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Bosnia and Herzegovina
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. 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 Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles 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 Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Korea health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

North Korea
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. 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 Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles 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 Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    58.8
    62.1
    60.4
    60
    60
    61
     
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    64.2
    68.4
    66.2
    53
    53
    54
     
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    67.7
    72.9
    70.2
    38
    49
    44
     
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    69.4
    74.9
    72.1
    42
    52
    43
     
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    71.8
    77.2
    74.6
    40
    42
    39
     
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    73.9
    78.8
    76.4
    39
    44
    39
     
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    74.4
    79.1
    76.8
    55
    63
    55
     
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    79.1
    55
    63
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    74.9
    79.5
    59
    68
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    74.9
    79.6
    59
    68
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    75.0
    79.6
    59
    68
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    75.1
    79.7
    59
    68
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    75.3
    79.7
    60
    70
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.5
    79.8
    66
    70
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.7
    79.9
    69
    70
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    75.9
    80.0
    73
    71
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    76.2
    80.2
    76
    73
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    76.7
    80.5
    77
    77
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    77.5
    81.0
    80
    83
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    78.6
    81.6
    80
    85
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.0
    82.4
    81
    90
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.8
    83.4
    85
    96
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    84.0
    85.0
    85
    99
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.2
    89
    100
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.0
    84
    129
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.28
    59
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    116.43
    53
    162.14
    15
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    35.85
    74
    11.82
    137
    4. Lung Cancers
    33.87
    7
    37.70
    4
    5. Lung Disease
    17.20
    125
    87.71
    5
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.10
    105
    16.26
    122
    7. Breast Cancer
    16.42
    97
    7.80
    177
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.73
    22
    10.37
    70
    9. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    103
    2.38
    178
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.63
    13
    2.40
    153
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.79
    123
    22.21
    64
    12. Kidney Disease
    10.63
    140
    12.98
    129
    13. Liver Disease
    10.43
    124
    14.33
    111
    14. Stomach Cancer
    8.53
    56
    11.99
    21
    15. Suicide
    8.25
    94
    8.20
    95
    16. Hypertension
    8.10
    142
    18.24
    92
    17. Liver Cancer
    7.48
    52
    16.66
    12
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.33
    35
    4.85
    68
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.26
    173
    22.75
    104
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.67
    42
    2.96
    147
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.07
    126
    4.11
    136
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.87
    55
    3.78
    113
    23. Falls
    4.57
    112
    6.34
    79
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3.60
    143
    3.79
    139
    25. Other Injuries
    3.47
    162
    5.48
    125
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.47
    43
    1.61
    120
    27. Leukemia
    3.20
    114
    3.44
    99
    28. Lymphomas
    3.02
    147
    1.84
    175
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.87
    67
    0.78
    168
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.63
    132
    4.39
    98
    31. Oral Cancer
    2.48
    103
    1.62
    152
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.26
    67
    0.55
    160
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.84
    120
    5.64
    51
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.83
    116
    3.80
    49
    35. Alcohol
    1.68
    73
    1.00
    116
    36. Tuberculosis
    1.60
    113
    57.14
    16
    37. Epilepsy
    1.43
    106
    0.98
    137
    38. Violence
    1.20
    145
    3.97
    101
    39. Drownings
    1.19
    139
    4.46
    35
    40. Fires
    1.09
    108
    0.90
    118
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.01
    175
    1.60
    160
    42. Asthma
    0.88
    138
    4.81
    90
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.76
    136
    2.66
    86
    44. Drug Use
    0.64
    148
    1.24
    89
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    146
    6.87
    15
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.44
    38
    0.13
    135
    47. Other Neoplasms
    0.35
    121
    0.14
    180
    48. Skin Disease
    0.33
    156
    0.58
    138
    49. Measles
    0.31
    37
    0.02
    72
    50. Poisonings
    0.31
    122
    1.29
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,201
    26.76
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    7,871
    22.89
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,406
    7.00
    3,671
    1.71
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,076
    6.04
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Lung Disease
    1,163
    3.38
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,144
    3.33
    4,340
    2.03
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    998
    2.90
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Inflammatory/Heart
    874
    2.54
    684
    0.32
    9. Kidney Disease
    689
    2.00
    3,959
    1.85
    10. Liver Disease
    613
    1.78
    4,506
    2.10
    11. Hypertension
    546
    1.59
    5,368
    2.51
    12. Stomach Cancer
    532
    1.55
    3,771
    1.76
    13. Breast Cancer
    528
    1.54
    1,366
    0.64
    14. Liver Cancer
    480
    1.40
    5,326
    2.49
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    463
    1.35
    1,525
    0.71
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    446
    1.30
    6,210
    2.90
    17. Influenza and Pneumonia
    440
    1.28
    6,231
    2.91
    18. Prostate Cancer
    413
    1.20
    219
    0.10
    19. Suicide
    361
    1.05
    2,407
    1.12
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    341
    0.99
    1,155
    0.54
    21. Falls
    267
    0.78
    1,801
    0.84
    22. Bladder Cancer
    232
    0.67
    500
    0.23
    23. Leukemia
    186
    0.54
    965
    0.45
    24. Lymphomas
    184
    0.54
    560
    0.26
    25. Ovary Cancer
    182
    0.53
    532
    0.25
    26. Other Injuries
    157
    0.46
    1,531
    0.71
    27. Oral Cancer
    146
    0.42
    513
    0.24
    28. Skin Cancers
    133
    0.39
    168
    0.08
    29. Cervical Cancer
    132
    0.38
    704
    0.33
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    121
    0.35
    1,712
    0.80
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    110
    0.32
    1,222
    0.57
    32. Tuberculosis
    93
    0.27
    17,417
    8.13
    33. Uterin Cancer
    92
    0.27
    138
    0.06
    34. Alcohol
    90
    0.26
    304
    0.14
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    69
    0.20
    991
    0.46
    36. Epilepsy
    60
    0.17
    266
    0.12
    37. Asthma
    60
    0.17
    1,439
    0.67
    38. Fires
    54
    0.16
    253
    0.12
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    53
    0.15
    452
    0.21
    40. Violence
    49
    0.14
    1,082
    0.50
    41. Low Birth Weight
    48
    0.14
    1,208
    0.56
    42. Drownings
    48
    0.14
    1,126
    0.53
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    36
    0.10
    2,093
    0.98
    44. Drug Use
    25
    0.07
    356
    0.17
    45. Other Neoplasms
    23
    0.07
    44
    0.02
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    22
    0.06
    40
    0.02
    47. Skin Disease
    21
    0.06
    158
    0.07
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    19
    0.06
    198
    0.09
    49. Birth Trauma
    14
    0.04
    736
    0.34
    50. Encephalitis
    13
    0.04
    117
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    33.87
    7
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.42
    97
    7.80
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.73
    22
    10.37
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    103
    2.38
    178
    5. Stomach Cancer
    8.53
    56
    11.99
    21
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.48
    52
    16.66
    12
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.33
    35
    4.85
    68
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.67
    42
    2.96
    147
    9. Cervical Cancer
    5.07
    126
    4.11
    136
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.47
    43
    1.61
    120
    11. Leukemia
    3.20
    114
    3.44
    99
    12. Lymphomas
    3.02
    147
    1.84
    175
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.87
    67
    0.78
    168
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.48
    103
    1.62
    152
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.26
    67
    0.55
    160
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.83
    116
    3.80
    49
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.