SRI LANKA VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,244	1	26,304	+ 26,940
Stroke	2	45,551	6	6,805	+ 38,745
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,921	2	12,460	+ 1,461
Lung Cancers	4	12,015	12	1,775	+ 10,240
Lung Disease	5	6,729	3	9,456	- 2,728
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,617	4	6,939	- 321
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,777	24	911	+ 4,866
Inflammatory/Heart	8	5,057	35	425	+ 4,633
Kidney Disease	9	3,987	5	6,858	- 2,871
Liver Disease	10	3,550	17	1,303	+ 2,247
Hypertension	11	3,159	20	1,055	+ 2,103
Stomach Cancer	12	3,081	16	1,321	+ 1,760
Breast Cancer	13	3,055	15	1,383	+ 1,672
Liver Cancer	14	2,775	19	1,090	+ 1,685
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,681	43	214	+ 2,467
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,581	9	4,200	- 1,619
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	2,547	8	5,117	- 2,570
Prostate Cancer	18	2,389	30	507	+ 1,882
Suicide	19	2,088	10	2,977	- 890
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,973	45	168	+ 1,805
Falls	21	1,544	23	964	+ 580
Bladder Cancer	22	1,344	34	432	+ 912
Leukemia	23	1,077	18	1,155	- 78
Lymphomas	24	1,066	21	1,027	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	25	1,055	37	281	+ 774
Other Injuries	26	907	14	1,529	- 622
Oral Cancer	27	844	11	2,893	- 2,049
Skin Cancers	28	772	52	58	+ 714
Cervical Cancer	29	765	26	762	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	701	56	38	+ 662
Oesophagus Cancer	31	637	13	1,544	- 907
Tuberculosis	32	539	25	769	- 230
Uterin Cancer	33	532	42	218	+ 314
Alcohol	34	521	51	82	+ 439
Congenital Anomalies	35	397	22	989	- 592
Epilepsy	36	348	39	269	+ 79
Asthma	37	344	7	6,471	- 6,127
Fires	38	315	41	239	+ 76
Endocrine Disorders	39	309	32	462	- 153
Violence	40	283	31	499	- 216
Low Birth Weight	41	279	29	536	- 257
Drownings	42	276	27	731	- 454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	210	53	49	+ 160
Drug Use	44	147	40	257	- 110
Other Neoplasms	45	131	50	86	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	46	126	69	2	+ 124
Skin Disease	47	120	36	293	- 173
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	112	60	11	+ 101
Birth Trauma	49	81	44	193	- 112
Poisonings	50	78	49	93	- 15
Encephalitis	51	74	61	10	+ 64
Appendicitis	52	62	64	5	+ 57
Meningitis	53	56	46	146	- 91
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	47	28	605	- 558
Measles	55	29	77	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	56	16	62	6	+ 10
Malnutrition	57	14	54	43	- 29
Maternal Conditions	58	14	48	96	- 82
Pertussis	59	14	59	15	- 1
Tetanus	60	6	57	27	- 21
Syphilis	61	4	58	15	- 10
War	62	2	38	280	- 278
Upper Respiratory	63	1	66	5	- 3
Leishmaniasis	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	63	6	- 6
HIV/AIDS	70	0	55	39	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	33	445	- 445
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Sri Lanka

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.