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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	828,264	1	504,904	+ 323,360
Stroke	2	708,588	4	158,520	+ 550,069
Diabetes Mellitus	3	216,557	10	61,418	+ 155,139
Lung Cancers	4	186,905	5	155,533	+ 31,372
Lung Disease	5	104,674	3	195,387	- 90,713
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	102,940	2	287,198	- 184,258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	89,868	9	61,827	+ 28,041
Inflammatory/Heart	8	78,675	22	32,529	+ 46,145
Kidney Disease	9	62,023	6	85,861	- 23,838
Liver Disease	10	55,226	16	43,402	+ 11,823
Hypertension	11	49,135	8	65,960	- 16,825
Stomach Cancer	12	47,928	33	13,077	+ 34,852
Breast Cancer	13	47,519	13	48,671	- 1,151
Liver Cancer	14	43,175	23	27,064	+ 16,110
Pancreas Cancer	15	41,701	15	44,293	- 2,592
Road Traffic Accidents	16	40,148	17	41,694	- 1,547
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	39,618	11	60,317	- 20,699
Prostate Cancer	18	37,165	20	35,612	+ 1,553
Suicide	19	32,475	12	53,099	- 20,623
Parkinson's Disease	20	30,687	21	34,491	- 3,804
Falls	21	24,024	18	40,418	- 16,394
Bladder Cancer	22	20,907	26	19,622	+ 1,285
Leukemia	23	16,757	24	26,966	- 10,209
Lymphomas	24	16,590	19	40,281	- 23,691
Ovary Cancer	25	16,415	31	14,591	+ 1,824
Other Injuries	26	14,111	25	25,997	- 11,887
Oral Cancer	27	13,128	35	11,555	+ 1,573
Skin Cancers	28	12,007	32	14,311	- 2,304
Cervical Cancer	29	11,898	38	6,984	+ 4,914
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	10,898	48	3,461	+ 7,437
Oesophagus Cancer	31	9,905	28	17,829	- 7,924
Tuberculosis	32	8,391	62	546	+ 7,845
Uterin Cancer	33	8,273	36	10,063	- 1,790
Alcohol	34	8,105	30	14,659	- 6,554
Congenital Anomalies	35	6,182	34	11,762	- 5,579
Epilepsy	36	5,413	50	3,162	+ 2,250
Asthma	37	5,357	46	3,818	+ 1,539
Fires	38	4,901	49	3,183	+ 1,718
Endocrine Disorders	39	4,812	14	46,985	- 42,173
Violence	40	4,398	27	18,976	- 14,578
Low Birth Weight	41	4,343	39	6,924	- 2,581
Drownings	42	4,298	45	4,070	+ 228
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,265	47	3,646	- 381
Drug Use	44	2,285	7	74,435	- 72,150
Other Neoplasms	45	2,045	29	17,743	- 15,698
Multiple Sclerosis	46	1,966	44	5,059	- 3,094
Skin Disease	47	1,862	43	5,409	- 3,546
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,748	52	2,461	- 713
Birth Trauma	49	1,257	54	1,233	+ 24
Poisonings	50	1,213	53	1,674	- 461
Encephalitis	51	1,151	68	25	+ 1,126
Appendicitis	52	965	63	424	+ 541
Meningitis	53	864	60	606	+ 258
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	733	37	9,955	- 9,221
Measles	55	445	80	0	+ 445
Hepatitis B	56	250	59	608	- 358
Malnutrition	57	224	40	6,762	- 6,538
Maternal Conditions	58	219	56	779	- 559
Pertussis	59	213	69	16	+ 197
Tetanus	60	97	71	2	+ 94
Syphilis	61	67	66	49	+ 18
War	62	30	55	1,198	- 1,168
Upper Respiratory	63	17	65	229	- 212
Leishmaniasis	64	14	79	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	11	41	5,684	- 5,673
Chlamydia	66	9	84	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	67	6	75	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	5	67	34	- 29
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

United States

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.