BOLIVIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	17,649	8	2,479	+ 15,170
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,900	1	11,051	+ 1,849
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,291	2	8,069	- 778
Stroke	4	6,767	3	7,206	- 440
Lung Cancers	5	6,423	20	901	+ 5,522
Lung Disease	6	5,916	7	3,735	+ 2,181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,317	30	407	+ 2,910
Prostate Cancer	8	2,390	28	550	+ 1,840
Breast Cancer	9	2,287	29	482	+ 1,805
Lymphomas	10	1,682	41	219	+ 1,462
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,618	36	332	+ 1,286
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,569	48	133	+ 1,436
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,542	22	852	+ 689
Liver Disease	14	1,379	6	3,987	- 2,609
Falls	15	1,370	17	1,066	+ 304
Bladder Cancer	16	1,103	59	43	+ 1,060
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,051	5	4,927	- 3,876
Kidney Disease	18	984	4	5,879	- 4,895
Other Injuries	19	983	11	1,279	- 297
Suicide	20	958	26	715	+ 243
Liver Cancer	21	942	25	720	+ 221
Leukemia	22	937	34	380	+ 558
Hypertension	23	937	10	1,927	- 990
Stomach Cancer	24	899	23	785	+ 114
Ovary Cancer	25	723	54	102	+ 621
Other Neoplasms	26	717	58	43	+ 674
Skin Cancers	27	670	43	190	+ 480
Endocrine Disorders	28	593	32	384	+ 209
Inflammatory/Heart	29	562	35	374	+ 188
Oral Cancer	30	559	56	91	+ 468
Drug Use	31	508	40	244	+ 264
Uterin Cancer	32	422	47	151	+ 271
Road Traffic Accidents	33	390	9	2,430	- 2,040
Skin Disease	34	384	55	101	+ 283
Congenital Anomalies	35	382	15	1,080	- 698
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	376	27	678	- 302
Multiple Sclerosis	37	334	61	22	+ 312
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	288	21	883	- 595
Alcohol	39	280	33	384	- 104
Low Birth Weight	40	236	12	1,265	- 1,028
Asthma	41	234	38	258	- 24
Epilepsy	42	215	42	199	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	43	198	16	1,071	- 873
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	182	51	111	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	158	37	292	- 134
Violence	46	156	14	1,097	- 941
Tuberculosis	47	63	13	1,187	- 1,124
Fires	48	60	44	181	- 121
Drownings	49	54	31	406	- 352
Anemia	50	50	84	0	+ 50
Hepatitis C	51	48	67	3	+ 45
Meningitis	52	42	49	128	- 86
Poisonings	53	40	57	66	- 26
Birth Trauma	54	34	19	984	- 950
HIV/AIDS	55	34	45	174	- 140
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	33	81	0	+ 33
Osteoarthritis	57	30	82	0	+ 30
Malnutrition	58	21	18	1,031	- 1,010
Appendicitis	59	19	46	156	- 137
Schizophrenia	60	18	85	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	61	10	80	0	+ 10
Syphilis	62	9	53	105	- 96
Upper Respiratory	63	9	62	15	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	8	39	245	- 237
Hepatitis B	65	7	64	6	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	3	71	0	+ 3
War	67	2	63	9	- 7
Encephalitis	68	1	52	110	- 108
Pertussis	69	1	50	121	- 120
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	71	0	24	755	- 755
Tetanus	72	0	60	31	- 31
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

United Kingdom

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.