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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 SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    64.2
    68.4
    66.2
    53
    53
    54
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    67.7
    72.9
    70.2
    38
    49
    44
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    69.4
    74.9
    72.1
    42
    52
    43
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    71.8
    77.2
    74.6
    40
    42
    39
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    73.9
    78.8
    76.4
    39
    44
    39
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    74.4
    79.1
    76.8
    55
    63
    55
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    79.1
    55
    63
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    74.9
    79.5
    59
    68
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    74.9
    79.6
    59
    68
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    75.0
    79.6
    59
    68
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    75.1
    79.7
    59
    68
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    75.3
    79.7
    60
    70
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    75.5
    79.8
    66
    70
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    75.7
    79.9
    69
    70
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    75.9
    80.0
    73
    71
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    76.2
    80.2
    76
    73
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    76.7
    80.5
    77
    77
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    77.5
    81.0
    80
    83
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    78.6
    81.6
    80
    85
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    80.0
    82.4
    81
    90
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.8
    83.4
    85
    96
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.0
    85.0
    85
    99
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.2
    89
    100
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.0
    84
    129
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.28
    59
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    116.43
    53
    80.50
    93
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    35.85
    74
    74.67
    16
    4. Lung Cancers
    33.87
    7
    18.34
    64
    5. Lung Disease
    17.20
    125
    31.41
    47
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.10
    105
    16.44
    118
    7. Breast Cancer
    16.42
    97
    18.21
    76
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.73
    22
    8.90
    89
    9. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    103
    35.20
    22
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.63
    13
    12.75
    17
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.79
    123
    22.70
    61
    12. Kidney Disease
    10.63
    140
    35.72
    35
    13. Liver Disease
    10.43
    124
    18.41
    95
    14. Stomach Cancer
    8.53
    56
    3.68
    137
    15. Suicide
    8.25
    94
    23.49
    8
    16. Hypertension
    8.10
    142
    33.86
    36
    17. Liver Cancer
    7.48
    52
    5.46
    87
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.33
    35
    4.98
    65
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.26
    173
    83.23
    40
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.67
    42
    3.85
    115
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.07
    126
    20.99
    37
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.87
    55
    3.36
    130
    23. Falls
    4.57
    112
    2.99
    150
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3.60
    143
    6.23
    83
    25. Other Injuries
    3.47
    162
    10.77
    57
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.47
    43
    2.19
    83
    27. Leukemia
    3.20
    114
    3.34
    108
    28. Lymphomas
    3.02
    147
    6.08
    39
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.87
    67
    2.15
    99
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.63
    132
    7.16
    63
    31. Oral Cancer
    2.48
    103
    3.18
    80
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.26
    67
    2.47
    53
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.84
    120
    4.52
    65
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.83
    116
    8.50
    16
    35. Alcohol
    1.68
    73
    1.93
    61
    36. Tuberculosis
    1.60
    113
    39.83
    26
    37. Epilepsy
    1.43
    106
    3.28
    22
    38. Violence
    1.20
    145
    37.54
    8
    39. Drownings
    1.19
    139
    4.06
    44
    40. Fires
    1.09
    108
    6.64
    4
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.01
    175
    11.70
    14
    42. Asthma
    0.88
    138
    13.63
    45
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.76
    136
    3.36
    78
    44. Drug Use
    0.64
    148
    1.52
    67
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    146
    2.04
    70
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.44
    38
    0.22
    80
    47. Other Neoplasms
    0.35
    121
    0.65
    75
    48. Skin Disease
    0.33
    156
    2.91
    30
    49. Measles
    0.31
    37
    0.42
    32
    50. Poisonings
    0.31
    122
    1.62
    54
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,201
    26.76
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    7,871
    22.89
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,406
    7.00
    30,188
    6.64
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,076
    6.04
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Lung Disease
    1,163
    3.38
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,144
    3.33
    4,676
    1.03
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    998
    2.90
    3,587
    0.79
    8. Inflammatory/Heart
    874
    2.54
    5,408
    1.19
    9. Kidney Disease
    689
    2.00
    15,302
    3.37
    10. Liver Disease
    613
    1.78
    9,013
    1.98
    11. Hypertension
    546
    1.59
    12,789
    2.81
    12. Stomach Cancer
    532
    1.55
    1,535
    0.34
    13. Breast Cancer
    528
    1.54
    4,533
    1.00
    14. Liver Cancer
    480
    1.40
    2,383
    0.52
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    463
    1.35
    2,007
    0.44
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    446
    1.30
    13,014
    2.86
    17. Influenza and Pneumonia
    440
    1.28
    39,341
    8.65
    18. Prostate Cancer
    413
    1.20
    4,374
    0.96
    19. Suicide
    361
    1.05
    13,774
    3.03
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    341
    0.99
    1,077
    0.24
    21. Falls
    267
    0.78
    1,399
    0.31
    22. Bladder Cancer
    232
    0.67
    829
    0.18
    23. Leukemia
    186
    0.54
    1,464
    0.32
    24. Lymphomas
    184
    0.54
    2,818
    0.62
    25. Ovary Cancer
    182
    0.53
    951
    0.21
    26. Other Injuries
    157
    0.46
    6,014
    1.32
    27. Oral Cancer
    146
    0.42
    1,406
    0.31
    28. Skin Cancers
    133
    0.39
    993
    0.22
    29. Cervical Cancer
    132
    0.38
    5,555
    1.22
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    121
    0.35
    1,894
    0.42
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    110
    0.32
    3,486
    0.77
    32. Tuberculosis
    93
    0.27
    21,965
    4.83
    33. Uterin Cancer
    92
    0.27
    512
    0.11
    34. Alcohol
    90
    0.26
    987
    0.22
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    69
    0.20
    4,351
    0.96
    36. Epilepsy
    60
    0.17
    1,870
    0.41
    37. Asthma
    60
    0.17
    5,966
    1.31
    38. Fires
    54
    0.16
    3,618
    0.80
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    53
    0.15
    5,890
    1.30
    40. Violence
    49
    0.14
    21,000
    4.62
    41. Low Birth Weight
    48
    0.14
    6,250
    1.37
    42. Drownings
    48
    0.14
    2,403
    0.53
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    36
    0.10
    1,015
    0.22
    44. Drug Use
    25
    0.07
    770
    0.17
    45. Other Neoplasms
    23
    0.07
    267
    0.06
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    22
    0.06
    113
    0.02
    47. Skin Disease
    21
    0.06
    1,101
    0.24
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    19
    0.06
    376
    0.08
    49. Birth Trauma
    14
    0.04
    3,004
    0.66
    50. Encephalitis
    13
    0.04
    234
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    33.87
    7
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.42
    97
    18.21
    76
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.73
    22
    8.90
    89
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    103
    35.20
    22
    5. Stomach Cancer
    8.53
    56
    3.68
    137
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.48
    52
    5.46
    87
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.33
    35
    4.98
    65
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.67
    42
    3.85
    115
    9. Cervical Cancer
    5.07
    126
    20.99
    37
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.47
    43
    2.19
    83
    11. Leukemia
    3.20
    114
    3.34
    108
    12. Lymphomas
    3.02
    147
    6.08
    39
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.87
    67
    2.15
    99
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.48
    103
    3.18
    80
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.26
    67
    2.47
    53
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.83
    116
    8.50
    16
    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.