BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,525	70	0	+ 4,525
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,472	17	440	+ 2,032
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,058	1	9,201	- 7,143
Stroke	4	1,929	2	7,871	- 5,942
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,897	3	2,406	- 508
Tuberculosis	6	1,380	32	93	+ 1,287
Violence	7	1,320	40	49	+ 1,271
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	996	54	8	+ 988
Kidney Disease	9	962	9	689	+ 273
Suicide	10	866	19	361	+ 505
Road Traffic Accidents	11	818	16	446	+ 372
Hypertension	12	804	11	546	+ 258
Lung Disease	13	748	5	1,163	- 415
Liver Disease	14	566	10	613	- 47
Lung Cancers	15	484	4	2,076	- 1,592
Low Birth Weight	16	393	41	48	+ 345
Other Injuries	17	378	26	157	+ 221
Asthma	18	375	37	60	+ 315
Endocrine Disorders	19	370	39	53	+ 317
Cervical Cancer	20	349	29	132	+ 217
Inflammatory/Heart	21	340	8	874	- 534
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	294	6	1,144	- 850
Breast Cancer	23	285	13	528	- 243
Prostate Cancer	24	275	18	413	- 138
Congenital Anomalies	25	273	35	69	+ 205
Meningitis	26	230	53	10	+ 220
Fires	27	227	38	54	+ 173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	225	7	998	- 773
Oesophagus Cancer	29	219	31	110	+ 109
Birth Trauma	30	189	49	14	+ 175
Lymphomas	31	177	24	184	- 7
Drownings	32	151	42	48	+ 103
Liver Cancer	33	150	14	480	- 330
Malnutrition	34	150	57	2	+ 147
Pancreas Cancer	35	126	15	463	- 337
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	119	30	121	- 2
Epilepsy	37	118	36	60	+ 57
Maternal Conditions	38	107	58	2	+ 104
Stomach Cancer	39	96	12	532	- 436
Leukemia	40	92	23	186	- 94
Oral Cancer	41	88	27	146	- 57
Falls	42	88	21	267	- 179
Pertussis	43	72	59	2	+ 69
Syphilis	44	71	61	1	+ 70
Skin Disease	45	69	47	21	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	46	68	20	341	- 273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	64	43	36	+ 27
Skin Cancers	48	62	28	133	- 71
Alcohol	49	62	34	90	- 28
Poisonings	50	61	50	13	+ 48
Ovary Cancer	51	60	25	182	- 123
Bladder Cancer	52	52	22	232	- 180
Drug Use	53	48	44	25	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	54	32	33	92	- 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	24	48	19	+ 4
Appendicitis	56	17	52	11	+ 6
Measles	57	17	55	5	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	58	17	45	23	- 6
Encephalitis	59	15	51	13	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	60	14	63	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	61	9	56	3	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	62	7	46	22	- 15
Malaria	63	5	79	0	+ 5
War	64	4	62	0	+ 4
Tetanus	65	2	60	1	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	66	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	66	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

South Africa

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.