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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,778	3	14,103	+ 69,675
Stroke	2	71,673	2	15,163	+ 56,510
Diabetes Mellitus	3	21,904	12	5,929	+ 15,975
Lung Cancers	4	18,905	55	237	+ 18,668
Lung Disease	5	10,588	15	3,120	+ 7,468
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,412	29	1,294	+ 9,118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,090	34	803	+ 8,287
Inflammatory/Heart	8	7,958	28	1,615	+ 6,343
Kidney Disease	9	6,274	13	4,161	+ 2,112
Liver Disease	10	5,586	11	6,053	- 467
Hypertension	11	4,970	19	2,231	+ 2,739
Stomach Cancer	12	4,848	33	870	+ 3,978
Breast Cancer	13	4,807	25	1,937	+ 2,869
Liver Cancer	14	4,367	17	2,851	+ 1,516
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,218	46	334	+ 3,884
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,061	7	7,808	- 3,747
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	4,007	1	16,262	- 12,255
Prostate Cancer	18	3,759	31	1,031	+ 2,729
Suicide	19	3,285	21	1,993	+ 1,292
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,104	43	387	+ 2,717
Falls	21	2,430	30	1,168	+ 1,262
Bladder Cancer	22	2,115	53	245	+ 1,869
Leukemia	23	1,695	45	340	+ 1,355
Lymphomas	24	1,678	32	875	+ 803
Ovary Cancer	25	1,660	38	698	+ 962
Other Injuries	26	1,427	18	2,433	- 1,005
Oral Cancer	27	1,328	42	483	+ 845
Skin Cancers	28	1,214	58	214	+ 1,000
Cervical Cancer	29	1,204	20	2,161	- 957
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,102	48	321	+ 782
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,002	49	285	+ 717
Tuberculosis	32	849	6	10,214	- 9,366
Uterin Cancer	33	837	57	219	+ 618
Alcohol	34	820	54	244	+ 576
Congenital Anomalies	35	625	14	3,935	- 3,310
Epilepsy	36	547	47	329	+ 218
Asthma	37	542	23	1,979	- 1,437
Fires	38	496	37	729	- 234
Endocrine Disorders	39	487	24	1,965	- 1,478
Violence	40	445	27	1,857	- 1,412
Low Birth Weight	41	439	8	6,662	- 6,222
Drownings	42	435	36	740	- 306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	330	52	256	+ 75
Drug Use	44	231	39	630	- 399
Other Neoplasms	45	207	63	48	+ 159
Multiple Sclerosis	46	199	61	113	+ 86
Skin Disease	47	188	50	264	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	177	67	16	+ 161
Birth Trauma	49	127	10	6,194	- 6,067
Poisonings	50	123	40	522	- 399
Encephalitis	51	116	44	357	- 241
Appendicitis	52	98	59	146	- 48
Meningitis	53	87	16	2,983	- 2,896
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	74	9	6,538	- 6,464
Measles	55	45	60	135	- 90
Hepatitis B	56	25	62	101	- 76
Malnutrition	57	23	26	1,868	- 1,846
Maternal Conditions	58	22	22	1,991	- 1,969
Pertussis	59	22	35	744	- 723
Tetanus	60	10	56	220	- 210
Syphilis	61	7	41	483	- 476
War	62	3	64	29	- 26
Upper Respiratory	63	2	66	16	- 15
Leishmaniasis	64	1	77	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	28	- 27
Chlamydia	66	1	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	67	1	69	4	- 3
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	4	13,565	- 13,565
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	74	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Ghana

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.