NIGERIA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	702,075	7	61,374	+ 640,701
Stroke	2	357,985	8	57,744	+ 300,241
Lung Cancers	3	162,126	57	1,295	+ 160,831
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	124,877	43	4,152	+ 120,725
Lung Disease	5	120,412	22	12,569	+ 107,843
Diabetes Mellitus	6	111,972	18	22,497	+ 89,475
Kidney Disease	7	79,422	20	18,189	+ 61,233
Hypertension	8	62,862	24	10,692	+ 52,170
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	60,831	31	6,786	+ 54,045
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	58,265	1	207,281	- 149,016
Breast Cancer	11	58,103	23	11,884	+ 46,219
Falls	12	55,590	28	7,528	+ 48,062
Liver Disease	13	52,736	13	38,326	+ 14,411
Prostate Cancer	14	48,603	35	5,914	+ 42,688
Stomach Cancer	15	44,863	50	2,129	+ 42,734
Pancreas Cancer	16	43,027	51	1,975	+ 41,052
Suicide	17	38,570	30	7,019	+ 31,551
Lymphomas	18	31,738	40	5,202	+ 26,536
Liver Cancer	19	28,597	39	5,289	+ 23,308
Bladder Cancer	20	28,478	63	670	+ 27,808
Inflammatory/Heart	21	26,051	42	4,826	+ 21,225
Leukemia	22	24,833	47	2,257	+ 22,576
Other Injuries	23	24,401	17	22,696	+ 1,705
Parkinson's Disease	24	24,134	46	2,473	+ 21,661
Oral Cancer	25	19,274	48	2,238	+ 17,035
Skin Cancers	26	18,930	53	1,933	+ 16,996
Road Traffic Accidents	27	18,723	12	41,693	- 22,971
Ovary Cancer	28	17,592	49	2,133	+ 15,459
Other Neoplasms	29	16,150	66	290	+ 15,860
Alcohol	30	12,485	58	1,031	+ 11,454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	11,798	37	5,846	+ 5,952
Uterin Cancer	32	11,370	62	679	+ 10,691
Oesophagus Cancer	33	10,797	64	560	+ 10,237
Cervical Cancer	34	8,873	25	10,574	- 1,701
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	7,797	52	1,946	+ 5,851
Epilepsy	36	5,389	41	5,001	+ 388
Congenital Anomalies	37	5,381	9	49,696	- 44,316
Drownings	38	4,895	32	6,584	- 1,690
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	4,677	2	144,724	- 140,047
Schizophrenia	40	4,515	80	0	+ 4,515
Asthma	41	4,201	27	8,192	- 3,991
Endocrine Disorders	42	4,132	21	15,799	- 11,667
Drug Use	43	4,020	34	6,273	- 2,253
Tuberculosis	44	3,508	3	127,335	- 123,828
Multiple Sclerosis	45	3,130	68	179	+ 2,951
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	2,679	69	165	+ 2,514
Hepatitis C	47	2,548	65	304	+ 2,245
Violence	48	2,545	19	18,407	- 15,862
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	2,439	84	0	+ 2,439
Fires	50	1,949	29	7,132	- 5,183
Hepatitis B	51	980	55	1,488	- 508
Meningitis	52	926	11	43,651	- 42,725
Anemia	53	901	82	0	+ 901
Poisonings	54	900	33	6,570	- 5,670
Birth Trauma	55	631	5	100,186	- 99,555
Low Birth Weight	56	574	6	95,959	- 95,385
Appendicitis	57	492	60	760	- 268
Skin Disease	58	441	56	1,468	- 1,027
HIV/AIDS	59	431	10	44,124	- 43,693
Otitis Media	60	191	72	3	+ 188
Maternal Conditions	61	129	15	23,540	- 23,411
Iodine Deficiency	62	119	79	0	+ 119
Upper Respiratory	63	95	67	259	- 163
Oral conditions	64	95	86	0	+ 95
Encephalitis	65	42	59	937	- 895
Leishmaniasis	66	28	70	23	+ 5
War	67	24	45	3,245	- 3,220
Tetanus	68	18	26	8,355	- 8,337
Pertussis	69	8	16	23,282	- 23,274
Malnutrition	70	6	36	5,896	- 5,890
Syphilis	71	0	38	5,449	- 5,449
Diphtheria	72	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	73	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Chlamydia	74	0	71	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	61	685	- 685
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Croatia

Nigeria

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.