BOLIVIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,665	45	174	+ 14,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,014	2	8,069	- 55
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,669	1	11,051	- 4,383
Stroke	4	6,252	3	7,206	- 954
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,149	5	4,927	+ 1,222
Tuberculosis	6	4,474	13	1,187	+ 3,287
Violence	7	4,278	14	1,097	+ 3,181
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,227	21	883	+ 2,344
Kidney Disease	9	3,117	4	5,879	- 2,762
Suicide	10	2,806	26	715	+ 2,091
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,651	9	2,430	+ 221
Hypertension	12	2,605	10	1,927	+ 678
Lung Disease	13	2,423	7	3,735	- 1,312
Liver Disease	14	1,836	6	3,987	- 2,151
Lung Cancers	15	1,570	20	901	+ 668
Low Birth Weight	16	1,273	12	1,265	+ 8
Other Injuries	17	1,225	11	1,279	- 54
Asthma	18	1,215	38	258	+ 957
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,200	32	384	+ 816
Cervical Cancer	20	1,132	16	1,071	+ 61
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,102	35	374	+ 727
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	952	8	2,479	- 1,527
Breast Cancer	23	923	29	482	+ 441
Prostate Cancer	24	891	28	550	+ 341
Congenital Anomalies	25	886	15	1,080	- 194
Meningitis	26	746	49	128	+ 618
Fires	27	737	44	181	+ 556
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	731	30	407	+ 323
Oesophagus Cancer	29	710	48	133	+ 577
Birth Trauma	30	612	19	984	- 372
Lymphomas	31	574	41	219	+ 355
Drownings	32	490	31	406	+ 84
Liver Cancer	33	485	25	720	- 235
Malnutrition	34	485	18	1,031	- 546
Pancreas Cancer	35	409	36	332	+ 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	386	27	678	- 292
Epilepsy	37	381	42	199	+ 181
Maternal Conditions	38	346	39	245	+ 101
Stomach Cancer	39	313	23	785	- 473
Leukemia	40	298	34	380	- 82
Oral Cancer	41	286	56	91	+ 195
Falls	42	285	17	1,066	- 781
Pertussis	43	233	50	121	+ 112
Syphilis	44	230	53	105	+ 125
Skin Disease	45	224	55	101	+ 124
Parkinson's Disease	46	219	22	852	- 633
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	207	37	292	- 85
Skin Cancers	48	202	43	190	+ 12
Alcohol	49	201	33	384	- 183
Poisonings	50	199	57	66	+ 133
Ovary Cancer	51	194	54	102	+ 92
Bladder Cancer	52	169	59	43	+ 126
Drug Use	53	157	40	244	- 87
Uterin Cancer	54	104	47	151	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	77	51	111	- 34
Appendicitis	56	56	46	156	- 100
Measles	57	55	73	0	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	58	54	58	43	+ 11
Encephalitis	59	48	52	110	- 62
Upper Respiratory	60	45	62	15	+ 30
Hepatitis B	61	28	64	6	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	62	23	61	22	+ 1
Malaria	63	17	76	0	+ 17
War	64	13	63	9	+ 4
Tetanus	65	8	60	31	- 23
Schistosomiasis	66	7	75	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	67	4	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	4	68	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	2	67	3	- 1
Ascariasis	71	1	69	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	78	0	24	755	- 755
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

South Africa

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.