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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,428	1	36,513	- 20,085
Stroke	2	14,054	2	21,347	- 7,293
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,295	11	1,344	+ 2,951
Lung Cancers	4	3,707	5	3,288	+ 419
Lung Disease	5	2,076	4	3,993	- 1,917
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,042	33	147	+ 1,894
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,782	6	2,591	- 809
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,560	24	409	+ 1,151
Kidney Disease	9	1,230	7	1,855	- 624
Liver Disease	10	1,095	8	1,804	- 709
Hypertension	11	975	3	5,916	- 4,941
Stomach Cancer	12	951	12	1,175	- 224
Breast Cancer	13	943	10	1,358	- 415
Liver Cancer	14	856	16	664	+ 193
Pancreas Cancer	15	827	13	1,063	- 236
Road Traffic Accidents	16	796	17	647	+ 149
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	786	9	1,396	- 610
Prostate Cancer	18	737	14	1,016	- 278
Suicide	19	644	15	681	- 37
Parkinson's Disease	20	609	29	284	+ 325
Falls	21	477	26	381	+ 95
Bladder Cancer	22	415	18	637	- 222
Leukemia	23	332	20	460	- 127
Lymphomas	24	329	19	499	- 170
Ovary Cancer	25	326	23	420	- 95
Other Injuries	26	280	21	437	- 158
Oral Cancer	27	260	25	408	- 147
Skin Cancers	28	238	28	328	- 90
Cervical Cancer	29	236	22	422	- 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	216	30	276	- 60
Oesophagus Cancer	31	196	31	195	+ 1
Tuberculosis	32	166	38	104	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	33	164	27	369	- 205
Alcohol	34	161	46	44	+ 117
Congenital Anomalies	35	123	32	160	- 37
Epilepsy	36	107	39	93	+ 14
Asthma	37	106	50	28	+ 78
Fires	38	97	36	124	- 27
Endocrine Disorders	39	95	34	146	- 51
Violence	40	87	41	84	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	41	86	37	116	- 30
Drownings	42	85	35	129	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	65	43	56	+ 9
Drug Use	44	45	42	76	- 31
Other Neoplasms	45	41	40	93	- 53
Multiple Sclerosis	46	39	45	52	- 13
Skin Disease	47	37	44	53	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	35	60	5	+ 30
Birth Trauma	49	25	47	40	- 15
Poisonings	50	24	48	38	- 14
Encephalitis	51	23	63	3	+ 20
Appendicitis	52	19	57	7	+ 13
Meningitis	53	17	49	31	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	15	51	27	- 12
Measles	55	9	70	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	5	53	22	- 17
Malnutrition	57	4	67	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	58	4	59	6	- 2
Pertussis	59	4	72	0	+ 4
Tetanus	60	2	69	0	+ 2
Syphilis	61	1	66	2	- 0
War	62	1	64	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	0	61	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	56	10	- 9
Chlamydia	66	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	54	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	68	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	15	- 15
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Bulgaria

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.