MICRONESIA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		MICRONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	295	1	193	+ 102
Stroke	2	151	3	119	+ 31
Lung Cancers	3	68	10	23	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	53	22	8	+ 44
Lung Disease	5	51	6	41	+ 9
Diabetes Mellitus	6	47	2	123	- 76
Kidney Disease	7	33	4	56	- 23
Hypertension	8	26	8	27	- 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	26	26	7	+ 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	25	5	52	- 27
Breast Cancer	11	24	12	17	+ 7
Falls	12	23	27	6	+ 17
Liver Disease	13	22	9	24	- 2
Prostate Cancer	14	20	29	6	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	15	19	20	12	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	16	18	35	4	+ 14
Suicide	17	16	7	32	- 16
Lymphomas	18	13	36	4	+ 10
Liver Cancer	19	12	24	8	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	20	12	49	2	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	21	11	28	6	+ 5
Leukemia	22	10	32	5	+ 5
Other Injuries	23	10	17	13	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	24	10	33	5	+ 5
Oral Cancer	25	8	38	3	+ 5
Skin Cancers	26	8	51	1	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	27	8	58	0	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	28	7	45	2	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	29	7	55	0	+ 6
Alcohol	30	5	46	2	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	5	25	7	- 2
Uterin Cancer	32	5	41	3	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5	47	2	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	34	4	23	8	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3	15	14	- 10
Epilepsy	36	2	43	3	- 0
Congenital Anomalies	37	2	18	13	- 11
Drownings	38	2	11	17	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	2	16	13	- 11
Schizophrenia	40	2	84	0	+ 2
Asthma	41	2	13	16	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	42	2	30	5	- 4
Drug Use	43	2	52	1	+ 1
Tuberculosis	44	1	19	13	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1	62	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1	60	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	47	1	63	0	+ 1
Violence	48	1	31	5	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1	80	0	+ 1
Fires	50	1	48	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	51	0	57	0	+ 0
Meningitis	52	0	39	3	- 3
Anemia	53	0	85	0	+ 0
Poisonings	54	0	50	1	- 1
Birth Trauma	55	0	21	11	- 11
Low Birth Weight	56	0	14	15	- 15
Appendicitis	57	0	54	0	- 0
Skin Disease	58	0	42	3	- 3
HIV/AIDS	59	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	60	0	69	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	34	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	62	0	73	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	53	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	75	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	59	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	37	4	- 4
Malnutrition	70	0	44	3	- 3
Syphilis	71	0	40	3	- 3
Diphtheria	72	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	56	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	65	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MICRONESIA

Croatia

Micronesia

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.