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

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	SWITZERLAND		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,593	1	9,201	- 4,608
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,083	6	1,144	+ 1,940
Stroke	3	1,680	2	7,871	- 6,192
Lung Cancers	4	1,509	4	2,076	- 567
Lung Disease	5	1,244	5	1,163	+ 81
Hypertension	6	1,059	11	546	+ 514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	855	7	998	- 143
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	836	17	440	+ 396
Falls	9	823	21	267	+ 556
Prostate Cancer	10	677	18	413	+ 264
Breast Cancer	11	676	13	528	+ 148
Pancreas Cancer	12	637	15	463	+ 174
Kidney Disease	13	541	9	689	- 148
Suicide	14	535	19	361	+ 175
Lymphomas	15	485	24	184	+ 301
Inflammatory/Heart	16	440	8	874	- 434
Diabetes Mellitus	17	438	3	2,406	- 1,968
Parkinson's Disease	18	367	20	341	+ 27
Liver Cancer	19	345	14	480	- 135
Other Neoplasms	20	292	45	23	+ 269
Liver Disease	21	290	10	613	- 323
Leukemia	22	288	23	186	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	23	287	22	232	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	24	263	12	532	- 269
Endocrine Disorders	25	254	39	53	+ 201
Oral Cancer	26	215	27	146	+ 69
Skin Cancers	27	211	28	133	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	28	210	31	110	+ 100
Ovary Cancer	29	196	25	182	+ 14
Other Injuries	30	176	26	157	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	31	131	35	69	+ 62
Alcohol	32	98	34	90	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	33	96	33	92	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	34	83	16	446	- 363
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	80	54	8	+ 72
Drug Use	36	75	44	25	+ 50
Osteoarthritis	37	73	81	0	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	38	69	46	22	+ 47
Epilepsy	39	68	36	60	+ 8
Skin Disease	40	55	47	21	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	52	30	121	- 69
Cervical Cancer	42	45	29	132	- 87
Low Birth Weight	43	45	41	48	- 3
Anemia	44	44	86	0	+ 44
Schizophrenia	45	41	83	0	+ 41
Asthma	46	41	37	60	- 19
Malnutrition	47	36	57	2	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	33	43	36	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	29	48	19	+ 10
Drownings	50	21	42	48	- 27
Violence	51	18	40	49	- 31
Birth Trauma	52	14	49	14	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	14	80	0	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	54	12	70	0	+ 12
Fires	55	9	38	54	- 45
Tuberculosis	56	9	32	93	- 84
Meningitis	57	9	53	10	- 1
Hepatitis C	58	6	65	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	59	6	52	11	- 4
Poisonings	60	6	50	13	- 8
Upper Respiratory	61	5	63	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	62	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	2	56	3	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	2	58	2	- 1
Syphilis	65	1	61	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	71	0	+ 0
War	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	51	13	- 13
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	60	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	59	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	55	5	- 5
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Switzerland

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.