JAPAN VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	365,356	1	163,905	+ 201,451
Stroke	2	186,293	2	121,823	+ 64,471
Lung Cancers	3	84,370	4	79,688	+ 4,681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	64,985	6	57,340	+ 7,645
Lung Disease	5	62,662	5	78,169	- 15,508
Diabetes Mellitus	6	58,269	29	5,433	+ 52,837
Kidney Disease	7	41,331	9	44,779	- 3,448
Hypertension	8	32,713	28	6,673	+ 26,040
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	31,656	7	56,937	- 25,281
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	30,321	3	107,899	- 77,578
Breast Cancer	11	30,236	15	15,805	+ 14,432
Falls	12	28,929	23	9,736	+ 19,193
Liver Disease	13	27,444	17	14,195	+ 13,248
Prostate Cancer	14	25,293	19	13,515	+ 11,777
Stomach Cancer	15	23,347	8	50,433	- 27,086
Pancreas Cancer	16	22,391	10	37,027	- 14,636
Suicide	17	20,071	13	19,466	+ 605
Lymphomas	18	16,516	14	19,273	- 2,757
Liver Cancer	19	14,882	11	29,384	- 14,503
Bladder Cancer	20	14,820	22	9,936	+ 4,883
Inflammatory/Heart	21	13,557	27	8,232	+ 5,324
Leukemia	22	12,923	24	9,607	+ 3,316
Other Injuries	23	12,698	12	22,068	- 9,370
Parkinson's Disease	24	12,559	18	14,007	- 1,448
Oral Cancer	25	10,030	26	8,333	+ 1,697
Skin Cancers	26	9,851	44	1,843	+ 8,008
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,743	31	4,566	+ 5,177
Ovary Cancer	28	9,155	30	5,061	+ 4,093
Other Neoplasms	29	8,404	16	15,120	- 6,715
Alcohol	30	6,497	51	576	+ 5,921
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	6,139	35	2,922	+ 3,218
Uterin Cancer	32	5,917	33	3,461	+ 2,456
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5,619	20	12,316	- 6,697
Cervical Cancer	34	4,617	32	3,799	+ 818
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	4,057	39	2,555	+ 1,502
Epilepsy	36	2,804	45	1,558	+ 1,246
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,800	40	2,473	+ 327
Drownings	38	2,547	25	8,409	- 5,862
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	2,434	37	2,731	- 297
Schizophrenia	40	2,349	47	1,052	+ 1,298
Asthma	41	2,186	42	1,922	+ 264
Endocrine Disorders	42	2,150	21	11,486	- 9,336
Drug Use	43	2,092	50	732	+ 1,360
Tuberculosis	44	1,825	34	3,459	- 1,633
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,629	59	108	+ 1,521
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,394	38	2,618	- 1,224
Hepatitis C	47	1,326	41	2,220	- 894
Violence	48	1,325	53	266	+ 1,059
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,269	56	172	+ 1,098
Fires	50	1,014	48	1,007	+ 7
Hepatitis B	51	510	46	1,423	- 913
Meningitis	52	482	52	308	+ 174
Anemia	53	469	49	875	- 407
Poisonings	54	468	54	255	+ 214
Birth Trauma	55	328	61	104	+ 224
Low Birth Weight	56	299	55	202	+ 97
Appendicitis	57	256	58	126	+ 130
Skin Disease	58	230	36	2,806	- 2,576
HIV/AIDS	59	224	63	48	+ 176
Otitis Media	60	99	68	8	+ 92
Maternal Conditions	61	67	64	39	+ 29
Iodine Deficiency	62	62	70	2	+ 61
Upper Respiratory	63	50	57	159	- 109
Oral conditions	64	49	60	106	- 56
Encephalitis	65	22	69	5	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	66	15	77	0	+ 15
War	67	13	66	15	- 2
Tetanus	68	9	67	9	+ 0
Pertussis	69	4	71	1	+ 3
Malnutrition	70	3	43	1,910	- 1,907
Syphilis	71	0	65	16	- 16
Diphtheria	72	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Croatia

Japan

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.