BOLIVIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,644	1	11,051	+ 2,593
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,993	8	2,479	+ 7,513
Stroke	3	4,755	3	7,206	- 2,452
Lung Cancers	4	4,538	20	901	+ 3,637
Lung Disease	5	4,353	7	3,735	+ 617
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,784	2	8,069	- 5,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,484	30	407	+ 2,077
Prostate Cancer	8	2,058	28	550	+ 1,508
Breast Cancer	9	1,804	29	482	+ 1,322
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,792	22	852	+ 939
Other Injuries	11	1,692	11	1,279	+ 412
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,465	36	332	+ 1,133
Suicide	13	1,361	26	715	+ 646
Lymphomas	14	1,243	41	219	+ 1,024
Kidney Disease	15	1,124	4	5,879	- 4,754
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,003	5	4,927	- 3,924
Hypertension	17	819	10	1,927	- 1,108
Falls	18	801	17	1,066	- 265
Oesophagus Cancer	19	762	48	133	+ 629
Liver Cancer	20	757	25	720	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	21	688	59	43	+ 645
Leukemia	22	639	34	380	+ 259
Stomach Cancer	23	594	23	785	- 191
Drug Use	24	568	40	244	+ 324
Ovary Cancer	25	556	54	102	+ 454
Inflammatory/Heart	26	528	35	374	+ 154
Endocrine Disorders	27	527	32	384	+ 143
Alcohol	28	478	33	384	+ 94
Skin Cancers	29	439	43	190	+ 249
Other Neoplasms	30	329	58	43	+ 286
Liver Disease	31	320	6	3,987	- 3,667
Cervical Cancer	32	311	16	1,071	- 760
Oral Cancer	33	289	56	91	+ 198
Congenital Anomalies	34	252	15	1,080	- 828
Road Traffic Accidents	35	235	9	2,430	- 2,195
Uterin Cancer	36	234	47	151	+ 82
Epilepsy	37	183	42	199	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	143	51	111	+ 32
Violence	39	136	14	1,097	- 961
Anemia	40	124	84	0	+ 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	110	27	678	- 568
Poisonings	42	109	57	66	+ 44
Low Birth Weight	43	102	12	1,265	- 1,163
Multiple Sclerosis	44	93	61	22	+ 71
Skin Disease	45	89	55	101	- 11
Birth Trauma	46	84	19	984	- 900
Osteoarthritis	47	70	82	0	+ 70
Asthma	48	56	38	258	- 202
Schizophrenia	49	49	85	0	+ 49
Meningitis	50	43	49	128	- 84
Upper Respiratory	51	37	62	15	+ 22
Hepatitis C	52	37	67	3	+ 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	36	81	0	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	35	37	292	- 257
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	33	21	883	- 850
Drownings	56	31	31	406	- 375
Malnutrition	57	18	18	1,031	- 1,012
Fires	58	18	44	181	- 163
HIV/AIDS	59	16	45	174	- 158
Maternal Conditions	60	12	39	245	- 233
War	61	1	63	9	- 8
Pertussis	62	0	50	121	- 120
Hepatitis B	63	0	64	6	- 6
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	60	31	- 31
Ascariasis	69	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	24	755	- 755
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Encephalitis	78	0	52	110	- 110
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	53	105	- 105
Chlamydia	81	0	68	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	13	1,187	- 1,187
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	80	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	46	156	- 156
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Iceland

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.