BOLIVIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,059	1	11,051	+ 6,007
Stroke	2	8,973	3	7,206	+ 1,766
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,896	9	2,430	+ 5,467
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,144	5	4,927	- 1,783
Liver Disease	5	3,051	6	3,987	- 936
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,566	2	8,069	- 5,503
Kidney Disease	7	2,414	4	5,879	- 3,465
HIV/AIDS	8	2,198	45	174	+ 2,024
Violence	9	2,182	14	1,097	+ 1,085
Hypertension	10	2,156	10	1,927	+ 229
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,058	8	2,479	- 422
Prostate Cancer	12	1,883	28	550	+ 1,334
Low Birth Weight	13	1,744	12	1,265	+ 480
Breast Cancer	14	1,662	29	482	+ 1,180
Lung Disease	15	1,548	7	3,735	- 2,187
Lung Cancers	16	1,416	20	901	+ 514
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,182	15	1,080	+ 102
Birth Trauma	18	1,041	19	984	+ 57
Other Injuries	19	1,013	11	1,279	- 266
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	969	30	407	+ 561
Liver Cancer	21	756	25	720	+ 36
Endocrine Disorders	22	686	32	384	+ 302
Cervical Cancer	23	638	16	1,071	- 433
Stomach Cancer	24	623	23	785	- 162
Suicide	25	603	26	715	- 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	574	21	883	- 309
Pancreas Cancer	27	519	36	332	+ 187
Parkinson's Disease	28	508	22	852	- 344
Asthma	29	502	38	258	+ 244
Falls	30	495	17	1,066	- 571
Oral Cancer	31	494	56	91	+ 403
Leukemia	32	465	34	380	+ 86
Lymphomas	33	426	41	219	+ 207
Malnutrition	34	423	18	1,031	- 608
Inflammatory/Heart	35	355	35	374	- 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	336	27	678	- 342
Drownings	37	282	31	406	- 124
Tuberculosis	38	275	13	1,187	- 911
Maternal Conditions	39	230	39	245	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	40	228	48	133	+ 95
Skin Cancers	41	196	43	190	+ 6
Epilepsy	42	180	42	199	- 19
Drug Use	43	178	40	244	- 66
Fires	44	158	44	181	- 23
Meningitis	45	152	49	128	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	140	37	292	- 152
Pertussis	47	137	50	121	+ 17
Alcohol	48	137	33	384	- 247
Bladder Cancer	49	105	59	43	+ 62
Ovary Cancer	50	101	54	102	- 1
Syphilis	51	80	53	105	- 25
Appendicitis	52	76	46	156	- 80
Skin Disease	53	57	55	101	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	55	51	111	- 56
Poisonings	55	53	57	66	- 12
Encephalitis	56	51	52	110	- 59
Uterin Cancer	57	49	47	151	- 102
Other Neoplasms	58	40	58	43	- 3
Schistosomiasis	59	25	75	0	+ 25
Hepatitis C	60	19	67	3	+ 17
Tetanus	61	19	60	31	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	62	15	61	22	- 7
Hepatitis B	63	12	64	6	+ 7
Dengue	64	5	66	4	+ 1
Malaria	65	5	76	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	66	2	68	2	- 0
War	67	1	63	9	- 8
Upper Respiratory	68	1	62	15	- 14
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	69	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	24	755	- 755
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Dominican Rep.

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.