BOLIVIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,523	1	11,051	+ 10,472
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,489	8	2,479	+ 5,010
Stroke	3	7,288	3	7,206	+ 82
Lung Cancers	4	6,815	20	901	+ 5,913
Lung Disease	5	6,264	7	3,735	+ 2,529
Hypertension	6	3,922	10	1,927	+ 1,995
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,809	30	407	+ 3,402
Kidney Disease	8	3,333	4	5,879	- 2,546
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,032	2	8,069	- 5,037
Breast Cancer	10	2,758	29	482	+ 2,276
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,630	36	332	+ 2,299
Prostate Cancer	12	2,413	28	550	+ 1,863
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,277	5	4,927	- 2,649
Falls	14	2,243	17	1,066	+ 1,177
Liver Disease	15	2,224	6	3,987	- 1,763
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,843	22	852	+ 991
Lymphomas	17	1,793	41	219	+ 1,573
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,563	32	384	+ 1,179
Suicide	19	1,505	26	715	+ 790
Stomach Cancer	20	1,414	23	785	+ 628
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,301	35	374	+ 927
Leukemia	22	1,279	34	380	+ 899
Other Injuries	23	1,207	11	1,279	- 72
Other Neoplasms	24	1,194	58	43	+ 1,151
Liver Cancer	25	1,179	25	720	+ 459
Alcohol	26	916	33	384	+ 532
Oesophagus Cancer	27	909	48	133	+ 776
Bladder Cancer	28	906	59	43	+ 864
Oral Cancer	29	882	56	91	+ 791
Ovary Cancer	30	760	54	102	+ 658
Skin Cancers	31	594	43	190	+ 403
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	561	21	883	- 322
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	529	37	292	+ 237
Road Traffic Accidents	34	462	9	2,430	- 1,967
Epilepsy	35	452	42	199	+ 253
Congenital Anomalies	36	335	15	1,080	- 745
Uterin Cancer	37	327	47	151	+ 175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	317	27	678	- 361
Cervical Cancer	39	312	16	1,071	- 759
Drug Use	40	283	40	244	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	41	230	61	22	+ 208
Skin Disease	42	226	55	101	+ 125
Anemia	43	145	84	0	+ 145
Asthma	44	135	38	258	- 123
Low Birth Weight	45	113	12	1,265	- 1,152
Violence	46	113	14	1,097	- 984
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	79	51	111	- 32
Hepatitis C	48	74	67	3	+ 71
Drownings	49	67	31	406	- 339
Malnutrition	50	66	18	1,031	- 965
Schizophrenia	51	57	85	0	+ 57
Osteoarthritis	52	53	82	0	+ 53
Fires	53	52	44	181	- 129
HIV/AIDS	54	51	45	174	- 124
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	43	81	0	+ 43
Tuberculosis	56	41	13	1,187	- 1,146
Birth Trauma	57	35	19	984	- 949
Poisonings	58	32	57	66	- 34
Hepatitis B	59	27	64	6	+ 21
Meningitis	60	25	49	128	- 103
Upper Respiratory	61	20	62	15	+ 5
Appendicitis	62	19	46	156	- 137
Oral conditions	63	9	80	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	6	39	245	- 240
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
War	66	1	63	9	- 8
Encephalitis	67	1	52	110	- 108
Syphilis	68	1	53	105	- 104
Pertussis	69	0	50	121	- 120
Measles	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	24	755	- 755
Tetanus	75	0	60	31	- 31
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	4	- 4
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

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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.