BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,264	1	9,201	+ 12,063
Stroke	2	6,554	2	7,871	- 1,317
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	1,411	6	1,144	+ 268
Lung Cancers	4	1,179	4	2,076	- 897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,154	7	998	+ 156
Alcohol	6	1,104	34	90	+ 1,014
Lung Disease	7	883	5	1,163	- 280
Liver Disease	8	831	10	613	+ 217
Suicide	9	801	19	361	+ 440
Stomach Cancer	10	676	12	532	+ 143
Inflammatory/Heart	11	544	8	874	- 330
Breast Cancer	12	492	13	528	- 36
Pancreas Cancer	13	468	15	463	+ 5
Other Injuries	14	439	26	157	+ 283
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	434	17	440	- 6
Falls	16	381	21	267	+ 114
Prostate Cancer	17	374	18	413	- 39
Oral Cancer	18	360	27	146	+ 214
Road Traffic Accidents	19	289	16	446	- 157
Lymphomas	20	269	24	184	+ 84
Parkinson's Disease	21	248	20	341	- 92
Fires	22	248	38	54	+ 194
Leukemia	23	221	23	186	+ 35
Drownings	24	217	42	48	+ 169
Oesophagus Cancer	25	197	31	110	+ 87
Kidney Disease	26	192	9	689	- 497
Ovary Cancer	27	171	25	182	- 11
Uterin Cancer	28	156	33	92	+ 64
Drug Use	29	155	44	25	+ 130
Diabetes Mellitus	30	149	3	2,406	- 2,257
Hypertension	31	147	11	546	- 399
Liver Cancer	32	145	14	480	- 334
Poisonings	33	124	50	13	+ 111
Cervical Cancer	34	121	29	132	- 11
Bladder Cancer	35	118	22	232	- 114
Skin Cancers	36	109	28	133	- 25
Tuberculosis	37	107	32	93	+ 14
Violence	38	102	40	49	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	96	43	36	+ 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	94	30	121	- 27
Congenital Anomalies	41	81	35	69	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	42	67	70	0	+ 67
Endocrine Disorders	43	56	39	53	+ 3
Asthma	44	49	37	60	- 11
Epilepsy	45	46	36	60	- 14
Encephalitis	46	37	51	13	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	47	26	41	48	- 23
Other Neoplasms	48	21	45	23	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	49	17	46	22	- 5
Meningitis	50	15	53	10	+ 5
Skin Disease	51	12	47	21	- 8
Birth Trauma	52	10	49	14	- 4
Malnutrition	53	9	57	2	+ 6
Appendicitis	54	8	52	11	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	6	48	19	- 13
Hepatitis B	56	5	56	3	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	5	54	8	- 3
Upper Respiratory	58	2	63	0	+ 2
War	59	1	62	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	58	2	- 2
Chlamydia	61	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	63	0	61	1	- 1
Tetanus	64	0	60	1	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	59	2	- 2
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	55	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Belarus

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.