BOLIVIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,707	1	11,051	+ 4,656
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,679	8	2,479	+ 7,199
Stroke	3	7,614	3	7,206	+ 408
Lung Cancers	4	6,966	20	901	+ 6,065
Lung Disease	5	6,618	7	3,735	+ 2,882
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,836	2	8,069	- 2,233
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,422	30	407	+ 3,014
Kidney Disease	8	3,034	4	5,879	- 2,844
Breast Cancer	9	2,659	29	482	+ 2,177
Suicide	10	2,170	26	715	+ 1,455
Other Injuries	11	2,062	11	1,279	+ 783
Other Neoplasms	12	1,879	58	43	+ 1,836
Prostate Cancer	13	1,875	28	550	+ 1,326
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,860	36	332	+ 1,528
Falls	15	1,805	17	1,066	+ 738
Lymphomas	16	1,596	41	219	+ 1,376
Liver Disease	17	1,473	6	3,987	- 2,514
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,472	32	384	+ 1,087
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,416	22	852	+ 564
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,305	5	4,927	- 3,622
Leukemia	21	1,233	34	380	+ 853
Bladder Cancer	22	1,109	59	43	+ 1,066
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,090	35	374	+ 716
Liver Cancer	24	1,003	25	720	+ 283
Oesophagus Cancer	25	923	48	133	+ 790
Stomach Cancer	26	887	23	785	+ 102
Hypertension	27	760	10	1,927	- 1,166
Oral Cancer	28	693	56	91	+ 603
Road Traffic Accidents	29	685	9	2,430	- 1,745
Ovary Cancer	30	671	54	102	+ 569
Skin Cancers	31	537	43	190	+ 347
Alcohol	32	514	33	384	+ 130
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	429	21	883	- 454
Uterin Cancer	34	395	47	151	+ 243
Skin Disease	35	390	55	101	+ 290
Epilepsy	36	357	42	199	+ 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	301	37	292	+ 9
Malnutrition	38	299	18	1,031	- 732
Drug Use	39	295	40	244	+ 51
Congenital Anomalies	40	290	15	1,080	- 791
Cervical Cancer	41	250	16	1,071	- 821
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	218	27	678	- 460
Anemia	43	204	84	0	+ 204
Violence	44	154	14	1,097	- 943
Multiple Sclerosis	45	151	61	22	+ 129
Asthma	46	131	38	258	- 127
Drownings	47	81	31	406	- 325
Fires	48	77	44	181	- 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	75	51	111	- 36
Low Birth Weight	50	72	12	1,265	- 1,193
Osteoarthritis	51	60	82	0	+ 60
Hepatitis C	52	55	67	3	+ 52
Birth Trauma	53	48	19	984	- 936
Tuberculosis	54	47	13	1,187	- 1,140
Poisonings	55	42	57	66	- 23
Schizophrenia	56	41	85	0	+ 41
HIV/AIDS	57	37	45	174	- 137
Meningitis	58	29	49	128	- 98
Upper Respiratory	59	23	62	15	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	21	81	0	+ 21
Oral conditions	61	19	80	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	62	17	46	156	- 139
Hepatitis B	63	17	64	6	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	6	39	245	- 239
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	1	52	110	- 108
War	67	1	63	9	- 8
Pertussis	68	1	50	121	- 120
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	53	105	- 105
Chlamydia	71	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	24	755	- 755
Tetanus	78	0	60	31	- 31
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	66	4	- 4
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

Belgium

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.