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

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	DR CONGO		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,421	17	440	+ 1,981
Tuberculosis	2	1,440	32	93	+ 1,347
Measles	3	1,391	55	5	+ 1,386
Malaria	4	1,376	79	0	+ 1,376
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,359	54	8	+ 1,351
Stroke	6	1,205	2	7,871	- 6,667
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,143	1	9,201	- 8,058
Low Birth Weight	8	1,141	41	48	+ 1,093
Birth Trauma	9	1,089	49	14	+ 1,075
Road Traffic Accidents	10	996	16	446	+ 550
Congenital Anomalies	11	535	35	69	+ 466
Hypertension	12	518	11	546	- 28
Liver Disease	13	495	10	613	- 118
Lung Disease	14	445	5	1,163	- 718
HIV/AIDS	15	437	70	0	+ 437
Diabetes Mellitus	16	425	3	2,406	- 1,981
Meningitis	17	381	53	10	+ 371
Violence	18	366	40	49	+ 317
Maternal Conditions	19	346	58	2	+ 344
Kidney Disease	20	299	9	689	- 390
Malnutrition	21	293	57	2	+ 291
Other Injuries	22	272	26	157	+ 116
Pertussis	23	261	59	2	+ 258
Asthma	24	255	37	60	+ 195
Endocrine Disorders	25	243	39	53	+ 189
Suicide	26	191	19	361	- 169
Cervical Cancer	27	159	29	132	+ 27
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	150	6	1,144	- 994
Inflammatory/Heart	29	133	8	874	- 741
Prostate Cancer	30	130	18	413	- 283
Liver Cancer	31	126	14	480	- 353
Syphilis	32	123	61	1	+ 123
Falls	33	115	21	267	- 152
Drownings	34	114	42	48	+ 66
Breast Cancer	35	112	13	528	- 415
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	98	7	998	- 901
Stomach Cancer	37	85	12	532	- 448
Lymphomas	38	68	24	184	- 116
Fires	39	66	38	54	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	63	30	121	- 58
Leukemia	41	62	23	186	- 125
Poisonings	42	57	50	13	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	57	43	36	+ 21
Epilepsy	44	57	36	60	- 3
War	45	55	62	0	+ 54
Tetanus	46	38	60	1	+ 37
Lung Cancers	47	38	4	2,076	- 2,038
Schistosomiasis	48	35	77	0	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	49	34	20	341	- 307
Pancreas Cancer	50	33	15	463	- 430
Oral Cancer	51	33	27	146	- 113
Leishmaniasis	52	29	64	0	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	53	26	31	110	- 84
Skin Disease	54	26	47	21	+ 5
Skin Cancers	55	25	28	133	- 108
Appendicitis	56	23	52	11	+ 12
Encephalitis	57	22	51	13	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	58	22	25	182	- 161
Drug Use	59	21	44	25	- 4
Alcohol	60	21	34	90	- 69
Hepatitis B	61	15	56	3	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	12	63	0	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	63	12	33	92	- 80
Trypanosomiasis	64	11	78	0	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	65	9	22	232	- 223
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	7	48	19	- 12
Other Neoplasms	67	3	45	23	- 20
Ascariasis	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	2	65	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	67	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	46	22	- 20
Otitis Media	72	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

DR 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.