BOLIVIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,780	2	8,069	+ 2,711
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,526	21	883	+ 6,643
Tuberculosis	3	6,622	13	1,187	+ 5,435
Malaria	4	5,251	76	0	+ 5,251
Birth Trauma	5	5,210	19	984	+ 4,226
Low Birth Weight	6	4,990	12	1,265	+ 3,726
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,192	1	11,051	- 7,860
Stroke	8	3,003	3	7,206	- 4,203
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,584	15	1,080	+ 1,504
HIV/AIDS	10	2,295	45	174	+ 2,120
Meningitis	11	2,270	49	128	+ 2,143
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,168	9	2,430	- 262
Liver Disease	13	1,993	6	3,987	- 1,994
Measles	14	1,531	73	0	+ 1,531
Maternal Conditions	15	1,224	39	245	+ 979
Pertussis	16	1,211	50	121	+ 1,090
Other Injuries	17	1,180	11	1,279	- 99
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,170	5	4,927	- 3,757
Violence	19	957	14	1,097	- 139
Kidney Disease	20	946	4	5,879	- 4,933
Endocrine Disorders	21	822	32	384	+ 437
Lung Disease	22	654	7	3,735	- 3,082
Breast Cancer	23	618	29	482	+ 136
Hypertension	24	556	10	1,927	- 1,371
Cervical Cancer	25	550	16	1,071	- 521
Tetanus	26	434	60	31	+ 404
Asthma	27	426	38	258	+ 168
Falls	28	392	17	1,066	- 675
Fires	29	371	44	181	+ 190
Suicide	30	365	26	715	- 350
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	353	8	2,479	- 2,127
Drownings	32	342	31	406	- 63
Poisonings	33	342	57	66	+ 276
Drug Use	34	326	40	244	+ 82
Prostate Cancer	35	308	28	550	- 242
Malnutrition	36	307	18	1,031	- 724
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	304	27	678	- 374
Syphilis	38	283	53	105	+ 178
Liver Cancer	39	275	25	720	- 445
Lymphomas	40	271	41	219	+ 51
Epilepsy	41	260	42	199	+ 61
Inflammatory/Heart	42	251	35	374	- 123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	216	30	407	- 191
Diphtheria	44	198	70	0	+ 197
War	45	169	63	9	+ 160
Parkinson's Disease	46	129	22	852	- 724
Leukemia	47	117	34	380	- 262
Oral Cancer	48	116	56	91	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	49	111	54	102	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	50	111	23	785	- 674
Pancreas Cancer	51	103	36	332	- 229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	101	37	292	- 191
Skin Cancers	53	101	43	190	- 90
Schistosomiasis	54	78	75	0	+ 78
Hepatitis B	55	77	64	6	+ 72
Skin Disease	56	76	55	101	- 24
Lung Cancers	57	67	20	901	- 834
Alcohol	58	54	33	384	- 330
Encephalitis	59	49	52	110	- 61
Appendicitis	60	40	46	156	- 116
Ascariasis	61	36	69	2	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	62	35	47	151	- 116
Bladder Cancer	63	35	59	43	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	64	29	48	133	- 104
Hepatitis C	65	16	67	3	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	66	15	58	43	- 28
Upper Respiratory	67	13	62	15	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	9	61	22	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	9	51	111	- 102
Leishmaniasis	70	1	65	5	- 4
Chlamydia	71	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	24	755	- 755
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	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

Nigeria

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.