BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,750	1	9,201	- 5,451
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,231	6	1,144	+ 1,088
Stroke	3	1,750	2	7,871	- 6,121
Lung Cancers	4	1,379	4	2,076	- 697
Lung Disease	5	1,336	5	1,163	+ 173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,100	7	998	+ 102
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	677	17	440	+ 237
Diabetes Mellitus	8	566	3	2,406	- 1,840
Prostate Cancer	9	544	18	413	+ 131
Breast Cancer	10	542	13	528	+ 14
Falls	11	461	21	267	+ 194
Skin Cancers	12	450	28	133	+ 317
Lymphomas	13	448	24	184	+ 263
Pancreas Cancer	14	400	15	463	- 64
Suicide	15	389	19	361	+ 28
Road Traffic Accidents	16	337	16	446	- 109
Kidney Disease	17	318	9	689	- 371
Leukemia	18	288	23	186	+ 102
Parkinson's Disease	19	260	20	341	- 81
Hypertension	20	241	11	546	- 305
Endocrine Disorders	21	239	39	53	+ 185
Stomach Cancer	22	238	12	532	- 295
Inflammatory/Heart	23	230	8	874	- 644
Liver Cancer	24	212	14	480	- 268
Oesophagus Cancer	25	205	31	110	+ 95
Bladder Cancer	26	196	22	232	- 36
Other Neoplasms	27	180	45	23	+ 158
Other Injuries	28	161	26	157	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	29	152	25	182	- 30
Congenital Anomalies	30	129	35	69	+ 60
Oral Cancer	31	120	27	146	- 25
Liver Disease	32	116	10	613	- 497
Uterin Cancer	33	106	33	92	+ 14
Skin Disease	34	87	47	21	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	83	43	36	+ 47
Asthma	36	67	37	60	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	59	54	8	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	38	58	41	48	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	52	30	121	- 69
Drug Use	40	51	44	25	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	41	45	29	132	- 87
Violence	42	42	40	49	- 7
Epilepsy	43	40	36	60	- 20
Drownings	44	40	42	48	- 8
Alcohol	45	38	34	90	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	35	48	19	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	47	32	46	22	+ 10
Hepatitis C	48	22	65	0	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	49	18	81	0	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	16	80	0	+ 16
Anemia	51	13	86	0	+ 13
Tuberculosis	52	13	32	93	- 81
Fires	53	12	38	54	- 42
Birth Trauma	54	11	49	14	- 3
Malnutrition	55	10	57	2	+ 8
Hepatitis B	56	10	56	3	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	57	8	70	0	+ 8
Poisonings	58	7	50	13	- 7
Meningitis	59	7	53	10	- 3
Schizophrenia	60	6	83	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	4	52	11	- 6
Maternal Conditions	63	4	58	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	3	63	0	+ 2
Pertussis	65	1	59	2	- 2
Encephalitis	66	1	51	13	- 12
Otitis Media	67	0	68	0	+ 0
War	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	60	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	61	1	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	55	5	- 5
Diphtheria	83	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	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.

New Zealand

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.