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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,338	1	21,124	+ 4,213
Stroke	2	21,677	2	14,077	+ 7,599
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,625	20	1,266	+ 5,359
Lung Cancers	4	5,718	4	7,355	- 1,638
Lung Disease	5	3,202	5	5,526	- 2,324
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,149	7	3,940	- 791
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,749	8	3,264	- 514
Inflammatory/Heart	8	2,407	24	725	+ 1,682
Kidney Disease	9	1,897	6	4,759	- 2,861
Liver Disease	10	1,689	23	809	+ 880
Hypertension	11	1,503	9	2,922	- 1,419
Stomach Cancer	12	1,466	16	1,535	- 69
Breast Cancer	13	1,454	11	2,520	- 1,067
Liver Cancer	14	1,321	14	1,566	- 245
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,276	13	1,904	- 629
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,228	22	870	+ 358
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	1,212	3	8,282	- 7,070
Prostate Cancer	18	1,137	12	2,023	- 886
Suicide	19	993	28	533	+ 461
Parkinson's Disease	20	939	10	2,646	- 1,707
Falls	21	735	21	1,245	- 510
Bladder Cancer	22	640	15	1,551	- 911
Leukemia	23	513	18	1,354	- 841
Lymphomas	24	508	19	1,268	- 761
Ovary Cancer	25	502	27	557	- 55
Other Injuries	26	432	17	1,453	- 1,022
Oral Cancer	27	402	30	440	- 39
Skin Cancers	28	367	31	438	- 71
Cervical Cancer	29	364	36	243	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	333	26	611	- 277
Oesophagus Cancer	31	303	35	246	+ 57
Tuberculosis	32	257	46	66	+ 190
Uterin Cancer	33	253	33	373	- 119
Alcohol	34	248	49	50	+ 198
Congenital Anomalies	35	189	38	174	+ 15
Epilepsy	36	166	34	249	- 84
Asthma	37	164	55	27	+ 136
Fires	38	150	39	146	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	39	147	29	526	- 379
Violence	40	135	42	104	+ 31
Low Birth Weight	41	133	41	127	+ 6
Drownings	42	131	32	435	- 304
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	100	43	100	- 0
Drug Use	44	70	37	193	- 123
Other Neoplasms	45	63	25	679	- 616
Multiple Sclerosis	46	60	40	135	- 75
Skin Disease	47	57	47	56	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	53	45	67	- 13
Birth Trauma	49	38	57	17	+ 22
Poisonings	50	37	56	19	+ 18
Encephalitis	51	35	67	1	+ 35
Appendicitis	52	30	58	9	+ 20
Meningitis	53	26	53	33	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	22	44	95	- 72
Measles	55	14	68	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	56	8	48	56	- 48
Malnutrition	57	7	66	1	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	58	7	61	2	+ 5
Pertussis	59	7	69	0	+ 6
Tetanus	60	3	62	2	+ 1
Syphilis	61	2	65	1	+ 1
War	62	1	64	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	59	8	- 7
Leishmaniasis	64	0	60	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	0	52	38	- 38
Chlamydia	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	50	47	- 47
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Greece

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.