USA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	296,985	1	504,904	- 207,919
Violence	2	132,875	27	18,976	+ 113,898
Stroke	3	114,286	4	158,520	- 44,234
Lung Disease	4	109,841	3	195,387	- 85,546
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	74,294	11	60,317	+ 13,977
Road Traffic Accidents	6	53,546	17	41,694	+ 11,851
Kidney Disease	7	47,126	6	85,861	- 38,735
Hypertension	8	44,131	8	65,960	- 21,829
Stomach Cancer	9	42,148	33	13,077	+ 29,071
Lung Cancers	10	36,206	5	155,533	- 119,327
Diabetes Mellitus	11	34,676	10	61,418	- 26,743
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	30,143	9	61,827	- 31,684
Breast Cancer	13	25,304	13	48,671	- 23,367
Prostate Cancer	14	24,719	20	35,612	- 10,894
Other Neoplasms	15	22,099	29	17,743	+ 4,356
Congenital Anomalies	16	20,430	34	11,762	+ 8,669
HIV/AIDS	17	18,503	42	5,660	+ 12,842
Lymphomas	18	17,950	19	40,281	- 22,331
Liver Disease	19	16,732	16	43,402	- 26,671
Cervical Cancer	20	15,628	38	6,984	+ 8,644
Leukemia	21	15,228	24	26,966	- 11,737
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	14,876	2	287,198	- 272,323
Low Birth Weight	23	14,449	39	6,924	+ 7,525
Liver Cancer	24	14,239	23	27,064	- 12,825
Pancreas Cancer	25	13,946	15	44,293	- 30,346
Suicide	26	13,550	12	53,099	- 39,549
Malnutrition	27	12,952	40	6,762	+ 6,189
Other Injuries	28	10,981	25	25,997	- 15,017
Falls	29	10,466	18	40,418	- 29,952
Endocrine Disorders	30	9,428	14	46,985	- 37,557
Inflammatory/Heart	31	9,167	22	32,529	- 23,362
Tuberculosis	32	8,771	62	546	+ 8,224
Ovary Cancer	33	7,739	31	14,591	- 6,852
Skin Disease	34	7,599	43	5,409	+ 2,190
Skin Cancers	35	7,092	32	14,311	- 7,219
Oesophagus Cancer	36	5,760	28	17,829	- 12,069
Oral Cancer	37	5,565	35	11,555	- 5,990
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	5,155	37	9,955	- 4,800
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	4,817	48	3,461	+ 1,355
Drownings	40	4,752	45	4,070	+ 682
Birth Trauma	41	4,471	54	1,233	+ 3,238
Bladder Cancer	42	4,199	26	19,622	- 15,423
Epilepsy	43	4,119	50	3,162	+ 957
Drug Use	44	3,390	7	74,435	- 71,045
Uterin Cancer	45	2,917	36	10,063	- 7,146
Maternal Conditions	46	2,716	56	779	+ 1,938
Parkinson's Disease	47	2,641	21	34,491	- 31,850
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	2,296	58	678	+ 1,618
War	49	1,793	55	1,198	+ 595
Meningitis	50	1,682	60	606	+ 1,076
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,670	52	2,461	- 791
Appendicitis	52	1,467	63	424	+ 1,043
Chagas disease	53	1,402	70	4	+ 1,398
Asthma	54	1,319	46	3,818	- 2,499
Dengue	55	919	76	0	+ 919
Fires	56	873	49	3,183	- 2,310
Anemia	57	694	51	3,115	- 2,421
Osteoarthritis	58	461	61	579	- 118
Hepatitis C	59	448	41	5,684	- 5,236
Multiple Sclerosis	60	430	44	5,059	- 4,629
Poisonings	61	420	53	1,674	- 1,255
Hepatitis B	62	348	59	608	- 260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	261	47	3,646	- 3,385
Encephalitis	64	261	68	25	+ 236
Syphilis	65	209	66	49	+ 159
Upper Respiratory	66	184	65	229	- 46
Malaria	67	178	77	0	+ 178
Alcohol	68	157	30	14,659	- 14,502
Pertussis	69	125	69	16	+ 110
Schizophrenia	70	121	57	723	- 602
Tetanus	71	97	71	2	+ 95
Leprosy	72	57	74	0	+ 56
Otitis Media	73	51	67	34	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	74	51	79	0	+ 51
Oral conditions	75	49	64	286	- 236
Ascariasis	76	33	82	0	+ 33
Schistosomiasis	77	4	72	1	+ 3
Measles	78	2	80	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	79	2	81	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	80	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Colombia

United States

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.