Which has higher total disease burden, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.37 million DALYs against 1.36 million DALYs in Costa Rica as of 2021.

What is the difference in total disease burden between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?

11,500 DALYs, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total disease burden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica: Total disease burden

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.37 million DALYs

in 2021

Costa Rica

1.36 million DALYs

in 2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

124th

Costa Rica rank

126th

Total disease burden over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Costa Rica

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1.37 million DALYs against 1.36 million DALYs in Costa Rica, a difference of 11,500 DALYs.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 124th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 194 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.26 million DALYs	883,902 DALYs	378,410 DALYs	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	1.18 million DALYs	1.08 million DALYs	104,606 DALYs	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	1.33 million DALYs	1.29 million DALYs	35,220 DALYs	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total disease burden, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.37 million DALYs against 1.36 million DALYs in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in total disease burden between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?: 11,500 DALYs, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica rank globally for total disease burden?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 124th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total disease burden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Total disease burden
Unit: DALYs
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.