AFGHANISTAN VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,013	1	40,195	- 4,181
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,295	4	14,649	+ 11,645
Stroke	3	23,484	3	19,060	+ 4,424
Kidney Disease	4	19,157	10	6,590	+ 12,567
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,055	12	5,750	+ 10,306
Liver Disease	6	12,993	16	4,600	+ 8,394
Lung Disease	7	12,173	15	4,650	+ 7,523
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	8,080	23	1,765	+ 6,315
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,918	11	6,033	+ 1,885
Hypertension	10	6,278	8	7,995	- 1,717
Other Injuries	11	4,169	18	3,241	+ 927
Low Birth Weight	12	4,121	5	12,631	- 8,509
Tuberculosis	13	3,868	7	9,839	- 5,971
Violence	14	3,574	19	3,217	+ 357
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,521	14	5,001	- 1,480
Cervical Cancer	16	3,490	44	541	+ 2,949
Falls	17	3,475	37	905	+ 2,570
Malnutrition	18	3,360	43	589	+ 2,770
Birth Trauma	19	3,207	6	10,723	- 7,515
Lung Cancers	20	2,938	32	1,076	+ 1,862
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,877	13	5,555	- 2,678
Parkinson's Disease	22	2,777	41	628	+ 2,150
Stomach Cancer	23	2,559	26	1,501	+ 1,058
Chagas disease	24	2,459	77	0	+ 2,459
Liver Cancer	25	2,348	40	657	+ 1,690
Suicide	26	2,330	24	1,573	+ 758
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,210	25	1,505	+ 705
Prostate Cancer	28	1,792	55	258	+ 1,534
Breast Cancer	29	1,571	22	1,822	- 251
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,328	39	741	+ 586
Drownings	31	1,323	34	996	+ 327
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,252	28	1,364	- 112
Alcohol	33	1,251	58	150	+ 1,101
Leukemia	34	1,237	42	610	+ 627
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,220	45	527	+ 693
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,081	56	229	+ 851
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	951	33	1,041	- 89
Asthma	38	842	17	3,403	- 2,561
Maternal Conditions	39	800	9	7,807	- 7,007
Drug Use	40	795	51	328	+ 467
Lymphomas	41	715	36	946	- 231
Epilepsy	42	650	35	993	- 343
Skin Cancers	43	620	59	145	+ 475
Fires	44	591	50	348	+ 243
HIV/AIDS	45	567	46	464	+ 104
Appendicitis	46	508	52	298	+ 210
Uterin Cancer	47	493	53	289	+ 205
Oesophagus Cancer	48	434	29	1,314	- 880
Meningitis	49	416	20	2,626	- 2,210
Pertussis	50	393	21	2,107	- 1,714
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	362	65	25	+ 336
Encephalitis	52	357	31	1,190	- 833
Syphilis	53	342	60	94	+ 248
Ovary Cancer	54	332	48	369	- 37
Skin Disease	55	328	61	94	+ 234
Oral Cancer	56	296	27	1,467	- 1,171
Poisonings	57	214	47	384	- 170
Other Neoplasms	58	140	63	29	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	59	139	54	272	- 132
Tetanus	60	100	30	1,254	- 1,154
Multiple Sclerosis	61	72	62	84	- 12
Upper Respiratory	62	50	68	9	+ 41
War	63	29	2	25,620	- 25,590
Hepatitis B	64	18	38	863	- 845
Leishmaniasis	65	18	70	1	+ 16
Dengue	66	14	72	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	9	64	28	- 19
Chlamydia	68	6	69	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	6	66	17	- 11
Diphtheria	70	1	67	16	- 15
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Bolivia

Afghanistan

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.