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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
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA VS SERBIA

Compare Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia 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.

Serbia
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
2,685,037
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Serbia Population Pyramid
7,083,830
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
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  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Serbia SERBIA
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Serbia SERBIA
       
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
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
64.2
68.4
66.2
53
53
54
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
67.7
72.9
70.2
38
49
44
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1990
69.4
74.9
72.1
42
52
43
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
2000
71.8
77.2
74.6
40
42
39
  
69.7
75.6
72.6
59
58
60
2010
73.9
78.8
76.4
39
44
39
  
71.8
77.1
74.4
64
70
64
2019
74.4
79.1
76.8
55
63
55
  
73.5
78.3
75.9
64
70
69
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Serbia SERBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.4
79.1
55
63
73.5
78.3
64
70
Age
74.4
79.1
55
63
73.5
78.3
64
70
Age 5
74.9
79.5
59
68
73.9
78.6
70
77
Age 10
74.9
79.6
59
68
73.9
78.7
71
79
Age 15
75.0
79.6
59
68
74.0
78.7
72
79
Age 20
75.1
79.7
59
68
74.1
78.8
73
80
Age 25
75.3
79.7
60
70
74.2
78.8
77
80
Age 30
75.5
79.8
66
70
74.4
78.9
80
85
Age 35
75.7
79.9
69
70
74.6
79.0
83
88
Age 40
75.9
80.0
73
71
74.9
79.2
83
90
Age 45
76.2
80.2
76
73
75.2
79.4
87
91
Age 50
76.7
80.5
77
77
75.8
79.8
89
90
Age 55
77.5
81.0
80
83
76.7
80.4
88
91
Age 60
78.6
81.6
80
85
77.9
81.1
88
93
Age 65
80.0
82.4
81
90
79.6
82.1
88
93
Age 70
81.8
83.4
85
96
81.8
83.3
86
99
Age 75
84.0
85.0
85
99
84.0
84.9
86
101
Age 80
86.7
87.2
89
100
86.5
87.0
102
122
Age 85
89.9
90.0
84
129
89.8
89.9
93
141
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Serbia SERBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
139.28
59
116.50
86
2. Stroke
116.43
53
83.30
91
3. Diabetes Mellitus
35.85
74
19.21
110
4. Lung Cancers
33.87
7
40.20
2
5. Lung Disease
17.20
125
20.58
102
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.10
105
13.58
146
7. Breast Cancer
16.42
97
25.62
22
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.73
22
19.81
7
9. Prostate Cancer
14.89
103
16.14
86
10. Inflammatory/Heart
13.63
13
75.38
2
11. Road Traffic Accidents
10.79
123
6.23
148
12. Kidney Disease
10.63
140
22.07
97
13. Liver Disease
10.43
124
6.26
155
14. Stomach Cancer
8.53
56
7.17
74
15. Suicide
8.25
94
7.86
101
16. Hypertension
8.10
142
8.11
141
17. Liver Cancer
7.48
52
5.39
92
18. Pancreas Cancer
7.33
35
8.20
19
19. Influenza and Pneumonia
7.26
173
10.50
158
20. Ovary Cancer
5.67
42
6.75
20
21. Cervical Cancer
5.07
126
8.76
91
22. Parkinson's Disease
4.87
55
3.95
101
23. Falls
4.57
112
2.17
169
24. Congenital Anomalies
3.60
143
2.56
166
25. Other Injuries
3.47
162
3.18
169
26. Bladder Cancer
3.47
43
4.93
10
27. Leukemia
3.20
114
4.67
32
28. Lymphomas
3.02
147
5.30
71
29. Uterin Cancer
2.87
67
3.92
28
30. Low Birth Weight
2.63
132
2.99
123
31. Oral Cancer
2.48
103
4.38
49
32. Skin Cancers
2.26
67
3.84
16
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.84
120
3.25
