BOLIVIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,886	1	11,051	+ 3,835
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,994	8	2,479	+ 7,514
Stroke	3	5,444	3	7,206	- 1,763
Lung Cancers	4	4,890	20	901	+ 3,989
Lung Disease	5	4,033	7	3,735	+ 297
Hypertension	6	3,434	10	1,927	+ 1,507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,772	30	407	+ 2,364
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,709	2	8,069	- 5,360
Falls	9	2,667	17	1,066	+ 1,601
Prostate Cancer	10	2,194	28	550	+ 1,645
Breast Cancer	11	2,191	29	482	+ 1,709
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,065	36	332	+ 1,733
Kidney Disease	13	1,752	4	5,879	- 4,126
Suicide	14	1,736	26	715	+ 1,020
Lymphomas	15	1,572	41	219	+ 1,352
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,427	35	374	+ 1,053
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,420	5	4,927	- 3,507
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,191	22	852	+ 339
Liver Cancer	19	1,118	25	720	+ 398
Other Neoplasms	20	947	58	43	+ 904
Liver Disease	21	941	6	3,987	- 3,046
Leukemia	22	933	34	380	+ 553
Bladder Cancer	23	930	59	43	+ 887
Stomach Cancer	24	853	23	785	+ 68
Endocrine Disorders	25	824	32	384	+ 440
Oral Cancer	26	695	56	91	+ 604
Skin Cancers	27	685	43	190	+ 495
Oesophagus Cancer	28	682	48	133	+ 549
Ovary Cancer	29	635	54	102	+ 533
Other Injuries	30	569	11	1,279	- 710
Congenital Anomalies	31	424	15	1,080	- 656
Alcohol	32	318	33	384	- 66
Uterin Cancer	33	311	47	151	+ 159
Road Traffic Accidents	34	268	9	2,430	- 2,162
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	258	21	883	- 625
Drug Use	36	245	40	244	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	37	236	82	0	+ 236
Multiple Sclerosis	38	222	61	22	+ 200
Epilepsy	39	220	42	199	+ 21
Skin Disease	40	180	55	101	+ 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	170	27	678	- 508
Cervical Cancer	42	146	16	1,071	- 925
Low Birth Weight	43	146	12	1,265	- 1,119
Anemia	44	141	84	0	+ 141
Schizophrenia	45	134	85	0	+ 134
Asthma	46	132	38	258	- 127
Malnutrition	47	117	18	1,031	- 914
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	108	37	292	- 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	94	51	111	- 17
Drownings	50	68	31	406	- 337
Violence	51	59	14	1,097	- 1,038
Birth Trauma	52	44	19	984	- 940
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	44	81	0	+ 44
HIV/AIDS	54	40	45	174	- 134
Fires	55	30	44	181	- 152
Tuberculosis	56	30	13	1,187	- 1,157
Meningitis	57	28	49	128	- 100
Hepatitis C	58	21	67	3	+ 18
Appendicitis	59	20	46	156	- 136
Poisonings	60	18	57	66	- 48
Upper Respiratory	61	15	62	15	- 0
Oral conditions	62	11	80	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	63	6	64	6	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	6	39	245	- 239
Syphilis	65	2	53	105	- 103
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	74	0	+ 2
War	67	1	63	9	- 8
Encephalitis	68	1	52	110	- 109
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	1	60	31	- 30
Leishmaniasis	71	1	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	50	121	- 121
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	24	755	- 755
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Switzerland

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.