BOLIVIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	17,765	3	7,206	+ 10,559
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,403	1	11,051	+ 4,351
Lung Disease	3	8,422	7	3,735	+ 4,686
Lung Cancers	4	6,211	20	901	+ 5,309
Stomach Cancer	5	3,464	23	785	+ 2,679
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,647	8	2,479	+ 168
Hypertension	7	2,619	10	1,927	+ 692
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,176	9	2,430	- 254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,160	30	407	+ 1,752
Oesophagus Cancer	10	2,112	48	133	+ 1,979
Kidney Disease	11	1,672	4	5,879	- 4,207
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,594	2	8,069	- 6,475
Liver Cancer	13	1,573	25	720	+ 853
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,406	5	4,927	- 3,521
Liver Disease	15	1,266	6	3,987	- 2,721
Falls	16	1,207	17	1,066	+ 141
Suicide	17	1,011	26	715	+ 296
Pancreas Cancer	18	970	36	332	+ 638
Breast Cancer	19	806	29	482	+ 325
Parkinson's Disease	20	615	22	852	- 238
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	568	37	292	+ 276
Leukemia	22	506	34	380	+ 126
Lymphomas	23	503	41	219	+ 283
Oral Cancer	24	476	56	91	+ 385
Other Injuries	25	470	11	1,279	- 809
Drownings	26	459	31	406	+ 53
Cervical Cancer	27	449	16	1,071	- 622
Prostate Cancer	28	444	28	550	- 106
Bladder Cancer	29	329	59	43	+ 286
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	328	27	678	- 350
Congenital Anomalies	31	318	15	1,080	- 762
Tuberculosis	32	303	13	1,187	- 884
Inflammatory/Heart	33	260	35	374	- 114
HIV/AIDS	34	250	45	174	+ 76
Ovary Cancer	35	244	54	102	+ 142
Poisonings	36	224	57	66	+ 158
Endocrine Disorders	37	223	32	384	- 161
Drug Use	38	211	40	244	- 33
Asthma	39	201	38	258	- 57
Low Birth Weight	40	188	12	1,265	- 1,077
Skin Cancers	41	171	43	190	- 19
Alcohol	42	166	33	384	- 218
Birth Trauma	43	153	19	984	- 831
Malnutrition	44	113	18	1,031	- 918
Uterin Cancer	45	102	47	151	- 49
Epilepsy	46	99	42	199	- 101
Violence	47	97	14	1,097	- 1,000
Fires	48	91	44	181	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	88	51	111	- 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	76	21	883	- 807
Meningitis	51	50	49	128	- 78
Skin Disease	52	45	55	101	- 55
Other Neoplasms	53	38	58	43	- 5
Maternal Conditions	54	31	39	245	- 214
Encephalitis	55	24	52	110	- 85
Hepatitis B	56	24	64	6	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	57	23	62	15	+ 8
Syphilis	58	16	53	105	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	59	15	61	22	- 7
Appendicitis	60	13	46	156	- 143
War	61	8	63	9	- 1
Measles	62	5	73	0	+ 5
Tetanus	63	4	60	31	- 27
Pertussis	64	4	50	121	- 117
Schistosomiasis	65	3	75	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	1	67	3	- 2
Chlamydia	67	0	68	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	69	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	66	4	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	24	755	- 755
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

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Bolivia

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.