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

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	NIGERIA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,326	17	440	+ 2,886
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,322	54	8	+ 2,314
Tuberculosis	3	2,043	32	93	+ 1,950
Malaria	4	1,620	79	0	+ 1,620
Birth Trauma	5	1,608	49	14	+ 1,594
Low Birth Weight	6	1,540	41	48	+ 1,491
Coronary Heart Disease	7	985	1	9,201	- 8,216
Stroke	8	927	2	7,871	- 6,945
Congenital Anomalies	9	797	35	69	+ 729
HIV/AIDS	10	708	70	0	+ 708
Meningitis	11	700	53	10	+ 691
Road Traffic Accidents	12	669	16	446	+ 223
Liver Disease	13	615	10	613	+ 1
Measles	14	472	55	5	+ 467
Maternal Conditions	15	378	58	2	+ 375
Pertussis	16	374	59	2	+ 371
Other Injuries	17	364	26	157	+ 207
Diabetes Mellitus	18	361	3	2,406	- 2,045
Violence	19	295	40	49	+ 246
Kidney Disease	20	292	9	689	- 397
Endocrine Disorders	21	253	39	53	+ 200
Lung Disease	22	202	5	1,163	- 961
Breast Cancer	23	191	13	528	- 337
Hypertension	24	172	11	546	- 374
Cervical Cancer	25	170	29	132	+ 37
Tetanus	26	134	60	1	+ 133
Asthma	27	131	37	60	+ 72
Falls	28	121	21	267	- 146
Fires	29	114	38	54	+ 60
Suicide	30	113	19	361	- 248
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	109	6	1,144	- 1,035
Drownings	32	106	42	48	+ 58
Poisonings	33	105	50	13	+ 92
Drug Use	34	101	44	25	+ 75
Prostate Cancer	35	95	18	413	- 318
Malnutrition	36	95	57	2	+ 92
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	94	30	121	- 27
Syphilis	38	87	61	1	+ 87
Liver Cancer	39	85	14	480	- 395
Lymphomas	40	83	24	184	- 101
Epilepsy	41	80	36	60	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	42	77	8	874	- 797
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	67	7	998	- 932
Diphtheria	44	61	67	0	+ 61
War	45	52	62	0	+ 52
Parkinson's Disease	46	40	20	341	- 301
Leukemia	47	36	23	186	- 150
Oral Cancer	48	36	27	146	- 110
Ovary Cancer	49	34	25	182	- 148
Stomach Cancer	50	34	12	532	- 498
Pancreas Cancer	51	32	15	463	- 432
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	31	43	36	- 5
Skin Cancers	53	31	28	133	- 102
Schistosomiasis	54	24	77	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	55	24	56	3	+ 21
Skin Disease	56	24	47	21	+ 3
Lung Cancers	57	21	4	2,076	- 2,055
Alcohol	58	17	34	90	- 73
Encephalitis	59	15	51	13	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	12	52	11	+ 1
Ascariasis	61	11	73	0	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	62	11	33	92	- 81
Bladder Cancer	63	11	22	232	- 222
Oesophagus Cancer	64	9	31	110	- 101
Hepatitis C	65	5	65	0	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	5	45	23	- 18
Upper Respiratory	67	4	63	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	3	46	22	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	3	48	19	- 17
Leishmaniasis	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Nigeria

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.