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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,011	1	15,281	+ 13,730
Stroke	2	24,819	3	7,408	+ 17,412
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,585	20	1,269	+ 6,316
Lung Cancers	4	6,547	4	6,777	- 230
Lung Disease	5	3,666	5	6,438	- 2,772
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,606	2	9,416	- 5,810
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,148	7	3,329	- 181
Inflammatory/Heart	8	2,756	23	1,060	+ 1,695
Kidney Disease	9	2,172	8	2,952	- 779
Liver Disease	10	1,934	17	1,433	+ 502
Hypertension	11	1,721	27	740	+ 981
Stomach Cancer	12	1,679	26	863	+ 816
Breast Cancer	13	1,664	9	2,587	- 922
Liver Cancer	14	1,512	24	976	+ 537
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,461	14	1,809	- 349
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,406	29	666	+ 740
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	1,388	6	5,677	- 4,290
Prostate Cancer	18	1,302	13	1,824	- 523
Suicide	19	1,137	10	2,111	- 974
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,075	19	1,378	- 303
Falls	21	841	15	1,756	- 914
Bladder Cancer	22	732	22	1,078	- 346
Leukemia	23	587	21	1,199	- 612
Lymphomas	24	581	16	1,552	- 971
Ovary Cancer	25	575	30	653	- 78
Other Injuries	26	494	11	2,006	- 1,512
Oral Cancer	27	460	28	675	- 215
Skin Cancers	28	421	31	522	- 102
Cervical Cancer	29	417	41	243	+ 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	382	42	213	+ 169
Oesophagus Cancer	31	347	25	898	- 551
Tuberculosis	32	294	54	46	+ 248
Uterin Cancer	33	290	34	384	- 94
Alcohol	34	284	32	500	- 216
Congenital Anomalies	35	217	40	282	- 65
Epilepsy	36	190	36	348	- 158
Asthma	37	188	46	128	+ 60
Fires	38	172	48	75	+ 97
Endocrine Disorders	39	169	18	1,432	- 1,263
Violence	40	154	44	149	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	41	152	50	70	+ 82
Drownings	42	151	47	79	+ 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	114	37	293	- 178
Drug Use	44	80	39	287	- 207
Other Neoplasms	45	72	12	1,828	- 1,756
Multiple Sclerosis	46	69	45	147	- 78
Skin Disease	47	65	35	380	- 314
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	61	49	73	- 11
Birth Trauma	49	44	53	47	- 3
Poisonings	50	43	55	41	+ 1
Encephalitis	51	40	66	1	+ 39
Appendicitis	52	34	62	17	+ 17
Meningitis	53	30	58	28	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	26	33	418	- 392
Measles	55	16	79	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	56	9	63	17	- 8
Malnutrition	57	8	38	291	- 283
Maternal Conditions	58	8	64	6	+ 2
Pertussis	59	7	68	1	+ 7
Tetanus	60	3	78	0	+ 3
Syphilis	61	2	70	0	+ 2
War	62	1	67	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	59	22	- 21
Leishmaniasis	64	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	52	53	- 53
Chlamydia	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	69	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	57	36	- 36
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	199	- 199
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Belgium

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.