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

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	BELGIUM		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,846	1	9,201	- 4,355
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,986	6	1,144	+ 1,843
Stroke	3	2,349	2	7,871	- 5,522
Lung Cancers	4	2,149	4	2,076	+ 73
Lung Disease	5	2,042	5	1,163	+ 879
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,801	17	440	+ 1,360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,056	7	998	+ 57
Kidney Disease	8	936	9	689	+ 247
Breast Cancer	9	820	13	528	+ 293
Suicide	10	670	19	361	+ 309
Other Injuries	11	636	26	157	+ 480
Other Neoplasms	12	580	45	23	+ 557
Prostate Cancer	13	579	18	413	+ 166
Pancreas Cancer	14	574	15	463	+ 111
Falls	15	557	21	267	+ 290
Lymphomas	16	492	24	184	+ 308
Liver Disease	17	454	10	613	- 159
Endocrine Disorders	18	454	39	53	+ 401
Parkinson's Disease	19	437	20	341	+ 96
Diabetes Mellitus	20	403	3	2,406	- 2,003
Leukemia	21	380	23	186	+ 194
Bladder Cancer	22	342	22	232	+ 110
Inflammatory/Heart	23	336	8	874	- 538
Liver Cancer	24	309	14	480	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	25	285	31	110	+ 175
Stomach Cancer	26	274	12	532	- 259
Hypertension	27	235	11	546	- 311
Oral Cancer	28	214	27	146	+ 68
Road Traffic Accidents	29	211	16	446	- 235
Ovary Cancer	30	207	25	182	+ 25
Skin Cancers	31	166	28	133	+ 32
Alcohol	32	158	34	90	+ 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	132	54	8	+ 124
Uterin Cancer	34	122	33	92	+ 30
Skin Disease	35	120	47	21	+ 100
Epilepsy	36	110	36	60	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	93	43	36	+ 57
Malnutrition	38	92	57	2	+ 90
Drug Use	39	91	44	25	+ 66
Congenital Anomalies	40	89	35	69	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	41	77	29	132	- 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	67	30	121	- 54
Anemia	43	63	86	0	+ 63
Violence	44	47	40	49	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	45	47	46	22	+ 25
Asthma	46	40	37	60	- 19
Drownings	47	25	42	48	- 23
Fires	48	24	38	54	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	23	48	19	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	50	22	41	48	- 26
Osteoarthritis	51	19	81	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	52	17	65	0	+ 17
Birth Trauma	53	15	49	14	+ 1
Tuberculosis	54	14	32	93	- 79
Poisonings	55	13	50	13	- 0
Schizophrenia	56	13	83	0	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	57	11	70	0	+ 11
Meningitis	58	9	53	10	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	7	63	0	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	6	80	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	5	52	11	- 5
Hepatitis B	63	5	56	3	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	58	2	- 1
Otitis Media	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	0	51	13	- 12
War	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	59	2	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	60	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	55	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Belgium

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.