BOLIVIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,380	1	11,051	+ 5,328
Stroke	2	12,174	3	7,206	+ 4,968
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,783	2	8,069	+ 2,714
Lung Cancers	4	7,964	20	901	+ 7,062
Lung Disease	5	7,812	7	3,735	+ 4,076
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,730	30	407	+ 5,323
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,690	8	2,479	+ 3,211
Stomach Cancer	8	5,040	23	785	+ 4,255
Kidney Disease	9	4,475	4	5,879	- 1,404
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,700	36	332	+ 3,369
Liver Cancer	11	2,936	25	720	+ 2,216
Other Injuries	12	2,205	11	1,279	+ 926
Suicide	13	1,945	26	715	+ 1,230
Lymphomas	14	1,926	41	219	+ 1,707
Breast Cancer	15	1,579	29	482	+ 1,097
Other Neoplasms	16	1,511	58	43	+ 1,468
Liver Disease	17	1,419	6	3,987	- 2,569
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,400	22	852	+ 548
Prostate Cancer	19	1,351	28	550	+ 801
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,231	48	133	+ 1,097
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,148	32	384	+ 764
Bladder Cancer	22	993	59	43	+ 950
Falls	23	973	17	1,066	- 93
Leukemia	24	960	34	380	+ 580
Drownings	25	840	31	406	+ 434
Oral Cancer	26	833	56	91	+ 742
Inflammatory/Heart	27	823	35	374	+ 448
Hypertension	28	667	10	1,927	- 1,260
Diabetes Mellitus	29	543	5	4,927	- 4,384
Ovary Cancer	30	506	54	102	+ 404
Road Traffic Accidents	31	456	9	2,430	- 1,974
Cervical Cancer	32	380	16	1,071	- 691
Uterin Cancer	33	346	47	151	+ 195
Tuberculosis	34	346	13	1,187	- 841
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	292	27	678	- 386
Skin Disease	36	280	55	101	+ 180
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	273	21	883	- 610
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	262	51	111	+ 151
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	255	37	292	- 37
Congenital Anomalies	40	247	15	1,080	- 833
Hepatitis C	41	222	67	3	+ 219
Asthma	42	192	38	258	- 66
Malnutrition	43	191	18	1,031	- 840
Skin Cancers	44	184	43	190	- 6
Epilepsy	45	156	42	199	- 44
Hepatitis B	46	142	64	6	+ 137
Schizophrenia	47	105	85	0	+ 105
Fires	48	101	44	181	- 81
Anemia	49	87	84	0	+ 87
Drug Use	50	73	40	244	- 171
Alcohol	51	58	33	384	- 326
Meningitis	52	31	49	128	- 97
Violence	53	27	14	1,097	- 1,070
Poisonings	54	25	57	66	- 40
Low Birth Weight	55	20	12	1,265	- 1,244
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	17	81	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	57	16	62	15	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	13	46	156	- 143
Multiple Sclerosis	59	11	61	22	- 11
Oral conditions	60	11	80	0	+ 11
Birth Trauma	61	10	19	984	- 974
Osteoarthritis	62	9	82	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	63	5	45	174	- 169
Maternal Conditions	64	4	39	245	- 242
Syphilis	65	2	53	105	- 103
War	66	1	63	9	- 8
Tetanus	67	1	60	31	- 30
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	0	52	110	- 109
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	50	121	- 121
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	78	0	24	755	- 755
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

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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.