BOLIVIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,604	45	174	+ 12,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,257	2	8,069	- 1,812
Malaria	3	4,576	76	0	+ 4,576
Low Birth Weight	4	3,132	12	1,265	+ 1,868
Birth Trauma	5	3,022	19	984	+ 2,038
Stroke	6	2,997	3	7,206	- 4,210
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,872	1	11,051	- 8,180
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,526	9	2,430	+ 96
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,392	21	883	+ 1,509
Tuberculosis	10	2,200	13	1,187	+ 1,013
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,051	5	4,927	- 2,876
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,709	15	1,080	+ 629
Liver Disease	13	1,366	6	3,987	- 2,621
Kidney Disease	14	1,360	4	5,879	- 4,518
Measles	15	1,241	73	0	+ 1,241
Hypertension	16	1,132	10	1,927	- 795
Maternal Conditions	17	951	39	245	+ 705
Syphilis	18	918	53	105	+ 813
Meningitis	19	871	49	128	+ 743
Lung Disease	20	826	7	3,735	- 2,909
Pertussis	21	747	50	121	+ 627
Suicide	22	735	26	715	+ 19
Other Injuries	23	721	11	1,279	- 559
Breast Cancer	24	578	29	482	+ 96
Endocrine Disorders	25	501	32	384	+ 117
Asthma	26	447	38	258	+ 189
Inflammatory/Heart	27	433	35	374	+ 58
Cervical Cancer	28	384	16	1,071	- 687
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	380	8	2,479	- 2,099
Drug Use	30	345	40	244	+ 101
Malnutrition	31	330	18	1,031	- 701
Falls	32	313	17	1,066	- 753
Violence	33	307	14	1,097	- 790
Liver Cancer	34	295	25	720	- 425
Prostate Cancer	35	294	28	550	- 256
Drownings	36	271	31	406	- 135
Oral Cancer	37	237	56	91	+ 146
Epilepsy	38	221	42	199	+ 22
Fires	39	207	44	181	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	196	30	407	- 211
Lung Cancers	41	183	20	901	- 718
Tetanus	42	160	60	31	+ 129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	150	27	678	- 528
Poisonings	44	144	57	66	+ 79
Lymphomas	45	133	41	219	- 87
Parkinson's Disease	46	121	22	852	- 732
Trypanosomiasis	47	113	77	0	+ 113
Skin Cancers	48	111	43	190	- 79
Stomach Cancer	49	107	23	785	- 678
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	97	37	292	- 195
Skin Disease	51	89	55	101	- 11
Ovary Cancer	52	88	54	102	- 14
Alcohol	53	82	33	384	- 302
Oesophagus Cancer	54	81	48	133	- 52
Pancreas Cancer	55	78	36	332	- 254
Bladder Cancer	56	58	59	43	+ 15
Encephalitis	57	53	52	110	- 56
Uterin Cancer	58	53	47	151	- 99
Appendicitis	59	38	46	156	- 118
Schistosomiasis	60	29	75	0	+ 29
Leukemia	61	26	34	380	- 354
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	25	51	111	- 86
Other Neoplasms	63	21	58	43	- 22
Diphtheria	64	21	70	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	65	21	64	6	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	66	11	62	15	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	10	61	22	- 12
Chlamydia	68	3	68	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	67	3	- 1
Ascariasis	70	2	69	2	- 0
War	71	1	63	9	- 8
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	24	755	- 755
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Equ. Guinea

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.