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

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,540	3	8,493	+ 33,047
Stroke	2	35,538	5	5,126	+ 30,412
Diabetes Mellitus	3	10,861	9	3,344	+ 7,517
Lung Cancers	4	9,374	43	286	+ 9,088
Lung Disease	5	5,250	23	1,163	+ 4,086
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,163	31	768	+ 4,395
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,507	40	505	+ 4,002
Inflammatory/Heart	8	3,946	25	1,047	+ 2,898
Kidney Disease	9	3,111	12	2,214	+ 897
Liver Disease	10	2,770	17	1,941	+ 828
Hypertension	11	2,464	24	1,146	+ 1,318
Stomach Cancer	12	2,404	33	559	+ 1,845
Breast Cancer	13	2,383	28	839	+ 1,544
Liver Cancer	14	2,165	38	510	+ 1,656
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,091	47	217	+ 1,875
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,014	4	6,037	- 4,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	1,987	2	10,779	- 8,792
Prostate Cancer	18	1,864	32	628	+ 1,236
Suicide	19	1,629	13	2,069	- 440
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,539	46	226	+ 1,313
Falls	21	1,205	41	465	+ 740
Bladder Cancer	22	1,049	54	125	+ 924
Leukemia	23	840	45	244	+ 597
Lymphomas	24	832	26	960	- 128
Ovary Cancer	25	823	51	173	+ 650
Other Injuries	26	708	20	1,656	- 948
Oral Cancer	27	658	49	208	+ 451
Skin Cancers	28	602	44	264	+ 338
Cervical Cancer	29	597	14	2,023	- 1,426
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	547	35	548	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	31	497	29	801	- 305
Tuberculosis	32	421	16	1,999	- 1,578
Uterin Cancer	33	415	50	182	+ 233
Alcohol	34	407	61	48	+ 358
Congenital Anomalies	35	310	11	2,217	- 1,907
Epilepsy	36	271	39	508	- 236
Asthma	37	269	21	1,531	- 1,262
Fires	38	246	30	793	- 547
Endocrine Disorders	39	241	34	553	- 312
Violence	40	221	18	1,916	- 1,696
Low Birth Weight	41	218	7	4,038	- 3,820
Drownings	42	216	27	956	- 740
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	164	36	542	- 378
Drug Use	44	115	48	213	- 98
Other Neoplasms	45	103	62	37	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	46	99	67	14	+ 85
Skin Disease	47	93	52	173	- 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	88	64	26	+ 61
Birth Trauma	49	63	8	3,405	- 3,342
Poisonings	50	61	37	515	- 454
Encephalitis	51	58	56	117	- 60
Appendicitis	52	48	58	66	- 18
Meningitis	53	43	22	1,325	- 1,282
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	37	6	4,595	- 4,558
Measles	55	22	63	30	- 8
Hepatitis B	56	13	60	57	- 44
Malnutrition	57	11	10	2,396	- 2,385
Maternal Conditions	58	11	19	1,749	- 1,738
Pertussis	59	11	42	419	- 408
Tetanus	60	5	57	102	- 97
Syphilis	61	3	55	124	- 121
War	62	1	65	26	- 25
Upper Respiratory	63	1	59	65	- 64
Leishmaniasis	64	1	77	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	66	14	- 14
Chlamydia	66	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	67	0	72	2	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	69	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	1	19,988	- 19,988
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Zimbabwe

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.