COLOMBIA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	289,233	1	43,066	+ 246,167
Stroke	2	106,474	3	16,573	+ 89,901
Lung Cancers	3	25,070	10	5,250	+ 19,820
Hypertension	4	24,322	8	6,400	+ 17,923
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	20,259	12	4,371	+ 15,887
Suicide	6	13,613	26	1,965	+ 11,648
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,343	5	10,773	+ 1,569
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	12,244	22	2,157	+ 10,087
Liver Disease	9	12,142	19	2,426	+ 9,715
Stomach Cancer	10	12,060	9	6,112	+ 5,948
Breast Cancer	11	11,867	13	3,669	+ 8,198
Prostate Cancer	12	11,281	14	3,584	+ 7,697
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,905	25	2,022	+ 8,883
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,908	11	5,028	+ 4,880
Falls	15	9,774	29	1,518	+ 8,257
Lung Disease	16	9,678	4	15,928	- 6,250
Inflammatory/Heart	17	9,132	31	1,329	+ 7,802
Other Injuries	18	7,840	28	1,592	+ 6,248
Kidney Disease	19	7,016	7	6,834	+ 182
Oral Cancer	20	6,377	37	807	+ 5,570
Lymphomas	21	6,065	18	2,603	+ 3,463
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	5,900	39	698	+ 5,202
Bladder Cancer	23	5,518	42	609	+ 4,909
Leukemia	24	5,354	21	2,208	+ 3,146
Liver Cancer	25	4,507	24	2,065	+ 2,442
Ovary Cancer	26	4,400	33	1,122	+ 3,277
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,237	6	7,765	- 3,528
Cervical Cancer	28	4,232	20	2,266	+ 1,966
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,195	47	383	+ 3,812
Oesophagus Cancer	30	4,128	36	835	+ 3,293
Other Neoplasms	31	3,999	15	3,205	+ 794
Skin Cancers	32	3,709	35	1,028	+ 2,680
Alcohol	33	3,616	68	23	+ 3,593
Uterin Cancer	34	3,006	45	423	+ 2,583
Drownings	35	2,829	40	689	+ 2,140
Violence	36	2,482	2	19,268	- 16,786
Drug Use	37	2,307	44	492	+ 1,815
Tuberculosis	38	2,240	32	1,272	+ 969
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,359	30	1,367	- 8
Epilepsy	40	1,171	43	597	+ 574
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,163	16	2,963	- 1,799
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,120	38	747	+ 373
Fires	43	966	56	127	+ 839
Skin Disease	44	903	34	1,102	- 198
Poisonings	45	871	61	61	+ 810
Asthma	46	856	54	191	+ 665
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	774	51	242	+ 532
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	551	63	38	+ 513
Multiple Sclerosis	49	543	60	62	+ 480
Hepatitis C	50	441	59	65	+ 376
HIV/AIDS	51	420	17	2,683	- 2,263
Meningitis	52	365	50	244	+ 121
Birth Trauma	53	194	41	648	- 454
Appendicitis	54	184	52	213	- 29
Low Birth Weight	55	167	23	2,095	- 1,928
Schizophrenia	56	160	70	18	+ 142
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	151	48	333	- 182
Malnutrition	58	134	27	1,878	- 1,744
Osteoarthritis	59	118	58	67	+ 51
Anemia	60	100	57	101	- 0
Hepatitis B	61	89	62	50	+ 39
Tetanus	62	46	71	14	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	63	40	46	394	- 354
Oral conditions	64	37	75	7	+ 30
Encephalitis	65	30	64	38	- 8
Otitis Media	66	19	73	7	+ 12
War	67	5	49	260	- 255
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	27	- 26
Pertussis	69	0	69	18	- 18
Syphilis	70	0	65	30	- 30
Chlamydia	71	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	55	133	- 133
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	67	26	- 26
Diphtheria	82	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Lithuania

Colombia

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.