JAPAN VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	110,587	1	163,905	- 53,318
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	80,744	3	107,899	- 27,155
Stroke	3	72,112	2	121,823	- 49,711
Kidney Disease	4	58,826	9	44,779	+ 14,047
Diabetes Mellitus	5	49,301	29	5,433	+ 43,868
Liver Disease	6	39,899	17	14,195	+ 25,704
Lung Disease	7	37,379	5	78,169	- 40,791
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	24,810	7	56,937	- 32,127
Road Traffic Accidents	9	24,315	31	4,566	+ 19,749
Hypertension	10	19,279	28	6,673	+ 12,606
Other Injuries	11	12,801	12	22,068	- 9,267
Low Birth Weight	12	12,655	55	202	+ 12,453
Tuberculosis	13	11,876	34	3,459	+ 8,418
Violence	14	10,975	53	266	+ 10,709
Congenital Anomalies	15	10,810	40	2,473	+ 8,338
Cervical Cancer	16	10,717	32	3,799	+ 6,918
Falls	17	10,671	23	9,736	+ 935
Malnutrition	18	10,316	43	1,910	+ 8,407
Birth Trauma	19	9,849	61	104	+ 9,745
Lung Cancers	20	9,021	4	79,688	- 70,668
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	8,835	37	2,731	+ 6,104
Parkinson's Disease	22	8,528	18	14,007	- 5,479
Stomach Cancer	23	7,857	8	50,433	- 42,576
Chagas disease	24	7,551	78	0	+ 7,551
Liver Cancer	25	7,209	11	29,384	- 22,176
Suicide	26	7,156	13	19,466	- 12,310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	6,786	35	2,922	+ 3,864
Prostate Cancer	28	5,502	19	13,515	- 8,014
Breast Cancer	29	4,823	15	15,805	- 10,982
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	4,077	6	57,340	- 53,264
Drownings	31	4,061	25	8,409	- 4,347
Endocrine Disorders	32	3,844	21	11,486	- 7,642
Alcohol	33	3,843	51	576	+ 3,267
Leukemia	34	3,799	24	9,607	- 5,808
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,745	27	8,232	- 4,488
Pancreas Cancer	36	3,318	10	37,027	- 33,709
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,921	39	2,555	+ 366
Asthma	38	2,586	42	1,922	+ 664
Maternal Conditions	39	2,456	64	39	+ 2,417
Drug Use	40	2,442	50	732	+ 1,710
Lymphomas	41	2,196	14	19,273	- 17,077
Epilepsy	42	1,996	45	1,558	+ 437
Skin Cancers	43	1,904	44	1,843	+ 61
Fires	44	1,814	48	1,007	+ 807
HIV/AIDS	45	1,743	63	48	+ 1,695
Appendicitis	46	1,561	58	126	+ 1,435
Uterin Cancer	47	1,515	33	3,461	- 1,947
Oesophagus Cancer	48	1,334	20	12,316	- 10,982
Meningitis	49	1,276	52	308	+ 968
Pertussis	50	1,208	71	1	+ 1,207
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,110	38	2,618	- 1,508
Encephalitis	52	1,096	69	5	+ 1,091
Syphilis	53	1,050	65	16	+ 1,035
Ovary Cancer	54	1,021	30	5,061	- 4,041
Skin Disease	55	1,006	36	2,806	- 1,800
Oral Cancer	56	910	26	8,333	- 7,423
Poisonings	57	656	54	255	+ 401
Other Neoplasms	58	431	16	15,120	- 14,689
Bladder Cancer	59	428	22	9,936	- 9,508
Tetanus	60	309	67	9	+ 299
Multiple Sclerosis	61	222	59	108	+ 114
Upper Respiratory	62	154	57	159	- 5
War	63	90	66	15	+ 76
Hepatitis B	64	56	46	1,423	- 1,366
Leishmaniasis	65	54	77	0	+ 54
Dengue	66	44	83	0	+ 44
Hepatitis C	67	28	41	2,220	- 2,192
Chlamydia	68	19	80	0	+ 19
Ascariasis	69	18	82	0	+ 18
Diphtheria	70	5	74	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	68	8	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	60	106	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	82	0	62	86	- 86
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Schizophrenia	85	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Bolivia

Japan

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.