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

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	POLAND		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,539	1	9,201	+ 2,339
Stroke	2	3,205	2	7,871	- 4,666
Lung Cancers	3	2,528	4	2,076	+ 451
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,961	17	440	+ 1,521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,432	7	998	+ 434
Lung Disease	6	1,341	5	1,163	+ 178
Other Neoplasms	7	907	45	23	+ 885
Diabetes Mellitus	8	877	3	2,406	- 1,528
Breast Cancer	9	781	13	528	+ 253
Liver Disease	10	776	10	613	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	11	636	18	413	+ 223
Stomach Cancer	12	579	12	532	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	13	532	15	463	+ 69
Alcohol	14	514	34	90	+ 424
Hypertension	15	484	11	546	- 62
Falls	16	462	21	267	+ 195
Bladder Cancer	17	461	22	232	+ 229
Suicide	18	420	19	361	+ 59
Lymphomas	19	406	24	184	+ 222
Kidney Disease	20	399	9	689	- 290
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	363	6	1,144	- 781
Road Traffic Accidents	22	348	16	446	- 97
Inflammatory/Heart	23	343	8	874	- 531
Leukemia	24	339	23	186	+ 153
Oral Cancer	25	331	27	146	+ 185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	303	30	121	+ 182
Ovary Cancer	27	287	25	182	+ 105
Other Injuries	28	248	26	157	+ 91
Liver Cancer	29	225	14	480	- 255
Uterin Cancer	30	212	33	92	+ 120
Skin Cancers	31	211	28	133	+ 78
Cervical Cancer	32	187	29	132	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	33	177	31	110	+ 67
Parkinson's Disease	34	147	20	341	- 194
Epilepsy	35	112	36	60	+ 52
Congenital Anomalies	36	90	35	69	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	82	54	8	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	38	81	39	53	+ 28
Drownings	39	62	42	48	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	60	43	36	+ 24
Tuberculosis	41	58	32	93	- 35
Low Birth Weight	42	57	41	48	+ 8
Asthma	43	53	37	60	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	44	49	46	22	+ 27
Fires	45	46	38	54	- 8
Skin Disease	46	46	47	21	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	36	48	19	+ 17
Drug Use	48	31	44	25	+ 6
Violence	49	29	40	49	- 20
Malnutrition	50	28	57	2	+ 26
Poisonings	51	20	50	13	+ 7
Hepatitis C	52	18	65	0	+ 18
Meningitis	53	17	53	10	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	54	11	70	0	+ 11
Appendicitis	55	7	52	11	- 4
Hepatitis B	56	5	56	3	+ 2
Birth Trauma	57	5	49	14	- 9
Schizophrenia	58	3	83	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	3	80	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	60	2	63	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	61	2	81	0	+ 2
Anemia	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	1	58	2	- 2
Encephalitis	64	1	51	13	- 12
Oral conditions	65	0	82	0	+ 0
War	66	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	60	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	61	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	59	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	55	5	- 5
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	74	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.

Poland

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.