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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Bosnia and Herzegovina and Somalia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Somalia SOMALIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    58.8
    62.1
    60.4
    60
    60
    61
     
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    1970
    64.2
    68.4
    66.2
    53
    53
    54
     
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    1980
    67.7
    72.9
    70.2
    38
    49
    44
     
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    1990
    69.4
    74.9
    72.1
    42
    52
    43
     
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    2000
    71.0
    76.4
    73.6
    47
    51
    50
     
    44.0
    46.2
    45.1
    173
    176
    174
    2010
    73.9
    78.8
    76.4
    39
    44
    39
     
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    2015
    75.0
    79.7
    77.4
    40
    45
    42
     
    53.5
    56.6
    55.0
    175
    175
    175
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Somalia SOMALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    75.0
    79.7
    40
    45
     
    53.5
    56.6
    175
    175
    Age 5
    75.5
    80.1
    46
    47
     
    62.3
    64.9
    168
    170
    Age 10
    75.5
    80.2
    46
    47
     
    63.5
    66.2
    168
    170
    Age 15
    75.6
    80.2
    46
    48
     
    64.3
    67.0
    168
    170
    Age 20
    75.7
    80.3
    47
    49
     
    65.2
    67.8
    168
    169
    Age 25
    75.9
    80.3
    49
    51
     
    66.3
    68.6
    164
    167
    Age 30
    76.0
    80.4
    50
    53
     
    67.5
    69.6
    162
    168
    Age 35
    76.2
    80.5
    53
    57
     
    68.8
    70.7
    159
    168
    Age 40
    76.4
    80.6
    56
    60
     
    70.1
    71.9
    159
    167
    Age 45
    76.7
    80.8
    62
    64
     
    71.4
    73.1
    156
    168
    Age 50
    77.2
    81.1
    65
    66
     
    72.8
    74.2
    150
    168
    Age 55
    77.9
    81.6
    67
    66
     
    74.3
    75.4
    145
    167
    Age 60
    78.9
    82.1
    70
    72
     
    75.8
    76.8
    142
    166
    Age 65
    80.0
    82.8
    76
    74
     
    77.7
    78.4
    141
    166
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.1
    71
    74
     
    79.9
    80.4
    140
    164
    Age 75
    84.1
    85.8
    72
    77
     
    82.5
    82.9
    138
    156
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    79
     
    85.6
    85.9
    130
    151
    Age 85
    90.4
    90.7
    65
    80
     
    89.1
    89.3
    123
    146
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.0
    58
    81
     
    93.1
    93.2
    116
    140
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.0
    46
    75
     
    97.3
    97.4
    109
    129
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.2
    42
    68
     
    101.9
    102.0
    94
    99
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Somalia SOMALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    129.33
    48
     
    50.08
    154
    2. Stroke
    125.37
    48
     
    96.19
    79
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.50
    25
     
    2.70
    138
    4. Lung Disease
    20.90
    71
     
    17.01
    100
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.70
    118
     
    27.17
    85
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    102
     
    22.07
    29
    7. Liver Disease
    12.91
    102
     
    17.89
    75
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.49
    114
     
    21.65
    58
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.83
    55
     
    6.47
    100
    10. Suicide
    11.15
    59
     
    11.83
    53
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.83
    119
     
    17.67
    74
    12. Stomach Cancer
    7.92
    58
     
    6.41
    70
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.80
    160
     
    188.73
    11
    14. Liver Cancer
    7.44
    56
     
    3.63
    133
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.35
    100
     
    12.51
    32
    16. Other Injuries
    6.14
    138
     
    26.32
    23
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    6.06
    50
     
