GUINEA-BISSAU VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,165	5	907	+ 4,258
Stroke	2	4,418	6	829	+ 3,589
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,350	14	313	+ 1,037
Lung Cancers	4	1,165	50	18	+ 1,147
Lung Disease	5	653	20	191	+ 462
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	642	34	69	+ 573
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	560	38	50	+ 511
Inflammatory/Heart	8	491	37	53	+ 438
Kidney Disease	9	387	15	268	+ 119
Liver Disease	10	344	11	405	- 61
Hypertension	11	306	21	177	+ 129
Stomach Cancer	12	299	36	55	+ 244
Breast Cancer	13	296	29	93	+ 204
Liver Cancer	14	269	28	116	+ 153
Pancreas Cancer	15	260	54	14	+ 246
Road Traffic Accidents	16	250	10	619	- 369
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	247	2	1,390	- 1,143
Prostate Cancer	18	232	42	41	+ 191
Suicide	19	203	26	134	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	20	191	46	27	+ 164
Falls	21	150	33	71	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	22	130	51	17	+ 113
Leukemia	23	104	61	6	+ 98
Lymphomas	24	103	45	28	+ 76
Ovary Cancer	25	102	48	19	+ 83
Other Injuries	26	88	17	234	- 146
Oral Cancer	27	82	56	13	+ 69
Skin Cancers	28	75	52	17	+ 58
Cervical Cancer	29	74	23	154	- 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	68	32	77	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	31	62	49	19	+ 43
Tuberculosis	32	52	3	1,387	- 1,334
Uterin Cancer	33	52	59	8	+ 43
Alcohol	34	51	57	12	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	35	39	12	373	- 335
Epilepsy	36	34	39	48	- 15
Asthma	37	33	24	150	- 117
Fires	38	31	35	64	- 33
Endocrine Disorders	39	30	18	221	- 191
Violence	40	27	22	173	- 145
Low Birth Weight	41	27	8	705	- 677
Drownings	42	27	30	89	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	20	43	33	- 13
Drug Use	44	14	55	13	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	45	13	65	2	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	46	12	64	2	+ 10
Skin Disease	47	12	53	16	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	11	67	2	+ 9
Birth Trauma	49	8	7	790	- 782
Poisonings	50	8	41	45	- 37
Encephalitis	51	7	58	10	- 3
Appendicitis	52	6	60	7	- 1
Meningitis	53	5	16	258	- 253
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	5	4	913	- 908
Measles	55	3	25	147	- 144
Hepatitis B	56	2	47	20	- 19
Malnutrition	57	1	27	121	- 120
Maternal Conditions	58	1	13	333	- 332
Pertussis	59	1	19	212	- 211
Tetanus	60	1	40	48	- 48
Syphilis	61	0	31	85	- 85
War	62	0	70	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	64	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	63	3	- 3
Chlamydia	66	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	1	1,445	- 1,445
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	62	4	- 4
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	44	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	9	684	- 684
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Guinea-Bissau

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.