BOLIVIA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,178	1	11,051	+ 7,127
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,340	8	2,479	+ 7,861
Lung Disease	3	7,035	7	3,735	+ 3,299
Stroke	4	5,707	3	7,206	- 1,499
Lung Cancers	5	5,600	20	901	+ 4,698
Kidney Disease	6	3,091	4	5,879	- 2,787
Drug Use	7	2,680	40	244	+ 2,436
Hypertension	8	2,375	10	1,927	+ 448
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,226	30	407	+ 1,819
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,211	5	4,927	- 2,716
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	2,172	2	8,069	- 5,897
Suicide	12	1,912	26	715	+ 1,197
Breast Cancer	13	1,752	29	482	+ 1,270
Endocrine Disorders	14	1,692	32	384	+ 1,307
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,595	36	332	+ 1,263
Liver Disease	16	1,563	6	3,987	- 2,425
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,501	9	2,430	- 929
Falls	18	1,455	17	1,066	+ 389
Lymphomas	19	1,450	41	219	+ 1,231
Prostate Cancer	20	1,282	28	550	+ 732
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,242	22	852	+ 390
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,171	35	374	+ 797
Liver Cancer	23	974	25	720	+ 254
Leukemia	24	971	34	380	+ 591
Other Injuries	25	936	11	1,279	- 343
Bladder Cancer	26	706	59	43	+ 664
Violence	27	683	14	1,097	- 414
Oesophagus Cancer	28	642	48	133	+ 509
Other Neoplasms	29	639	58	43	+ 596
Alcohol	30	528	33	384	+ 144
Ovary Cancer	31	525	54	102	+ 423
Skin Cancers	32	515	43	190	+ 325
Stomach Cancer	33	471	23	785	- 314
Congenital Anomalies	34	423	15	1,080	- 657
Oral Cancer	35	416	56	91	+ 325
Uterin Cancer	36	362	47	151	+ 211
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	358	21	883	- 525
Cervical Cancer	38	251	16	1,071	- 820
Low Birth Weight	39	249	12	1,265	- 1,015
Malnutrition	40	243	18	1,031	- 787
Hepatitis C	41	205	67	3	+ 202
HIV/AIDS	42	204	45	174	+ 30
Skin Disease	43	195	55	101	+ 94
Multiple Sclerosis	44	182	61	22	+ 160
Drownings	45	147	31	406	- 259
Asthma	46	137	38	258	- 121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	131	37	292	- 161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	125	27	678	- 553
Fires	49	115	44	181	- 67
Epilepsy	50	114	42	199	- 86
Anemia	51	112	84	0	+ 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	89	51	111	- 22
Poisonings	53	60	57	66	- 5
Birth Trauma	54	44	19	984	- 940
War	55	43	63	9	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	56	28	39	245	- 217
Schizophrenia	57	26	85	0	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	24	81	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	59	22	64	6	+ 16
Meningitis	60	22	49	128	- 106
Osteoarthritis	61	21	82	0	+ 21
Tuberculosis	62	20	13	1,187	- 1,167
Appendicitis	63	15	46	156	- 141
Oral conditions	64	10	80	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	65	8	62	15	- 7
Syphilis	66	2	53	105	- 103
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	1	52	110	- 109
Pertussis	69	1	50	121	- 120
Chagas disease	70	0	24	755	- 754
Tetanus	71	0	60	31	- 31
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	66	4	- 4
Malaria	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
Measles	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	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

United States

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.