NIGER VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,645	6	8,229	+ 15,416
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,264	1	21,093	- 3,829
Stroke	3	15,419	5	8,717	+ 6,702
Kidney Disease	4	12,578	16	2,732	+ 9,845
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,541	17	2,630	+ 7,911
Liver Disease	6	8,531	11	4,116	+ 4,415
Lung Disease	7	7,992	20	2,172	+ 5,820
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,305	32	858	+ 4,447
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,199	8	5,946	- 747
Hypertension	10	4,122	25	1,356	+ 2,767
Other Injuries	11	2,737	12	3,826	- 1,088
Low Birth Weight	12	2,706	4	9,560	- 6,854
Tuberculosis	13	2,539	13	3,703	- 1,164
Violence	14	2,347	19	2,244	+ 103
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,311	10	4,346	- 2,034
Cervical Cancer	16	2,292	38	487	+ 1,805
Falls	17	2,282	26	1,297	+ 984
Malnutrition	18	2,206	21	2,170	+ 36
Birth Trauma	19	2,106	7	8,030	- 5,924
Lung Cancers	20	1,929	67	42	+ 1,887
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,889	3	16,030	- 14,141
Parkinson's Disease	22	1,823	47	275	+ 1,548
Stomach Cancer	23	1,680	44	300	+ 1,379
Chagas disease	24	1,615	79	0	+ 1,615
Liver Cancer	25	1,541	35	745	+ 796
Suicide	26	1,530	27	1,227	+ 303
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,451	31	1,044	+ 407
Prostate Cancer	28	1,176	57	128	+ 1,049
Breast Cancer	29	1,031	29	1,075	- 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	872	37	522	+ 350
Drownings	31	868	24	1,581	- 712
Endocrine Disorders	32	822	23	1,806	- 984
Alcohol	33	822	60	120	+ 701
Leukemia	34	812	48	258	+ 555
Inflammatory/Heart	35	801	34	769	+ 32
Pancreas Cancer	36	709	54	138	+ 572
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	625	39	467	+ 158
Asthma	38	553	22	1,902	- 1,349
Maternal Conditions	39	525	14	3,317	- 2,792
Drug Use	40	522	58	126	+ 396
Lymphomas	41	470	43	350	+ 119
Epilepsy	42	427	36	676	- 250
Skin Cancers	43	407	45	287	+ 120
Fires	44	388	28	1,120	- 733
HIV/AIDS	45	373	30	1,048	- 675
Appendicitis	46	334	56	128	+ 206
Uterin Cancer	47	324	64	86	+ 238
Oesophagus Cancer	48	285	55	132	+ 154
Meningitis	49	273	9	5,237	- 4,964
Pertussis	50	258	15	2,858	- 2,599
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	237	70	18	+ 220
Encephalitis	52	234	61	112	+ 122
Syphilis	53	225	62	110	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	54	218	40	425	- 207
Skin Disease	55	215	52	213	+ 2
Oral Cancer	56	195	49	242	- 47
Poisonings	57	140	33	771	- 631
Other Neoplasms	58	92	68	24	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	59	92	53	161	- 70
Tetanus	60	66	42	372	- 306
Multiple Sclerosis	61	48	69	22	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	62	33	63	94	- 61
War	63	19	41	409	- 390
Hepatitis B	64	12	46	279	- 267
Leishmaniasis	65	12	51	237	- 226
Dengue	66	9	73	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	67	6	66	46	- 40
Chlamydia	68	4	71	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	4	59	125	- 121
Diphtheria	70	1	65	60	- 59
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	76	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.