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

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	GERMANY		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,641	1	9,201	- 2,560
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,311	6	1,144	+ 1,167
Stroke	3	2,249	2	7,871	- 5,623
Lung Cancers	4	2,103	4	2,076	+ 26
Lung Disease	5	1,933	5	1,163	+ 770
Hypertension	6	1,210	11	546	+ 664
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,175	7	998	+ 177
Kidney Disease	8	1,028	9	689	+ 339
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	935	17	440	+ 495
Breast Cancer	10	851	13	528	+ 323
Pancreas Cancer	11	812	15	463	+ 348
Prostate Cancer	12	745	18	413	+ 332
Diabetes Mellitus	13	703	3	2,406	- 1,703
Falls	14	692	21	267	+ 425
Liver Disease	15	686	10	613	+ 73
Parkinson's Disease	16	569	20	341	+ 228
Lymphomas	17	553	24	184	+ 369
Endocrine Disorders	18	482	39	53	+ 429
Suicide	19	464	19	361	+ 104
Stomach Cancer	20	436	12	532	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	21	402	8	874	- 472
Leukemia	22	395	23	186	+ 208
Other Injuries	23	372	26	157	+ 216
Other Neoplasms	24	369	45	23	+ 346
Liver Cancer	25	364	14	480	- 116
Alcohol	26	283	34	90	+ 193
Oesophagus Cancer	27	281	31	110	+ 171
Bladder Cancer	28	280	22	232	+ 47
Oral Cancer	29	272	27	146	+ 126
Ovary Cancer	30	234	25	182	+ 52
Skin Cancers	31	183	28	133	+ 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	173	54	8	+ 165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	163	43	36	+ 127
Road Traffic Accidents	34	143	16	446	- 303
Epilepsy	35	140	36	60	+ 79
Congenital Anomalies	36	103	35	69	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	37	101	33	92	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	98	30	121	- 23
Cervical Cancer	39	96	29	132	- 36
Drug Use	40	87	44	25	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	41	71	46	22	+ 49
Skin Disease	42	70	47	21	+ 49
Anemia	43	45	86	0	+ 45
Asthma	44	42	37	60	- 18
Low Birth Weight	45	35	41	48	- 13
Violence	46	35	40	49	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	25	48	19	+ 5
Hepatitis C	48	23	65	0	+ 23
Drownings	49	21	42	48	- 27
Malnutrition	50	20	57	2	+ 18
Schizophrenia	51	18	83	0	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	52	16	81	0	+ 16
Fires	53	16	38	54	- 38
HIV/AIDS	54	16	70	0	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	13	80	0	+ 13
Tuberculosis	56	13	32	93	- 81
Birth Trauma	57	11	49	14	- 3
Poisonings	58	10	50	13	- 4
Hepatitis B	59	8	56	3	+ 5
Meningitis	60	8	53	10	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	6	63	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	6	52	11	- 5
Oral conditions	63	3	82	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	2	58	2	- 1
Otitis Media	65	1	68	0	+ 1
War	66	0	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	51	13	- 12
Syphilis	68	0	61	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	59	2	- 2
Measles	70	0	55	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	60	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	66	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Germany

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.