BOLIVIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,202	1	11,051	+ 151
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,550	8	2,479	+ 5,070
Lung Cancers	3	4,507	20	901	+ 3,606
Lung Disease	4	4,506	7	3,735	+ 771
Stroke	5	4,163	3	7,206	- 3,043
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,054	2	8,069	- 5,015
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,576	30	407	+ 2,169
Breast Cancer	8	1,787	29	482	+ 1,305
Prostate Cancer	9	1,376	28	550	+ 826
Kidney Disease	10	1,333	4	5,879	- 4,546
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,248	36	332	+ 916
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,246	22	852	+ 394
Lymphomas	13	1,206	41	219	+ 987
Suicide	14	1,106	26	715	+ 390
Oesophagus Cancer	15	985	48	133	+ 851
Diabetes Mellitus	16	973	5	4,927	- 3,954
Stomach Cancer	17	839	23	785	+ 54
Liver Cancer	18	748	25	720	+ 28
Liver Disease	19	657	6	3,987	- 3,330
Leukemia	20	644	34	380	+ 264
Ovary Cancer	21	642	54	102	+ 540
Bladder Cancer	22	602	59	43	+ 559
Skin Cancers	23	592	43	190	+ 402
Endocrine Disorders	24	586	32	384	+ 202
Falls	25	581	17	1,066	- 486
Inflammatory/Heart	26	564	35	374	+ 190
Other Neoplasms	27	513	58	43	+ 470
Oral Cancer	28	430	56	91	+ 339
Hypertension	29	411	10	1,927	- 1,515
Other Injuries	30	402	11	1,279	- 877
Drug Use	31	392	40	244	+ 148
Congenital Anomalies	32	360	15	1,080	- 720
Road Traffic Accidents	33	360	9	2,430	- 2,070
Uterin Cancer	34	297	47	151	+ 145
Cervical Cancer	35	242	16	1,071	- 829
Epilepsy	36	200	42	199	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	37	195	61	22	+ 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	157	27	678	- 521
Alcohol	39	151	33	384	- 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	139	51	111	+ 28
Asthma	41	136	38	258	- 122
Skin Disease	42	136	55	101	+ 35
Drownings	43	134	31	406	- 271
Low Birth Weight	44	131	12	1,265	- 1,133
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	124	21	883	- 759
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	117	37	292	- 175
Violence	47	90	14	1,097	- 1,007
Fires	48	71	44	181	- 111
Anemia	49	68	84	0	+ 68
Tuberculosis	50	54	13	1,187	- 1,133
Osteoarthritis	51	46	82	0	+ 46
Hepatitis C	52	45	67	3	+ 42
Poisonings	53	33	57	66	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	32	81	0	+ 32
Schizophrenia	55	27	85	0	+ 27
Birth Trauma	56	24	19	984	- 961
HIV/AIDS	57	20	45	174	- 154
Meningitis	58	17	49	128	- 110
Hepatitis B	59	14	64	6	+ 8
Appendicitis	60	8	46	156	- 148
Maternal Conditions	61	7	39	245	- 238
Oral conditions	62	5	80	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	63	4	18	1,031	- 1,027
Upper Respiratory	64	2	62	15	- 13
War	65	1	63	9	- 8
Encephalitis	66	0	52	110	- 109
Pertussis	67	0	50	121	- 121
Syphilis	68	0	53	105	- 105
Chlamydia	69	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	24	755	- 755
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	5	- 5
Ascariasis	77	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	78	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	60	31	- 31
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Ireland

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.