BOLIVIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,890	1	11,051	+ 839
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,976	8	2,479	+ 7,496
Lung Disease	3	6,085	7	3,735	+ 2,349
Stroke	4	5,532	3	7,206	- 1,675
Lung Cancers	5	5,184	20	901	+ 4,282
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,015	2	8,069	- 4,054
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,992	30	407	+ 3,585
Prostate Cancer	8	2,619	28	550	+ 2,070
Falls	9	1,737	17	1,066	+ 671
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,721	36	332	+ 1,389
Breast Cancer	11	1,560	29	482	+ 1,078
Lymphomas	12	1,443	41	219	+ 1,223
Suicide	13	1,415	26	715	+ 700
Kidney Disease	14	1,365	4	5,879	- 4,514
Other Injuries	15	1,303	11	1,279	+ 23
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,250	5	4,927	- 3,677
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,238	22	852	+ 386
Skin Cancers	18	910	43	190	+ 720
Endocrine Disorders	19	802	32	384	+ 418
Bladder Cancer	20	796	59	43	+ 753
Leukemia	21	790	34	380	+ 411
Stomach Cancer	22	767	23	785	- 18
Other Neoplasms	23	725	58	43	+ 682
Ovary Cancer	24	690	54	102	+ 588
Drug Use	25	589	40	244	+ 345
Liver Cancer	26	579	25	720	- 141
Oesophagus Cancer	27	554	48	133	+ 421
Hypertension	28	514	10	1,927	- 1,413
Inflammatory/Heart	29	494	35	374	+ 120
Liver Disease	30	477	6	3,987	- 3,510
Alcohol	31	457	33	384	+ 73
Oral Cancer	32	375	56	91	+ 284
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	357	27	678	- 321
Congenital Anomalies	34	305	15	1,080	- 776
Malnutrition	35	302	18	1,031	- 729
Uterin Cancer	36	300	47	151	+ 148
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	286	21	883	- 597
Skin Disease	38	285	55	101	+ 185
Cervical Cancer	39	279	16	1,071	- 792
Epilepsy	40	267	42	199	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	41	266	61	22	+ 244
Road Traffic Accidents	42	255	9	2,430	- 2,175
Asthma	43	189	38	258	- 70
Anemia	44	167	84	0	+ 167
Drownings	45	144	31	406	- 261
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	137	37	292	- 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	135	51	111	+ 24
Fires	48	100	44	181	- 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	72	81	0	+ 72
Violence	50	71	14	1,097	- 1,025
Osteoarthritis	51	61	82	0	+ 61
Low Birth Weight	52	52	12	1,265	- 1,212
Schizophrenia	53	51	85	0	+ 51
Birth Trauma	54	39	19	984	- 945
Hepatitis C	55	38	67	3	+ 35
Tuberculosis	56	33	13	1,187	- 1,153
Poisonings	57	32	57	66	- 33
Meningitis	58	30	49	128	- 97
Appendicitis	59	27	46	156	- 129
Upper Respiratory	60	26	62	15	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	61	23	45	174	- 151
Oral conditions	62	19	80	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	63	8	64	6	+ 2
Pertussis	64	3	50	121	- 118
Otitis Media	65	3	71	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	66	3	39	245	- 243
Syphilis	67	2	53	105	- 103
War	68	1	63	9	- 8
Tetanus	69	1	60	31	- 30
Encephalitis	70	0	52	110	- 109
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	76	0	69	2	- 2
Chlamydia	77	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	24	755	- 755
Leishmaniasis	81	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Norway

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.