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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,461	1	10,713	+ 10,748
Stroke	2	18,360	3	3,918	+ 14,443
Diabetes Mellitus	3	5,611	17	1,022	+ 4,589
Lung Cancers	4	4,843	4	3,520	+ 1,323
Lung Disease	5	2,712	5	2,902	- 190
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,667	2	7,192	- 4,525
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,329	7	1,995	+ 334
Inflammatory/Heart	8	2,039	16	1,027	+ 1,012
Kidney Disease	9	1,607	13	1,261	+ 346
Liver Disease	10	1,431	21	677	+ 754
Hypertension	11	1,273	6	2,471	- 1,198
Stomach Cancer	12	1,242	24	614	+ 628
Breast Cancer	13	1,231	11	1,577	- 346
Liver Cancer	14	1,119	19	805	+ 314
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,081	12	1,486	- 405
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,040	34	193	+ 847
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	1,027	8	1,949	- 923
Prostate Cancer	18	963	10	1,579	- 616
Suicide	19	841	14	1,249	- 408
Parkinson's Disease	20	795	18	857	- 62
Falls	21	622	9	1,919	- 1,297
Bladder Cancer	22	542	23	669	- 128
Leukemia	23	434	22	671	- 237
Lymphomas	24	430	15	1,131	- 701
Ovary Cancer	25	425	29	457	- 32
Other Injuries	26	366	30	410	- 44
Oral Cancer	27	340	26	500	- 160
Skin Cancers	28	311	27	493	- 182
Cervical Cancer	29	308	42	105	+ 203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	282	41	122	+ 160
Oesophagus Cancer	31	257	28	491	- 234
Tuberculosis	32	217	56	21	+ 196
Uterin Cancer	33	214	33	224	- 9
Alcohol	34	210	32	229	- 19
Congenital Anomalies	35	160	31	305	- 145
Epilepsy	36	140	39	159	- 18
Asthma	37	139	46	95	+ 44
Fires	38	127	55	21	+ 106
Endocrine Disorders	39	125	25	593	- 468
Violence	40	114	51	42	+ 72
Low Birth Weight	41	113	43	105	+ 8
Drownings	42	111	50	49	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	85	48	78	+ 7
Drug Use	44	59	36	176	- 117
Other Neoplasms	45	53	20	681	- 628
Multiple Sclerosis	46	51	38	160	- 109
Skin Disease	47	48	40	129	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	45	49	68	- 22
Birth Trauma	49	33	52	32	+ 1
Poisonings	50	31	60	13	+ 18
Encephalitis	51	30	68	1	+ 29
Appendicitis	52	25	59	15	+ 10
Meningitis	53	22	57	20	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	19	35	186	- 167
Measles	55	12	75	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	56	6	63	5	+ 2
Malnutrition	57	6	47	84	- 78
Maternal Conditions	58	6	64	4	+ 1
Pertussis	59	6	73	0	+ 5
Tetanus	60	3	70	0	+ 2
Syphilis	61	2	65	2	+ 0
War	62	1	67	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	61	11	- 10
Leishmaniasis	64	0	71	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	58	15	- 15
Chlamydia	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	54	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	102	- 102
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Switzerland

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.