BOLIVIA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,886	1	11,051	+ 12,835
Diabetes Mellitus	2	15,170	5	4,927	+ 10,244
Stroke	3	14,724	3	7,206	+ 7,517
Kidney Disease	4	6,952	4	5,879	+ 1,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,400	2	8,069	- 1,669
Lung Disease	6	5,096	7	3,735	+ 1,360
Suicide	7	3,969	26	715	+ 3,254
Hypertension	8	3,352	10	1,927	+ 1,425
Liver Disease	9	2,931	6	3,987	- 1,056
Lung Cancers	10	2,835	20	901	+ 1,933
Drownings	11	2,129	31	406	+ 1,723
Breast Cancer	12	2,099	29	482	+ 1,617
Asthma	13	1,966	38	258	+ 1,708
Low Birth Weight	14	1,850	12	1,265	+ 585
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,696	37	292	+ 1,404
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	1,660	21	883	+ 777
Other Injuries	17	1,645	11	1,279	+ 366
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,641	15	1,080	+ 561
Tuberculosis	19	1,547	13	1,187	+ 360
Stomach Cancer	20	1,451	23	785	+ 666
Birth Trauma	21	1,337	19	984	+ 353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,042	30	407	+ 635
Cervical Cancer	23	1,029	16	1,071	- 42
Liver Cancer	24	1,009	25	720	+ 288
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	818	27	678	+ 140
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	806	8	2,479	- 1,674
Falls	27	760	17	1,066	- 306
Inflammatory/Heart	28	745	35	374	+ 371
Prostate Cancer	29	681	28	550	+ 131
Endocrine Disorders	30	656	32	384	+ 272
Violence	31	651	14	1,097	- 446
Leukemia	32	621	34	380	+ 241
Parkinson's Disease	33	577	22	852	- 275
Maternal Conditions	34	453	39	245	+ 208
Pancreas Cancer	35	448	36	332	+ 117
Lymphomas	36	445	41	219	+ 225
Pertussis	37	436	50	121	+ 315
Oral Cancer	38	417	56	91	+ 326
Meningitis	39	395	49	128	+ 267
Syphilis	40	373	53	105	+ 268
Uterin Cancer	41	354	47	151	+ 203
Skin Disease	42	339	55	101	+ 238
Epilepsy	43	337	42	199	+ 138
Malnutrition	44	328	18	1,031	- 703
Ovary Cancer	45	285	54	102	+ 183
Alcohol	46	281	33	384	- 103
Oesophagus Cancer	47	270	48	133	+ 136
Fires	48	249	44	181	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	49	193	59	43	+ 150
Poisonings	50	126	57	66	+ 60
Skin Cancers	51	112	43	190	- 78
Drug Use	52	76	40	244	- 168
Encephalitis	53	74	52	110	- 36
Appendicitis	54	55	46	156	- 101
Other Neoplasms	55	46	58	43	+ 3
Measles	56	43	73	0	+ 43
Hepatitis B	57	37	64	6	+ 32
Road Traffic Accidents	58	22	9	2,430	- 2,407
Tetanus	59	21	60	31	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	18	51	111	- 93
Dengue	61	17	66	4	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	62	17	61	22	- 5
Hepatitis C	63	4	67	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	64	4	70	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	65	4	69	2	+ 2
War	66	2	63	9	- 7
Chlamydia	67	1	68	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	62	15	- 14
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	45	174	- 174
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	76	0	24	755	- 755
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Micronesia

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.