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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,138	1	876	+ 262
Stroke	2	973	2	291	+ 682
Diabetes Mellitus	3	297	6	163	+ 135
Lung Cancers	4	257	5	197	+ 60
Lung Disease	5	144	8	127	+ 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	141	4	207	- 66
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	123	7	147	- 24
Inflammatory/Heart	8	108	27	22	+ 86
Kidney Disease	9	85	11	79	+ 6
Liver Disease	10	76	24	23	+ 53
Hypertension	11	67	20	33	+ 34
Stomach Cancer	12	66	15	50	+ 16
Breast Cancer	13	65	10	85	- 19
Liver Cancer	14	59	18	34	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	15	57	9	90	- 33
Road Traffic Accidents	16	55	31	18	+ 37
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	54	3	213	- 158
Prostate Cancer	18	51	13	53	- 2
Suicide	19	45	22	27	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	20	42	16	50	- 7
Falls	21	33	14	52	- 19
Bladder Cancer	22	29	19	33	- 4
Leukemia	23	23	21	28	- 5
Lymphomas	24	23	12	53	- 30
Ovary Cancer	25	23	17	34	- 11
Other Injuries	26	19	33	16	+ 3
Oral Cancer	27	18	23	25	- 7
Skin Cancers	28	16	34	14	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	29	16	39	4	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	15	37	7	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	31	14	29	20	- 7
Tuberculosis	32	12	52	2	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	33	11	28	21	- 9
Alcohol	34	11	47	3	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	35	8	32	17	- 9
Epilepsy	36	7	43	3	+ 4
Asthma	37	7	36	8	- 1
Fires	38	7	62	0	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	39	7	30	19	- 12
Violence	40	6	40	4	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	41	6	35	11	- 5
Drownings	42	6	48	2	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	4	49	2	+ 2
Drug Use	44	3	38	7	- 4
Other Neoplasms	45	3	26	22	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	46	3	45	3	- 0
Skin Disease	47	3	25	23	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	2	51	2	+ 0
Birth Trauma	49	2	44	3	- 1
Poisonings	50	2	58	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	51	2	65	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	52	1	63	0	+ 1
Meningitis	53	1	56	1	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	1	55	1	- 0
Measles	55	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	0	61	0	- 0
Malnutrition	57	0	60	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	58	0	64	0	+ 0
Pertussis	59	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	60	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	61	0	81	0	+ 0
War	62	0	54	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	59	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	53	1	- 1
Chlamydia	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	41	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Malta

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.