ITALY VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	180,792	1	97,116	+ 83,676
Stroke	2	92,185	2	62,633	+ 29,551
Lung Cancers	3	41,749	4	34,152	+ 7,597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	32,157	7	21,254	+ 10,903
Lung Disease	5	31,007	5	32,382	- 1,375
Diabetes Mellitus	6	28,834	8	19,836	+ 8,998
Kidney Disease	7	20,452	11	12,726	+ 7,726
Hypertension	8	16,188	6	29,931	- 13,744
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	15,665	3	41,445	- 25,780
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	15,004	9	16,339	- 1,335
Breast Cancer	11	14,962	10	13,868	+ 1,094
Falls	12	14,315	25	4,222	+ 10,093
Liver Disease	13	13,580	23	5,559	+ 8,021
Prostate Cancer	14	12,516	20	8,409	+ 4,106
Stomach Cancer	15	11,553	14	10,252	+ 1,300
Pancreas Cancer	16	11,080	13	12,095	- 1,015
Suicide	17	9,932	26	4,042	+ 5,890
Lymphomas	18	8,173	16	9,670	- 1,498
Liver Cancer	19	7,364	17	9,620	- 2,256
Bladder Cancer	20	7,333	22	6,711	+ 623
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,708	24	5,531	+ 1,177
Leukemia	22	6,395	21	6,728	- 334
Other Injuries	23	6,284	12	12,112	- 5,829
Parkinson's Disease	24	6,215	19	8,428	- 2,213
Oral Cancer	25	4,963	27	3,343	+ 1,620
Skin Cancers	26	4,875	29	3,239	+ 1,636
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,821	30	3,221	+ 1,601
Ovary Cancer	28	4,530	28	3,282	+ 1,249
Other Neoplasms	29	4,159	15	9,984	- 5,825
Alcohol	30	3,215	55	277	+ 2,938
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,038	43	690	+ 2,348
Uterin Cancer	32	2,928	33	2,198	+ 730
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,780	34	2,045	+ 735
Cervical Cancer	34	2,285	40	1,154	+ 1,131
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,008	32	2,216	- 208
Epilepsy	36	1,388	39	1,337	+ 51
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,386	37	1,443	- 58
Drownings	38	1,260	52	344	+ 917
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,204	36	1,622	- 418
Schizophrenia	40	1,163	49	424	+ 738
Asthma	41	1,082	47	494	+ 588
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,064	18	8,431	- 7,367
Drug Use	43	1,035	45	654	+ 381
Tuberculosis	44	903	53	336	+ 567
Multiple Sclerosis	45	806	44	677	+ 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	690	42	701	- 12
Hepatitis C	47	656	31	2,451	- 1,794
Violence	48	655	50	409	+ 247
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	628	57	241	+ 387
Fires	50	502	56	271	+ 231
Hepatitis B	51	252	54	334	- 82
Meningitis	52	239	60	128	+ 111
Anemia	53	232	35	1,672	- 1,440
Poisonings	54	232	58	154	+ 78
Birth Trauma	55	162	59	140	+ 22
Low Birth Weight	56	148	51	357	- 210
Appendicitis	57	127	61	49	+ 78
Skin Disease	58	114	38	1,440	- 1,326
HIV/AIDS	59	111	46	520	- 409
Otitis Media	60	49	65	16	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	61	33	67	6	+ 27
Iodine Deficiency	62	31	75	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	63	25	64	20	+ 4
Oral conditions	64	24	62	47	- 23
Encephalitis	65	11	68	5	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	66	7	70	3	+ 4
War	67	6	66	6	+ 0
Tetanus	68	5	63	22	- 17
Pertussis	69	2	73	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	70	2	41	775	- 774
Syphilis	71	0	69	4	- 4
Diphtheria	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Croatia

Italy

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.