82
34. Oesophagus Cancer
1.83
116
2.10
107
35. Alcohol
1.68
73
2.48
47
36. Tuberculosis
1.60
113
0.63
136
37. Epilepsy
1.43
106
1.68
87
38. Violence
1.20
145
1.05
154
39. Drownings
1.19
139
0.71
159
40. Fires
1.09
108
0.44
149
41. Endocrine Disorders
1.01
175
2.12
146
42. Asthma
0.88
138
2.18
109
43. Birth Trauma
0.76
136
0.75
137
44. Drug Use
0.64
148
0.66
145
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.58
146
0.43
160
46. Multiple Sclerosis
0.44
38
1.19
4
47. Other Neoplasms
0.35
121
3.43
26
48. Skin Disease
0.33
156
0.67
125
49. Measles
0.31
37
0.01
78
50. Poisonings
0.31
122
0.14
162
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Serbia SERBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
9,201
26.76
21,776
21.26
2. Stroke
7,871
22.89
16,241
15.86
3. Diabetes Mellitus
2,406
7.00
3,611
3.53
4. Lung Cancers
2,076
6.04
6,539
6.38
5. Lung Disease
1,163
3.38
3,853
3.76
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,144
3.33
2,876
2.81
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
998
2.90
3,429
3.35
8. Inflammatory/Heart
874
2.54
15,274
14.91
9. Kidney Disease
689
2.00
4,169
4.07
10. Liver Disease
613
1.78
887
0.87
11. Hypertension
546
1.59
1,621
1.58
12. Stomach Cancer
532
1.55
1,203
1.17
13. Breast Cancer
528
1.54
2,284
2.23
14. Liver Cancer
480
1.40
918
0.90
15. Pancreas Cancer
463
1.35
1,402
1.37
16. Road Traffic Accidents
446
1.30
655
0.64
17. Influenza and Pneumonia
440
1.28
1,832
1.79
18. Prostate Cancer
413
1.20
1,317
1.29
19. Suicide
361
1.05
996
0.97
20. Parkinson's Disease
341
0.99
804
0.79
21. Falls
267
0.78
362
0.35
22. Bladder Cancer
232
0.67
893
0.87
23. Leukemia
186
0.54
710
0.69
24. Lymphomas
184
0.54
831
0.81
25. Ovary Cancer
182
0.53
555
0.54
26. Other Injuries
157
0.46
406
0.40
27. Oral Cancer
146
0.42
680
0.66
28. Skin Cancers
133
0.39
638
0.62
29. Cervical Cancer
132
0.38
638
0.62
30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
121
0.35
594
0.58
31. Oesophagus Cancer
110
0.32
332
0.32
32. Tuberculosis
93
0.27
100
0.10
33. Uterin Cancer
92
0.27
369
0.36
34. Alcohol
90
0.26
341
0.33
35. Congenital Anomalies
69
0.20
162
0.16
36. Epilepsy
60
0.17
223
0.22
37. Asthma
60
0.17
390
0.38
38. Fires
54
0.16
64
0.06
39. Endocrine Disorders
53
0.15
309
0.30
40. Violence
49
0.14
108
0.11
41. Low Birth Weight
48
0.14
187
0.18
42. Drownings
48
0.14
73
0.07
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
36
0.10
78
0.08
44. Drug Use
25
0.07
72
0.07
45. Other Neoplasms
23
0.07
601
0.59
46. Multiple Sclerosis
22
0.06
146
0.14
47. Skin Disease
21
0.06
113
0.11
48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
19
0.06
34
0.03
49. Birth Trauma
14
0.04
45
0.04
50. Encephalitis
13
0.04
2
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Serbia SERBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
33.87
7
40.20
2
2. Breast Cancer
16.42
97
25.62
22
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.73
22
19.81
7
4. Prostate Cancer
14.89
103
16.14
86
5. Stomach Cancer
8.53
56
7.17
74
6. Liver Cancer
7.48
52
5.39
92
7. Pancreas Cancer
7.33
35
8.20
19
8. Ovary Cancer
5.67
42
6.75
20
9. Cervical Cancer
5.07
126
8.76
91
10. Bladder Cancer
3.47
43
4.93
10
11. Leukemia
3.20
114
4.67
32
12. Lymphomas
3.02
147
5.30
71
13. Uterin Cancer
2.87
67
3.92
28
14. Oral Cancer
2.48
103
4.38
49
15. Skin Cancers
2.26
67
3.84
16
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.83
116
2.10
107
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.