BOLIVIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,528	3	7,206	+ 3,322
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,056	5	4,927	+ 4,129
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,525	1	11,051	- 3,526
Violence	4	6,472	14	1,097	+ 5,375
Prostate Cancer	5	3,852	28	550	+ 3,302
Kidney Disease	6	3,458	4	5,879	- 2,421
HIV/AIDS	7	3,302	45	174	+ 3,128
Hypertension	8	2,837	10	1,927	+ 911
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,561	8	2,479	+ 81
Lung Cancers	10	2,060	20	901	+ 1,158
Lung Disease	11	1,970	7	3,735	- 1,765
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,936	9	2,430	- 494
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,903	30	407	+ 1,495
Breast Cancer	14	1,802	29	482	+ 1,320
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,713	2	8,069	- 6,356
Cervical Cancer	16	1,560	16	1,071	+ 489
Lymphomas	17	1,094	41	219	+ 875
Low Birth Weight	18	1,049	12	1,265	- 216
Stomach Cancer	19	1,005	23	785	+ 220
Endocrine Disorders	20	769	32	384	+ 385
Liver Disease	21	675	6	3,987	- 3,312
Skin Disease	22	634	55	101	+ 533
Congenital Anomalies	23	605	15	1,080	- 475
Inflammatory/Heart	24	581	35	374	+ 207
Parkinson's Disease	25	578	22	852	- 275
Leukemia	26	562	34	380	+ 182
Pancreas Cancer	27	517	36	332	+ 185
Uterin Cancer	28	463	47	151	+ 311
Liver Cancer	29	441	25	720	- 280
Ovary Cancer	30	423	54	102	+ 321
Other Injuries	31	396	11	1,279	- 883
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	359	27	678	- 319
Falls	33	358	17	1,066	- 709
Oesophagus Cancer	34	322	48	133	+ 188
Suicide	35	306	26	715	- 409
Asthma	36	284	38	258	+ 26
Birth Trauma	37	283	19	984	- 701
Bladder Cancer	38	260	59	43	+ 217
Oral Cancer	39	256	56	91	+ 165
Malnutrition	40	208	18	1,031	- 823
Epilepsy	41	200	42	199	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	151	21	883	- 732
Maternal Conditions	43	151	39	245	- 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	116	37	292	- 176
Other Neoplasms	45	81	58	43	+ 38
Fires	46	68	44	181	- 113
Meningitis	47	68	49	128	- 60
Drug Use	48	57	40	244	- 187
Encephalitis	49	57	52	110	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	49	51	111	- 62
Drownings	51	45	31	406	- 361
Skin Cancers	52	44	43	190	- 146
Appendicitis	53	39	46	156	- 117
Tuberculosis	54	34	13	1,187	- 1,153
Alcohol	55	33	33	384	- 351
Multiple Sclerosis	56	15	61	22	- 7
Poisonings	57	10	57	66	- 55
Dengue	58	5	66	4	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	4	64	6	- 2
Syphilis	60	3	53	105	- 102
War	61	2	63	9	- 7
Chlamydia	62	2	68	2	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	60	31	- 30
Hepatitis C	64	1	67	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	1	62	15	- 15
Ascariasis	66	0	69	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	50	121	- 121
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	65	5	- 5
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	24	755	- 755
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Jamaica

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.