CROATIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,842	10	1,021	+ 2,821
Tuberculosis	2	3,454	44	61	+ 3,393
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,440	39	82	+ 3,358
HIV/AIDS	4	2,756	59	8	+ 2,748
Stroke	5	2,412	2	6,275	- 3,864
Malaria	6	2,408	77	0	+ 2,408
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,130	1	12,307	- 10,177
Low Birth Weight	8	1,636	56	10	+ 1,626
Birth Trauma	9	1,610	55	11	+ 1,598
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,314	27	328	+ 986
Measles	11	1,193	73	0	+ 1,193
Hypertension	12	920	8	1,102	- 182
Maternal Conditions	13	862	61	2	+ 860
Liver Disease	14	847	13	924	- 77
Diabetes Mellitus	15	838	6	1,963	- 1,125
Meningitis	16	745	52	16	+ 729
Violence	17	741	48	45	+ 696
Lung Disease	18	702	5	2,111	- 1,409
Congenital Anomalies	19	570	37	94	+ 475
Asthma	20	559	41	74	+ 485
Kidney Disease	21	522	7	1,392	- 871
Malnutrition	22	507	70	0	+ 507
Other Injuries	23	456	23	428	+ 28
Suicide	24	430	17	676	- 247
Endocrine Disorders	25	311	42	72	+ 238
Breast Cancer	26	253	11	1,019	- 766
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	233	31	207	+ 26
War	28	230	67	0	+ 230
Tetanus	29	206	68	0	+ 206
Inflammatory/Heart	30	198	21	457	- 258
Pertussis	31	195	69	0	+ 195
Cervical Cancer	32	169	34	156	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	150	9	1,066	- 917
Drownings	34	149	38	86	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	142	35	137	+ 6
Falls	36	133	12	974	- 841
Schistosomiasis	37	124	75	0	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	38	115	14	852	- 737
Fires	39	104	50	34	+ 70
Poisonings	40	98	54	16	+ 83
Syphilis	41	88	71	0	+ 88
Lymphomas	42	87	18	556	- 469
Epilepsy	43	87	36	94	- 7
Liver Cancer	44	86	19	501	- 416
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	86	4	2,189	- 2,104
Oral Cancer	46	67	25	338	- 271
Leukemia	47	65	22	435	- 371
Parkinson's Disease	48	49	24	423	- 374
Stomach Cancer	49	48	15	786	- 738
Ovary Cancer	50	47	28	308	- 261
Appendicitis	51	45	57	9	+ 37
Alcohol	52	45	30	219	- 174
Oesophagus Cancer	53	35	33	189	- 154
Skin Disease	54	35	58	8	+ 28
Lung Cancers	55	34	3	2,842	- 2,808
Leishmaniasis	56	33	66	0	+ 33
Drug Use	57	32	43	70	- 38
Skin Cancers	58	31	26	332	- 300
Trypanosomiasis	59	29	78	0	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	60	27	16	754	- 727
Hepatitis B	61	24	51	17	+ 7
Encephalitis	62	21	65	1	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	63	18	63	2	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	64	17	20	499	- 482
Uterin Cancer	65	14	32	199	- 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	11	46	47	- 36
Diphtheria	67	8	72	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	68	5	60	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	4	47	45	- 41
Other Neoplasms	70	4	29	283	- 280
Ascariasis	71	4	83	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	45	55	- 52
Chlamydia	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	62	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	43	- 43
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	53	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	40	79	- 79
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

Central Africa

Croatia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.