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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA VS SYRIA
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Compare Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria 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   Syria SYRIA
           
    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
    		  
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    64.2
    68.4
    66.2
    53
    53
    54
    		  
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    67.7
    72.9
    70.2
    38
    49
    44
    		  
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    69.4
    74.9
    72.1
    42
    52
    43
    		  
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    71.0
    76.4
    73.6
    47
    51
    50
    		  
    70.6
    74.3
    72.4
    51
    73
    58
    2010
    73.9
    78.8
    76.4
    39
    44
    39
    		  
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2015
    75.0
    79.7
    77.4
    40
    45
    42
    		  
    59.9
    69.9
    64.5
    156
    128
    144
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    75.0
    79.7
    40
    45
    		  
    59.9
    69.9
    156
    128
    Age 5
    75.5
    80.1
    46
    47
    		  
    60.9
    70.9
    172
    137
    Age 10
    75.5
    80.2
    46
    47
    		  
    61.5
    71.6
    177
    135
    Age 15
    75.6
    80.2
    46
    48
    		  
    62.2
    72.3
    176
    133
    Age 20
    75.7
    80.3
    47
    49
    		  
    63.3
    73.1
    173
    132
    Age 25
    75.9
    80.3
    49
    51
    		  
    65.4
    73.9
    170
    127
    Age 30
    76.0
    80.4
    50
    53
    		  
    67.5
    74.7
    161
    123
    Age 35
    76.2
    80.5
    53
    57
    		  
    69.4
    75.5
    150
    117
    Age 40
    76.4
    80.6
    56
    60
    		  
    71.0
    76.2
    139
    115
    Age 45
    76.7
    80.8
    62
    64
    		  
    72.3
    76.9
    131
    115
    Age 50
    77.2
    81.1
    65
    66
    		  
    73.6
    77.7
    122
    114
    Age 55
    77.9
    81.6
    67
    66
    		  
    75.0
    78.5
    121
    114
    Age 60
    78.9
    82.1
    70
    72
    		  
    76.7
    79.5
    114
    114
    Age 65
    80.0
    82.8
    76
    74
    		  
    78.3
    80.7
    116
    113
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.1
    71
    74
    		  
    80.3
    82.2
    117
    112
    Age 75
    84.1
    85.8
    72
    77
    		  
    82.8
    84.1
    123
    113
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    79
    		  
    85.6
    86.6
    128
    111
    Age 85
    90.4
    90.7
    65
    80
    		  
    88.9
    89.7
    145
    118
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.0
    58
    81
    		  
    92.8
    93.4
    151
    120
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.0
    46
    75
    		  
    97.2
    97.5
    136
    117
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.2
    42
    68
    		  
    101.7
    102.0
    147
    100
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    129.33
    48
    		  
    210.64
    18
    2. Stroke
    125.37
    48
    		  
    83.04
    95
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.50
    25
    		  
    14.72
    75
    4. Lung Disease
    20.90
    71
    		  
    10.84
    144
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.70
    118
    		  
    9.25
    146
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    102
    		  
    22.85
    21
    7. Liver Disease
    12.91
    102
    		  
    4.02
    161
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.49
    114
    		  
    23.08
    46
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.83
    55
    		  
    11.71
    56
    10. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    		  
    0.44
    171
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.83
    119
    		  
    9.82
    126
    12. Stomach Cancer
    7.92
    58
    		  
    5.58
    91
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.80
    160
    		  
    10.52
    145
    14. Liver Cancer
    7.44
    56
    		  
    4.31
    109
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.35
    100
    		  
    7.48
    85
    16. Other Injuries
    6.14
    138
    		  
    2.04
    171
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    6.06
    50
    		  
    3.61
    83
    18. Poisonings
    5.88
    19
    		  
    0.75
    120
    19. Hypertension
    5.33
    159
    		  
    12.46
    121
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.80
    73
    		  
    3.65
    108
    21. Kidney Disease
    4.79
    156
    		  
    13.67
    93
    22. Falls
    4.15
    104
    		  
    1.44
    159
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4.09
    142
    		  
    4.79
    131
    24. Alcohol
    3.88
    27
    		  
    0.06
    154
    25. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    131
    		  
    6.68
    98
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.28
    98
    		  
    3.16
    100
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    54
    		  
    5.70
    7
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.11
    77
    		  
    0.34
    171
    29. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    133
    		  
    1.28
    166
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.75
    55
    		  
    1.18
    130
    31. Lymphomas
    2.50
    135
    		  
    7.88
    12
    32. Asthma
    2.38
    110
    		  
    5.01
    82
    33. Leukemia
    2.06
    140
    		  
    6.00
    7
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.88
    119
    		  
    4.34
    27
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.53
    135
    		  
    1.66
    130
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.52
    121
    		  
    2.68
    105
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    124
    		  
    1.03
    142
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.36
    164
    		  
    4.37
    107
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.30
    156
    		  
    2.02
    122
    40. Epilepsy
    1.24
    120
    		  
    0.19
    172
    41. Drownings
    1.24
    141
    		  
    0.61
    161
    42. Violence
    1.22
    144
    		  
    3.49
    104
    43. Birth Trauma
    1.14
    128
    		  
    2.98
    95
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.05
    115
    		  
    0.37
    157
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.03
    126
    		  
    0.52
    155
    46. Meningitis
    0.92
    108
    		  
    1.69
    95
    47. Fires
    0.84
    127
    		  
    0.95
    123
    48. Drug Use
    0.60
    116
    		  
    0.03
    161
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.45
    40
    		  
    0.17
    111
    50. Appendicitis
    0.27
    104
    		  
    0.43
    85
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    8,842
    27.84
    		  
