POLAND VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	114,902	1	117,700	- 2,797
Stroke	2	58,588	2	32,693	+ 25,895
Lung Cancers	3	26,534	3	25,781	+ 753
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	20,437	5	14,610	+ 5,827
Lung Disease	5	19,707	6	13,677	+ 6,030
Diabetes Mellitus	6	18,325	8	8,947	+ 9,378
Kidney Disease	7	12,998	20	4,065	+ 8,933
Hypertension	8	10,288	15	4,937	+ 5,351
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	9,956	21	3,701	+ 6,254
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	9,536	4	19,998	- 10,463
Breast Cancer	11	9,509	9	7,967	+ 1,542
Falls	12	9,098	16	4,712	+ 4,386
Liver Disease	13	8,631	10	7,912	+ 719
Prostate Cancer	14	7,954	11	6,489	+ 1,466
Stomach Cancer	15	7,342	12	5,910	+ 1,432
Pancreas Cancer	16	7,042	13	5,430	+ 1,612
Suicide	17	6,312	18	4,282	+ 2,030
Lymphomas	18	5,194	19	4,141	+ 1,053
Liver Cancer	19	4,680	29	2,290	+ 2,390
Bladder Cancer	20	4,661	17	4,700	- 40
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,264	23	3,495	+ 769
Leukemia	22	4,064	24	3,456	+ 609
Other Injuries	23	3,994	28	2,527	+ 1,467
Parkinson's Disease	24	3,950	34	1,500	+ 2,450
Oral Cancer	25	3,154	25	3,377	- 222
Skin Cancers	26	3,098	31	2,155	+ 943
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,064	22	3,555	- 490
Ovary Cancer	28	2,879	27	2,929	- 50
Other Neoplasms	29	2,643	7	9,256	- 6,613
Alcohol	30	2,043	14	5,238	- 3,195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,931	26	3,091	- 1,160
Uterin Cancer	32	1,861	30	2,163	- 302
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,767	33	1,803	- 36
Cervical Cancer	34	1,452	32	1,907	- 455
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,276	40	612	+ 664
Epilepsy	36	882	35	1,145	- 263
Congenital Anomalies	37	881	36	916	- 36
Drownings	38	801	39	636	+ 165
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	765	37	839	- 74
Schizophrenia	40	739	58	30	+ 709
Asthma	41	687	43	540	+ 147
Endocrine Disorders	42	676	38	831	- 155
Drug Use	43	658	48	321	+ 337
Tuberculosis	44	574	41	597	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	45	512	44	502	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	438	47	369	+ 70
Hepatitis C	47	417	52	188	+ 229
Violence	48	417	49	294	+ 123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	399	59	29	+ 370
Fires	50	319	45	474	- 155
Hepatitis B	51	160	56	52	+ 108
Meningitis	52	152	53	171	- 19
Anemia	53	147	62	12	+ 135
Poisonings	54	147	51	205	- 58
Birth Trauma	55	103	57	52	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	56	94	42	579	- 485
Appendicitis	57	81	55	69	+ 12
Skin Disease	58	72	46	469	- 397
HIV/AIDS	59	71	54	115	- 44
Otitis Media	60	31	68	1	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	61	21	63	10	+ 12
Iodine Deficiency	62	20	80	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	63	16	60	19	- 4
Oral conditions	64	16	65	4	+ 11
Encephalitis	65	7	64	6	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	5	75	0	+ 5
War	67	4	66	4	+ 0
Tetanus	68	3	67	2	+ 1
Pertussis	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	70	1	50	291	- 290
Syphilis	71	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	72	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Croatia

Poland

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.