PHILIPPINES VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,720	1	129,955	- 27,235
Violence	2	45,958	9	14,835	+ 31,123
Stroke	3	39,529	3	74,167	- 34,638
Lung Disease	4	37,991	6	32,559	+ 5,432
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	25,697	2	93,807	- 68,110
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,520	10	13,017	+ 5,503
Kidney Disease	7	16,300	4	39,380	- 23,081
Hypertension	8	15,264	5	34,500	- 19,236
Stomach Cancer	9	14,578	41	1,868	+ 12,710
Lung Cancers	10	12,523	13	10,296	+ 2,227
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,993	7	32,260	- 20,267
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	10,426	16	8,063	+ 2,363
Breast Cancer	13	8,752	15	9,802	- 1,050
Prostate Cancer	14	8,550	26	4,149	+ 4,400
Other Neoplasms	15	7,644	23	5,146	+ 2,497
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,066	17	8,051	- 985
HIV/AIDS	17	6,400	66	204	+ 6,195
Lymphomas	18	6,208	36	2,279	+ 3,930
Liver Disease	19	5,787	20	7,076	- 1,289
Cervical Cancer	20	5,405	33	3,076	+ 2,330
Leukemia	21	5,267	29	3,596	+ 1,671
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,145	39	2,010	+ 3,135
Low Birth Weight	23	4,998	14	10,141	- 5,143
Liver Cancer	24	4,925	19	7,663	- 2,738
Pancreas Cancer	25	4,824	37	2,121	+ 2,703
Suicide	26	4,687	35	2,325	+ 2,361
Malnutrition	27	4,480	24	4,311	+ 169
Other Injuries	28	3,798	31	3,536	+ 262
Falls	29	3,620	28	3,861	- 241
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,261	12	10,464	- 7,203
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,171	30	3,545	- 374
Tuberculosis	32	3,034	8	27,061	- 24,027
Ovary Cancer	33	2,677	40	1,994	+ 683
Skin Disease	34	2,628	25	4,229	- 1,601
Skin Cancers	35	2,453	61	368	+ 2,085
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,992	53	672	+ 1,320
Oral Cancer	37	1,925	34	2,916	- 991
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,783	22	6,189	- 4,406
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,666	21	6,865	- 5,199
Drownings	40	1,644	27	3,881	- 2,237
Birth Trauma	41	1,546	18	7,960	- 6,413
Bladder Cancer	42	1,452	58	569	+ 883
Epilepsy	43	1,425	45	1,120	+ 305
Drug Use	44	1,173	52	695	+ 478
Uterin Cancer	45	1,009	50	761	+ 248
Maternal Conditions	46	939	38	2,042	- 1,102
Parkinson's Disease	47	913	55	594	+ 319
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	794	51	752	+ 42
War	49	620	49	817	- 197
Meningitis	50	582	47	1,041	- 459
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	578	62	323	+ 255
Appendicitis	52	507	63	276	+ 232
Chagas disease	53	485	79	2	+ 483
Asthma	54	456	11	11,404	- 10,948
Dengue	55	318	46	1,060	- 742
Fires	56	302	54	600	- 298
Anemia	57	240	32	3,435	- 3,195
Osteoarthritis	58	159	57	570	- 410
Hepatitis C	59	155	81	0	+ 154
Multiple Sclerosis	60	149	72	31	+ 118
Poisonings	61	145	65	226	- 81
Hepatitis B	62	120	56	590	- 469
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	90	42	1,807	- 1,716
Encephalitis	64	90	67	185	- 94
Syphilis	65	72	44	1,157	- 1,085
Upper Respiratory	66	64	70	39	+ 25
Malaria	67	62	69	94	- 32
Alcohol	68	54	60	401	- 346
Pertussis	69	43	43	1,760	- 1,717
Schizophrenia	70	42	68	127	- 85
Tetanus	71	34	59	521	- 487
Leprosy	72	20	71	37	- 17
Otitis Media	73	18	74	23	- 5
Leishmaniasis	74	18	82	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	75	17	73	28	- 11
Ascariasis	76	11	76	13	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	1	64	233	- 232
Measles	78	1	48	894	- 893
Hookworm Disease	79	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	1	75	14	- 13
Chlamydia	81	0	78	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Colombia

Philippines

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.