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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,628	2	9,831	+ 3,797
Stroke	2	11,659	3	4,115	+ 7,544
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,563	22	418	+ 3,145
Lung Cancers	4	3,075	4	2,312	+ 763
Lung Disease	5	1,722	8	1,289	+ 433
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,694	1	11,120	- 9,427
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,479	6	1,433	+ 45
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,294	17	518	+ 776
Kidney Disease	9	1,020	26	342	+ 679
Liver Disease	10	909	10	1,068	- 159
Hypertension	11	808	5	2,030	- 1,222
Stomach Cancer	12	789	19	447	+ 342
Breast Cancer	13	782	12	948	- 166
Liver Cancer	14	710	16	545	+ 165
Pancreas Cancer	15	686	9	1,247	- 561
Road Traffic Accidents	16	661	33	215	+ 446
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	652	21	436	+ 216
Prostate Cancer	18	611	11	970	- 359
Suicide	19	534	15	846	- 312
Parkinson's Disease	20	505	13	853	- 348
Falls	21	395	7	1,325	- 930
Bladder Cancer	22	344	28	308	+ 36
Leukemia	23	276	24	371	- 95
Lymphomas	24	273	14	851	- 578
Ovary Cancer	25	270	25	344	- 74
Other Injuries	26	232	20	437	- 205
Oral Cancer	27	216	34	207	+ 9
Skin Cancers	28	198	29	297	- 100
Cervical Cancer	29	196	44	62	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	179	36	151	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	31	163	27	320	- 157
Tuberculosis	32	138	46	32	+ 106
Uterin Cancer	33	136	32	225	- 89
Alcohol	34	133	18	464	- 331
Congenital Anomalies	35	102	35	192	- 90
Epilepsy	36	89	38	104	- 15
Asthma	37	88	40	85	+ 3
Fires	38	81	45	62	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	39	79	31	257	- 177
Violence	40	72	43	64	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	41	71	48	26	+ 45
Drownings	42	71	37	106	- 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	54	50	19	+ 35
Drug Use	44	38	30	269	- 232
Other Neoplasms	45	34	23	377	- 343
Multiple Sclerosis	46	32	42	80	- 48
Skin Disease	47	31	47	27	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	29	41	83	- 54
Birth Trauma	49	21	56	8	+ 13
Poisonings	50	20	49	25	- 5
Encephalitis	51	19	66	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	52	16	54	10	+ 6
Meningitis	53	14	55	9	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	12	52	15	- 3
Measles	55	7	72	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	56	4	63	2	+ 2
Malnutrition	57	4	57	7	- 3
Maternal Conditions	58	4	64	2	+ 2
Pertussis	59	4	69	0	+ 3
Tetanus	60	2	70	0	+ 2
Syphilis	61	1	67	0	+ 1
War	62	0	65	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	62	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	60	5	- 4
Chlamydia	66	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	59	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	58	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Finland

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.