    1.95
    120
    18. Poisonings
    5.88
    19
     
    9.59
    3
    19. Hypertension
    5.33
    159
     
    11.85
    122
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.80
    73
     
    6.40
    32
    21. Kidney Disease
    4.79
    156
     
    21.28
    26
    22. Falls
    4.15
    104
     
    9.48
    45
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4.09
    142
     
    11.66
    19
    24. Alcohol
    3.88
    27
     
    0.09
    142
    25. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    131
     
    30.96
    8
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.28
    98
     
    123.01
    4
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    54
     
    1.41
    117
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.11
    77
     
    3.56
    66
    29. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    133
     
    21.01
    26
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.75
    55
     
    1.90
    90
    31. Lymphomas
    2.50
    135
     
    6.02
    52
    32. Asthma
    2.38
    110
     
    9.13
    52
    33. Leukemia
    2.06
    140
     
    4.82
    39
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.88
    119
     
    7.19
    8
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.53
    135
     
    1.84
    125
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.52
    121
     
    9.57
    22
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    124
     
    10.56
    14
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.36
    164
     
    14.55
    26
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.30
    156
     
    4.70
    48
    40. Epilepsy
    1.24
    120
     
    10.81
    21
    41. Drownings
    1.24
    141
     
    13.09
    4
    42. Violence
    1.22
    144
     
    9.11
    57
    43. Birth Trauma
    1.14
    128
     
    32.70
    2
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.05
    115
     
    1.54
    100
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.03
    126
     
    1.28
    112
    46. Meningitis
    0.92
    108
     
    37.00
    13
    47. Fires
    0.84
    127
     
    16.67
    5
    48. Drug Use
    0.60
    116
     
    3.71
    22
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.45
    40
     
    0.18
    106
    50. Appendicitis
    0.27
    104
     
    0.80
    56
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    8,842
    27.84
     
    3,746
    2.92
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,820
    27.77
     
    2,071
    1.61
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,733
    5.46
     
    125
    0.10
    4. Lung Disease
    1,438
    4.53
     
    777
    0.61
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,051
    3.31
     
    1,136
    0.88
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    747
    2.35
     
    308
    0.24
    7. Liver Disease
    690
    2.17
     
    931
    0.73
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    576
    1.81
     
    1,820
    1.42
    9. Suicide
    532
    1.67
     
    815
    0.63
    10. Stomach Cancer
    479
    1.51
     
    277
    0.22
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    478
    1.50
     
    18,701
    14.56
    12. Liver Cancer
    476
    1.50
     
    177
    0.14
    13. Breast Cancer
    426
    1.34
     
    608
    0.47
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    390
    1.23
     
    595
    0.46
    15. Hypertension
    373
    1.18
     
    472
    0.37
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    370
    1.16
     
    89
    0.07
    17. Prostate Cancer
    336
    1.06
     
    277
    0.22
    18. Kidney Disease
    317
    1.00
     
    1,238
    0.96
    19. Other Injuries
    304
    0.96
     
    2,455
    1.91
    20. Poisonings
    287
    0.90
     
    1,023
    0.80
    21. Falls
    258
    0.81
     
    636
    0.50
    22. Bladder Cancer
    221
    0.69
     
    59
    0.05
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    198
    0.62
     
    175
    0.14
    24. Tuberculosis
    197
    0.62
     
    6,458
    5.03
    25. Alcohol
    184
    0.58
     
    4
    0.00
    26. Asthma
    158
    0.50
     
    458
    0.36
    27. Ovary Cancer
    147
    0.46
     
    169
    0.13
    28. Lymphomas
    138
    0.44
     
    331
    0.26
    29. Other Neoplasms
    112
    0.35
     
    357
    0.28
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    110
    0.35
     
    82
    0.06
    31. Leukemia
    106
    0.33
     
    300
    0.23
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    105
    0.33
     
    513
    0.40
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    98
    0.31
     
    2,233
    1.74
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    94
    0.30
     
    458
    0.36
    35. Cervical Cancer
    88
    0.28
     
    542
    0.42
    36. Uterin Cancer
    84
    0.26
     
    43
    0.03
    37. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.25
     
    225
    0.17
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    78
    0.25
     
    1,177
    0.92
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    77
    0.24
     
    56
    0.04
    40. Low Birth Weight
    66
    0.21
     
    6,663
    5.19
    41. Skin Cancers
    59
    0.19
     
    56
    0.04
    42. Violence
    57
    0.18
     
    833
    0.65
    43. Epilepsy
    57
    0.18
     
    1,020
    0.79
    44. Drownings
    53
    0.17
     
    1,499
    1.17
    45. Meningitis
    44
    0.14
     
    5,011
    3.90
    46. Fires
    43
    0.14
     
    1,825
    1.42
    47. Drug Use
    28
    0.09
     
    294
    0.23
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    23
    0.07
     
    11
    0.01
    49. Birth Trauma
    21
    0.07
     
    7,039
    5.48
    50. Appendicitis
    18
    0.06
     
    48
    0.04
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.50
    25
     
    2.70
    138
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    102
     
    22.07
    29
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.83
    55
     
    6.47
    100
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.83
    119
     
    17.67
    74
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.92
    58
     
    6.41
    70
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.44
    56
     
    3.63
    133
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.06
    50
     
    1.95
    120
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.80
    73
     
    6.40
    32
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    54
     
    1.41
    117
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    133
     
    21.01
    26
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.75
    55
     
    1.90
    90
    12. Lymphomas
    2.50
    135
     
    6.02
    52
    13. Leukemia
    2.06
    140
     
    4.82
    39
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    124
     
    10.56
    14
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.30
    156
     
    4.70
    48
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.03
    126
     
    1.28
    112
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.