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

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	ICELAND		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,210	1	9,201	- 4,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,083	6	1,144	+ 1,940
Stroke	3	1,467	2	7,871	- 6,404
Lung Cancers	4	1,400	4	2,076	- 676
Lung Disease	5	1,343	5	1,163	+ 180
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	859	17	440	+ 419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	766	7	998	- 232
Prostate Cancer	8	635	18	413	+ 222
Breast Cancer	9	557	13	528	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	10	553	20	341	+ 212
Other Injuries	11	522	26	157	+ 365
Pancreas Cancer	12	452	15	463	- 11
Suicide	13	420	19	361	+ 59
Lymphomas	14	384	24	184	+ 199
Kidney Disease	15	347	9	689	- 342
Diabetes Mellitus	16	309	3	2,406	- 2,096
Hypertension	17	253	11	546	- 293
Falls	18	247	21	267	- 20
Oesophagus Cancer	19	235	31	110	+ 125
Liver Cancer	20	233	14	480	- 246
Bladder Cancer	21	212	22	232	- 20
Leukemia	22	197	23	186	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	23	183	12	532	- 349
Drug Use	24	175	44	25	+ 150
Ovary Cancer	25	171	25	182	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	26	163	8	874	- 711
Endocrine Disorders	27	163	39	53	+ 109
Alcohol	28	148	34	90	+ 58
Skin Cancers	29	136	28	133	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	30	102	45	23	+ 79
Liver Disease	31	99	10	613	- 515
Cervical Cancer	32	96	29	132	- 36
Oral Cancer	33	89	27	146	- 57
Congenital Anomalies	34	78	35	69	+ 9
Road Traffic Accidents	35	72	16	446	- 373
Uterin Cancer	36	72	33	92	- 20
Epilepsy	37	57	36	60	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	44	48	19	+ 25
Violence	39	42	40	49	- 7
Anemia	40	38	86	0	+ 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	34	30	121	- 87
Poisonings	42	34	50	13	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	43	31	41	48	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	44	29	46	22	+ 7
Skin Disease	45	27	47	21	+ 7
Birth Trauma	46	26	49	14	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	47	22	81	0	+ 22
Asthma	48	17	37	60	- 42
Schizophrenia	49	15	83	0	+ 15
Meningitis	50	13	53	10	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	51	12	63	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	52	12	65	0	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	11	80	0	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	11	43	36	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	10	54	8	+ 2
Drownings	56	10	42	48	- 38
Malnutrition	57	6	57	2	+ 3
Fires	58	6	38	54	- 49
HIV/AIDS	59	5	70	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	60	4	58	2	+ 1
War	61	0	62	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	59	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	0	56	3	- 3
Otitis Media	64	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	55	5	- 5
Tetanus	68	0	60	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	51	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	66	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	32	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	52	11	- 11
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Iceland

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.