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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	573,421	7	61,374	+ 512,048
Stroke	2	490,568	8	57,744	+ 432,824
Diabetes Mellitus	3	149,926	18	22,497	+ 127,429
Lung Cancers	4	129,398	57	1,295	+ 128,102
Lung Disease	5	72,467	22	12,569	+ 59,899
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	71,267	31	6,786	+ 64,482
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	62,217	43	4,152	+ 58,065
Inflammatory/Heart	8	54,468	42	4,826	+ 49,641
Kidney Disease	9	42,940	20	18,189	+ 24,751
Liver Disease	10	38,234	13	38,326	- 92
Hypertension	11	34,017	24	10,692	+ 23,325
Stomach Cancer	12	33,182	50	2,129	+ 31,053
Breast Cancer	13	32,898	23	11,884	+ 21,014
Liver Cancer	14	29,890	39	5,289	+ 24,602
Pancreas Cancer	15	28,870	51	1,975	+ 26,895
Road Traffic Accidents	16	27,795	12	41,693	- 13,898
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	27,428	1	207,281	- 179,852
Prostate Cancer	18	25,730	35	5,914	+ 19,816
Suicide	19	22,483	30	7,019	+ 15,465
Parkinson's Disease	20	21,245	46	2,473	+ 18,772
Falls	21	16,632	28	7,528	+ 9,104
Bladder Cancer	22	14,474	63	670	+ 13,805
Leukemia	23	11,601	47	2,257	+ 9,344
Lymphomas	24	11,486	40	5,202	+ 6,284
Ovary Cancer	25	11,365	49	2,133	+ 9,232
Other Injuries	26	9,769	17	22,696	- 12,927
Oral Cancer	27	9,089	48	2,238	+ 6,850
Skin Cancers	28	8,312	53	1,933	+ 6,379
Cervical Cancer	29	8,237	25	10,574	- 2,336
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	7,545	37	5,846	+ 1,699
Oesophagus Cancer	31	6,857	64	560	+ 6,297
Tuberculosis	32	5,809	3	127,335	- 121,526
Uterin Cancer	33	5,728	62	679	+ 5,049
Alcohol	34	5,611	58	1,031	+ 4,580
Congenital Anomalies	35	4,280	9	49,696	- 45,416
Epilepsy	36	3,747	41	5,001	- 1,254
Asthma	37	3,709	27	8,192	- 4,483
Fires	38	3,393	29	7,132	- 3,739
Endocrine Disorders	39	3,331	21	15,799	- 12,467
Violence	40	3,045	19	18,407	- 15,362
Low Birth Weight	41	3,007	6	95,959	- 92,952
Drownings	42	2,976	32	6,584	- 3,609
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,260	52	1,946	+ 315
Drug Use	44	1,582	34	6,273	- 4,691
Other Neoplasms	45	1,416	66	290	+ 1,126
Multiple Sclerosis	46	1,361	68	179	+ 1,182
Skin Disease	47	1,289	56	1,468	- 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,210	69	165	+ 1,045
Birth Trauma	49	870	5	100,186	- 99,316
Poisonings	50	840	33	6,570	- 5,730
Encephalitis	51	797	59	937	- 140
Appendicitis	52	668	60	760	- 92
Meningitis	53	598	11	43,651	- 43,053
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	508	2	144,724	- 144,216
Measles	55	308	14	29,439	- 29,131
Hepatitis B	56	173	55	1,488	- 1,315
Malnutrition	57	155	36	5,896	- 5,741
Maternal Conditions	58	152	15	23,540	- 23,388
Pertussis	59	148	16	23,282	- 23,134
Tetanus	60	67	26	8,355	- 8,288
Syphilis	61	46	38	5,449	- 5,403
War	62	21	45	3,245	- 3,224
Upper Respiratory	63	12	67	259	- 247
Leishmaniasis	64	10	70	23	- 13
Hepatitis C	65	8	65	304	- 296
Chlamydia	66	7	71	14	- 7
Diphtheria	67	4	44	3,800	- 3,795
Otitis Media	68	3	72	3	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	74	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Nigeria

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.