AFGHANISTAN VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,981	1	40,195	+ 78,786
Stroke	2	60,668	3	19,060	+ 41,607
Lung Cancers	3	27,476	32	1,076	+ 26,400
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	21,163	39	741	+ 20,421
Lung Disease	5	20,406	15	4,650	+ 15,756
Diabetes Mellitus	6	18,976	12	5,750	+ 13,226
Kidney Disease	7	13,460	10	6,590	+ 6,869
Hypertension	8	10,653	8	7,995	+ 2,658
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	10,309	23	1,765	+ 8,544
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	9,874	4	14,649	- 4,775
Breast Cancer	11	9,847	22	1,822	+ 8,025
Falls	12	9,421	37	905	+ 8,516
Liver Disease	13	8,937	16	4,600	+ 4,338
Prostate Cancer	14	8,237	55	258	+ 7,979
Stomach Cancer	15	7,603	26	1,501	+ 6,102
Pancreas Cancer	16	7,292	56	229	+ 7,062
Suicide	17	6,536	24	1,573	+ 4,964
Lymphomas	18	5,379	36	946	+ 4,433
Liver Cancer	19	4,846	40	657	+ 4,189
Bladder Cancer	20	4,826	54	272	+ 4,554
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,415	45	527	+ 3,888
Leukemia	22	4,208	42	610	+ 3,598
Other Injuries	23	4,135	18	3,241	+ 894
Parkinson's Disease	24	4,090	41	628	+ 3,462
Oral Cancer	25	3,266	27	1,467	+ 1,799
Skin Cancers	26	3,208	59	145	+ 3,063
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,173	11	6,033	- 2,860
Ovary Cancer	28	2,981	48	369	+ 2,612
Other Neoplasms	29	2,737	63	29	+ 2,708
Alcohol	30	2,116	58	150	+ 1,966
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,999	25	1,505	+ 494
Uterin Cancer	32	1,927	53	289	+ 1,638
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,830	29	1,314	+ 515
Cervical Cancer	34	1,504	44	541	+ 963
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,321	33	1,041	+ 281
Epilepsy	36	913	35	993	- 79
Congenital Anomalies	37	912	14	5,001	- 4,089
Drownings	38	830	34	996	- 167
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	793	13	5,555	- 4,763
Schizophrenia	40	765	81	0	+ 765
Asthma	41	712	17	3,403	- 2,691
Endocrine Disorders	42	700	28	1,364	- 664
Drug Use	43	681	51	328	+ 353
Tuberculosis	44	594	7	9,839	- 9,245
Multiple Sclerosis	45	530	62	84	+ 447
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	454	65	25	+ 429
Hepatitis C	47	432	64	28	+ 404
Violence	48	431	19	3,217	- 2,785
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	413	85	0	+ 413
Fires	50	330	50	348	- 18
Hepatitis B	51	166	38	863	- 697
Meningitis	52	157	20	2,626	- 2,469
Anemia	53	153	83	0	+ 153
Poisonings	54	152	47	384	- 231
Birth Trauma	55	107	6	10,723	- 10,616
Low Birth Weight	56	97	5	12,631	- 12,533
Appendicitis	57	83	52	298	- 215
Skin Disease	58	75	61	94	- 19
HIV/AIDS	59	73	46	464	- 391
Otitis Media	60	32	71	1	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	61	22	9	7,807	- 7,785
Iodine Deficiency	62	20	76	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	63	16	68	9	+ 7
Oral conditions	64	16	86	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	65	7	31	1,190	- 1,183
Leishmaniasis	66	5	70	1	+ 3
War	67	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Tetanus	68	3	30	1,254	- 1,251
Pertussis	69	1	21	2,107	- 2,106
Malnutrition	70	1	43	589	- 588
Syphilis	71	0	60	94	- 94
Diphtheria	72	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	73	0	49	350	- 350
Chlamydia	74	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	66	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Croatia

Afghanistan

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.