BOLIVIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	6,264	13	1,187	+ 5,077
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,098	2	8,069	- 1,971
Measles	3	5,784	73	0	+ 5,784
Malaria	4	5,497	76	0	+ 5,497
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,348	9	2,430	+ 1,919
HIV/AIDS	6	4,345	45	174	+ 4,171
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,268	1	11,051	- 6,784
Low Birth Weight	8	3,740	12	1,265	+ 2,476
Birth Trauma	9	3,626	19	984	+ 2,642
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	3,604	21	883	+ 2,721
Stroke	11	3,574	3	7,206	- 3,633
Maternal Conditions	12	1,969	39	245	+ 1,724
Liver Disease	13	1,944	6	3,987	- 2,043
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,886	15	1,080	+ 806
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,472	5	4,927	- 3,455
Kidney Disease	16	1,378	4	5,879	- 4,501
Meningitis	17	1,250	49	128	+ 1,122
Violence	18	1,080	14	1,097	- 17
Cervical Cancer	19	1,072	16	1,071	+ 1
Liver Cancer	20	995	25	720	+ 274
Syphilis	21	893	53	105	+ 788
Other Injuries	22	861	11	1,279	- 418
Hypertension	23	839	10	1,927	- 1,087
Malnutrition	24	800	18	1,031	- 231
Prostate Cancer	25	673	28	550	+ 124
Lung Disease	26	665	7	3,735	- 3,071
Breast Cancer	27	556	29	482	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	28	556	32	384	+ 172
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	531	8	2,479	- 1,948
Suicide	30	497	26	715	- 218
Asthma	31	452	38	258	+ 193
Pertussis	32	447	50	121	+ 326
Falls	33	352	17	1,066	- 715
Fires	34	347	44	181	+ 166
Drownings	35	287	31	406	- 119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	286	27	678	- 393
Stomach Cancer	37	275	23	785	- 510
Inflammatory/Heart	38	261	35	374	- 113
Lymphomas	39	212	41	219	- 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	203	30	407	- 205
Poisonings	41	185	57	66	+ 120
Epilepsy	42	183	42	199	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	43	164	22	852	- 689
Lung Cancers	44	149	20	901	- 752
Schistosomiasis	45	116	75	0	+ 116
Skin Cancers	46	116	43	190	- 75
Ovary Cancer	47	114	54	102	+ 12
Oral Cancer	48	114	56	91	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	113	37	292	- 179
Drug Use	50	96	40	244	- 148
Skin Disease	51	93	55	101	- 7
Hepatitis B	52	88	64	6	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	53	85	36	332	- 246
Tetanus	54	70	60	31	+ 40
Uterin Cancer	55	64	47	151	- 87
Encephalitis	56	62	52	110	- 47
Alcohol	57	58	33	384	- 326
Leukemia	58	52	34	380	- 327
Bladder Cancer	59	43	59	43	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	60	35	48	133	- 98
Appendicitis	61	28	46	156	- 128
Other Neoplasms	62	13	58	43	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	63	10	61	22	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	51	111	- 102
Hepatitis C	65	9	67	3	+ 6
Ascariasis	66	8	69	2	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	67	6	62	15	- 9
Diphtheria	68	2	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	68	2	- 1
War	70	1	63	9	- 8
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	78	0	24	755	- 755
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Liberia

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.