GERMANY VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	249,456	1	147,055	+ 102,401
Stroke	2	127,196	3	49,794	+ 77,403
Lung Cancers	3	57,605	4	46,560	+ 11,045
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	44,370	7	26,026	+ 18,344
Lung Disease	5	42,784	5	42,797	- 13
Diabetes Mellitus	6	39,785	13	15,560	+ 24,225
Kidney Disease	7	28,220	8	22,770	+ 5,449
Hypertension	8	22,335	6	26,796	- 4,460
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	21,614	2	51,168	- 29,554
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	20,702	9	20,712	- 10
Breast Cancer	11	20,645	10	18,842	+ 1,803
Falls	12	19,752	14	15,325	+ 4,427
Liver Disease	13	18,738	15	15,194	+ 3,544
Prostate Cancer	14	17,269	12	16,487	+ 782
Stomach Cancer	15	15,940	20	9,658	+ 6,283
Pancreas Cancer	16	15,288	11	17,971	- 2,683
Suicide	17	13,704	19	10,284	+ 3,420
Lymphomas	18	11,277	17	12,249	- 972
Liver Cancer	19	10,161	25	8,057	+ 2,103
Bladder Cancer	20	10,118	28	6,193	+ 3,926
Inflammatory/Heart	21	9,256	21	8,891	+ 365
Leukemia	22	8,823	22	8,737	+ 86
Other Injuries	23	8,670	23	8,248	+ 422
Parkinson's Disease	24	8,575	16	12,594	- 4,019
Oral Cancer	25	6,848	29	6,023	+ 825
Skin Cancers	26	6,726	31	4,055	+ 2,670
Road Traffic Accidents	27	6,652	34	3,160	+ 3,492
Ovary Cancer	28	6,250	30	5,192	+ 1,058
Other Neoplasms	29	5,738	24	8,161	- 2,423
Alcohol	30	4,436	26	6,257	- 1,821
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,192	38	2,166	+ 2,026
Uterin Cancer	32	4,040	37	2,231	+ 1,809
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,836	27	6,212	- 2,376
Cervical Cancer	34	3,153	39	2,131	+ 1,021
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,770	33	3,615	- 845
Epilepsy	36	1,915	35	3,091	- 1,176
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,912	36	2,291	- 380
Drownings	38	1,739	49	459	+ 1,281
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,662	32	3,830	- 2,168
Schizophrenia	40	1,604	51	391	+ 1,213
Asthma	41	1,493	44	924	+ 568
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,468	18	10,677	- 9,209
Drug Use	43	1,428	40	1,930	- 502
Tuberculosis	44	1,246	56	281	+ 966
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,112	41	1,571	- 459
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	952	47	543	+ 409
Hepatitis C	47	905	48	507	+ 399
Violence	48	904	46	769	+ 136
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	867	55	292	+ 575
Fires	50	692	53	359	+ 334
Hepatitis B	51	348	59	182	+ 167
Meningitis	52	329	60	168	+ 162
Anemia	53	320	43	994	- 673
Poisonings	54	320	58	216	+ 103
Birth Trauma	55	224	57	239	- 15
Low Birth Weight	56	204	45	770	- 566
Appendicitis	57	175	62	129	+ 46
Skin Disease	58	157	42	1,543	- 1,386
HIV/AIDS	59	153	54	345	- 192
Otitis Media	60	68	65	16	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	61	46	64	38	+ 8
Iodine Deficiency	62	42	71	2	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	63	34	61	138	- 105
Oral conditions	64	34	63	62	- 28
Encephalitis	65	15	67	8	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	66	10	72	1	+ 9
War	67	9	66	10	- 2
Tetanus	68	6	75	1	+ 6
Pertussis	69	3	69	2	+ 0
Malnutrition	70	2	50	450	- 448
Syphilis	71	0	68	6	- 5
Diphtheria	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.