IRELAND VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,520	1	4,762	+ 10,758
Stroke	2	7,914	5	1,770	+ 6,144
Lung Cancers	3	3,584	3	1,916	+ 1,668
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	2,760	7	1,095	+ 1,665
Lung Disease	5	2,662	4	1,915	+ 746
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,475	16	414	+ 2,062
Kidney Disease	7	1,756	10	566	+ 1,189
Hypertension	8	1,390	29	175	+ 1,215
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,345	2	3,209	- 1,865
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,288	6	1,298	- 10
Breast Cancer	11	1,284	8	760	+ 525
Falls	12	1,229	25	247	+ 982
Liver Disease	13	1,166	19	279	+ 886
Prostate Cancer	14	1,074	9	585	+ 489
Stomach Cancer	15	992	17	357	+ 635
Pancreas Cancer	16	951	11	530	+ 421
Suicide	17	853	14	470	+ 383
Lymphomas	18	702	13	513	+ 189
Liver Cancer	19	632	18	318	+ 314
Bladder Cancer	20	630	22	256	+ 374
Inflammatory/Heart	21	576	26	240	+ 336
Leukemia	22	549	20	274	+ 275
Other Injuries	23	539	30	171	+ 369
Parkinson's Disease	24	534	12	530	+ 4
Oral Cancer	25	426	28	183	+ 243
Skin Cancers	26	418	23	252	+ 167
Road Traffic Accidents	27	414	33	153	+ 261
Ovary Cancer	28	389	21	273	+ 116
Other Neoplasms	29	357	27	218	+ 139
Alcohol	30	276	39	64	+ 212
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	261	38	67	+ 194
Uterin Cancer	32	251	34	126	+ 125
Oesophagus Cancer	33	239	15	419	- 180
Cervical Cancer	34	196	35	103	+ 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	172	46	50	+ 123
Epilepsy	36	119	36	85	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	37	119	32	153	- 34
Drownings	38	108	43	57	+ 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	103	45	53	+ 51
Schizophrenia	40	100	55	12	+ 88
Asthma	41	93	41	58	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	42	91	24	249	- 158
Drug Use	43	89	31	167	- 78
Tuberculosis	44	78	50	23	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	45	69	37	83	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	59	40	59	+ 0
Hepatitis C	47	56	52	19	+ 37
Violence	48	56	47	38	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	54	54	14	+ 40
Fires	50	43	48	30	+ 13
Hepatitis B	51	22	59	6	+ 16
Meningitis	52	20	58	7	+ 13
Anemia	53	20	49	29	- 9
Poisonings	54	20	53	14	+ 6
Birth Trauma	55	14	56	10	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	56	13	44	56	- 43
Appendicitis	57	11	60	3	+ 7
Skin Disease	58	10	42	58	- 48
HIV/AIDS	59	10	57	9	+ 1
Otitis Media	60	4	71	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	3	61	3	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	62	3	84	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	2	64	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	2	62	2	- 0
Encephalitis	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	66	1	76	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	70	0	63	2	- 2
Syphilis	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	20	- 20
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Croatia

Ireland

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.