BOLIVIA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,600	1	11,051	- 451
Violence	2	7,144	14	1,097	+ 6,047
Stroke	3	4,780	3	7,206	- 2,426
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,403	5	4,927	- 524
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,384	9	2,430	+ 1,954
HIV/AIDS	6	2,951	45	174	+ 2,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,832	2	8,069	- 5,237
Kidney Disease	8	2,337	4	5,879	- 3,542
Hypertension	9	2,047	10	1,927	+ 120
Lung Disease	10	2,029	7	3,735	- 1,707
Lung Cancers	11	1,536	20	901	+ 635
Low Birth Weight	12	1,217	12	1,265	- 48
Prostate Cancer	13	1,122	28	550	+ 572
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,121	15	1,080	+ 41
Breast Cancer	15	1,010	29	482	+ 528
Liver Disease	16	922	6	3,987	- 3,065
Stomach Cancer	17	857	23	785	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	18	854	58	43	+ 811
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	803	30	407	+ 395
Cervical Cancer	20	783	16	1,071	- 288
Other Injuries	21	667	11	1,279	- 612
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	535	21	883	- 347
Lymphomas	23	492	41	219	+ 272
Birth Trauma	24	428	19	984	- 556
Pancreas Cancer	25	426	36	332	+ 95
Liver Cancer	26	406	25	720	- 315
Leukemia	27	397	34	380	+ 17
Falls	28	341	17	1,066	- 726
Chagas disease	29	325	24	755	- 429
Endocrine Disorders	30	299	32	384	- 85
Tuberculosis	31	295	13	1,187	- 892
Malnutrition	32	248	18	1,031	- 783
Inflammatory/Heart	33	236	35	374	- 138
Suicide	34	231	26	715	- 485
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	225	8	2,479	- 2,254
Ovary Cancer	36	222	54	102	+ 120
Skin Cancers	37	218	43	190	+ 28
Oral Cancer	38	214	56	91	+ 123
Maternal Conditions	39	166	39	245	- 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	165	27	678	- 514
Epilepsy	41	162	42	199	- 38
Malaria	42	158	76	0	+ 158
Drownings	43	153	31	406	- 253
Oesophagus Cancer	44	146	48	133	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	45	144	59	43	+ 101
Asthma	46	123	38	258	- 136
Uterin Cancer	47	122	47	151	- 29
Parkinson's Disease	48	99	22	852	- 753
Meningitis	49	99	49	128	- 29
Drug Use	50	89	40	244	- 155
War	51	73	63	9	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	71	51	111	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	59	81	0	+ 59
Fires	54	57	44	181	- 124
Anemia	55	50	84	0	+ 50
Appendicitis	56	38	46	156	- 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	32	37	292	- 260
Poisonings	58	27	57	66	- 39
Dengue	59	26	66	4	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	60	20	61	22	- 2
Encephalitis	61	15	52	110	- 95
Alcohol	62	14	33	384	- 370
Hepatitis B	63	12	64	6	+ 6
Pertussis	64	10	50	121	- 111
Hepatitis C	65	8	67	3	+ 6
Skin Disease	66	7	55	101	- 94
Syphilis	67	6	53	105	- 99
Tetanus	68	3	60	31	- 28
Schizophrenia	69	2	85	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	69	2	+ 0
Leprosy	71	2	72	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	65	5	- 4
Upper Respiratory	74	1	62	15	- 15
Otitis Media	75	1	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Venezuela

Bolivia

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.