NIGERIA VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	212,506	7	61,374	+ 151,132
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	155,158	1	207,281	- 52,122
Stroke	3	138,572	8	57,744	+ 80,828
Kidney Disease	4	113,040	20	18,189	+ 94,851
Diabetes Mellitus	5	94,738	18	22,497	+ 72,241
Liver Disease	6	76,671	13	38,326	+ 38,345
Lung Disease	7	71,827	22	12,569	+ 59,259
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	47,676	31	6,786	+ 40,891
Road Traffic Accidents	9	46,724	12	41,693	+ 5,031
Hypertension	10	37,046	24	10,692	+ 26,355
Other Injuries	11	24,599	17	22,696	+ 1,903
Low Birth Weight	12	24,319	6	95,959	- 71,640
Tuberculosis	13	22,822	3	127,335	- 104,513
Violence	14	21,090	19	18,407	+ 2,682
Congenital Anomalies	15	20,774	9	49,696	- 28,923
Cervical Cancer	16	20,595	25	10,574	+ 10,021
Falls	17	20,506	28	7,528	+ 12,978
Malnutrition	18	19,824	36	5,896	+ 13,928
Birth Trauma	19	18,926	5	100,186	- 81,260
Lung Cancers	20	17,334	57	1,295	+ 16,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	16,978	2	144,724	- 127,746
Parkinson's Disease	22	16,388	46	2,473	+ 13,915
Stomach Cancer	23	15,098	50	2,129	+ 12,969
Chagas disease	24	14,511	78	0	+ 14,511
Liver Cancer	25	13,852	39	5,289	+ 8,563
Suicide	26	13,751	30	7,019	+ 6,732
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	13,039	37	5,846	+ 7,193
Prostate Cancer	28	10,572	35	5,914	+ 4,658
Breast Cancer	29	9,267	23	11,884	- 2,617
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	7,834	43	4,152	+ 3,682
Drownings	31	7,805	32	6,584	+ 1,220
Endocrine Disorders	32	7,388	21	15,799	- 8,411
Alcohol	33	7,384	58	1,031	+ 6,353
Leukemia	34	7,301	47	2,257	+ 5,044
Inflammatory/Heart	35	7,196	42	4,826	+ 2,370
Pancreas Cancer	36	6,376	51	1,975	+ 4,401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	5,614	52	1,946	+ 3,668
Asthma	38	4,969	27	8,192	- 3,223
Maternal Conditions	39	4,719	15	23,540	- 18,821
Drug Use	40	4,692	34	6,273	- 1,581
Lymphomas	41	4,220	40	5,202	- 982
Epilepsy	42	3,835	41	5,001	- 1,167
Skin Cancers	43	3,658	53	1,933	+ 1,725
Fires	44	3,487	29	7,132	- 3,645
HIV/AIDS	45	3,349	10	44,124	- 40,775
Appendicitis	46	2,999	60	760	+ 2,239
Uterin Cancer	47	2,910	62	679	+ 2,231
Oesophagus Cancer	48	2,563	64	560	+ 2,003
Meningitis	49	2,452	11	43,651	- 41,199
Pertussis	50	2,322	16	23,282	- 20,960
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2,133	69	165	+ 1,969
Encephalitis	52	2,106	59	937	+ 1,169
Syphilis	53	2,018	38	5,449	- 3,431
Ovary Cancer	54	1,961	49	2,133	- 171
Skin Disease	55	1,933	56	1,468	+ 465
Oral Cancer	56	1,749	48	2,238	- 490
Poisonings	57	1,260	33	6,570	- 5,310
Other Neoplasms	58	828	66	290	+ 538
Bladder Cancer	59	823	63	670	+ 153
Tetanus	60	593	26	8,355	- 7,762
Multiple Sclerosis	61	427	68	179	+ 248
Upper Respiratory	62	295	67	259	+ 37
War	63	173	45	3,245	- 3,071
Hepatitis B	64	108	55	1,488	- 1,380
Leishmaniasis	65	104	70	23	+ 81
Dengue	66	85	73	2	+ 84
Hepatitis C	67	53	65	304	- 250
Chlamydia	68	37	71	14	+ 23
Ascariasis	69	35	61	685	- 650
Diphtheria	70	9	44	3,800	- 3,791
Otitis Media	71	2	72	3	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Bolivia

Nigeria

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.