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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	298,405	1	163,905	+ 134,500
Stroke	2	255,289	2	121,823	+ 133,466
Diabetes Mellitus	3	78,021	29	5,433	+ 72,588
Lung Cancers	4	67,338	4	79,688	- 12,350
Lung Disease	5	37,712	5	78,169	- 40,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	37,087	7	56,937	- 19,850
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	32,378	6	57,340	- 24,963
Inflammatory/Heart	8	28,345	27	8,232	+ 20,112
Kidney Disease	9	22,346	9	44,779	- 22,433
Liver Disease	10	19,897	17	14,195	+ 5,701
Hypertension	11	17,702	28	6,673	+ 11,029
Stomach Cancer	12	17,268	8	50,433	- 33,165
Breast Cancer	13	17,120	15	15,805	+ 1,315
Liver Cancer	14	15,555	11	29,384	- 13,830
Pancreas Cancer	15	15,024	10	37,027	- 22,003
Road Traffic Accidents	16	14,464	31	4,566	+ 9,898
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	14,274	3	107,899	- 93,625
Prostate Cancer	18	13,390	19	13,515	- 125
Suicide	19	11,700	13	19,466	- 7,766
Parkinson's Disease	20	11,056	18	14,007	- 2,952
Falls	21	8,655	23	9,736	- 1,081
Bladder Cancer	22	7,532	22	9,936	- 2,404
Leukemia	23	6,037	24	9,607	- 3,570
Lymphomas	24	5,977	14	19,273	- 13,296
Ovary Cancer	25	5,914	30	5,061	+ 853
Other Injuries	26	5,084	12	22,068	- 16,984
Oral Cancer	27	4,730	26	8,333	- 3,604
Skin Cancers	28	4,326	44	1,843	+ 2,483
Cervical Cancer	29	4,287	32	3,799	+ 488
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	3,926	35	2,922	+ 1,005
Oesophagus Cancer	31	3,569	20	12,316	- 8,747
Tuberculosis	32	3,023	34	3,459	- 435
Uterin Cancer	33	2,981	33	3,461	- 480
Alcohol	34	2,920	51	576	+ 2,345
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,227	40	2,473	- 245
Epilepsy	36	1,950	45	1,558	+ 392
Asthma	37	1,930	42	1,922	+ 8
Fires	38	1,766	48	1,007	+ 759
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,734	21	11,486	- 9,752
Violence	40	1,585	53	266	+ 1,319
Low Birth Weight	41	1,565	55	202	+ 1,362
Drownings	42	1,548	25	8,409	- 6,860
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,176	39	2,555	- 1,379
Drug Use	44	823	50	732	+ 91
Other Neoplasms	45	737	16	15,120	- 14,383
Multiple Sclerosis	46	708	59	108	+ 600
Skin Disease	47	671	36	2,806	- 2,135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	630	38	2,618	- 1,988
Birth Trauma	49	453	61	104	+ 348
Poisonings	50	437	54	255	+ 183
Encephalitis	51	415	69	5	+ 410
Appendicitis	52	348	58	126	+ 222
Meningitis	53	311	52	308	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	264	37	2,731	- 2,467
Measles	55	160	75	0	+ 160
Hepatitis B	56	90	46	1,423	- 1,333
Malnutrition	57	81	43	1,910	- 1,829
Maternal Conditions	58	79	64	39	+ 40
Pertussis	59	77	71	1	+ 75
Tetanus	60	35	67	9	+ 26
Syphilis	61	24	65	16	+ 8
War	62	11	66	15	- 4
Upper Respiratory	63	6	57	159	- 153
Leishmaniasis	64	5	77	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	4	41	2,220	- 2,216
Chlamydia	66	3	80	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	68	8	- 6
Leprosy	69	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	63	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	875	- 875
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Japan

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.