BOLIVIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,459	1	11,051	+ 2,407
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,025	8	2,479	+ 8,546
Stroke	3	7,553	3	7,206	+ 346
Lung Cancers	4	5,763	20	901	+ 4,861
Lung Disease	5	4,928	7	3,735	+ 1,193
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,416	30	407	+ 4,008
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,572	2	8,069	- 4,497
Kidney Disease	8	2,532	4	5,879	- 3,346
Hypertension	9	2,373	10	1,927	+ 447
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,024	5	4,927	- 2,903
Breast Cancer	11	1,840	29	482	+ 1,358
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,758	36	332	+ 1,427
Prostate Cancer	13	1,672	28	550	+ 1,122
Stomach Cancer	14	1,509	23	785	+ 724
Other Injuries	15	1,442	11	1,279	+ 162
Lymphomas	16	1,389	41	219	+ 1,170
Bladder Cancer	17	1,360	59	43	+ 1,317
Liver Cancer	18	1,328	25	720	+ 607
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,298	35	374	+ 924
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,287	22	852	+ 435
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,266	32	384	+ 882
Other Neoplasms	22	1,236	58	43	+ 1,193
Liver Disease	23	1,102	6	3,987	- 2,885
Leukemia	24	982	34	380	+ 603
Suicide	25	940	26	715	+ 225
Falls	26	845	17	1,066	- 221
Oral Cancer	27	673	56	91	+ 582
Ovary Cancer	28	528	54	102	+ 426
Oesophagus Cancer	29	524	48	133	+ 390
Skin Disease	30	479	55	101	+ 379
Road Traffic Accidents	31	476	9	2,430	- 1,954
Skin Cancers	32	470	43	190	+ 279
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	420	37	292	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	34	420	47	151	+ 268
Asthma	35	295	38	258	+ 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	277	21	883	- 606
Anemia	37	238	84	0	+ 238
Congenital Anomalies	38	225	15	1,080	- 856
Cervical Cancer	39	223	16	1,071	- 848
Epilepsy	40	215	42	199	+ 15
Drug Use	41	202	40	244	- 42
Hepatitis C	42	170	67	3	+ 167
HIV/AIDS	43	140	45	174	- 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	124	27	678	- 554
Drownings	45	116	31	406	- 290
Alcohol	46	87	33	384	- 297
Malnutrition	47	79	18	1,031	- 952
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	77	51	111	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	49	75	61	22	+ 53
Tuberculosis	50	70	13	1,187	- 1,116
Violence	51	68	14	1,097	- 1,029
Low Birth Weight	52	66	12	1,265	- 1,199
Osteoarthritis	53	55	82	0	+ 55
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	53	81	0	+ 53
Fires	55	48	44	181	- 133
Schizophrenia	56	47	85	0	+ 47
Poisonings	57	44	57	66	- 21
Hepatitis B	58	42	64	6	+ 37
Meningitis	59	34	49	128	- 94
Birth Trauma	60	29	19	984	- 955
Appendicitis	61	21	46	156	- 135
Upper Respiratory	62	12	62	15	- 3
Oral conditions	63	11	80	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	4	39	245	- 242
Leishmaniasis	65	3	65	5	- 3
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	2	53	105	- 103
War	68	1	63	9	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	52	110	- 109
Chagas disease	71	1	24	755	- 754
Tetanus	72	0	60	31	- 30
Pertussis	73	0	50	121	- 120
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	78	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Spain

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.