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

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	SPAIN		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,152	1	9,201	- 5,048
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,402	6	1,144	+ 2,258
Stroke	3	2,330	2	7,871	- 5,541
Lung Cancers	4	1,778	4	2,076	- 298
Lung Disease	5	1,521	5	1,163	+ 358
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,362	7	998	+ 364
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,102	17	440	+ 662
Kidney Disease	8	781	9	689	+ 92
Hypertension	9	732	11	546	+ 186
Diabetes Mellitus	10	625	3	2,406	- 1,781
Breast Cancer	11	568	13	528	+ 40
Pancreas Cancer	12	542	15	463	+ 79
Prostate Cancer	13	516	18	413	+ 103
Stomach Cancer	14	466	12	532	- 67
Other Injuries	15	445	26	157	+ 288
Lymphomas	16	429	24	184	+ 244
Bladder Cancer	17	420	22	232	+ 187
Liver Cancer	18	410	14	480	- 70
Inflammatory/Heart	19	400	8	874	- 474
Parkinson's Disease	20	397	20	341	+ 56
Endocrine Disorders	21	391	39	53	+ 337
Other Neoplasms	22	381	45	23	+ 359
Liver Disease	23	340	10	613	- 274
Leukemia	24	303	23	186	+ 117
Suicide	25	290	19	361	- 71
Falls	26	261	21	267	- 6
Oral Cancer	27	208	27	146	+ 62
Ovary Cancer	28	163	25	182	- 20
Oesophagus Cancer	29	162	31	110	+ 52
Skin Disease	30	148	47	21	+ 127
Road Traffic Accidents	31	147	16	446	- 299
Skin Cancers	32	145	28	133	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	130	43	36	+ 93
Uterin Cancer	34	130	33	92	+ 38
Asthma	35	91	37	60	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	85	54	8	+ 77
Anemia	37	73	86	0	+ 73
Congenital Anomalies	38	69	35	69	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	39	69	29	132	- 63
Epilepsy	40	66	36	60	+ 6
Drug Use	41	62	44	25	+ 37
Hepatitis C	42	52	65	0	+ 52
HIV/AIDS	43	43	70	0	+ 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	38	30	121	- 83
Drownings	45	36	42	48	- 12
Alcohol	46	27	34	90	- 63
Malnutrition	47	24	57	2	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	24	48	19	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	49	23	46	22	+ 1
Tuberculosis	50	22	32	93	- 71
Violence	51	21	40	49	- 28
Low Birth Weight	52	20	41	48	- 28
Osteoarthritis	53	17	81	0	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	16	80	0	+ 16
Fires	55	15	38	54	- 40
Schizophrenia	56	15	83	0	+ 15
Poisonings	57	14	50	13	+ 0
Hepatitis B	58	13	56	3	+ 10
Meningitis	59	10	53	10	+ 1
Birth Trauma	60	9	49	14	- 5
Appendicitis	61	6	52	11	- 4
Upper Respiratory	62	4	63	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	63	4	82	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	1	58	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	65	1	64	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	68	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	61	1	- 0
War	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	51	13	- 12
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	60	1	- 1
Pertussis	73	0	59	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	55	5	- 5
Chlamydia	82	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	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.

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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.