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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	120,107	1	43,066	+ 77,041
Stroke	2	102,753	3	16,573	+ 86,180
Diabetes Mellitus	3	31,403	11	5,028	+ 26,375
Lung Cancers	4	27,103	10	5,250	+ 21,853
Lung Disease	5	15,179	4	15,928	- 749
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,927	22	2,157	+ 12,770
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,032	12	4,371	+ 8,661
Inflammatory/Heart	8	11,409	31	1,329	+ 10,079
Kidney Disease	9	8,994	7	6,834	+ 2,160
Liver Disease	10	8,008	19	2,426	+ 5,582
Hypertension	11	7,125	8	6,400	+ 726
Stomach Cancer	12	6,950	9	6,112	+ 838
Breast Cancer	13	6,891	13	3,669	+ 3,222
Liver Cancer	14	6,261	24	2,065	+ 4,196
Pancreas Cancer	15	6,047	25	2,022	+ 4,025
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,822	6	7,765	- 1,943
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	5,745	5	10,773	- 5,028
Prostate Cancer	18	5,389	14	3,584	+ 1,805
Suicide	19	4,709	26	1,965	+ 2,744
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,450	47	383	+ 4,067
Falls	21	3,484	29	1,518	+ 1,966
Bladder Cancer	22	3,032	42	609	+ 2,423
Leukemia	23	2,430	21	2,208	+ 222
Lymphomas	24	2,406	18	2,603	- 197
Ovary Cancer	25	2,380	33	1,122	+ 1,258
Other Injuries	26	2,046	28	1,592	+ 454
Oral Cancer	27	1,904	37	807	+ 1,097
Skin Cancers	28	1,741	35	1,028	+ 713
Cervical Cancer	29	1,725	20	2,266	- 541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,580	39	698	+ 882
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,436	36	835	+ 601
Tuberculosis	32	1,217	32	1,272	- 55
Uterin Cancer	33	1,200	45	423	+ 777
Alcohol	34	1,175	68	23	+ 1,153
Congenital Anomalies	35	897	16	2,963	- 2,066
Epilepsy	36	785	43	597	+ 188
Asthma	37	777	54	191	+ 585
Fires	38	711	56	127	+ 584
Endocrine Disorders	39	698	30	1,367	- 669
Violence	40	638	2	19,268	- 18,630
Low Birth Weight	41	630	23	2,095	- 1,466
Drownings	42	623	40	689	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	473	63	38	+ 436
Drug Use	44	331	44	492	- 160
Other Neoplasms	45	297	15	3,205	- 2,908
Multiple Sclerosis	46	285	60	62	+ 223
Skin Disease	47	270	34	1,102	- 832
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	253	51	242	+ 11
Birth Trauma	49	182	41	648	- 466
Poisonings	50	176	61	61	+ 115
Encephalitis	51	167	64	38	+ 129
Appendicitis	52	140	52	213	- 73
Meningitis	53	125	50	244	- 119
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	106	38	747	- 641
Measles	55	64	78	0	+ 64
Hepatitis B	56	36	62	50	- 14
Malnutrition	57	32	27	1,878	- 1,846
Maternal Conditions	58	32	46	394	- 362
Pertussis	59	31	69	18	+ 13
Tetanus	60	14	71	14	- 0
Syphilis	61	10	65	30	- 21
War	62	4	49	260	- 256
Upper Respiratory	63	3	66	27	- 24
Leishmaniasis	64	2	74	7	- 5
Hepatitis C	65	2	59	65	- 63
Chlamydia	66	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	69	0	72	8	- 8
HIV/AIDS	70	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	74	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	57	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Colombia

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.