BOLIVIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,535	2	8,069	+ 12,466
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	14,530	21	883	+ 13,647
Measles	3	10,948	73	0	+ 10,948
Tuberculosis	4	9,705	13	1,187	+ 8,518
Birth Trauma	5	9,055	19	984	+ 8,070
Stroke	6	8,130	3	7,206	+ 923
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,841	1	11,051	- 4,210
Low Birth Weight	8	5,912	12	1,265	+ 4,647
Meningitis	9	5,090	49	128	+ 4,962
Malnutrition	10	4,563	18	1,031	+ 3,532
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,002	9	2,430	+ 1,572
Maternal Conditions	12	3,903	39	245	+ 3,658
Liver Disease	13	3,705	6	3,987	- 283
Other Injuries	14	3,406	11	1,279	+ 2,127
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,225	15	1,080	+ 2,145
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,731	5	4,927	- 2,195
Tetanus	17	2,505	60	31	+ 2,474
Hypertension	18	2,500	10	1,927	+ 574
Lung Disease	19	2,310	7	3,735	- 1,425
Pertussis	20	1,943	50	121	+ 1,822
Kidney Disease	21	1,940	4	5,879	- 3,939
Malaria	22	1,837	76	0	+ 1,837
Asthma	23	1,776	38	258	+ 1,518
War	24	1,247	63	9	+ 1,238
Drownings	25	1,203	31	406	+ 797
Breast Cancer	26	1,165	29	482	+ 683
Suicide	27	1,153	26	715	+ 438
Cervical Cancer	28	835	16	1,071	- 236
Violence	29	783	14	1,097	- 313
Fires	30	767	44	181	+ 585
Poisonings	31	717	57	66	+ 651
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	612	8	2,479	- 1,867
HIV/AIDS	33	577	45	174	+ 403
Lymphomas	34	572	41	219	+ 352
Leukemia	35	531	34	380	+ 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	529	27	678	- 149
Falls	37	518	17	1,066	- 548
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	517	30	407	+ 109
Inflammatory/Heart	39	493	35	374	+ 119
Oesophagus Cancer	40	488	48	133	+ 355
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	422	37	292	+ 130
Schistosomiasis	42	412	75	0	+ 412
Epilepsy	43	396	42	199	+ 197
Endocrine Disorders	44	384	32	384	- 0
Syphilis	45	357	53	105	+ 252
Oral Cancer	46	310	56	91	+ 219
Upper Respiratory	47	308	62	15	+ 293
Hepatitis B	48	298	64	6	+ 292
Stomach Cancer	49	293	23	785	- 492
Ovary Cancer	50	279	54	102	+ 177
Leishmaniasis	51	274	65	5	+ 269
Prostate Cancer	52	270	28	550	- 280
Liver Cancer	53	242	25	720	- 479
Lung Cancers	54	220	20	901	- 681
Appendicitis	55	178	46	156	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	56	174	22	852	- 678
Skin Cancers	57	155	43	190	- 35
Skin Disease	58	143	55	101	+ 42
Alcohol	59	143	33	384	- 241
Diphtheria	60	141	70	0	+ 141
Bladder Cancer	61	141	59	43	+ 98
Pancreas Cancer	62	102	36	332	- 230
Encephalitis	63	86	52	110	- 24
Uterin Cancer	64	74	47	151	- 78
Drug Use	65	51	40	244	- 193
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	33	51	111	- 78
Hepatitis C	67	32	67	3	+ 30
Otitis Media	68	30	71	0	+ 30
Ascariasis	69	28	69	2	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	70	12	58	43	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	61	22	- 15
Chlamydia	72	5	68	2	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	24	755	- 755
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	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

Somalia

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.