BOLIVIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,350	45	174	+ 26,176
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,765	2	8,069	+ 9,696
Stroke	3	15,569	3	7,206	+ 8,363
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	13,012	21	883	+ 12,129
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,612	1	11,051	+ 561
Diabetes Mellitus	6	11,052	5	4,927	+ 6,125
Suicide	7	8,509	26	715	+ 7,794
Tuberculosis	8	6,679	13	1,187	+ 5,492
Lung Disease	9	6,090	7	3,735	+ 2,355
Kidney Disease	10	5,607	4	5,879	- 271
Hypertension	11	5,471	10	1,927	+ 3,545
Low Birth Weight	12	5,288	12	1,265	+ 4,024
Violence	13	5,107	14	1,097	+ 4,010
Liver Disease	14	4,378	6	3,987	+ 391
Birth Trauma	15	3,964	19	984	+ 2,980
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,750	9	2,430	+ 1,320
Asthma	17	3,746	38	258	+ 3,488
Other Injuries	18	2,945	11	1,279	+ 1,666
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,152	15	1,080	+ 1,071
Cervical Cancer	20	2,058	16	1,071	+ 987
Malnutrition	21	1,974	18	1,031	+ 943
Meningitis	22	1,756	49	128	+ 1,629
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,686	35	374	+ 1,312
Maternal Conditions	24	1,615	39	245	+ 1,370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,540	27	678	+ 862
Fires	26	1,485	44	181	+ 1,304
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,298	32	384	+ 914
Drownings	28	1,105	31	406	+ 699
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,073	8	2,479	- 1,406
Epilepsy	30	793	42	199	+ 593
Falls	31	706	17	1,066	- 360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	694	37	292	+ 402
Poisonings	33	614	57	66	+ 548
Breast Cancer	34	537	29	482	+ 55
Prostate Cancer	35	446	28	550	- 104
Lymphomas	36	430	41	219	+ 211
Oesophagus Cancer	37	406	48	133	+ 272
Alcohol	38	391	33	384	+ 7
Liver Cancer	39	391	25	720	- 330
Skin Disease	40	386	55	101	+ 286
Parkinson's Disease	41	303	22	852	- 549
Oral Cancer	42	285	56	91	+ 194
Lung Cancers	43	282	20	901	- 619
Pertussis	44	282	50	121	+ 161
Syphilis	45	279	53	105	+ 174
Skin Cancers	46	256	43	190	+ 66
Tetanus	47	250	60	31	+ 219
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	219	30	407	- 188
Leukemia	49	215	34	380	- 165
Drug Use	50	175	40	244	- 70
Hepatitis B	51	148	64	6	+ 142
Appendicitis	52	137	46	156	- 19
Ovary Cancer	53	135	54	102	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	54	130	47	151	- 22
Upper Respiratory	55	100	62	15	+ 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	100	51	111	- 11
Encephalitis	57	75	52	110	- 35
Pancreas Cancer	58	67	36	332	- 264
Measles	59	65	73	0	+ 65
Stomach Cancer	60	59	23	785	- 726
Bladder Cancer	61	53	59	43	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	62	51	58	43	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	63	33	61	22	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	14	67	3	+ 11
Chlamydia	65	9	68	2	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	7	71	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	4	69	2	+ 2
War	68	2	63	9	- 8
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	1	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	24	755	- 755
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Lesotho

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.