COLOMBIA VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,511	1	43,066	+ 1,445
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,499	5	10,773	+ 21,726
Stroke	3	29,025	3	16,573	+ 12,452
Kidney Disease	4	23,677	7	6,834	+ 16,843
Diabetes Mellitus	5	19,844	11	5,028	+ 14,815
Liver Disease	6	16,059	19	2,426	+ 13,633
Lung Disease	7	15,045	4	15,928	- 883
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	9,986	22	2,157	+ 7,829
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,787	6	7,765	+ 2,022
Hypertension	10	7,760	8	6,400	+ 1,360
Other Injuries	11	5,152	28	1,592	+ 3,560
Low Birth Weight	12	5,094	23	2,095	+ 2,998
Tuberculosis	13	4,780	32	1,272	+ 3,508
Violence	14	4,417	2	19,268	- 14,851
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,351	16	2,963	+ 1,389
Cervical Cancer	16	4,314	20	2,266	+ 2,047
Falls	17	4,295	29	1,518	+ 2,777
Malnutrition	18	4,152	27	1,878	+ 2,274
Birth Trauma	19	3,964	41	648	+ 3,316
Lung Cancers	20	3,631	10	5,250	- 1,619
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	3,556	38	747	+ 2,809
Parkinson's Disease	22	3,433	47	383	+ 3,050
Stomach Cancer	23	3,162	9	6,112	- 2,950
Chagas disease	24	3,039	53	203	+ 2,836
Liver Cancer	25	2,901	24	2,065	+ 837
Suicide	26	2,880	26	1,965	+ 915
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,731	39	698	+ 2,033
Prostate Cancer	28	2,214	14	3,584	- 1,370
Breast Cancer	29	1,941	13	3,669	- 1,728
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,641	12	4,371	- 2,730
Drownings	31	1,635	40	689	+ 946
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,547	30	1,367	+ 180
Alcohol	33	1,547	68	23	+ 1,524
Leukemia	34	1,529	21	2,208	- 679
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,507	31	1,329	+ 178
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,335	25	2,022	- 687
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,176	63	38	+ 1,138
Asthma	38	1,041	54	191	+ 850
Maternal Conditions	39	988	46	394	+ 595
Drug Use	40	983	44	492	+ 491
Lymphomas	41	884	18	2,603	- 1,719
Epilepsy	42	803	43	597	+ 206
Skin Cancers	43	766	35	1,028	- 262
Fires	44	730	56	127	+ 604
HIV/AIDS	45	701	17	2,683	- 1,982
Appendicitis	46	628	52	213	+ 415
Uterin Cancer	47	610	45	423	+ 187
Oesophagus Cancer	48	537	36	835	- 298
Meningitis	49	514	50	244	+ 270
Pertussis	50	486	69	18	+ 468
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	447	51	242	+ 205
Encephalitis	52	441	64	38	+ 403
Syphilis	53	423	65	30	+ 393
Ovary Cancer	54	411	33	1,122	- 711
Skin Disease	55	405	34	1,102	- 697
Oral Cancer	56	366	37	807	- 441
Poisonings	57	264	61	61	+ 203
Other Neoplasms	58	173	15	3,205	- 3,031
Bladder Cancer	59	172	42	609	- 436
Tetanus	60	124	71	14	+ 110
Multiple Sclerosis	61	90	60	62	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	62	62	66	27	+ 35
War	63	36	49	260	- 224
Hepatitis B	64	23	62	50	- 28
Leishmaniasis	65	22	74	7	+ 14
Dengue	66	18	55	133	- 115
Hepatitis C	67	11	59	65	- 54
Chlamydia	68	8	81	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	7	76	5	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	67	- 67
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	85	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Bolivia

Colombia

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.