BOLIVIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,956	1	11,051	+ 11,905
Stroke	2	7,640	3	7,206	+ 433
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,574	2	8,069	- 2,495
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	5,431	8	2,479	+ 2,952
Lung Cancers	5	5,161	20	901	+ 4,260
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,261	5	4,927	- 666
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,856	30	407	+ 3,448
Lung Disease	8	3,318	7	3,735	- 417
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,370	36	332	+ 2,038
Breast Cancer	10	2,222	29	482	+ 1,740
Kidney Disease	11	2,072	4	5,879	- 3,806
Lymphomas	12	1,388	41	219	+ 1,169
Prostate Cancer	13	1,387	28	550	+ 837
Falls	14	1,354	17	1,066	+ 288
Stomach Cancer	15	1,304	23	785	+ 519
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,299	22	852	+ 447
Ovary Cancer	17	892	54	102	+ 790
Liver Cancer	18	884	25	720	+ 164
Bladder Cancer	19	869	59	43	+ 826
Hypertension	20	869	10	1,927	- 1,058
Leukemia	21	725	34	380	+ 345
Suicide	22	699	26	715	- 16
Oral Cancer	23	655	56	91	+ 564
Liver Disease	24	604	6	3,987	- 3,383
Skin Disease	25	600	55	101	+ 500
Other Neoplasms	26	578	58	43	+ 535
Inflammatory/Heart	27	574	35	374	+ 200
Uterin Cancer	28	542	47	151	+ 391
Oesophagus Cancer	29	530	48	133	+ 397
Endocrine Disorders	30	500	32	384	+ 116
Road Traffic Accidents	31	474	9	2,430	- 1,956
Congenital Anomalies	32	453	15	1,080	- 628
Other Injuries	33	428	11	1,279	- 851
Skin Cancers	34	367	43	190	+ 176
Low Birth Weight	35	296	12	1,265	- 969
Asthma	36	218	38	258	- 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	189	27	678	- 489
Drug Use	38	180	40	244	- 64
Cervical Cancer	39	117	16	1,071	- 954
Violence	40	116	14	1,097	- 981
HIV/AIDS	41	96	45	174	- 78
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	89	81	0	+ 89
Epilepsy	43	89	42	199	- 110
Birth Trauma	44	77	19	984	- 907
Multiple Sclerosis	45	76	61	22	+ 54
Anemia	46	74	84	0	+ 74
Alcohol	47	71	33	384	- 313
Drownings	48	59	31	406	- 347
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	57	37	292	- 235
Osteoarthritis	50	56	82	0	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	50	51	111	- 61
Tuberculosis	52	41	13	1,187	- 1,146
Hepatitis C	53	34	67	3	+ 31
War	54	30	63	9	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	27	21	883	- 856
Meningitis	56	21	49	128	- 107
Schizophrenia	57	18	85	0	+ 18
Poisonings	58	13	57	66	- 52
Upper Respiratory	59	10	62	15	- 6
Malnutrition	60	9	18	1,031	- 1,022
Hepatitis B	61	9	64	6	+ 4
Fires	62	8	44	181	- 173
Appendicitis	63	8	46	156	- 148
Maternal Conditions	64	8	39	245	- 238
Encephalitis	65	3	52	110	- 107
Leishmaniasis	66	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	24	755	- 755
Malaria	69	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	50	121	- 121
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	60	31	- 31
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	79	0	69	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	68	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	53	105	- 105
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Malta

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.