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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,178	1	40,195	+ 56,983
Stroke	2	83,137	3	19,060	+ 64,076
Diabetes Mellitus	3	25,408	12	5,750	+ 19,658
Lung Cancers	4	21,929	32	1,076	+ 20,853
Lung Disease	5	12,281	15	4,650	+ 7,631
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	12,078	23	1,765	+ 10,313
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,544	39	741	+ 9,803
Inflammatory/Heart	8	9,231	45	527	+ 8,704
Kidney Disease	9	7,277	10	6,590	+ 687
Liver Disease	10	6,479	16	4,600	+ 1,880
Hypertension	11	5,765	8	7,995	- 2,230
Stomach Cancer	12	5,623	26	1,501	+ 4,123
Breast Cancer	13	5,575	22	1,822	+ 3,753
Liver Cancer	14	5,066	40	657	+ 4,408
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,893	56	229	+ 4,663
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,710	11	6,033	- 1,323
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	4,648	4	14,649	- 10,001
Prostate Cancer	18	4,361	55	258	+ 4,103
Suicide	19	3,810	24	1,573	+ 2,238
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,600	41	628	+ 2,973
Falls	21	2,819	37	905	+ 1,913
Bladder Cancer	22	2,453	54	272	+ 2,181
Leukemia	23	1,966	42	610	+ 1,356
Lymphomas	24	1,946	36	946	+ 1,000
Ovary Cancer	25	1,926	48	369	+ 1,557
Other Injuries	26	1,656	18	3,241	- 1,586
Oral Cancer	27	1,540	27	1,467	+ 73
Skin Cancers	28	1,409	59	145	+ 1,264
Cervical Cancer	29	1,396	44	541	+ 855
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,279	25	1,505	- 226
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,162	29	1,314	- 152
Tuberculosis	32	984	7	9,839	- 8,855
Uterin Cancer	33	971	53	289	+ 682
Alcohol	34	951	58	150	+ 801
Congenital Anomalies	35	725	14	5,001	- 4,275
Epilepsy	36	635	35	993	- 358
Asthma	37	629	17	3,403	- 2,774
Fires	38	575	50	348	+ 227
Endocrine Disorders	39	565	28	1,364	- 799
Violence	40	516	19	3,217	- 2,701
Low Birth Weight	41	510	5	12,631	- 12,121
Drownings	42	504	34	996	- 492
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	383	33	1,041	- 658
Drug Use	44	268	51	328	- 60
Other Neoplasms	45	240	63	29	+ 211
Multiple Sclerosis	46	231	62	84	+ 147
Skin Disease	47	219	61	94	+ 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	205	65	25	+ 180
Birth Trauma	49	148	6	10,723	- 10,575
Poisonings	50	142	47	384	- 241
Encephalitis	51	135	31	1,190	- 1,055
Appendicitis	52	113	52	298	- 185
Meningitis	53	101	20	2,626	- 2,524
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	86	13	5,555	- 5,469
Measles	55	52	49	350	- 298
Hepatitis B	56	29	38	863	- 834
Malnutrition	57	26	43	589	- 563
Maternal Conditions	58	26	9	7,807	- 7,781
Pertussis	59	25	21	2,107	- 2,082
Tetanus	60	11	30	1,254	- 1,243
Syphilis	61	8	60	94	- 86
War	62	3	2	25,620	- 25,616
Upper Respiratory	63	2	68	9	- 7
Leishmaniasis	64	2	70	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	1	64	28	- 27
Chlamydia	66	1	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	1	67	16	- 16
Otitis Media	68	1	71	1	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	46	464	- 464
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	185	- 185
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Afghanistan

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.