SOUTH AFRICA VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	146,397	3	32,739	+ 113,658
Stroke	2	125,244	4	30,693	+ 94,551
Diabetes Mellitus	3	38,277	5	30,188	+ 8,089
Lung Cancers	4	33,036	15	7,705	+ 25,330
Lung Disease	5	18,501	13	11,895	+ 6,606
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	18,195	22	4,676	+ 13,519
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,884	28	3,587	+ 12,298
Inflammatory/Heart	8	13,906	21	5,408	+ 8,498
Kidney Disease	9	10,963	9	15,302	- 4,339
Liver Disease	10	9,761	14	9,013	+ 748
Hypertension	11	8,685	12	12,789	- 4,104
Stomach Cancer	12	8,471	39	1,535	+ 6,937
Breast Cancer	13	8,399	23	4,533	+ 3,866
Liver Cancer	14	7,631	33	2,383	+ 5,248
Pancreas Cancer	15	7,371	35	2,007	+ 5,364
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,096	11	13,014	- 5,918
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	7,003	2	39,341	- 32,338
Prostate Cancer	18	6,569	24	4,374	+ 2,195
Suicide	19	5,740	10	13,774	- 8,034
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,424	46	1,077	+ 4,347
Falls	21	4,246	42	1,399	+ 2,847
Bladder Cancer	22	3,695	52	829	+ 2,866
Leukemia	23	2,962	40	1,464	+ 1,498
Lymphomas	24	2,932	31	2,818	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	25	2,901	51	951	+ 1,951
Other Injuries	26	2,494	17	6,014	- 3,520
Oral Cancer	27	2,320	41	1,406	+ 915
Skin Cancers	28	2,122	48	993	+ 1,129
Cervical Cancer	29	2,103	20	5,555	- 3,452
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,926	36	1,894	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,751	29	3,486	- 1,735
Tuberculosis	32	1,483	6	21,965	- 20,482
Uterin Cancer	33	1,462	54	512	+ 950
Alcohol	34	1,433	49	987	+ 446
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,093	25	4,351	- 3,258
Epilepsy	36	957	37	1,870	- 913
Asthma	37	947	18	5,966	- 5,019
Fires	38	866	27	3,618	- 2,751
Endocrine Disorders	39	851	19	5,890	- 5,040
Violence	40	777	7	21,000	- 20,222
Low Birth Weight	41	768	16	6,250	- 5,483
Drownings	42	760	32	2,403	- 1,644
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	577	47	1,015	- 438
Drug Use	44	404	53	770	- 366
Other Neoplasms	45	361	58	267	+ 95
Multiple Sclerosis	46	347	62	113	+ 235
Skin Disease	47	329	45	1,101	- 772
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	309	55	376	- 67
Birth Trauma	49	222	30	3,004	- 2,781
Poisonings	50	214	50	975	- 761
Encephalitis	51	203	59	234	- 31
Appendicitis	52	171	56	274	- 103
Meningitis	53	153	26	3,660	- 3,508
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	130	8	15,843	- 15,714
Measles	55	79	57	270	- 192
Hepatitis B	56	44	61	139	- 95
Malnutrition	57	40	34	2,381	- 2,341
Maternal Conditions	58	39	38	1,700	- 1,661
Pertussis	59	38	43	1,142	- 1,105
Tetanus	60	17	65	38	- 21
Syphilis	61	12	44	1,130	- 1,118
War	62	5	64	66	- 60
Upper Respiratory	63	3	60	223	- 220
Leishmaniasis	64	2	77	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	70	8	- 6
Chlamydia	66	2	68	18	- 17
Diphtheria	67	1	69	16	- 15
Otitis Media	68	1	67	19	- 18
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

South Africa

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.