BOLIVIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,105	45	174	+ 8,931
Tuberculosis	2	5,615	13	1,187	+ 4,428
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,202	2	8,069	- 2,867
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,036	1	11,051	- 6,015
Stroke	5	4,576	3	7,206	- 2,630
Malaria	6	3,992	76	0	+ 3,992
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,227	9	2,430	+ 797
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,633	21	883	+ 1,750
Low Birth Weight	9	2,591	12	1,265	+ 1,326
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,119	5	4,927	- 2,808
Birth Trauma	11	2,014	19	984	+ 1,030
Hypertension	12	1,883	10	1,927	- 44
Liver Disease	13	1,879	6	3,987	- 2,108
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,472	15	1,080	+ 392
Kidney Disease	15	1,238	4	5,879	- 4,641
Maternal Conditions	16	1,166	39	245	+ 921
Lung Disease	17	1,092	7	3,735	- 2,643
Violence	18	1,088	14	1,097	- 9
Suicide	19	704	26	715	- 11
Other Injuries	20	673	11	1,279	- 607
Pertussis	21	665	50	121	+ 544
Meningitis	22	604	49	128	+ 476
Asthma	23	587	38	258	+ 329
Malnutrition	24	549	18	1,031	- 482
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	465	8	2,479	- 2,015
Inflammatory/Heart	26	443	35	374	+ 69
Endocrine Disorders	27	420	32	384	+ 35
Prostate Cancer	28	399	28	550	- 150
Cervical Cancer	29	396	16	1,071	- 675
Liver Cancer	30	342	25	720	- 378
Measles	31	322	73	0	+ 322
Breast Cancer	32	320	29	482	- 162
Falls	33	300	17	1,066	- 766
Syphilis	34	215	53	105	+ 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	212	27	678	- 466
Drownings	36	210	31	406	- 196
Fires	37	182	44	181	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	179	30	407	- 228
Stomach Cancer	39	178	23	785	- 608
Epilepsy	40	153	42	199	- 46
Poisonings	41	142	57	66	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	42	139	22	852	- 713
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	134	37	292	- 158
Drug Use	44	132	40	244	- 112
Lymphomas	45	123	41	219	- 96
Leukemia	46	116	34	380	- 264
Lung Cancers	47	108	20	901	- 793
Ovary Cancer	48	100	54	102	- 2
Alcohol	49	93	33	384	- 291
Skin Disease	50	92	55	101	- 8
Schistosomiasis	51	90	75	0	+ 90
Pancreas Cancer	52	85	36	332	- 247
Skin Cancers	53	73	43	190	- 118
Oral Cancer	54	66	56	91	- 25
Tetanus	55	47	60	31	+ 16
Encephalitis	56	40	52	110	- 70
Oesophagus Cancer	57	39	48	133	- 94
Appendicitis	58	37	46	156	- 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	30	51	111	- 81
Uterin Cancer	60	30	47	151	- 122
Bladder Cancer	61	29	59	43	- 13
Hepatitis B	62	29	64	6	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	63	15	58	43	- 28
Upper Respiratory	64	14	62	15	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	65	14	77	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	61	22	- 15
Hepatitis C	67	5	67	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	4	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	69	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	2	68	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
War	72	1	63	9	- 8
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	79	0	24	755	- 755
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	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.