BOLIVIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,377	1	11,051	- 2,674
Stroke	2	6,243	3	7,206	- 963
Lung Disease	3	5,561	7	3,735	+ 1,826
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,555	5	4,927	+ 628
Tuberculosis	5	4,864	13	1,187	+ 3,677
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,180	2	8,069	- 4,889
Malaria	7	2,998	76	0	+ 2,998
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,813	21	883	+ 1,930
Asthma	9	2,257	38	258	+ 1,999
Low Birth Weight	10	2,036	12	1,265	+ 771
Birth Trauma	11	1,843	19	984	+ 859
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,355	9	2,430	- 1,075
Hypertension	13	1,343	10	1,927	- 584
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,313	37	292	+ 1,022
Violence	15	1,187	14	1,097	+ 90
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,165	15	1,080	+ 85
Breast Cancer	17	936	29	482	+ 454
Kidney Disease	18	842	4	5,879	- 5,037
Cervical Cancer	19	814	16	1,071	- 257
Other Injuries	20	793	11	1,279	- 487
Liver Cancer	21	789	25	720	+ 69
Liver Disease	22	765	6	3,987	- 3,222
Lung Cancers	23	762	20	901	- 139
HIV/AIDS	24	749	45	174	+ 575
Oral Cancer	25	711	56	91	+ 620
Falls	26	615	17	1,066	- 452
Fires	27	598	44	181	+ 417
Stomach Cancer	28	548	23	785	- 237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	545	30	407	+ 138
Maternal Conditions	30	515	39	245	+ 270
Skin Cancers	31	510	43	190	+ 320
Lymphomas	32	432	41	219	+ 213
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	420	8	2,479	- 2,059
Meningitis	34	397	49	128	+ 269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	369	27	678	- 309
Prostate Cancer	36	349	28	550	- 201
Suicide	37	317	26	715	- 398
Leukemia	38	310	34	380	- 69
Pertussis	39	304	50	121	+ 183
Drownings	40	294	31	406	- 112
Measles	41	291	73	0	+ 291
Syphilis	42	287	53	105	+ 182
Inflammatory/Heart	43	280	35	374	- 94
Oesophagus Cancer	44	244	48	133	+ 111
Parkinson's Disease	45	226	22	852	- 626
Ovary Cancer	46	220	54	102	+ 118
Endocrine Disorders	47	188	32	384	- 197
Malnutrition	48	164	18	1,031	- 867
Skin Disease	49	155	55	101	+ 54
Poisonings	50	149	57	66	+ 83
Epilepsy	51	136	42	199	- 64
Pancreas Cancer	52	131	36	332	- 201
Alcohol	53	114	33	384	- 270
Bladder Cancer	54	101	59	43	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	55	99	47	151	- 52
Tetanus	56	58	60	31	+ 28
Encephalitis	57	38	52	110	- 72
Hepatitis B	58	33	64	6	+ 27
Appendicitis	59	25	46	156	- 131
Other Neoplasms	60	19	58	43	- 24
Drug Use	61	15	40	244	- 229
Hepatitis C	62	10	67	3	+ 7
Ascariasis	63	8	69	2	+ 7
Dengue	64	8	66	4	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	51	111	- 104
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	61	22	- 16
Diphtheria	67	4	70	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	62	15	- 13
War	69	1	63	9	- 8
Chlamydia	70	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	75	0	24	755	- 755
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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

New Guinea

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.