BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	5,445	6	1,144	+ 4,302
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,980	1	9,201	- 5,221
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,250	17	440	+ 1,809
Stroke	4	2,088	2	7,871	- 5,783
Lung Cancers	5	1,982	4	2,076	- 94
Lung Disease	6	1,825	5	1,163	+ 663
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,024	7	998	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	8	737	18	413	+ 325
Breast Cancer	9	706	13	528	+ 178
Lymphomas	10	519	24	184	+ 335
Pancreas Cancer	11	499	15	463	+ 36
Oesophagus Cancer	12	484	31	110	+ 374
Parkinson's Disease	13	476	20	341	+ 135
Liver Disease	14	425	10	613	- 188
Falls	15	423	21	267	+ 156
Bladder Cancer	16	340	22	232	+ 108
Diabetes Mellitus	17	324	3	2,406	- 2,081
Kidney Disease	18	304	9	689	- 385
Other Injuries	19	303	26	157	+ 146
Suicide	20	295	19	361	- 65
Liver Cancer	21	291	14	480	- 189
Leukemia	22	289	23	186	+ 103
Hypertension	23	289	11	546	- 257
Stomach Cancer	24	277	12	532	- 255
Ovary Cancer	25	223	25	182	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	26	221	45	23	+ 198
Skin Cancers	27	207	28	133	+ 73
Endocrine Disorders	28	183	39	53	+ 129
Inflammatory/Heart	29	173	8	874	- 700
Oral Cancer	30	173	27	146	+ 27
Drug Use	31	157	44	25	+ 131
Uterin Cancer	32	130	33	92	+ 38
Road Traffic Accidents	33	120	16	446	- 326
Skin Disease	34	118	47	21	+ 98
Congenital Anomalies	35	118	35	69	+ 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	116	30	121	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	37	103	46	22	+ 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	89	54	8	+ 81
Alcohol	39	86	34	90	- 4
Low Birth Weight	40	73	41	48	+ 25
Asthma	41	72	37	60	+ 13
Epilepsy	42	66	36	60	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	43	61	29	132	- 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	56	48	19	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	49	43	36	+ 12
Violence	46	48	40	49	- 1
Tuberculosis	47	19	32	93	- 74
Fires	48	19	38	54	- 36
Drownings	49	17	42	48	- 31
Anemia	50	15	86	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	51	15	65	0	+ 15
Meningitis	52	13	53	10	+ 3
Poisonings	53	12	50	13	- 1
Birth Trauma	54	11	49	14	- 3
HIV/AIDS	55	10	70	0	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	10	80	0	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	57	9	81	0	+ 9
Malnutrition	58	6	57	2	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	6	52	11	- 5
Schizophrenia	60	6	83	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	61	3	82	0	+ 3
Syphilis	62	3	61	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	3	63	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	3	58	2	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	2	56	3	- 1
Otitis Media	66	1	68	0	+ 1
War	67	1	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	51	13	- 12
Pertussis	69	0	59	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	60	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	55	5	- 5
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	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.

United Kingdom

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.