BOLIVIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	12,572	8	2,479	+ 10,093
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,193	1	11,051	+ 1,142
Lung Cancers	3	7,606	20	901	+ 6,705
Stroke	4	6,725	3	7,206	- 482
Lung Disease	5	6,628	7	3,735	+ 2,893
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,038	30	407	+ 3,631
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,427	2	8,069	- 4,642
Falls	8	2,862	17	1,066	+ 1,795
Breast Cancer	9	2,449	29	482	+ 1,967
Prostate Cancer	10	2,262	28	550	+ 1,712
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,075	36	332	+ 1,743
Kidney Disease	12	1,753	4	5,879	- 4,126
Lymphomas	13	1,740	41	219	+ 1,520
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,653	5	4,927	- 3,274
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,486	48	133	+ 1,353
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,468	22	852	+ 616
Suicide	17	1,403	26	715	+ 688
Other Neoplasms	18	1,269	58	43	+ 1,225
Other Injuries	19	1,142	11	1,279	- 137
Leukemia	20	1,093	34	380	+ 714
Bladder Cancer	21	1,019	59	43	+ 976
Stomach Cancer	22	943	23	785	+ 158
Inflammatory/Heart	23	832	35	374	+ 458
Liver Cancer	24	806	25	720	+ 85
Ovary Cancer	25	739	54	102	+ 637
Endocrine Disorders	26	731	32	384	+ 346
Skin Cancers	27	709	43	190	+ 519
Liver Disease	28	648	6	3,987	- 3,339
Hypertension	29	567	10	1,927	- 1,360
Oral Cancer	30	532	56	91	+ 441
Road Traffic Accidents	31	472	9	2,430	- 1,958
Alcohol	32	424	33	384	+ 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	405	21	883	- 478
Uterin Cancer	34	392	47	151	+ 241
Congenital Anomalies	35	377	15	1,080	- 704
Skin Disease	36	205	55	101	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	37	204	61	22	+ 182
Epilepsy	38	200	42	199	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	39	184	16	1,071	- 887
Anemia	40	173	84	0	+ 173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	165	37	292	- 127
Drug Use	42	160	40	244	- 84
Osteoarthritis	43	152	82	0	+ 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	148	51	111	+ 37
Low Birth Weight	45	116	12	1,265	- 1,149
Asthma	46	114	38	258	- 144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	90	27	678	- 588
Violence	48	74	14	1,097	- 1,022
Drownings	49	68	31	406	- 338
Schizophrenia	50	66	85	0	+ 66
Meningitis	51	54	49	128	- 73
Birth Trauma	52	51	19	984	- 933
Fires	53	34	44	181	- 147
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	29	81	0	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	55	23	45	174	- 151
Tuberculosis	56	20	13	1,187	- 1,167
Upper Respiratory	57	19	62	15	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	18	46	156	- 138
Oral conditions	59	15	80	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	60	14	67	3	+ 11
Poisonings	61	12	57	66	- 53
Hepatitis B	62	9	64	6	+ 4
Malnutrition	63	8	18	1,031	- 1,023
Otitis Media	64	7	71	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	65	6	39	245	- 240
War	66	1	63	9	- 8
Pertussis	67	1	50	121	- 120
Encephalitis	68	1	52	110	- 109
Syphilis	69	0	53	105	- 104
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	5	- 5
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	60	31	- 31
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	24	755	- 755
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Netherlands

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.