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

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	BRAZIL		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,862	1	9,201	- 6,339
Stroke	2	2,127	2	7,871	- 5,744
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,635	17	440	+ 1,195
Violence	4	1,187	40	49	+ 1,138
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,029	3	2,406	- 1,377
Lung Disease	6	1,025	5	1,163	- 138
Kidney Disease	7	651	9	689	- 38
Road Traffic Accidents	8	585	16	446	+ 139
Lung Cancers	9	547	4	2,076	- 1,530
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	530	6	1,144	- 613
Hypertension	11	498	11	546	- 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	400	7	998	- 598
Liver Disease	13	370	10	613	- 244
Breast Cancer	14	358	13	528	- 170
Prostate Cancer	15	328	18	413	- 85
Falls	16	325	21	267	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	17	311	12	532	- 222
Inflammatory/Heart	18	302	8	874	- 572
Endocrine Disorders	19	292	39	53	+ 239
Suicide	20	251	19	361	- 110
Other Injuries	21	238	26	157	+ 82
HIV/AIDS	22	217	70	0	+ 217
Congenital Anomalies	23	213	35	69	+ 144
Pancreas Cancer	24	207	15	463	- 256
Liver Cancer	25	199	14	480	- 281
Oesophagus Cancer	26	181	31	110	+ 71
Lymphomas	27	179	24	184	- 5
Oral Cancer	28	172	27	146	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	29	164	29	132	+ 32
Leukemia	30	147	23	186	- 39
Skin Disease	31	124	47	21	+ 103
Alcohol	32	123	34	90	+ 33
Low Birth Weight	33	119	41	48	+ 71
Malnutrition	34	116	57	2	+ 113
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	98	54	8	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	36	92	22	232	- 141
Chagas disease	37	87	76	0	+ 87
Skin Cancers	38	87	28	133	- 47
Drownings	39	85	42	48	+ 37
Tuberculosis	40	85	32	93	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	41	82	20	341	- 259
Other Neoplasms	42	81	45	23	+ 58
Ovary Cancer	43	75	25	182	- 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	74	30	121	- 48
Birth Trauma	45	65	49	14	+ 51
Epilepsy	46	56	36	60	- 4
Uterin Cancer	47	48	33	92	- 44
Asthma	48	45	37	60	- 15
Drug Use	49	43	44	25	+ 17
Anemia	50	42	86	0	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	38	43	36	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	34	65	0	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	53	26	58	2	+ 24
Meningitis	54	23	53	10	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	19	80	0	+ 19
War	56	19	62	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	57	18	52	11	+ 8
Fires	58	18	38	54	- 37
Hepatitis B	59	13	56	3	+ 11
Schizophrenia	60	11	83	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	10	48	19	- 9
Schistosomiasis	62	10	77	0	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	63	7	64	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	64	6	46	22	- 16
Osteoarthritis	65	6	81	0	+ 6
Poisonings	66	5	50	13	- 8
Upper Respiratory	67	4	63	0	+ 4
Syphilis	68	4	61	1	+ 3
Leprosy	69	3	69	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	2	68	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	2	60	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	72	1	51	13	- 12
Oral conditions	73	1	82	0	+ 1
Malaria	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	75	1	59	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	55	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Brazil

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.