    9,154
    7.28
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,820
    27.77
    		  
    23,526
    18.71
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,733
    5.46
    		  
    1,786
    1.42
    4. Lung Disease
    1,438
    4.53
    		  
    1,191
    0.95
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,051
    3.31
    		  
    1,031
    0.82
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    747
    2.35
    		  
    1,444
    1.15
    7. Liver Disease
    690
    2.17
    		  
    508
    0.40
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    576
    1.81
    		  
    4,091
    3.25
    9. Suicide
    532
    1.67
    		  
    77
    0.06
    10. Stomach Cancer
    479
    1.51
    		  
    699
    0.56
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    478
    1.50
    		  
    1,671
    1.33
    12. Liver Cancer
    476
    1.50
    		  
    525
    0.42
    13. Breast Cancer
    426
    1.34
    		  
    1,528
    1.22
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    390
    1.23
    		  
    924
    0.74
    15. Hypertension
    373
    1.18
    		  
    1,363
    1.08
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    370
    1.16
    		  
    457
    0.36
    17. Prostate Cancer
    336
    1.06
    		  
    481
    0.38
    18. Kidney Disease
    317
    1.00
    		  
    1,623
    1.29
    19. Other Injuries
    304
    0.96
    		  
    346
    0.27
    20. Poisonings
    287
    0.90
    		  
    120
    0.10
    21. Falls
    258
    0.81
    		  
    215
    0.17
    22. Bladder Cancer
    221
    0.69
    		  
    641
    0.51
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    198
    0.62
    		  
    40
    0.03
    24. Tuberculosis
    197
    0.62
    		  
    441
    0.35
    25. Alcohol
    184
    0.58
    		  
    8
    0.01
    26. Asthma
    158
    0.50
    		  
    582
    0.46
    27. Ovary Cancer
    147
    0.46
    		  
    244
    0.19
    28. Lymphomas
    138
    0.44
    		  
    1,052
    0.84
    29. Other Neoplasms
    112
    0.35
    		  
    592
    0.47
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    110
    0.35
    		  
    171
    0.14
    31. Leukemia
    106
    0.33
    		  
    921
    0.73
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    105
    0.33
    		  
    320
    0.25
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    98
    0.31
    		  
    1,391
    1.11
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    94
    0.30
    		  
    126
    0.10
    35. Cervical Cancer
    88
    0.28
    		  
    86
    0.07
    36. Uterin Cancer
    84
    0.26
    		  
    67
    0.05
    37. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.25
    		  
    253
    0.20
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    78
    0.25
    		  
    569
    0.45
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    77
    0.24
    		  
    39
    0.03
    40. Low Birth Weight
    66
    0.21
    		  
    1,980
    1.58
    41. Skin Cancers
    59
    0.19
    		  
    62
    0.05
    42. Violence
    57
    0.18
    		  
    666
    0.53
    43. Epilepsy
    57
    0.18
    		  
    33
    0.03
    44. Drownings
    53
    0.17
    		  
    133
    0.11
    45. Meningitis
    44
    0.14
    		  
    261
    0.21
    46. Fires
    43
    0.14
    		  
    158
    0.13
    47. Drug Use
    28
    0.09
    		  
    5
    0.00
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    23
    0.07
    		  
    22
    0.02
    49. Birth Trauma
    21
    0.07
    		  
    883
    0.70
    50. Appendicitis
    18
    0.06
    		  
    56
    0.04
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.50
    25
    		  
    14.72
    75
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    102
    		  
    22.85
    21
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.83
    55
    		  
    11.71
    56
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.83
    119
    		  
    9.82
    126
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.92
    58
    		  
    5.58
    91
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.44
    56
    		  
    4.31
    109
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.06
    50
    		  
    3.61
    83
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.80
    73
    		  
    3.65
    108
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    54
    		  
    5.70
    7
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    133
    		  
    1.28
    166
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.75
    55
    		  
    1.18
    130
    12. Lymphomas
    2.50
    135
    		  
    7.88
    12
    13. Leukemia
    2.06
    140
    		  
    6.00
    7
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    124
    		  
    1.03
    142
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.30
    156
    		  
    2.02
    122
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.03
    126
    		  
    0.52
    155
     
     
     
    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.