 20
Otitis Media	73	19	68	29	- 10
Leishmaniasis	74	19	76	1	+ 18
Oral conditions	75	19	65	125	- 106
Ascariasis	76	12	72	5	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	77	1	83	0	+ 1
Measles	78	1	80	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	79	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	81	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	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 MEXICO

Colombia

Mexico

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.