UNITED KINGDOM VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	165,814	2	71,728	+ 94,086
Stroke	2	141,855	4	37,626	+ 104,229
Diabetes Mellitus	3	43,353	17	5,842	+ 37,511
Lung Cancers	4	37,417	5	35,715	+ 1,702
Lung Disease	5	20,955	6	32,896	- 11,941
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	20,608	1	98,135	- 77,527
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,991	7	18,446	- 455
Inflammatory/Heart	8	15,750	29	3,126	+ 12,624
Kidney Disease	9	12,417	18	5,471	+ 6,946
Liver Disease	10	11,056	14	7,666	+ 3,390
Hypertension	11	9,837	23	5,208	+ 4,629
Stomach Cancer	12	9,595	24	4,999	+ 4,596
Breast Cancer	13	9,513	9	12,718	- 3,205
Liver Cancer	14	8,643	21	5,237	+ 3,407
Pancreas Cancer	15	8,348	11	8,995	- 647
Road Traffic Accidents	16	8,037	33	2,169	+ 5,868
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	7,931	3	40,540	- 32,609
Prostate Cancer	18	7,440	8	13,289	- 5,849
Suicide	19	6,501	20	5,325	+ 1,176
Parkinson's Disease	20	6,143	13	8,573	- 2,429
Falls	21	4,809	15	7,618	- 2,809
Bladder Cancer	22	4,186	16	6,133	- 1,948
Leukemia	23	3,355	22	5,211	- 1,856
Lymphomas	24	3,321	10	9,350	- 6,029
Ovary Cancer	25	3,286	25	4,019	- 732
Other Injuries	26	2,825	19	5,464	- 2,639
Oral Cancer	27	2,628	30	3,109	- 481
Skin Cancers	28	2,404	27	3,727	- 1,324
Cervical Cancer	29	2,382	43	1,099	+ 1,283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,182	36	2,090	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,983	12	8,727	- 6,744
Tuberculosis	32	1,680	47	351	+ 1,329
Uterin Cancer	33	1,656	32	2,346	- 690
Alcohol	34	1,623	39	1,555	+ 68
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,238	35	2,127	- 889
Epilepsy	36	1,084	42	1,193	- 110
Asthma	37	1,072	41	1,302	- 230
Fires	38	981	48	334	+ 647
Endocrine Disorders	39	963	28	3,297	- 2,334
Violence	40	881	46	868	+ 13
Low Birth Weight	41	869	40	1,313	- 444
Drownings	42	860	49	301	+ 560
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	654	45	876	- 222
Drug Use	44	457	31	2,824	- 2,367
Other Neoplasms	45	409	26	3,986	- 3,577
Multiple Sclerosis	46	393	37	1,856	- 1,462
Skin Disease	47	373	34	2,134	- 1,761
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	350	44	1,014	- 664
Birth Trauma	49	252	54	190	+ 62
Poisonings	50	243	53	221	+ 22
Encephalitis	51	230	68	6	+ 225
Appendicitis	52	193	59	105	+ 88
Meningitis	53	173	52	232	- 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	147	38	1,599	- 1,452
Measles	55	89	75	0	+ 89
Hepatitis B	56	50	65	40	+ 10
Malnutrition	57	45	58	116	- 71
Maternal Conditions	58	44	64	47	- 3
Pertussis	59	43	69	3	+ 40
Tetanus	60	19	72	0	+ 19
Syphilis	61	13	62	49	- 35
War	62	6	67	10	- 4
Upper Respiratory	63	3	63	48	- 45
Leishmaniasis	64	3	70	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	51	267	- 265
Chlamydia	66	2	79	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	69	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	55	188	- 188
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	50	277	- 277
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Bosnia/Herzeg.

United Kingdom

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.