BELGIUM VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,520	1	15,281	+ 20,239
Stroke	2	18,111	3	7,408	+ 10,704
Lung Cancers	3	8,202	4	6,777	+ 1,426
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	6,318	7	3,329	+ 2,989
Lung Disease	5	6,092	5	6,438	- 346
Diabetes Mellitus	6	5,665	20	1,269	+ 4,396
Kidney Disease	7	4,018	8	2,952	+ 1,066
Hypertension	8	3,180	27	740	+ 2,441
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,078	2	9,416	- 6,338
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,948	6	5,677	- 2,730
Breast Cancer	11	2,940	9	2,587	+ 353
Falls	12	2,812	15	1,756	+ 1,057
Liver Disease	13	2,668	17	1,433	+ 1,235
Prostate Cancer	14	2,459	13	1,824	+ 635
Stomach Cancer	15	2,270	26	863	+ 1,407
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,177	14	1,809	+ 367
Suicide	17	1,951	10	2,111	- 160
Lymphomas	18	1,606	16	1,552	+ 53
Liver Cancer	19	1,447	24	976	+ 471
Bladder Cancer	20	1,441	22	1,078	+ 362
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,318	23	1,060	+ 258
Leukemia	22	1,256	21	1,199	+ 57
Other Injuries	23	1,235	11	2,006	- 772
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,221	19	1,378	- 157
Oral Cancer	25	975	28	675	+ 300
Skin Cancers	26	958	31	522	+ 435
Road Traffic Accidents	27	947	29	666	+ 281
Ovary Cancer	28	890	30	653	+ 237
Other Neoplasms	29	817	12	1,828	- 1,011
Alcohol	30	632	32	500	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	597	42	213	+ 384
Uterin Cancer	32	575	34	384	+ 191
Oesophagus Cancer	33	546	25	898	- 352
Cervical Cancer	34	449	41	243	+ 206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	394	37	293	+ 102
Epilepsy	36	273	36	348	- 75
Congenital Anomalies	37	272	40	282	- 10
Drownings	38	248	47	79	+ 169
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	237	33	418	- 181
Schizophrenia	40	228	56	40	+ 189
Asthma	41	213	46	128	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	42	209	18	1,432	- 1,223
Drug Use	43	203	39	287	- 84
Tuberculosis	44	177	54	46	+ 132
Multiple Sclerosis	45	158	45	147	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	136	49	73	+ 63
Hepatitis C	47	129	52	53	+ 76
Violence	48	129	44	149	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	123	60	20	+ 103
Fires	50	99	48	75	+ 24
Hepatitis B	51	50	63	17	+ 33
Meningitis	52	47	58	28	+ 18
Anemia	53	46	43	199	- 153
Poisonings	54	46	55	41	+ 4
Birth Trauma	55	32	53	47	- 15
Low Birth Weight	56	29	50	70	- 41
Appendicitis	57	25	62	17	+ 8
Skin Disease	58	22	35	380	- 357
HIV/AIDS	59	22	57	36	- 14
Otitis Media	60	10	65	2	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	61	7	64	6	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	62	6	84	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	5	59	22	- 17
Oral conditions	64	5	61	19	- 14
Encephalitis	65	2	66	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	66	1	73	0	+ 1
War	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Tetanus	68	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	68	1	- 0
Malnutrition	70	0	38	291	- 290
Syphilis	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Croatia

Belgium

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.