BENIN VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,584	5	5,397	+ 38,187
Stroke	2	22,223	4	5,855	+ 16,369
Lung Cancers	3	10,065	59	66	+ 9,998
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	7,752	41	311	+ 7,441
Lung Disease	5	7,475	17	1,220	+ 6,255
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,951	14	1,912	+ 5,039
Kidney Disease	7	4,930	13	1,929	+ 3,002
Hypertension	8	3,902	19	1,088	+ 2,814
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,776	29	715	+ 3,061
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,617	1	10,205	- 6,588
Breast Cancer	11	3,607	27	784	+ 2,823
Falls	12	3,451	32	543	+ 2,908
Liver Disease	13	3,274	9	2,447	+ 827
Prostate Cancer	14	3,017	25	867	+ 2,150
Stomach Cancer	15	2,785	38	361	+ 2,424
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,671	48	177	+ 2,494
Suicide	17	2,394	22	922	+ 1,473
Lymphomas	18	1,970	36	387	+ 1,584
Liver Cancer	19	1,775	40	322	+ 1,453
Bladder Cancer	20	1,768	61	43	+ 1,725
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,617	33	457	+ 1,160
Leukemia	22	1,542	46	196	+ 1,346
Other Injuries	23	1,515	15	1,532	- 17
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,498	43	212	+ 1,287
Oral Cancer	25	1,197	49	156	+ 1,040
Skin Cancers	26	1,175	54	102	+ 1,074
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,162	8	3,162	- 2,000
Ovary Cancer	28	1,092	56	86	+ 1,006
Other Neoplasms	29	1,003	63	20	+ 983
Alcohol	30	775	58	85	+ 690
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	732	34	442	+ 290
Uterin Cancer	32	706	55	99	+ 607
Oesophagus Cancer	33	670	39	326	+ 344
Cervical Cancer	34	551	30	669	- 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	484	45	197	+ 287
Epilepsy	36	335	37	369	- 35
Congenital Anomalies	37	334	10	2,265	- 1,931
Drownings	38	304	31	570	- 266
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	290	3	6,830	- 6,540
Schizophrenia	40	280	80	0	+ 280
Asthma	41	261	24	891	- 630
Endocrine Disorders	42	256	16	1,454	- 1,197
Drug Use	43	250	44	197	+ 52
Tuberculosis	44	218	23	919	- 701
Multiple Sclerosis	45	194	66	16	+ 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	166	67	11	+ 155
Hepatitis C	47	158	65	17	+ 141
Violence	48	158	28	726	- 568
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	151	84	0	+ 151
Fires	50	121	35	431	- 310
Hepatitis B	51	61	53	143	- 82
Meningitis	52	58	12	1,967	- 1,909
Anemia	53	56	83	0	+ 56
Poisonings	54	56	42	307	- 251
Birth Trauma	55	39	7	3,950	- 3,911
Low Birth Weight	56	36	6	4,908	- 4,872
Appendicitis	57	31	60	45	- 15
Skin Disease	58	27	52	144	- 116
HIV/AIDS	59	27	11	2,263	- 2,236
Otitis Media	60	12	71	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	61	8	20	1,039	- 1,031
Iodine Deficiency	62	7	76	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	63	6	64	17	- 11
Oral conditions	64	6	86	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	3	57	85	- 83
Leishmaniasis	66	2	79	0	+ 2
War	67	2	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	68	1	50	156	- 155
Pertussis	69	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Malnutrition	70	0	21	928	- 927
Syphilis	71	0	51	150	- 150
Diphtheria	72	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	73	0	26	788	- 788
Chlamydia	74	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	62	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Croatia

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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.