BOLIVIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,154	1	11,051	+ 1,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,232	8	2,479	+ 4,753
Stroke	3	5,673	3	7,206	- 1,533
Lung Cancers	4	4,469	20	901	+ 3,568
Lung Disease	5	4,329	7	3,735	+ 594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,566	30	407	+ 3,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,195	2	8,069	- 5,874
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,833	5	4,927	- 3,093
Prostate Cancer	9	1,762	28	550	+ 1,213
Breast Cancer	10	1,758	29	482	+ 1,276
Falls	11	1,495	17	1,066	+ 428
Skin Cancers	12	1,459	43	190	+ 1,269
Lymphomas	13	1,451	41	219	+ 1,231
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,295	36	332	+ 963
Suicide	15	1,260	26	715	+ 545
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,092	9	2,430	- 1,337
Kidney Disease	17	1,031	4	5,879	- 4,848
Leukemia	18	933	34	380	+ 553
Parkinson's Disease	19	842	22	852	- 10
Hypertension	20	780	10	1,927	- 1,147
Endocrine Disorders	21	774	32	384	+ 390
Stomach Cancer	22	770	23	785	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	23	746	35	374	+ 372
Liver Cancer	24	687	25	720	- 34
Oesophagus Cancer	25	666	48	133	+ 532
Bladder Cancer	26	636	59	43	+ 594
Other Neoplasms	27	584	58	43	+ 541
Other Injuries	28	520	11	1,279	- 759
Ovary Cancer	29	493	54	102	+ 391
Congenital Anomalies	30	419	15	1,080	- 662
Oral Cancer	31	390	56	91	+ 299
Liver Disease	32	376	6	3,987	- 3,611
Uterin Cancer	33	345	47	151	+ 193
Skin Disease	34	281	55	101	+ 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	269	37	292	- 23
Asthma	36	216	38	258	- 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	193	21	883	- 690
Low Birth Weight	38	187	12	1,265	- 1,078
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	168	27	678	- 511
Drug Use	40	165	40	244	- 79
Cervical Cancer	41	145	16	1,071	- 926
Violence	42	137	14	1,097	- 960
Epilepsy	43	131	42	199	- 68
Drownings	44	130	31	406	- 276
Alcohol	45	123	33	384	- 261
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	112	51	111	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	47	104	61	22	+ 81
Hepatitis C	48	71	67	3	+ 68
Osteoarthritis	49	57	82	0	+ 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	53	81	0	+ 53
Anemia	51	42	84	0	+ 42
Tuberculosis	52	41	13	1,187	- 1,146
Fires	53	40	44	181	- 141
Birth Trauma	54	35	19	984	- 949
Malnutrition	55	34	18	1,031	- 997
Hepatitis B	56	33	64	6	+ 27
HIV/AIDS	57	25	45	174	- 149
Poisonings	58	22	57	66	- 43
Meningitis	59	21	49	128	- 106
Schizophrenia	60	19	85	0	+ 19
Oral conditions	61	19	80	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	62	14	46	156	- 142
Maternal Conditions	63	11	39	245	- 234
Upper Respiratory	64	9	62	15	- 7
Pertussis	65	2	50	121	- 119
Encephalitis	66	2	52	110	- 108
Otitis Media	67	2	71	0	+ 1
War	68	1	63	9	- 8
Tetanus	69	1	60	31	- 30
Syphilis	70	1	53	105	- 104
Chlamydia	71	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	76	0	69	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	24	755	- 755
Leishmaniasis	80	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

New Zealand

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.