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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	93,847	1	117,700	- 23,853
Stroke	2	80,287	2	32,693	+ 47,594
Diabetes Mellitus	3	24,537	8	8,947	+ 15,590
Lung Cancers	4	21,177	3	25,781	- 4,603
Lung Disease	5	11,860	6	13,677	- 1,816
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,664	21	3,701	+ 7,962
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,183	5	14,610	- 4,428
Inflammatory/Heart	8	8,914	23	3,495	+ 5,420
Kidney Disease	9	7,028	20	4,065	+ 2,963
Liver Disease	10	6,257	10	7,912	- 1,655
Hypertension	11	5,567	15	4,937	+ 631
Stomach Cancer	12	5,431	12	5,910	- 480
Breast Cancer	13	5,384	9	7,967	- 2,583
Liver Cancer	14	4,892	29	2,290	+ 2,602
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,725	13	5,430	- 705
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,549	22	3,555	+ 994
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	4,489	4	19,998	- 15,509
Prostate Cancer	18	4,211	11	6,489	- 2,278
Suicide	19	3,680	18	4,282	- 602
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,477	34	1,500	+ 1,977
Falls	21	2,722	16	4,712	- 1,990
Bladder Cancer	22	2,369	17	4,700	- 2,331
Leukemia	23	1,899	24	3,456	- 1,557
Lymphomas	24	1,880	19	4,141	- 2,262
Ovary Cancer	25	1,860	27	2,929	- 1,069
Other Injuries	26	1,599	28	2,527	- 928
Oral Cancer	27	1,487	25	3,377	- 1,889
Skin Cancers	28	1,360	31	2,155	- 794
Cervical Cancer	29	1,348	32	1,907	- 559
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,235	26	3,091	- 1,856
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,122	33	1,803	- 681
Tuberculosis	32	951	41	597	+ 354
Uterin Cancer	33	937	30	2,163	- 1,225
Alcohol	34	918	14	5,238	- 4,320
Congenital Anomalies	35	700	36	916	- 216
Epilepsy	36	613	35	1,145	- 532
Asthma	37	607	43	540	+ 67
Fires	38	555	45	474	+ 81
Endocrine Disorders	39	545	38	831	- 286
Violence	40	498	49	294	+ 204
Low Birth Weight	41	492	42	579	- 87
Drownings	42	487	39	636	- 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	370	40	612	- 242
Drug Use	44	259	48	321	- 62
Other Neoplasms	45	232	7	9,256	- 9,025
Multiple Sclerosis	46	223	44	502	- 280
Skin Disease	47	211	46	469	- 258
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	198	47	369	- 171
Birth Trauma	49	142	57	52	+ 91
Poisonings	50	137	51	205	- 67
Encephalitis	51	130	64	6	+ 124
Appendicitis	52	109	55	69	+ 41
Meningitis	53	98	53	171	- 73
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	83	37	839	- 756
Measles	55	50	72	0	+ 50
Hepatitis B	56	28	56	52	- 24
Malnutrition	57	25	50	291	- 265
Maternal Conditions	58	25	63	10	+ 15
Pertussis	59	24	71	0	+ 24
Tetanus	60	11	67	2	+ 9
Syphilis	61	8	69	0	+ 7
War	62	3	66	4	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	2	60	19	- 17
Leishmaniasis	64	2	75	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	52	188	- 187
Chlamydia	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	68	1	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	54	115	- 115
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	62	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Poland

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.