USA VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	306,948	1	504,904	- 197,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	224,115	11	60,317	+ 163,797
Stroke	3	200,157	4	158,520	+ 41,637
Kidney Disease	4	163,278	6	85,861	+ 77,418
Diabetes Mellitus	5	136,842	10	61,418	+ 75,423
Liver Disease	6	110,745	16	43,402	+ 67,342
Lung Disease	7	103,749	3	195,387	- 91,638
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	68,865	2	287,198	- 218,334
Road Traffic Accidents	9	67,490	17	41,694	+ 25,795
Hypertension	10	53,511	8	65,960	- 12,450
Other Injuries	11	35,532	25	25,997	+ 9,534
Low Birth Weight	12	35,127	39	6,924	+ 28,203
Tuberculosis	13	32,965	62	546	+ 32,418
Violence	14	30,462	27	18,976	+ 11,486
Congenital Anomalies	15	30,006	34	11,762	+ 18,244
Cervical Cancer	16	29,747	38	6,984	+ 22,763
Falls	17	29,620	18	40,418	- 10,798
Malnutrition	18	28,634	40	6,762	+ 21,872
Birth Trauma	19	27,337	54	1,233	+ 26,104
Lung Cancers	20	25,038	5	155,533	- 130,495
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	24,523	37	9,955	+ 14,569
Parkinson's Disease	22	23,671	21	34,491	- 10,820
Stomach Cancer	23	21,808	33	13,077	+ 8,731
Chagas disease	24	20,960	70	4	+ 20,955
Liver Cancer	25	20,008	23	27,064	- 7,056
Suicide	26	19,862	12	53,099	- 33,237
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	18,834	48	3,461	+ 15,373
Prostate Cancer	28	15,271	20	35,612	- 20,342
Breast Cancer	29	13,386	13	48,671	- 35,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	11,316	9	61,827	- 50,512
Drownings	31	11,273	45	4,070	+ 7,203
Endocrine Disorders	32	10,671	14	46,985	- 36,314
Alcohol	33	10,666	30	14,659	- 3,994
Leukemia	34	10,545	24	26,966	- 16,420
Inflammatory/Heart	35	10,394	22	32,529	- 22,135
Pancreas Cancer	36	9,209	15	44,293	- 35,083
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	8,109	47	3,646	+ 4,463
Asthma	38	7,178	46	3,818	+ 3,360
Maternal Conditions	39	6,816	56	779	+ 6,037
Drug Use	40	6,777	7	74,435	- 67,657
Lymphomas	41	6,095	19	40,281	- 34,186
Epilepsy	42	5,539	50	3,162	+ 2,376
Skin Cancers	43	5,284	32	14,311	- 9,027
Fires	44	5,036	49	3,183	+ 1,853
HIV/AIDS	45	4,837	42	5,660	- 824
Appendicitis	46	4,332	63	424	+ 3,908
Uterin Cancer	47	4,204	36	10,063	- 5,859
Oesophagus Cancer	48	3,703	28	17,829	- 14,127
Meningitis	49	3,542	60	606	+ 2,936
Pertussis	50	3,353	69	16	+ 3,338
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3,081	52	2,461	+ 621
Encephalitis	52	3,042	68	25	+ 3,017
Syphilis	53	2,915	66	49	+ 2,866
Ovary Cancer	54	2,833	31	14,591	- 11,759
Skin Disease	55	2,792	43	5,409	- 2,617
Oral Cancer	56	2,526	35	11,555	- 9,029
Poisonings	57	1,821	53	1,674	+ 147
Other Neoplasms	58	1,196	29	17,743	- 16,548
Bladder Cancer	59	1,189	26	19,622	- 18,433
Tetanus	60	856	71	2	+ 854
Multiple Sclerosis	61	617	44	5,059	- 4,442
Upper Respiratory	62	427	65	229	+ 197
War	63	250	55	1,198	- 947
Hepatitis B	64	156	59	608	- 451
Leishmaniasis	65	150	79	0	+ 150
Dengue	66	123	76	0	+ 123
Hepatitis C	67	77	41	5,684	- 5,607
Chlamydia	68	53	84	0	+ 53
Ascariasis	69	51	82	0	+ 51
Diphtheria	70	13	75	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	71	3	67	34	- 31
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	579	- 579
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Bolivia

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.