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

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	NETHERLANDS		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	3,879	6	1,144	+ 2,736
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,762	1	9,201	- 5,439
Lung Cancers	3	2,347	4	2,076	+ 271
Stroke	4	2,075	2	7,871	- 5,797
Lung Disease	5	2,045	5	1,163	+ 882
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,246	7	998	+ 248
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,057	17	440	+ 617
Falls	8	883	21	267	+ 616
Breast Cancer	9	756	13	528	+ 228
Prostate Cancer	10	698	18	413	+ 285
Pancreas Cancer	11	640	15	463	+ 177
Kidney Disease	12	541	9	689	- 148
Lymphomas	13	537	24	184	+ 352
Diabetes Mellitus	14	510	3	2,406	- 1,896
Oesophagus Cancer	15	459	31	110	+ 348
Parkinson's Disease	16	453	20	341	+ 112
Suicide	17	433	19	361	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	18	391	45	23	+ 369
Other Injuries	19	352	26	157	+ 196
Leukemia	20	337	23	186	+ 151
Bladder Cancer	21	314	22	232	+ 82
Stomach Cancer	22	291	12	532	- 242
Inflammatory/Heart	23	257	8	874	- 617
Liver Cancer	24	249	14	480	- 231
Ovary Cancer	25	228	25	182	+ 46
Endocrine Disorders	26	225	39	53	+ 172
Skin Cancers	27	219	28	133	+ 86
Liver Disease	28	200	10	613	- 413
Hypertension	29	175	11	546	- 371
Oral Cancer	30	164	27	146	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	31	146	16	446	- 300
Alcohol	32	131	34	90	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	125	54	8	+ 117
Uterin Cancer	34	121	33	92	+ 29
Congenital Anomalies	35	116	35	69	+ 48
Skin Disease	36	63	47	21	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	37	63	46	22	+ 41
Epilepsy	38	62	36	60	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	39	57	29	132	- 75
Anemia	40	53	86	0	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	51	43	36	+ 14
Drug Use	42	49	44	25	+ 24
Osteoarthritis	43	47	81	0	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	46	48	19	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	45	36	41	48	- 12
Asthma	46	35	37	60	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	28	30	121	- 93
Violence	48	23	40	49	- 26
Drownings	49	21	42	48	- 27
Schizophrenia	50	20	83	0	+ 20
Meningitis	51	17	53	10	+ 7
Birth Trauma	52	16	49	14	+ 2
Fires	53	11	38	54	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	9	80	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	55	7	70	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	56	6	32	93	- 87
Upper Respiratory	57	6	63	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	58	5	52	11	- 5
Oral conditions	59	4	82	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	60	4	65	0	+ 4
Poisonings	61	4	50	13	- 10
Hepatitis B	62	3	56	3	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	3	57	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	2	68	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	65	2	58	2	- 1
War	66	0	62	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	59	2	- 2
Encephalitis	68	0	51	13	- 13
Syphilis	69	0	61	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	60	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	55	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	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.

Netherlands

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.