BULGARIA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,114	1	36,513	- 16,399
Stroke	2	10,256	2	21,347	- 11,091
Lung Cancers	3	4,645	5	3,288	+ 1,357
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	3,578	6	2,591	+ 986
Lung Disease	5	3,450	4	3,993	- 543
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,208	11	1,344	+ 1,864
Kidney Disease	7	2,275	7	1,855	+ 421
Hypertension	8	1,801	3	5,916	- 4,115
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,743	33	147	+ 1,595
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,669	9	1,396	+ 273
Breast Cancer	11	1,665	10	1,358	+ 307
Falls	12	1,593	26	381	+ 1,211
Liver Disease	13	1,511	8	1,804	- 293
Prostate Cancer	14	1,392	14	1,016	+ 377
Stomach Cancer	15	1,285	12	1,175	+ 111
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,233	13	1,063	+ 170
Suicide	17	1,105	15	681	+ 424
Lymphomas	18	909	19	499	+ 410
Liver Cancer	19	819	16	664	+ 155
Bladder Cancer	20	816	18	637	+ 179
Inflammatory/Heart	21	746	24	409	+ 337
Leukemia	22	711	20	460	+ 252
Other Injuries	23	699	21	437	+ 262
Parkinson's Disease	24	691	29	284	+ 408
Oral Cancer	25	552	25	408	+ 145
Skin Cancers	26	542	28	328	+ 214
Road Traffic Accidents	27	536	17	647	- 111
Ovary Cancer	28	504	23	420	+ 84
Other Neoplasms	29	463	40	93	+ 369
Alcohol	30	358	46	44	+ 313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	338	30	276	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	32	326	27	369	- 44
Oesophagus Cancer	33	309	31	195	+ 114
Cervical Cancer	34	254	22	422	- 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	223	43	56	+ 167
Epilepsy	36	154	39	93	+ 61
Congenital Anomalies	37	154	32	160	- 5
Drownings	38	140	35	129	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	134	51	27	+ 107
Schizophrenia	40	129	55	15	+ 114
Asthma	41	120	50	28	+ 93
Endocrine Disorders	42	118	34	146	- 28
Drug Use	43	115	42	76	+ 39
Tuberculosis	44	100	38	104	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	45	90	45	52	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	77	60	5	+ 72
Hepatitis C	47	73	56	10	+ 63
Violence	48	73	41	84	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	70	58	6	+ 64
Fires	50	56	36	124	- 68
Hepatitis B	51	28	53	22	+ 6
Meningitis	52	27	49	31	- 5
Anemia	53	26	52	25	+ 1
Poisonings	54	26	48	38	- 12
Birth Trauma	55	18	47	40	- 22
Low Birth Weight	56	16	37	116	- 100
Appendicitis	57	14	57	7	+ 8
Skin Disease	58	13	44	53	- 40
HIV/AIDS	59	12	54	20	- 7
Otitis Media	60	5	74	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	61	4	59	6	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	62	3	68	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	61	4	- 1
Oral conditions	64	3	62	4	- 1
Encephalitis	65	1	63	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	66	1	71	0	+ 1
War	67	1	64	3	- 2
Tetanus	68	1	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	70	0	67	1	- 1
Syphilis	71	0	66	2	- 2
Diphtheria	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Croatia

Bulgaria

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.