NEW ZEALAND VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,501	1	5,095	+ 7,406
Stroke	2	10,695	3	2,378	+ 8,316
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,268	8	769	+ 2,500
Lung Cancers	4	2,821	4	1,873	+ 948
Lung Disease	5	1,580	5	1,815	- 235
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,554	2	3,032	- 1,478
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,356	6	1,495	- 138
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,187	23	313	+ 875
Kidney Disease	9	936	17	432	+ 504
Liver Disease	10	834	32	158	+ 676
Hypertension	11	742	20	327	+ 415
Stomach Cancer	12	723	22	323	+ 401
Breast Cancer	13	717	10	737	- 20
Liver Cancer	14	652	24	288	+ 364
Pancreas Cancer	15	629	14	543	+ 87
Road Traffic Accidents	16	606	16	458	+ 148
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	598	7	920	- 322
Prostate Cancer	18	561	9	739	- 178
Suicide	19	490	15	528	- 38
Parkinson's Disease	20	463	19	353	+ 110
Falls	21	363	11	627	- 264
Bladder Cancer	22	316	26	267	+ 49
Leukemia	23	253	18	391	- 138
Lymphomas	24	250	13	608	- 358
Ovary Cancer	25	248	29	207	+ 41
Other Injuries	26	213	28	218	- 5
Oral Cancer	27	198	31	164	+ 34
Skin Cancers	28	181	12	612	- 430
Cervical Cancer	29	180	41	61	+ 119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	164	39	70	+ 94
Oesophagus Cancer	31	149	25	279	- 130
Tuberculosis	32	127	52	17	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	33	125	33	145	- 20
Alcohol	34	122	45	51	+ 71
Congenital Anomalies	35	93	30	176	- 82
Epilepsy	36	82	43	55	+ 27
Asthma	37	81	36	91	- 10
Fires	38	74	53	17	+ 57
Endocrine Disorders	39	73	21	325	- 252
Violence	40	66	42	57	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	41	66	38	78	- 13
Drownings	42	65	44	54	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	49	35	113	- 63
Drug Use	44	34	40	69	- 35
Other Neoplasms	45	31	27	245	- 214
Multiple Sclerosis	46	30	47	43	- 14
Skin Disease	47	28	34	118	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	26	46	47	- 21
Birth Trauma	49	19	54	15	+ 4
Poisonings	50	18	58	9	+ 9
Encephalitis	51	17	66	1	+ 17
Appendicitis	52	15	62	6	+ 9
Meningitis	53	13	59	9	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	11	37	81	- 70
Measles	55	7	82	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	56	4	56	14	- 10
Malnutrition	57	3	55	14	- 11
Maternal Conditions	58	3	63	5	- 1
Pertussis	59	3	65	1	+ 2
Tetanus	60	1	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	61	1	70	0	+ 1
War	62	0	68	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	64	0	80	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	48	30	- 29
Chlamydia	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	57	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	8	- 8
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Bosnia/Herzeg.

New Zealand

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.