BOLIVIA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,911	1	11,051	- 1,140
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,170	8	2,479	+ 4,690
Stroke	3	4,752	3	7,206	- 2,455
Lung Cancers	4	4,033	20	901	+ 3,132
Lung Disease	5	3,904	7	3,735	+ 168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,856	30	407	+ 2,448
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,056	5	4,927	- 2,870
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,045	2	8,069	- 6,024
Prostate Cancer	9	1,732	28	550	+ 1,182
Breast Cancer	10	1,566	29	482	+ 1,084
Suicide	11	1,449	26	715	+ 734
Kidney Disease	12	1,444	4	5,879	- 4,435
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,434	36	332	+ 1,102
Falls	14	1,433	17	1,066	+ 367
Lymphomas	15	1,398	41	219	+ 1,178
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,071	32	384	+ 687
Skin Cancers	17	1,066	43	190	+ 876
Leukemia	18	978	34	380	+ 598
Parkinson's Disease	19	937	22	852	+ 84
Liver Cancer	20	936	25	720	+ 216
Drug Use	21	820	40	244	+ 576
Other Injuries	22	755	11	1,279	- 524
Hypertension	23	750	10	1,927	- 1,176
Inflammatory/Heart	24	723	35	374	+ 348
Oesophagus Cancer	25	687	48	133	+ 554
Liver Disease	26	654	6	3,987	- 3,333
Stomach Cancer	27	592	23	785	- 193
Other Neoplasms	28	576	58	43	+ 533
Road Traffic Accidents	29	573	9	2,430	- 1,857
Bladder Cancer	30	546	59	43	+ 503
Ovary Cancer	31	461	54	102	+ 359
Oral Cancer	32	447	56	91	+ 356
Congenital Anomalies	33	327	15	1,080	- 753
Skin Disease	34	273	55	101	+ 173
Uterin Cancer	35	241	47	151	+ 90
Asthma	36	209	38	258	- 49
Alcohol	37	175	33	384	- 209
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	174	37	292	- 118
Cervical Cancer	39	157	16	1,071	- 914
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	136	21	883	- 747
Epilepsy	41	131	42	199	- 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	127	27	678	- 551
Low Birth Weight	43	114	12	1,265	- 1,151
Violence	44	112	14	1,097	- 985
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	105	51	111	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	46	86	61	22	+ 64
Drownings	47	81	31	406	- 324
Hepatitis C	48	80	67	3	+ 77
Anemia	49	72	84	0	+ 72
Birth Trauma	50	64	19	984	- 920
Malnutrition	51	54	18	1,031	- 977
Osteoarthritis	52	52	82	0	+ 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	33	81	0	+ 33
Schizophrenia	54	29	85	0	+ 29
Fires	55	25	44	181	- 156
Tuberculosis	56	24	13	1,187	- 1,163
HIV/AIDS	57	23	45	174	- 151
Hepatitis B	58	19	64	6	+ 13
Oral conditions	59	18	80	0	+ 18
Meningitis	60	17	49	128	- 110
Poisonings	61	16	57	66	- 50
Appendicitis	62	12	46	156	- 144
Maternal Conditions	63	9	39	245	- 236
Upper Respiratory	64	8	62	15	- 8
War	65	4	63	9	- 5
Otitis Media	66	3	71	0	+ 3
Syphilis	67	1	53	105	- 104
Encephalitis	68	1	52	110	- 108
Pertussis	69	1	50	121	- 120
Tetanus	70	1	60	31	- 30
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	78	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	24	755	- 755
Leishmaniasis	81	0	65	5	- 5
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Australia

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.