UNITED KINGDOM VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,449	2	71,728	- 10,279
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,866	3	40,540	+ 4,326
Stroke	3	40,070	4	37,626	+ 2,444
Kidney Disease	4	32,687	18	5,471	+ 27,216
Diabetes Mellitus	5	27,395	17	5,842	+ 21,553
Liver Disease	6	22,170	14	7,666	+ 14,505
Lung Disease	7	20,770	6	32,896	- 12,126
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	13,786	1	98,135	- 84,348
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,511	33	2,169	+ 11,342
Hypertension	10	10,713	23	5,208	+ 5,504
Other Injuries	11	7,113	19	5,464	+ 1,649
Low Birth Weight	12	7,032	40	1,313	+ 5,719
Tuberculosis	13	6,599	47	351	+ 6,248
Violence	14	6,098	46	868	+ 5,231
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,007	35	2,127	+ 3,880
Cervical Cancer	16	5,955	43	1,099	+ 4,856
Falls	17	5,930	15	7,618	- 1,689
Malnutrition	18	5,732	58	116	+ 5,617
Birth Trauma	19	5,473	54	190	+ 5,283
Lung Cancers	20	5,012	5	35,715	- 30,702
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	4,909	38	1,599	+ 3,311
Parkinson's Disease	22	4,739	13	8,573	- 3,834
Stomach Cancer	23	4,366	24	4,999	- 633
Chagas disease	24	4,196	71	0	+ 4,196
Liver Cancer	25	4,006	21	5,237	- 1,231
Suicide	26	3,976	20	5,325	- 1,349
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	3,771	36	2,090	+ 1,681
Prostate Cancer	28	3,057	8	13,289	- 10,232
Breast Cancer	29	2,680	9	12,718	- 10,039
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	2,265	7	18,446	- 16,181
Drownings	31	2,257	49	301	+ 1,956
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,136	28	3,297	- 1,161
Alcohol	33	2,135	39	1,555	+ 581
Leukemia	34	2,111	22	5,211	- 3,100
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,081	29	3,126	- 1,046
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,844	11	8,995	- 7,152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,623	45	876	+ 747
Asthma	38	1,437	41	1,302	+ 135
Maternal Conditions	39	1,365	64	47	+ 1,318
Drug Use	40	1,357	31	2,824	- 1,467
Lymphomas	41	1,220	10	9,350	- 8,130
Epilepsy	42	1,109	42	1,193	- 85
Skin Cancers	43	1,058	27	3,727	- 2,669
Fires	44	1,008	48	334	+ 674
HIV/AIDS	45	968	55	188	+ 780
Appendicitis	46	867	59	105	+ 762
Uterin Cancer	47	842	32	2,346	- 1,505
Oesophagus Cancer	48	741	12	8,727	- 7,986
Meningitis	49	709	52	232	+ 477
Pertussis	50	671	69	3	+ 668
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	617	44	1,014	- 397
Encephalitis	52	609	68	6	+ 603
Syphilis	53	584	62	49	+ 535
Ovary Cancer	54	567	25	4,019	- 3,452
Skin Disease	55	559	34	2,134	- 1,575
Oral Cancer	56	506	30	3,109	- 2,603
Poisonings	57	364	53	221	+ 144
Other Neoplasms	58	239	26	3,986	- 3,747
Bladder Cancer	59	238	16	6,133	- 5,895
Tetanus	60	171	72	0	+ 171
Multiple Sclerosis	61	124	37	1,856	- 1,732
Upper Respiratory	62	85	63	48	+ 37
War	63	50	67	10	+ 40
Hepatitis B	64	31	65	40	- 9
Leishmaniasis	65	30	70	0	+ 30
Dengue	66	25	73	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	67	15	51	267	- 252
Chlamydia	68	11	79	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	69	10	80	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	54	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	167	- 167
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Schizophrenia	85	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Bolivia

United Kingdom

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.