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

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	CONGO		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,809	70	0	+ 2,809
Tuberculosis	2	1,733	32	93	+ 1,639
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,605	17	440	+ 1,165
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,554	1	9,201	- 7,647
Stroke	5	1,412	2	7,871	- 6,459
Malaria	6	1,232	79	0	+ 1,232
Road Traffic Accidents	7	996	16	446	+ 550
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	812	54	8	+ 804
Low Birth Weight	9	799	41	48	+ 751
Diabetes Mellitus	10	654	3	2,406	- 1,752
Birth Trauma	11	621	49	14	+ 607
Hypertension	12	581	11	546	+ 35
Liver Disease	13	580	10	613	- 34
Congenital Anomalies	14	454	35	69	+ 385
Kidney Disease	15	382	9	689	- 307
Maternal Conditions	16	360	58	2	+ 357
Lung Disease	17	337	5	1,163	- 826
Violence	18	336	40	49	+ 287
Suicide	19	217	19	361	- 144
Other Injuries	20	208	26	157	+ 51
Pertussis	21	205	59	2	+ 203
Meningitis	22	186	53	10	+ 177
Asthma	23	181	37	60	+ 122
Malnutrition	24	169	57	2	+ 167
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	143	6	1,144	- 1,000
Inflammatory/Heart	26	137	8	874	- 737
Endocrine Disorders	27	129	39	53	+ 76
Prostate Cancer	28	123	18	413	- 290
Cervical Cancer	29	122	29	132	- 10
Liver Cancer	30	106	14	480	- 374
Measles	31	99	55	5	+ 94
Breast Cancer	32	99	13	528	- 429
Falls	33	93	21	267	- 174
Syphilis	34	66	61	1	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	65	30	121	- 56
Drownings	36	65	42	48	+ 17
Fires	37	56	38	54	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	55	7	998	- 943
Stomach Cancer	39	55	12	532	- 478
Epilepsy	40	47	36	60	- 13
Poisonings	41	44	50	13	+ 30
Parkinson's Disease	42	43	20	341	- 298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	41	43	36	+ 5
Drug Use	44	41	44	25	+ 15
Lymphomas	45	38	24	184	- 146
Leukemia	46	36	23	186	- 150
Lung Cancers	47	33	4	2,076	- 2,043
Ovary Cancer	48	31	25	182	- 152
Alcohol	49	29	34	90	- 61
Skin Disease	50	28	47	21	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	51	28	77	0	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	52	26	15	463	- 437
Skin Cancers	53	22	28	133	- 111
Oral Cancer	54	20	27	146	- 125
Tetanus	55	14	60	1	+ 13
Encephalitis	56	12	51	13	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	57	12	31	110	- 98
Appendicitis	58	12	52	11	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	9	48	19	- 10
Uterin Cancer	60	9	33	92	- 83
Bladder Cancer	61	9	22	232	- 223
Hepatitis B	62	9	56	3	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	63	5	45	23	- 18
Upper Respiratory	64	4	63	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	65	4	78	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	46	22	- 19
Hepatitis C	67	2	65	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	67	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	66	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
War	72	0	62	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Congo

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.