BOLIVIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,846	2	8,069	- 223
Tuberculosis	2	4,669	13	1,187	+ 3,482
Measles	3	4,508	73	0	+ 4,508
Malaria	4	4,461	76	0	+ 4,461
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,406	21	883	+ 3,523
Stroke	6	3,904	3	7,206	- 3,302
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,703	1	11,051	- 7,348
Low Birth Weight	8	3,699	12	1,265	+ 2,434
Birth Trauma	9	3,529	19	984	+ 2,544
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,228	9	2,430	+ 798
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,734	15	1,080	+ 654
Hypertension	12	1,680	10	1,927	- 247
Liver Disease	13	1,605	6	3,987	- 2,382
Lung Disease	14	1,443	7	3,735	- 2,292
HIV/AIDS	15	1,417	45	174	+ 1,243
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,376	5	4,927	- 3,550
Meningitis	17	1,234	49	128	+ 1,107
Violence	18	1,186	14	1,097	+ 90
Maternal Conditions	19	1,122	39	245	+ 876
Kidney Disease	20	968	4	5,879	- 4,910
Malnutrition	21	951	18	1,031	- 80
Other Injuries	22	882	11	1,279	- 397
Pertussis	23	845	50	121	+ 724
Asthma	24	825	38	258	+ 567
Endocrine Disorders	25	787	32	384	+ 403
Suicide	26	620	26	715	- 95
Cervical Cancer	27	514	16	1,071	- 557
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	485	8	2,479	- 1,994
Inflammatory/Heart	29	432	35	374	+ 57
Prostate Cancer	30	421	28	550	- 129
Liver Cancer	31	410	25	720	- 311
Syphilis	32	400	53	105	+ 295
Falls	33	372	17	1,066	- 695
Drownings	34	368	31	406	- 37
Breast Cancer	35	364	29	482	- 118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	316	30	407	- 91
Stomach Cancer	37	275	23	785	- 510
Lymphomas	38	220	41	219	+ 0
Fires	39	214	44	181	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	205	27	678	- 473
Leukemia	41	200	34	380	- 180
Poisonings	42	184	57	66	+ 119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	184	37	292	- 108
Epilepsy	44	184	42	199	- 15
War	45	177	63	9	+ 168
Tetanus	46	124	60	31	+ 94
Lung Cancers	47	124	20	901	- 778
Schistosomiasis	48	114	75	0	+ 114
Parkinson's Disease	49	110	22	852	- 742
Pancreas Cancer	50	108	36	332	- 223
Oral Cancer	51	107	56	91	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	52	93	65	5	+ 87
Oesophagus Cancer	53	84	48	133	- 49
Skin Disease	54	83	55	101	- 17
Skin Cancers	55	82	43	190	- 109
Appendicitis	56	75	46	156	- 81
Encephalitis	57	73	52	110	- 37
Ovary Cancer	58	70	54	102	- 32
Drug Use	59	68	40	244	- 176
Alcohol	60	68	33	384	- 316
Hepatitis B	61	49	64	6	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	62	39	62	15	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	63	38	47	151	- 114
Trypanosomiasis	64	37	77	0	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	65	29	59	43	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	23	51	111	- 88
Other Neoplasms	67	9	58	43	- 34
Ascariasis	68	9	69	2	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	7	67	3	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	5	70	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	61	22	- 18
Otitis Media	72	4	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	2	68	2	- 0
Dengue	74	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	24	755	- 755
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

DR Congo

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.