NETHERLANDS VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,704	2	17,601	+ 35,103
Stroke	2	26,874	4	9,707	+ 17,167
Lung Cancers	3	12,171	3	10,980	+ 1,191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	9,374	6	5,829	+ 3,545
Lung Disease	5	9,039	5	9,567	- 528
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,406	14	2,386	+ 6,020
Kidney Disease	7	5,962	12	2,530	+ 3,432
Hypertension	8	4,719	29	818	+ 3,901
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,566	1	18,148	- 13,582
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	4,374	7	4,946	- 572
Breast Cancer	11	4,362	9	3,535	+ 827
Falls	12	4,173	8	4,131	+ 42
Liver Disease	13	3,959	28	936	+ 3,023
Prostate Cancer	14	3,649	10	3,265	+ 384
Stomach Cancer	15	3,368	22	1,361	+ 2,007
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,230	11	2,995	+ 235
Suicide	17	2,895	17	2,025	+ 870
Lymphomas	18	2,383	13	2,511	- 129
Liver Cancer	19	2,147	24	1,163	+ 984
Bladder Cancer	20	2,138	21	1,471	+ 667
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,956	23	1,201	+ 755
Leukemia	22	1,864	20	1,578	+ 286
Other Injuries	23	1,832	19	1,648	+ 184
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,812	16	2,120	- 308
Oral Cancer	25	1,447	30	768	+ 679
Skin Cancers	26	1,421	27	1,024	+ 397
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,405	31	681	+ 724
Ovary Cancer	28	1,321	25	1,067	+ 254
Other Neoplasms	29	1,212	18	1,831	- 619
Alcohol	30	937	32	612	+ 325
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	886	47	130	+ 755
Uterin Cancer	32	854	34	566	+ 287
Oesophagus Cancer	33	811	15	2,145	- 1,335
Cervical Cancer	34	666	39	266	+ 400
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	585	41	238	+ 348
Epilepsy	36	405	38	289	+ 116
Congenital Anomalies	37	404	35	544	- 140
Drownings	38	367	49	98	+ 270
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	351	33	584	- 233
Schizophrenia	40	339	50	96	+ 243
Asthma	41	315	46	165	+ 150
Endocrine Disorders	42	310	26	1,055	- 744
Drug Use	43	302	42	231	+ 71
Tuberculosis	44	263	56	29	+ 235
Multiple Sclerosis	45	235	37	295	- 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	201	44	214	- 13
Hepatitis C	47	191	60	20	+ 171
Violence	48	191	48	107	+ 84
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	183	54	42	+ 141
Fires	50	146	53	49	+ 97
Hepatitis B	51	74	62	14	+ 60
Meningitis	52	70	51	78	- 9
Anemia	53	68	40	249	- 182
Poisonings	54	68	61	17	+ 50
Birth Trauma	55	47	52	74	- 27
Low Birth Weight	56	43	45	167	- 124
Appendicitis	57	37	58	26	+ 11
Skin Disease	58	33	36	295	- 262
HIV/AIDS	59	32	55	33	- 0
Otitis Media	60	14	64	10	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	10	65	8	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	62	9	80	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	7	57	28	- 21
Oral conditions	64	7	59	21	- 14
Encephalitis	65	3	68	1	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	66	2	70	0	+ 2
War	67	2	66	2	+ 0
Tetanus	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	1	67	1	- 0
Malnutrition	70	0	63	12	- 12
Syphilis	71	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Croatia

Netherlands

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.