LAOS VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,586	2	5,190	+ 18,396
Stroke	2	12,027	1	5,769	+ 6,257
Lung Cancers	3	5,447	14	919	+ 4,528
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	4,195	26	422	+ 3,773
Lung Disease	5	4,045	6	1,626	+ 2,419
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,762	8	1,466	+ 2,295
Kidney Disease	7	2,668	5	1,646	+ 1,022
Hypertension	8	2,112	15	890	+ 1,222
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,044	23	458	+ 1,586
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,957	3	2,820	- 862
Breast Cancer	11	1,952	25	437	+ 1,515
Falls	12	1,868	24	440	+ 1,428
Liver Disease	13	1,772	10	1,171	+ 600
Prostate Cancer	14	1,633	53	37	+ 1,596
Stomach Cancer	15	1,507	20	530	+ 977
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,445	48	61	+ 1,385
Suicide	17	1,296	27	390	+ 906
Lymphomas	18	1,066	34	211	+ 856
Liver Cancer	19	961	13	1,104	- 143
Bladder Cancer	20	957	51	49	+ 908
Inflammatory/Heart	21	875	36	206	+ 669
Leukemia	22	834	31	290	+ 544
Other Injuries	23	820	21	519	+ 301
Parkinson's Disease	24	811	41	139	+ 672
Oral Cancer	25	648	28	349	+ 298
Skin Cancers	26	636	49	59	+ 576
Road Traffic Accidents	27	629	9	1,281	- 652
Ovary Cancer	28	591	43	101	+ 490
Other Neoplasms	29	543	61	12	+ 531
Alcohol	30	419	47	61	+ 358
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	396	17	651	- 255
Uterin Cancer	32	382	55	29	+ 353
Oesophagus Cancer	33	363	33	214	+ 149
Cervical Cancer	34	298	37	187	+ 111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	262	35	207	+ 55
Epilepsy	36	181	50	58	+ 123
Congenital Anomalies	37	181	18	647	- 466
Drownings	38	164	19	568	- 404
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	157	7	1,552	- 1,394
Schizophrenia	40	152	84	0	+ 152
Asthma	41	141	16	840	- 699
Endocrine Disorders	42	139	38	186	- 47
Drug Use	43	135	54	33	+ 102
Tuberculosis	44	118	4	1,949	- 1,831
Multiple Sclerosis	45	105	65	6	+ 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	90	64	7	+ 83
Hepatitis C	47	86	67	4	+ 82
Violence	48	86	22	475	- 389
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	82	81	0	+ 82
Fires	50	65	42	108	- 43
Hepatitis B	51	33	60	17	+ 16
Meningitis	52	31	40	154	- 122
Anemia	53	30	86	0	+ 30
Poisonings	54	30	52	41	- 11
Birth Trauma	55	21	12	1,116	- 1,095
Low Birth Weight	56	19	11	1,156	- 1,136
Appendicitis	57	17	57	29	- 12
Skin Disease	58	15	45	89	- 74
HIV/AIDS	59	14	29	313	- 299
Otitis Media	60	6	72	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	61	4	32	218	- 214
Iodine Deficiency	62	4	77	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	3	66	5	- 2
Oral conditions	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	65	1	46	69	- 67
Leishmaniasis	66	1	75	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	3	- 2
Tetanus	68	1	44	96	- 95
Pertussis	69	0	30	304	- 304
Malnutrition	70	0	39	166	- 166
Syphilis	71	0	58	28	- 28
Diphtheria	72	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	56	29	- 29
Chlamydia	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	11	- 11
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Croatia

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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.