BOLIVIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,009	1	11,051	+ 958
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,464	8	2,479	+ 2,985
Lung Cancers	3	4,764	20	901	+ 3,863
Stroke	4	4,713	3	7,206	- 2,493
Lung Disease	5	4,446	7	3,735	+ 710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,404	30	407	+ 1,997
Breast Cancer	7	2,077	29	482	+ 1,596
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,039	2	8,069	- 6,030
Kidney Disease	9	1,667	4	5,879	- 4,211
Other Injuries	10	1,621	11	1,279	+ 341
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,500	36	332	+ 1,168
Liver Disease	12	1,376	6	3,987	- 2,611
Suicide	13	1,272	26	715	+ 557
Lymphomas	14	1,182	41	219	+ 962
Prostate Cancer	15	1,167	28	550	+ 617
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,135	22	852	+ 283
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,120	5	4,927	- 3,806
Falls	18	1,111	17	1,066	+ 45
Hypertension	19	984	10	1,927	- 943
Leukemia	20	971	34	380	+ 592
Endocrine Disorders	21	968	32	384	+ 583
Stomach Cancer	22	938	23	785	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	23	900	35	374	+ 525
Other Neoplasms	24	895	58	43	+ 852
Liver Cancer	25	890	25	720	+ 169
Bladder Cancer	26	803	59	43	+ 760
Ovary Cancer	27	647	54	102	+ 545
Oesophagus Cancer	28	583	48	133	+ 450
Alcohol	29	464	33	384	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	30	460	9	2,430	- 1,970
Skin Cancers	31	396	43	190	+ 206
Malnutrition	32	357	18	1,031	- 674
Oral Cancer	33	349	56	91	+ 258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	347	37	292	+ 55
Epilepsy	35	309	42	199	+ 109
Uterin Cancer	36	287	47	151	+ 136
Congenital Anomalies	37	191	15	1,080	- 889
Cervical Cancer	38	176	16	1,071	- 895
Drug Use	39	170	40	244	- 74
Anemia	40	155	84	0	+ 155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	124	27	678	- 554
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	113	21	883	- 770
Schizophrenia	43	106	85	0	+ 106
Skin Disease	44	98	55	101	- 2
Asthma	45	85	38	258	- 174
Multiple Sclerosis	46	75	61	22	+ 53
Hepatitis C	47	68	67	3	+ 65
Violence	48	57	14	1,097	- 1,040
Low Birth Weight	49	56	12	1,265	- 1,209
Osteoarthritis	50	48	82	0	+ 48
Fires	51	46	44	181	- 135
HIV/AIDS	52	45	45	174	- 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	42	51	111	- 69
Drownings	54	36	31	406	- 370
Tuberculosis	55	34	13	1,187	- 1,153
Poisonings	56	27	57	66	- 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	22	81	0	+ 22
Meningitis	58	13	49	128	- 115
Birth Trauma	59	11	19	984	- 973
Hepatitis B	60	10	64	6	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	61	7	62	15	- 8
Appendicitis	62	6	46	156	- 150
Maternal Conditions	63	6	39	245	- 239
Oral conditions	64	5	80	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	3	52	110	- 107
Syphilis	66	3	53	105	- 102
War	67	1	63	9	- 8
Pertussis	68	0	50	121	- 121
Tetanus	69	0	60	31	- 31
Measles	70	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	66	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	24	755	- 755
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Luxembourg

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.