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

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	SOUTH KOREA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,045	1	9,201	- 7,155
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,944	17	440	+ 1,504
Stroke	3	1,867	2	7,871	- 6,004
Lung Cancers	4	1,480	4	2,076	- 596
Suicide	5	1,067	19	361	+ 707
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	886	6	1,144	- 258
Liver Cancer	7	845	14	480	+ 366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	743	7	998	- 256
Kidney Disease	9	737	9	689	+ 48
Stomach Cancer	10	629	12	532	+ 97
Lung Disease	11	622	5	1,163	- 541
Pancreas Cancer	12	510	15	463	+ 47
Diabetes Mellitus	13	497	3	2,406	- 1,909
Liver Disease	14	463	10	613	- 150
Road Traffic Accidents	15	321	16	446	- 125
Parkinson's Disease	16	288	20	341	- 53
Hypertension	17	271	11	546	- 275
Other Injuries	18	265	26	157	+ 108
Lymphomas	19	254	24	184	+ 69
Falls	20	214	21	267	- 53
Breast Cancer	21	210	13	528	- 318
Prostate Cancer	22	169	18	413	- 244
Leukemia	23	156	23	186	- 30
Tuberculosis	24	142	32	93	+ 49
Endocrine Disorders	25	138	39	53	+ 84
Other Neoplasms	26	132	45	23	+ 109
Bladder Cancer	27	129	22	232	- 103
Oesophagus Cancer	28	126	31	110	+ 16
Oral Cancer	29	106	27	146	- 40
Ovary Cancer	30	97	25	182	- 85
Inflammatory/Heart	31	97	8	874	- 777
Asthma	32	84	37	60	+ 24
Alcohol	33	79	34	90	- 11
Cervical Cancer	34	78	29	132	- 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	68	54	8	+ 60
Skin Disease	36	51	47	21	+ 31
Skin Cancers	37	43	28	133	- 91
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	39	30	121	- 82
Hepatitis B	39	38	56	3	+ 36
Epilepsy	40	38	36	60	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	41	38	35	69	- 31
Drownings	42	37	42	48	- 11
Uterin Cancer	43	31	33	92	- 61
Violence	44	28	40	49	- 21
Low Birth Weight	45	27	41	48	- 21
Anemia	46	24	86	0	+ 24
Fires	47	19	38	54	- 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	16	43	36	- 20
Hepatitis C	49	12	65	0	+ 12
Drug Use	50	11	44	25	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	11	48	19	- 8
Poisonings	52	8	50	13	- 5
Malnutrition	53	6	57	2	+ 4
Birth Trauma	54	6	49	14	- 8
HIV/AIDS	55	6	70	0	+ 6
Schizophrenia	56	6	83	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	57	4	52	11	- 7
Meningitis	58	4	53	10	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	4	80	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	60	3	81	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	2	58	2	+ 0
Syphilis	62	2	61	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	2	63	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	2	82	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	1	51	13	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	46	22	- 21
Pertussis	67	0	59	2	- 2
War	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	60	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	55	5	- 5
Chlamydia	84	0	66	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.

South Korea

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.