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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 Iraq 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.

Iraq
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   Iraq IRAQ
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Iraq IRAQ
           
    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
     
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    64.2
    68.4
    66.2
    53
    53
    54
     
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    67.7
    72.9
    70.2
    38
    49
    44
     
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    69.4
    74.9
    72.1
    42
    52
    43
     
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    71.8
    77.2
    74.6
    40
    42
    39
     
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    73.9
    78.8
    76.4
    39
    44
    39
     
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    74.4
    79.1
    76.8
    55
    63
    55
     
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    79.1
    55
    63
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    74.9
    79.5
    59
    68
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    74.9
    79.6
    59
    68
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    75.0
    79.6
    59
    68
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    75.1
    79.7
    59
    68
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    75.3
    79.7
    60
    70
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    75.5
    79.8
    66
    70
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    75.7
    79.9
    69
    70
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    75.9
    80.0
    73
    71
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    76.2
    80.2
    76
    73
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    76.7
    80.5
    77
    77
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    77.5
    81.0
    80
    83
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    78.6
    81.6
    80
    85
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    80.0
    82.4
    81
    90
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    81.8
    83.4
    85
    96
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    84.0
    85.0
    85
    99
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.2
    89
    100
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.0
    84
    129
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.28
    59
    227.26
    23
    2. Stroke
    116.43
    53
    128.44
    31
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    35.85
    74
    43.40
    51
    4. Lung Cancers
    33.87
    7
    11.72
    97
    5. Lung Disease
    17.20
    125
    8.53
    174
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.10
    105
    19.16
    66
    7. Breast Cancer
    16.42
    97
    15.07
    115
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.73
    22
    4.32
    158
    9. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    103
    2.81
    176
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.63
    13
    5.43
    77
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.79
    123
    34.41
    37
    12. Kidney Disease
    10.63
    140
    37.39
    29
    13. Liver Disease
    10.43
    124
    10.94
    118
    14. Stomach Cancer
    8.53
    56
    3.94
    132
    15. Suicide
    8.25
    94
    4.74
    144
    16. Hypertension
    8.10
    142
    16.27
    101
    17. Liver Cancer
    7.48
    52
    3.04
    165
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.33
    35
    2.88
    115
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.26
    173
    15.14
    135
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.67
    42
    3.16
    141
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.07
    126
    1.39
    180
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.87
    55
    4.74
    59
    23. Falls
    4.57
    112
    2.77
    156
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3.60
    143
    6.83
    57
    25. Other Injuries
    3.47
    162
    6.33
    113
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.47
    43
    3.81
    31
    27. Leukemia
    3.20
    114
    4.79
    26
    28. Lymphomas
    3.02
    147
    3.82
    128
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.87
    67
    0.59
    173
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.63
    132
    8.00
    54
    31. Oral Cancer
    2.48
    103
    2.01
    133
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.26
    67
    2.00
    87
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.84
    120
    0.92
    151
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.83
    116
    0.95
    158
    35. Alcohol
    1.68
    73
    0.16
    177
    36. Tuberculosis
    1.60
    113
    2.26
    106
    37. Epilepsy
    1.43
    106
    0.75
    161
    38. Violence
    1.20
    145
    17.20
    26
    39. Drownings
    1.19
    139
    1.56
    127
    40. Fires
    1.09
    108
    2.35
    66
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.01
    175
    1.35
    167
    42. Asthma
    0.88
    138
    5.15
    86
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.76
    136
    4.96
    66
    44. Drug Use
    0.64
    148
    1.73
    58
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    146
    1.42
    93
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.44
    38
    0.13
    134
    47. Other Neoplasms
    0.35
    121
    0.14
    181
    48. Skin Disease
    0.33
    156
    0.25
    165
    49. Measles
    0.31
    37
    0.10
    58
    50. Poisonings
    0.31
    122
    0.27
    127
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,201
    26.76
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Stroke
    7,871
    22.89
    20,793
    14.19
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,406
    7.00
    7,395
    5.05
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,076
    6.04
    2,162
    1.48
    5. Lung Disease
    1,163
    3.38
    1,329
    0.91
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,144
    3.33
    2,429
    1.66
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    998
    2.90
    852
    0.58
    8. Inflammatory/Heart
    874
    2.54
    1,190
    0.81
    9. Kidney Disease
    689
    2.00
    6,323
    4.32
    10. Liver Disease
    613
    1.78
    2,127
    1.45
    11. Hypertension
    546
    1.59
    2,451
    1.67
    12. Stomach Cancer
    532
    1.55
    771
    0.53
    13. Breast Cancer
    528
    1.54
    1,783
    1.22
    14. Liver Cancer
    480
    1.40
    555
    0.38
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    463
    1.35
    530
    0.36
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    446
    1.30
    10,726
    7.32
    17. Influenza and Pneumonia
    440
    1.28
    5,551
    3.79
    18. Prostate Cancer
    413
    1.20
    171
    0.12
    19. Suicide
    361
    1.05
    1,418
    0.97
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    341
    0.99
    658
    0.45
    21. Falls
    267
    0.78
    709
    0.48
    22. Bladder Cancer
    232
    0.67
    628
    0.43
    23. Leukemia
    186
    0.54
    1,315
    0.90
    24. Lymphomas
    184
    0.54
    811
    0.55
    25. Ovary Cancer
    182
    0.53
    376
    0.26
    26. Other Injuries
    157
    0.46
    2,212
    1.51
    27. Oral Cancer
    146
    0.42
    410
    0.28
    28. Skin Cancers
    133
    0.39
    339
    0.23
    29. Cervical Cancer
    132
    0.38
    162
    0.11
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    121
    0.35
    159
    0.11
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    110
    0.32
    173
    0.12
    32. Tuberculosis
    93
    0.27
    821
    0.56
    33. Uterin Cancer
    92
    0.27
    61
    0.04
    34. Alcohol
    90
    0.26
    40
    0.03
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    69
    0.20
    4,812
    3.28
    36. Epilepsy
    60
    0.17
    253
    0.17
    37. Asthma
    60
    0.17
    914
    0.62
    38. Fires
    54
    0.16
    742
    0.51
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    53
    0.15
    462
    0.32
    40. Violence
    49
    0.14
    5,658
    3.86
    41. Low Birth Weight
    48
    0.14
    6,573
    4.49
    42. Drownings
    48
    0.14
    658
    0.45
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    36
    0.10
    283
    0.19
    44. Drug Use
    25
    0.07
    441
    0.30
    45. Other Neoplasms
    23
    0.07
    26
    0.02
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    22
    0.06
    30
    0.02
    47. Skin Disease
    21
    0.06
    49
    0.03
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    19
    0.06
    21
    0.01
    49. Birth Trauma
    14
    0.04
    4,223
    2.88
    50. Encephalitis
    13
    0.04
    378
    0.26
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    33.87
    7
    11.72
    97
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.42
    97
    15.07
    115
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.73
    22
    4.32
    158
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    103
    2.81
    176
    5. Stomach Cancer
    8.53
    56
    3.94
    132
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.48
    52
    3.04
    165
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.33
    35
    2.88
    115
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.67
    42
    3.16
    141
    9. Cervical Cancer
    5.07
    126
    1.39
    180
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.47
    43
    3.81
    31
    11. Leukemia
    3.20
    114
    4.79
    26
    12. Lymphomas
    3.02
    147
    3.82
    128
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.87
    67
    0.59
    173
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.48
    103
    2.01
    133
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.26
    67
    2.00
    87
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.83
    116
    0.95
    158
    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.