BOLIVIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,202	45	174	+ 10,028
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,633	2	8,069	- 2,435
Stroke	3	4,705	3	7,206	- 2,502
Malaria	4	4,666	76	0	+ 4,666
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,715	21	883	+ 2,832
Tuberculosis	6	3,517	13	1,187	+ 2,330
Birth Trauma	7	2,996	19	984	+ 2,012
Low Birth Weight	8	2,875	12	1,265	+ 1,610
Liver Disease	9	2,664	6	3,987	- 1,323
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,623	1	11,051	- 8,428
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,163	9	2,430	- 267
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,862	15	1,080	+ 782
Hypertension	13	1,549	10	1,927	- 378
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,418	5	4,927	- 3,509
Malnutrition	15	1,363	18	1,031	+ 332
Meningitis	16	1,170	49	128	+ 1,042
Cervical Cancer	17	1,065	16	1,071	- 6
Kidney Disease	18	1,042	4	5,879	- 4,837
Other Injuries	19	1,023	11	1,279	- 256
Suicide	20	771	26	715	+ 56
Lung Disease	21	753	7	3,735	- 2,982
Maternal Conditions	22	703	39	245	+ 458
Violence	23	683	14	1,097	- 414
Syphilis	24	524	53	105	+ 419
Pertussis	25	440	50	121	+ 319
Asthma	26	439	38	258	+ 180
Drownings	27	408	31	406	+ 2
Falls	28	353	17	1,066	- 713
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	349	8	2,479	- 2,130
Prostate Cancer	30	332	28	550	- 217
Lymphomas	31	324	41	219	+ 105
Fires	32	323	44	181	+ 142
Inflammatory/Heart	33	297	35	374	- 78
Poisonings	34	270	57	66	+ 204
Breast Cancer	35	217	29	482	- 265
Oesophagus Cancer	36	212	48	133	+ 79
Endocrine Disorders	37	209	32	384	- 175
Epilepsy	38	197	42	199	- 3
Leukemia	39	155	34	380	- 225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	145	27	678	- 533
Lung Cancers	41	134	20	901	- 768
Stomach Cancer	42	122	23	785	- 663
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	120	30	407	- 287
Tetanus	44	112	60	31	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	112	37	292	- 180
Liver Cancer	46	105	25	720	- 616
Parkinson's Disease	47	97	22	852	- 755
Oral Cancer	48	92	56	91	+ 1
Alcohol	49	83	33	384	- 301
Bladder Cancer	50	78	59	43	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	51	76	75	0	+ 76
Skin Disease	52	74	55	101	- 26
Drug Use	53	72	40	244	- 172
Skin Cancers	54	64	43	190	- 126
Hepatitis B	55	62	64	6	+ 56
Appendicitis	56	50	46	156	- 106
Ovary Cancer	57	49	54	102	- 53
Leishmaniasis	58	43	65	5	+ 37
Encephalitis	59	41	52	110	- 68
Upper Respiratory	60	40	62	15	+ 25
Measles	61	29	73	0	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	62	25	36	332	- 307
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	18	51	111	- 93
Uterin Cancer	64	18	47	151	- 134
Other Neoplasms	65	12	58	43	- 31
Hepatitis C	66	10	67	3	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	61	22	- 14
Ascariasis	68	5	69	2	+ 3
War	69	4	63	9	- 5
Otitis Media	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	68	2	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	2	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	24	755	- 755
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Zambia

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.