ESTONIA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,540	1	3,009	+ 531
Stroke	2	1,805	3	1,116	+ 689
Lung Cancers	3	818	4	657	+ 160
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	630	5	527	+ 103
Lung Disease	5	607	13	229	+ 378
Diabetes Mellitus	6	565	19	146	+ 419
Kidney Disease	7	400	17	176	+ 224
Hypertension	8	317	2	2,700	- 2,383
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	307	12	229	+ 77
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	294	6	349	- 55
Breast Cancer	11	293	11	260	+ 33
Falls	12	280	24	119	+ 162
Liver Disease	13	266	7	328	- 63
Prostate Cancer	14	245	8	298	- 53
Stomach Cancer	15	226	9	290	- 64
Pancreas Cancer	16	217	10	268	- 51
Suicide	17	194	16	197	- 3
Lymphomas	18	160	15	213	- 53
Liver Cancer	19	144	26	107	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	20	144	21	126	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	21	131	14	217	- 86
Leukemia	22	125	22	126	- 0
Other Injuries	23	123	20	141	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	24	122	29	82	+ 40
Oral Cancer	25	97	25	110	- 13
Skin Cancers	26	95	30	79	+ 17
Road Traffic Accidents	27	94	35	59	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	28	89	28	87	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	29	81	23	123	- 42
Alcohol	30	63	18	148	- 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	59	36	55	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	32	57	34	60	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	33	54	27	99	- 44
Cervical Cancer	34	45	32	68	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	39	45	22	+ 18
Epilepsy	36	27	37	45	- 17
Congenital Anomalies	37	27	43	25	+ 2
Drownings	38	25	40	30	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	24	53	8	+ 15
Schizophrenia	40	23	56	6	+ 17
Asthma	41	21	44	24	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	42	21	33	66	- 45
Drug Use	43	20	31	75	- 55
Tuberculosis	44	18	47	16	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	45	16	48	16	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	14	46	17	- 4
Hepatitis C	47	13	58	4	+ 9
Violence	48	13	42	28	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	12	49	12	+ 0
Fires	50	10	38	41	- 31
Hepatitis B	51	5	65	0	+ 5
Meningitis	52	5	54	7	- 3
Anemia	53	5	51	9	- 5
Poisonings	54	5	52	8	- 4
Birth Trauma	55	3	57	5	- 2
Low Birth Weight	56	3	55	7	- 4
Appendicitis	57	2	59	2	+ 0
Skin Disease	58	2	41	29	- 26
HIV/AIDS	59	2	39	40	- 38
Otitis Media	60	1	67	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	61	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	62	1	80	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	60	2	- 2
Encephalitis	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	62	1	- 1
Diphtheria	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.