AUSTRALIA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,382	1	21,548	+ 57,834
Stroke	2	40,477	3	10,331	+ 30,146
Lung Cancers	3	18,331	4	8,769	+ 9,563
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	14,120	6	6,209	+ 7,911
Lung Disease	5	13,615	5	8,487	+ 5,127
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,660	7	4,471	+ 8,189
Kidney Disease	7	8,980	12	3,139	+ 5,841
Hypertension	8	7,108	23	1,631	+ 5,476
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,878	2	15,588	- 8,710
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	6,588	8	4,446	+ 2,142
Breast Cancer	11	6,570	10	3,405	+ 3,164
Falls	12	6,285	14	3,116	+ 3,170
Liver Disease	13	5,963	26	1,421	+ 4,541
Prostate Cancer	14	5,495	9	3,766	+ 1,729
Stomach Cancer	15	5,073	27	1,288	+ 3,785
Pancreas Cancer	16	4,865	13	3,118	+ 1,747
Suicide	17	4,361	11	3,150	+ 1,211
Lymphomas	18	3,589	15	3,039	+ 550
Liver Cancer	19	3,233	20	2,036	+ 1,197
Bladder Cancer	20	3,220	30	1,187	+ 2,033
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,946	24	1,571	+ 1,375
Leukemia	22	2,808	18	2,126	+ 682
Other Injuries	23	2,759	22	1,642	+ 1,117
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,729	19	2,036	+ 693
Oral Cancer	25	2,179	32	972	+ 1,207
Skin Cancers	26	2,140	17	2,319	- 178
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,117	29	1,245	+ 872
Ovary Cancer	28	1,989	31	1,003	+ 987
Other Neoplasms	29	1,826	28	1,252	+ 574
Alcohol	30	1,412	37	380	+ 1,032
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,334	42	276	+ 1,058
Uterin Cancer	32	1,286	35	524	+ 761
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,221	25	1,494	- 273
Cervical Cancer	34	1,003	39	342	+ 662
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	882	38	379	+ 503
Epilepsy	36	609	41	285	+ 325
Congenital Anomalies	37	608	33	711	- 102
Drownings	38	553	47	177	+ 376
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	529	40	296	+ 233
Schizophrenia	40	510	54	64	+ 447
Asthma	41	475	36	455	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	42	467	16	2,328	- 1,861
Drug Use	43	455	21	1,783	- 1,328
Tuberculosis	44	397	56	53	+ 344
Multiple Sclerosis	45	354	46	188	+ 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	303	45	229	+ 74
Hepatitis C	47	288	48	173	+ 115
Violence	48	288	44	243	+ 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	276	53	71	+ 205
Fires	50	220	55	55	+ 166
Hepatitis B	51	111	58	41	+ 70
Meningitis	52	105	60	37	+ 68
Anemia	53	102	49	157	- 55
Poisonings	54	102	61	35	+ 67
Birth Trauma	55	71	50	140	- 69
Low Birth Weight	56	65	43	248	- 183
Appendicitis	57	56	62	26	+ 29
Skin Disease	58	50	34	594	- 544
HIV/AIDS	59	49	57	50	- 1
Otitis Media	60	22	66	6	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	61	15	63	20	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	62	13	84	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	63	11	64	17	- 6
Oral conditions	64	11	59	40	- 29
Encephalitis	65	5	68	3	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	66	3	81	0	+ 3
War	67	3	65	8	- 5
Tetanus	68	2	70	1	+ 1
Pertussis	69	1	69	1	- 1
Malnutrition	70	1	51	117	- 116
Syphilis	71	0	67	3	- 3
Diphtheria	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Croatia

Australia

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.