SOUTH KOREA VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,749	1	28,043	+ 18,706
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,133	2	26,650	+ 7,483
Stroke	3	30,484	3	25,596	+ 4,888
Kidney Disease	4	24,868	9	10,107	+ 14,761
Diabetes Mellitus	5	20,841	13	6,812	+ 14,030
Liver Disease	6	16,867	14	6,348	+ 10,518
Lung Disease	7	15,801	11	8,526	+ 7,275
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	10,488	6	12,145	- 1,657
Road Traffic Accidents	9	10,279	15	4,399	+ 5,880
Hypertension	10	8,150	17	3,711	+ 4,439
Other Injuries	11	5,412	18	3,634	+ 1,778
Low Birth Weight	12	5,350	45	370	+ 4,979
Tuberculosis	13	5,021	24	1,950	+ 3,070
Violence	14	4,639	44	386	+ 4,253
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,570	41	518	+ 4,052
Cervical Cancer	16	4,531	34	1,065	+ 3,466
Falls	17	4,511	20	2,934	+ 1,577
Malnutrition	18	4,361	53	88	+ 4,273
Birth Trauma	19	4,164	54	88	+ 4,075
Lung Cancers	20	3,813	4	20,293	- 16,480
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	3,735	35	929	+ 2,806
Parkinson's Disease	22	3,605	16	3,951	- 346
Stomach Cancer	23	3,321	10	8,625	- 5,304
Chagas disease	24	3,192	80	0	+ 3,192
Liver Cancer	25	3,047	7	11,589	- 8,542
Suicide	26	3,025	5	14,636	- 11,611
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,869	38	540	+ 2,329
Prostate Cancer	28	2,326	22	2,316	+ 10
Breast Cancer	29	2,039	21	2,880	- 841
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,723	8	10,180	- 8,457
Drownings	31	1,717	42	501	+ 1,216
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,625	25	1,891	- 266
Alcohol	33	1,624	33	1,081	+ 544
Leukemia	34	1,606	23	2,140	- 534
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,583	31	1,325	+ 258
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,403	12	6,994	- 5,591
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,235	48	224	+ 1,011
Asthma	38	1,093	32	1,150	- 57
Maternal Conditions	39	1,038	61	34	+ 1,004
Drug Use	40	1,032	50	154	+ 878
Lymphomas	41	928	19	3,477	- 2,549
Epilepsy	42	844	40	524	+ 319
Skin Cancers	43	805	37	585	+ 220
Fires	44	767	47	263	+ 504
HIV/AIDS	45	737	55	84	+ 652
Appendicitis	46	660	57	54	+ 606
Uterin Cancer	47	640	43	420	+ 220
Oesophagus Cancer	48	564	28	1,733	- 1,169
Meningitis	49	539	58	51	+ 489
Pertussis	50	511	67	6	+ 505
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	469	51	150	+ 319
Encephalitis	52	463	65	19	+ 444
Syphilis	53	444	62	27	+ 417
Ovary Cancer	54	431	30	1,330	- 898
Skin Disease	55	425	36	704	- 279
Oral Cancer	56	385	29	1,457	- 1,072
Poisonings	57	277	52	115	+ 162
Other Neoplasms	58	182	26	1,807	- 1,625
Bladder Cancer	59	181	27	1,768	- 1,587
Tetanus	60	130	69	5	+ 126
Multiple Sclerosis	61	94	66	11	+ 83
Upper Respiratory	62	65	63	26	+ 39
War	63	38	68	5	+ 33
Hepatitis B	64	24	39	526	- 502
Leishmaniasis	65	23	79	0	+ 23
Dengue	66	19	77	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	67	12	49	168	- 156
Chlamydia	68	8	84	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	8	74	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	82	0	60	41	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Bolivia

South Korea

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.