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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,377	10	4,432	+ 45,945
Stroke	2	43,098	3	7,948	+ 35,150
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,172	14	2,395	+ 10,777
Lung Cancers	4	11,368	41	226	+ 11,142
Lung Disease	5	6,367	21	1,273	+ 5,094
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,261	29	590	+ 5,671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,466	43	203	+ 5,263
Inflammatory/Heart	8	4,785	33	501	+ 4,284
Kidney Disease	9	3,772	18	1,760	+ 2,012
Liver Disease	10	3,359	9	4,501	- 1,142
Hypertension	11	2,989	13	2,616	+ 372
Stomach Cancer	12	2,915	42	206	+ 2,709
Breast Cancer	13	2,890	35	366	+ 2,524
Liver Cancer	14	2,626	46	177	+ 2,449
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,536	62	42	+ 2,494
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,442	11	3,654	- 1,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	2,410	2	9,517	- 7,107
Prostate Cancer	18	2,260	30	561	+ 1,699
Suicide	19	1,975	20	1,303	+ 673
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,866	47	164	+ 1,703
Falls	21	1,461	28	596	+ 865
Bladder Cancer	22	1,272	50	132	+ 1,140
Leukemia	23	1,019	39	261	+ 758
Lymphomas	24	1,009	31	548	+ 461
Ovary Cancer	25	998	57	82	+ 916
Other Injuries	26	858	19	1,729	- 870
Oral Cancer	27	798	48	155	+ 643
Skin Cancers	28	730	54	108	+ 622
Cervical Cancer	29	724	17	1,799	- 1,075
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	663	40	246	+ 417
Oesophagus Cancer	31	602	36	359	+ 244
Tuberculosis	32	510	6	5,941	- 5,431
Uterin Cancer	33	503	64	30	+ 473
Alcohol	34	493	49	140	+ 353
Congenital Anomalies	35	376	12	3,146	- 2,770
Epilepsy	36	329	38	332	- 3
Asthma	37	326	26	741	- 415
Fires	38	298	32	546	- 248
Endocrine Disorders	39	293	37	354	- 61
Violence	40	268	23	1,153	- 886
Low Birth Weight	41	264	8	4,857	- 4,593
Drownings	42	261	27	689	- 427
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	199	45	190	+ 9
Drug Use	44	139	53	122	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	45	124	65	20	+ 105
Multiple Sclerosis	46	120	67	13	+ 106
Skin Disease	47	113	52	126	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	106	63	30	+ 76
Birth Trauma	49	76	7	5,062	- 4,985
Poisonings	50	74	34	456	- 382
Encephalitis	51	70	59	70	- 0
Appendicitis	52	59	56	84	- 25
Meningitis	53	53	16	1,976	- 1,923
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	45	5	6,275	- 6,231
Measles	55	27	61	48	- 21
Hepatitis B	56	15	55	104	- 89
Malnutrition	57	14	15	2,303	- 2,289
Maternal Conditions	58	13	22	1,188	- 1,175
Pertussis	59	13	25	743	- 730
Tetanus	60	6	44	190	- 184
Syphilis	61	4	24	885	- 881
War	62	2	69	6	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	1	60	68	- 67
Leishmaniasis	64	1	58	72	- 72
Hepatitis C	65	1	66	18	- 17
Chlamydia	66	1	71	3	- 3
Diphtheria	67	0	73	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	69	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	1	17,234	- 17,234
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Zambia

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.