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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,172	1	5,843	+ 10,329
Stroke	2	13,835	3	2,225	+ 11,611
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,228	4	2,068	+ 2,161
Lung Cancers	4	3,649	23	274	+ 3,376
Lung Disease	5	2,044	5	1,570	+ 474
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,010	33	149	+ 1,861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,755	18	315	+ 1,439
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,536	34	139	+ 1,397
Kidney Disease	9	1,211	2	3,533	- 2,322
Liver Disease	10	1,078	6	1,203	- 125
Hypertension	11	959	9	1,103	- 144
Stomach Cancer	12	936	14	478	+ 458
Breast Cancer	13	928	20	283	+ 645
Liver Cancer	14	843	12	509	+ 334
Pancreas Cancer	15	814	27	178	+ 636
Road Traffic Accidents	16	784	8	1,109	- 325
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	774	7	1,152	- 378
Prostate Cancer	18	726	15	386	+ 340
Suicide	19	634	19	285	+ 349
Parkinson's Disease	20	599	42	67	+ 532
Falls	21	469	22	276	+ 193
Bladder Cancer	22	408	52	28	+ 380
Leukemia	23	327	24	227	+ 100
Lymphomas	24	324	29	164	+ 160
Ovary Cancer	25	321	44	61	+ 259
Other Injuries	26	276	17	358	- 82
Oral Cancer	27	256	43	64	+ 192
Skin Cancers	28	234	45	59	+ 176
Cervical Cancer	29	232	16	374	- 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	213	40	85	+ 127
Oesophagus Cancer	31	193	47	42	+ 152
Tuberculosis	32	164	37	115	+ 49
Uterin Cancer	33	162	48	39	+ 123
Alcohol	34	158	21	279	- 120
Congenital Anomalies	35	121	11	571	- 450
Epilepsy	36	106	41	74	+ 32
Asthma	37	105	38	105	- 0
Fires	38	96	57	16	+ 79
Endocrine Disorders	39	94	28	164	- 70
Violence	40	86	10	619	- 533
Low Birth Weight	41	85	13	490	- 405
Drownings	42	84	32	157	- 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	64	54	20	+ 44
Drug Use	44	45	46	50	- 6
Other Neoplasms	45	40	26	192	- 152
Multiple Sclerosis	46	38	61	7	+ 32
Skin Disease	47	36	31	162	- 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	34	50	31	+ 3
Birth Trauma	49	25	25	198	- 173
Poisonings	50	24	55	18	+ 6
Encephalitis	51	22	58	10	+ 12
Appendicitis	52	19	49	32	- 13
Meningitis	53	17	51	29	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	14	36	122	- 108
Measles	55	9	78	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	5	62	5	- 0
Malnutrition	57	4	30	163	- 159
Maternal Conditions	58	4	39	88	- 84
Pertussis	59	4	67	3	+ 1
Tetanus	60	2	79	0	+ 2
Syphilis	61	1	60	9	- 8
War	62	1	70	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	72	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	64	0	76	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	66	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	71	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	70	0	35	139	- 139
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	53	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Nicaragua

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.