COLOMBIA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,484	1	43,066	+ 11,418
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,329	5	10,773	+ 28,556
Stroke	3	31,095	3	16,573	+ 14,522
Kidney Disease	4	16,510	7	6,834	+ 9,677
Hypertension	5	14,464	8	6,400	+ 8,065
Lung Disease	6	13,651	4	15,928	- 2,277
Diabetes Mellitus	7	13,525	11	5,028	+ 8,497
Tuberculosis	8	11,345	32	1,272	+ 10,073
Violence	9	6,220	2	19,268	- 13,049
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,457	6	7,765	- 2,307
Asthma	11	4,781	54	191	+ 4,590
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,387	30	1,367	+ 3,020
Lung Cancers	13	4,316	10	5,250	- 934
Low Birth Weight	14	4,252	23	2,095	+ 2,156
Breast Cancer	15	4,110	13	3,669	+ 440
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,380	12	4,371	- 991
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,375	16	2,963	+ 413
Birth Trauma	18	3,337	41	648	+ 2,689
Liver Cancer	19	3,213	24	2,065	+ 1,148
Liver Disease	20	2,967	19	2,426	+ 541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	2,878	39	698	+ 2,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,595	38	747	+ 1,847
Other Neoplasms	23	2,158	15	3,205	- 1,047
Malnutrition	24	1,807	27	1,878	- 71
Skin Disease	25	1,773	34	1,102	+ 671
Prostate Cancer	26	1,740	14	3,584	- 1,845
Drownings	27	1,627	40	689	+ 938
Falls	28	1,619	29	1,518	+ 101
Leukemia	29	1,508	21	2,208	- 701
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,486	31	1,329	+ 157
Other Injuries	31	1,482	28	1,592	- 110
Anemia	32	1,440	57	101	+ 1,340
Cervical Cancer	33	1,289	20	2,266	- 977
Oral Cancer	34	1,223	37	807	+ 416
Suicide	35	975	26	1,965	- 990
Lymphomas	36	955	18	2,603	- 1,648
Pancreas Cancer	37	889	25	2,022	- 1,133
Maternal Conditions	38	856	46	394	+ 462
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	843	22	2,157	- 1,314
Ovary Cancer	40	836	33	1,122	- 286
Stomach Cancer	41	783	9	6,112	- 5,329
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	757	63	38	+ 720
Pertussis	43	738	69	18	+ 720
Syphilis	44	485	65	30	+ 455
Epilepsy	45	469	43	597	- 128
Dengue	46	444	55	133	+ 311
Meningitis	47	437	50	244	+ 193
Measles	48	375	78	0	+ 374
War	49	343	49	260	+ 83
Uterin Cancer	50	319	45	423	- 104
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	315	48	333	- 18
Drug Use	52	291	44	492	- 200
Oesophagus Cancer	53	282	36	835	- 554
Fires	54	251	56	127	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	55	249	47	383	- 134
Hepatitis B	56	247	62	50	+ 197
Osteoarthritis	57	239	58	67	+ 172
Bladder Cancer	58	239	42	609	- 370
Tetanus	59	218	71	14	+ 204
Alcohol	60	168	68	23	+ 145
Skin Cancers	61	154	35	1,028	- 874
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	135	51	242	- 107
Appendicitis	63	116	52	213	- 97
Schistosomiasis	64	98	77	1	+ 97
Poisonings	65	95	61	61	+ 34
HIV/AIDS	66	86	17	2,683	- 2,597
Encephalitis	67	77	64	38	+ 40
Schizophrenia	68	53	70	18	+ 36
Malaria	69	39	67	26	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	70	16	66	27	- 10
Leprosy	71	15	72	8	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	72	13	60	62	- 49
Oral conditions	73	12	75	7	+ 5
Otitis Media	74	10	73	7	+ 2
Diphtheria	75	6	80	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	76	6	76	5	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	78	2	81	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	79	1	53	203	- 203
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	81	0	59	65	- 65
Leishmaniasis	82	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Philippines

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.