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

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	FINLAND		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	7,508	6	1,144	+ 6,364
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,637	1	9,201	- 2,563
Stroke	3	2,778	2	7,871	- 5,093
Lung Cancers	4	1,561	4	2,076	- 515
Hypertension	5	1,371	11	546	+ 825
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	968	7	998	- 31
Falls	7	895	21	267	+ 628
Lung Disease	8	870	5	1,163	- 292
Pancreas Cancer	9	842	15	463	+ 379
Liver Disease	10	721	10	613	+ 108
Prostate Cancer	11	655	18	413	+ 242
Breast Cancer	12	640	13	528	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	13	576	20	341	+ 235
Lymphomas	14	574	24	184	+ 390
Suicide	15	571	19	361	+ 211
Liver Cancer	16	368	14	480	- 112
Inflammatory/Heart	17	350	8	874	- 524
Alcohol	18	314	34	90	+ 223
Stomach Cancer	19	302	12	532	- 231
Other Injuries	20	295	26	157	+ 138
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	295	17	440	- 146
Diabetes Mellitus	22	282	3	2,406	- 2,124
Other Neoplasms	23	254	45	23	+ 232
Leukemia	24	251	23	186	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	25	232	25	182	+ 50
Kidney Disease	26	231	9	689	- 458
Oesophagus Cancer	27	216	31	110	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	28	208	22	232	- 24
Skin Cancers	29	201	28	133	+ 67
Drug Use	30	182	44	25	+ 156
Endocrine Disorders	31	173	39	53	+ 120
Uterin Cancer	32	152	33	92	+ 60
Road Traffic Accidents	33	145	16	446	- 301
Oral Cancer	34	140	27	146	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	35	130	35	69	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	102	30	121	- 19
Drownings	37	72	42	48	+ 24
Epilepsy	38	70	36	60	+ 10
Schizophrenia	39	63	83	0	+ 63
Asthma	40	57	37	60	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	56	48	19	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	42	54	46	22	+ 32
Violence	43	43	40	49	- 5
Cervical Cancer	44	42	29	132	- 90
Fires	45	42	38	54	- 13
Tuberculosis	46	22	32	93	- 72
Skin Disease	47	18	47	21	- 2
Low Birth Weight	48	18	41	48	- 31
Poisonings	49	17	50	13	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	13	43	36	- 23
Osteoarthritis	51	11	81	0	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	10	54	8	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	7	80	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	54	6	52	11	- 4
Meningitis	55	6	53	10	- 3
Birth Trauma	56	5	49	14	- 9
Malnutrition	57	4	57	2	+ 2
Anemia	58	4	86	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	59	4	70	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	60	3	65	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	61	3	82	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	1	63	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	56	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	58	2	- 1
War	65	0	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	51	13	- 12
Syphilis	67	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	59	2	- 2
Tetanus	70	0	60	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	55	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Finland

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.