DR CONGO VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	279,516	7	34,713	+ 244,803
Stroke	2	239,129	6	36,596	+ 202,533
Diabetes Mellitus	3	73,082	16	12,902	+ 60,180
Lung Cancers	4	63,075	47	1,158	+ 61,918
Lung Disease	5	35,324	14	13,527	+ 21,798
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	34,739	28	4,548	+ 30,192
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	30,328	36	2,966	+ 27,362
Inflammatory/Heart	8	26,550	29	4,045	+ 22,505
Kidney Disease	9	20,931	20	9,077	+ 11,854
Liver Disease	10	18,637	13	15,044	+ 3,593
Hypertension	11	16,582	12	15,743	+ 839
Stomach Cancer	12	16,174	37	2,579	+ 13,595
Breast Cancer	13	16,036	35	3,416	+ 12,621
Liver Cancer	14	14,570	31	3,840	+ 10,730
Pancreas Cancer	15	14,073	50	1,017	+ 13,056
Road Traffic Accidents	16	13,549	10	30,256	- 16,708
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	13,370	1	73,546	- 60,176
Prostate Cancer	18	12,542	30	3,948	+ 8,594
Suicide	19	10,960	26	5,812	+ 5,147
Parkinson's Disease	20	10,356	49	1,035	+ 9,321
Falls	21	8,107	33	3,483	+ 4,625
Bladder Cancer	22	7,056	65	270	+ 6,786
Leukemia	23	5,655	41	1,871	+ 3,783
Lymphomas	24	5,599	38	2,061	+ 3,538
Ovary Cancer	25	5,540	58	656	+ 4,884
Other Injuries	26	4,762	22	8,272	- 3,510
Oral Cancer	27	4,430	51	1,003	+ 3,427
Skin Cancers	28	4,052	55	765	+ 3,286
Cervical Cancer	29	4,015	27	4,823	- 807
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	3,678	40	1,923	+ 1,755
Oesophagus Cancer	31	3,343	53	790	+ 2,553
Tuberculosis	32	2,832	2	43,759	- 40,928
Uterin Cancer	33	2,792	63	352	+ 2,440
Alcohol	34	2,735	60	635	+ 2,100
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,086	11	16,256	- 14,170
Epilepsy	36	1,827	44	1,727	+ 100
Asthma	37	1,808	24	7,733	- 5,926
Fires	38	1,654	39	2,007	- 354
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,624	25	7,380	- 5,756
Violence	40	1,484	18	11,120	- 9,636
Low Birth Weight	41	1,466	8	34,668	- 33,203
Drownings	42	1,450	34	3,454	- 2,003
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,102	43	1,728	- 626
Drug Use	44	771	59	638	+ 133
Other Neoplasms	45	690	67	88	+ 602
Multiple Sclerosis	46	663	71	44	+ 620
Skin Disease	47	629	54	781	- 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	590	66	217	+ 373
Birth Trauma	49	424	9	33,075	- 32,651
Poisonings	50	410	42	1,729	- 1,319
Encephalitis	51	389	57	680	- 291
Appendicitis	52	326	56	703	- 377
Meningitis	53	291	17	11,568	- 11,277
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	248	5	41,301	- 41,054
Measles	55	150	3	42,254	- 42,104
Hepatitis B	56	84	61	456	- 372
Malnutrition	57	76	21	8,910	- 8,835
Maternal Conditions	58	74	19	10,513	- 10,439
Pertussis	59	72	23	7,921	- 7,849
Tetanus	60	33	46	1,166	- 1,133
Syphilis	61	23	32	3,751	- 3,729
War	62	10	45	1,658	- 1,648
Upper Respiratory	63	6	62	370	- 364
Leishmaniasis	64	5	52	869	- 864
Hepatitis C	65	4	69	69	- 65
Chlamydia	66	3	73	15	- 11
Diphtheria	67	2	70	47	- 45
Otitis Media	68	2	72	38	- 36
Leprosy	69	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	15	13,286	- 13,286
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Bosnia/Herzeg.

DR Congo

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.