IRAQ VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,774	1	36,594	+ 1,180
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,580	8	5,551	+ 22,030
Stroke	3	24,632	2	20,793	+ 3,840
Kidney Disease	4	20,094	6	6,323	+ 13,771
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,840	4	7,395	+ 9,445
Liver Disease	6	13,629	16	2,127	+ 11,501
Lung Disease	7	12,768	20	1,329	+ 11,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	8,475	13	2,429	+ 6,046
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,306	3	10,726	- 2,421
Hypertension	10	6,585	12	2,451	+ 4,134
Other Injuries	11	4,373	14	2,212	+ 2,161
Low Birth Weight	12	4,323	5	6,573	- 2,250
Tuberculosis	13	4,057	25	821	+ 3,236
Violence	14	3,749	7	5,658	- 1,909
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,693	9	4,812	- 1,119
Cervical Cancer	16	3,661	48	162	+ 3,499
Falls	17	3,645	30	709	+ 2,936
Malnutrition	18	3,524	53	92	+ 3,432
Birth Trauma	19	3,364	10	4,223	- 859
Lung Cancers	20	3,081	15	2,162	+ 919
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	3,018	18	1,578	+ 1,440
Parkinson's Disease	22	2,913	31	658	+ 2,255
Stomach Cancer	23	2,684	28	771	+ 1,913
Chagas disease	24	2,579	75	0	+ 2,579
Liver Cancer	25	2,462	35	555	+ 1,907
Suicide	26	2,444	19	1,418	+ 1,027
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,318	49	159	+ 2,159
Prostate Cancer	28	1,879	47	171	+ 1,709
Breast Cancer	29	1,647	17	1,783	- 136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,393	24	852	+ 541
Drownings	31	1,387	32	658	+ 730
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,313	37	462	+ 851
Alcohol	33	1,313	58	40	+ 1,273
Leukemia	34	1,298	21	1,315	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,279	22	1,190	+ 89
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,133	36	530	+ 603
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	998	44	283	+ 715
Asthma	38	883	23	914	- 30
Maternal Conditions	39	839	27	780	+ 59
Drug Use	40	834	38	441	+ 393
Lymphomas	41	750	26	811	- 61
Epilepsy	42	682	45	253	+ 429
Skin Cancers	43	650	43	339	+ 311
Fires	44	620	29	742	- 122
HIV/AIDS	45	595	72	0	+ 595
Appendicitis	46	533	64	15	+ 518
Uterin Cancer	47	517	54	61	+ 456
Oesophagus Cancer	48	456	46	173	+ 283
Meningitis	49	436	42	372	+ 64
Pertussis	50	413	33	636	- 223
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	379	63	21	+ 358
Encephalitis	52	374	40	378	- 4
Syphilis	53	359	50	137	+ 222
Ovary Cancer	54	349	41	376	- 27
Skin Disease	55	344	57	49	+ 294
Oral Cancer	56	311	39	410	- 99
Poisonings	57	224	52	95	+ 129
Other Neoplasms	58	147	61	26	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	59	146	34	628	- 482
Tetanus	60	105	51	111	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	61	76	60	30	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	62	53	65	6	+ 47
War	63	31	11	2,942	- 2,911
Hepatitis B	64	19	56	57	- 38
Leishmaniasis	65	19	62	22	- 4
Dengue	66	15	77	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	67	9	68	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	68	7	69	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	6	67	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	2	66	4	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Bolivia

Iraq

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.