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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	147,662	1	97,116	+ 50,546
Stroke	2	126,327	2	62,633	+ 63,693
Diabetes Mellitus	3	38,608	8	19,836	+ 18,772
Lung Cancers	4	33,321	4	34,152	- 831
Lung Disease	5	18,661	5	32,382	- 13,721
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	18,352	3	41,445	- 23,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,022	7	21,254	- 5,232
Inflammatory/Heart	8	14,026	24	5,531	+ 8,495
Kidney Disease	9	11,057	11	12,726	- 1,668
Liver Disease	10	9,846	23	5,559	+ 4,286
Hypertension	11	8,760	6	29,931	- 21,171
Stomach Cancer	12	8,545	14	10,252	- 1,708
Breast Cancer	13	8,472	10	13,868	- 5,397
Liver Cancer	14	7,697	17	9,620	- 1,923
Pancreas Cancer	15	7,434	13	12,095	- 4,660
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,157	30	3,221	+ 3,937
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	7,063	9	16,339	- 9,275
Prostate Cancer	18	6,626	20	8,409	- 1,783
Suicide	19	5,790	26	4,042	+ 1,748
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,471	19	8,428	- 2,957
Falls	21	4,283	25	4,222	+ 61
Bladder Cancer	22	3,727	22	6,711	- 2,983
Leukemia	23	2,987	21	6,728	- 3,741
Lymphomas	24	2,958	16	9,670	- 6,713
Ovary Cancer	25	2,927	28	3,282	- 355
Other Injuries	26	2,516	12	12,112	- 9,597
Oral Cancer	27	2,340	27	3,343	- 1,003
Skin Cancers	28	2,141	29	3,239	- 1,098
Cervical Cancer	29	2,121	40	1,154	+ 968
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,943	43	690	+ 1,253
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,766	34	2,045	- 279
Tuberculosis	32	1,496	53	336	+ 1,160
Uterin Cancer	33	1,475	33	2,198	- 723
Alcohol	34	1,445	55	277	+ 1,168
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,102	37	1,443	- 341
Epilepsy	36	965	39	1,337	- 372
Asthma	37	955	47	494	+ 461
Fires	38	874	56	271	+ 603
Endocrine Disorders	39	858	18	8,431	- 7,573
Violence	40	784	50	409	+ 376
Low Birth Weight	41	774	51	357	+ 417
Drownings	42	766	52	344	+ 422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	582	32	2,216	- 1,634
Drug Use	44	407	45	654	- 247
Other Neoplasms	45	365	15	9,984	- 9,620
Multiple Sclerosis	46	350	44	677	- 326
Skin Disease	47	332	38	1,440	- 1,108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	312	42	701	- 390
Birth Trauma	49	224	59	140	+ 84
Poisonings	50	216	58	154	+ 62
Encephalitis	51	205	68	5	+ 201
Appendicitis	52	172	61	49	+ 124
Meningitis	53	154	60	128	+ 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	131	36	1,622	- 1,491
Measles	55	79	71	1	+ 78
Hepatitis B	56	45	54	334	- 289
Malnutrition	57	40	41	775	- 736
Maternal Conditions	58	39	67	6	+ 33
Pertussis	59	38	73	1	+ 37
Tetanus	60	17	63	22	- 4
Syphilis	61	12	69	4	+ 8
War	62	5	66	6	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	3	64	20	- 17
Leishmaniasis	64	3	70	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	2	31	2,451	- 2,449
Chlamydia	66	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	46	520	- 520
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Italy

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.