BOLIVIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,629	1	11,051	- 4,422
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,300	2	8,069	- 1,769
Stroke	3	6,051	3	7,206	- 1,156
Lung Cancers	4	4,797	20	901	+ 3,896
Suicide	5	3,460	26	715	+ 2,745
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,871	8	2,479	+ 392
Liver Cancer	7	2,740	25	720	+ 2,019
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,407	30	407	+ 1,999
Kidney Disease	9	2,389	4	5,879	- 3,489
Stomach Cancer	10	2,039	23	785	+ 1,254
Lung Disease	11	2,016	7	3,735	- 1,720
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,653	36	332	+ 1,322
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,610	5	4,927	- 3,317
Liver Disease	14	1,501	6	3,987	- 2,486
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,040	9	2,430	- 1,390
Parkinson's Disease	16	934	22	852	+ 82
Hypertension	17	877	10	1,927	- 1,049
Other Injuries	18	859	11	1,279	- 420
Lymphomas	19	822	41	219	+ 603
Falls	20	694	17	1,066	- 373
Breast Cancer	21	681	29	482	+ 199
Prostate Cancer	22	547	28	550	- 2
Leukemia	23	506	34	380	+ 126
Tuberculosis	24	461	13	1,187	- 726
Endocrine Disorders	25	447	32	384	+ 63
Other Neoplasms	26	427	58	43	+ 384
Bladder Cancer	27	418	59	43	+ 375
Oesophagus Cancer	28	410	48	133	+ 276
Oral Cancer	29	344	56	91	+ 254
Ovary Cancer	30	314	54	102	+ 212
Inflammatory/Heart	31	313	35	374	- 61
Asthma	32	272	38	258	+ 14
Alcohol	33	255	33	384	- 129
Cervical Cancer	34	252	16	1,071	- 819
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	220	21	883	- 663
Skin Disease	36	166	55	101	+ 66
Skin Cancers	37	138	43	190	- 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	128	27	678	- 551
Hepatitis B	39	124	64	6	+ 119
Epilepsy	40	124	42	199	- 75
Congenital Anomalies	41	122	15	1,080	- 958
Drownings	42	118	31	406	- 287
Uterin Cancer	43	99	47	151	- 52
Violence	44	91	14	1,097	- 1,005
Low Birth Weight	45	88	12	1,265	- 1,177
Anemia	46	78	84	0	+ 78
Fires	47	62	44	181	- 119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	53	37	292	- 239
Hepatitis C	49	40	67	3	+ 37
Drug Use	50	36	40	244	- 208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	35	51	111	- 76
Poisonings	52	27	57	66	- 38
Malnutrition	53	21	18	1,031	- 1,010
Birth Trauma	54	21	19	984	- 963
HIV/AIDS	55	20	45	174	- 154
Schizophrenia	56	18	85	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	57	13	46	156	- 143
Meningitis	58	12	49	128	- 116
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	12	81	0	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	60	10	82	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	61	8	39	245	- 237
Syphilis	62	6	53	105	- 99
Upper Respiratory	63	6	62	15	- 9
Oral conditions	64	5	80	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	4	52	110	- 105
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	61	22	- 20
Pertussis	67	1	50	121	- 119
War	68	1	63	9	- 8
Tetanus	69	1	60	31	- 30
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	66	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	80	0	24	755	- 755
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

South Korea

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.