ICELAND VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,080	1	403	+ 676
Stroke	2	550	3	141	+ 410
Lung Cancers	3	249	4	134	+ 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	192	7	73	+ 119
Lung Disease	5	185	5	129	+ 56
Diabetes Mellitus	6	172	16	30	+ 143
Kidney Disease	7	122	15	33	+ 89
Hypertension	8	97	17	24	+ 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	94	2	295	- 202
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	90	6	82	+ 7
Breast Cancer	11	89	9	53	+ 36
Falls	12	85	18	24	+ 62
Liver Disease	13	81	31	9	+ 72
Prostate Cancer	14	75	8	61	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	15	69	23	18	+ 51
Pancreas Cancer	16	66	12	43	+ 23
Suicide	17	59	13	40	+ 19
Lymphomas	18	49	14	37	+ 12
Liver Cancer	19	44	20	22	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	20	44	21	20	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	21	40	26	16	+ 24
Leukemia	22	38	22	19	+ 19
Other Injuries	23	38	11	50	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	24	37	10	53	- 16
Oral Cancer	25	30	33	9	+ 21
Skin Cancers	26	29	29	13	+ 16
Road Traffic Accidents	27	29	35	7	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	28	27	25	16	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	29	25	30	10	+ 15
Alcohol	30	19	28	14	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	18	41	3	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	32	17	36	7	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	33	17	19	23	- 6
Cervical Cancer	34	14	32	9	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	12	54	1	+ 11
Epilepsy	36	8	37	5	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	37	8	34	7	+ 1
Drownings	38	8	56	1	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	7	55	1	+ 6
Schizophrenia	40	7	49	1	+ 5
Asthma	41	6	48	2	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	42	6	27	16	- 9
Drug Use	43	6	24	17	- 11
Tuberculosis	44	5	82	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	45	5	44	3	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	4	38	4	- 0
Hepatitis C	47	4	52	1	+ 3
Violence	48	4	39	4	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	4	53	1	+ 3
Fires	50	3	58	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	51	2	63	0	+ 2
Meningitis	52	1	50	1	+ 0
Anemia	53	1	40	4	- 2
Poisonings	54	1	42	3	- 2
Birth Trauma	55	1	46	2	- 2
Low Birth Weight	56	1	43	3	- 2
Appendicitis	57	1	86	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	58	1	45	3	- 2
HIV/AIDS	59	1	59	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	60	0	64	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	60	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	62	0	79	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	51	1	- 1
Oral conditions	64	0	85	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
War	67	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	- 0
Malnutrition	70	0	57	1	- 1
Syphilis	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	69	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	47	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Croatia

Iceland

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.