SOMALIA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,603	7	7,233	+ 31,370
Stroke	2	19,683	6	8,595	+ 11,088
Lung Cancers	3	8,914	54	233	+ 8,681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	6,866	38	546	+ 6,320
Lung Disease	5	6,621	19	2,442	+ 4,178
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,157	16	2,888	+ 3,269
Kidney Disease	7	4,367	21	2,051	+ 2,316
Hypertension	8	3,456	18	2,643	+ 813
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,345	32	647	+ 2,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,204	1	21,712	- 18,508
Breast Cancer	11	3,195	26	1,232	+ 1,963
Falls	12	3,057	37	548	+ 2,509
Liver Disease	13	2,900	13	3,917	- 1,017
Prostate Cancer	14	2,672	52	285	+ 2,387
Stomach Cancer	15	2,467	49	310	+ 2,157
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,366	62	108	+ 2,258
Suicide	17	2,121	27	1,219	+ 902
Lymphomas	18	1,745	34	605	+ 1,140
Liver Cancer	19	1,572	53	256	+ 1,317
Bladder Cancer	20	1,566	61	149	+ 1,417
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,432	39	521	+ 911
Leukemia	22	1,365	35	562	+ 804
Other Injuries	23	1,342	14	3,602	- 2,260
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,327	56	184	+ 1,143
Oral Cancer	25	1,060	46	328	+ 732
Skin Cancers	26	1,041	57	164	+ 877
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,029	11	4,231	- 3,202
Ovary Cancer	28	967	50	295	+ 672
Other Neoplasms	29	888	70	12	+ 876
Alcohol	30	686	59	151	+ 535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	649	36	559	+ 90
Uterin Cancer	32	625	64	78	+ 547
Oesophagus Cancer	33	594	40	516	+ 77
Cervical Cancer	34	488	28	883	- 395
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	429	41	446	- 17
Epilepsy	36	296	43	419	- 122
Congenital Anomalies	37	296	15	3,410	- 3,114
Drownings	38	269	25	1,272	- 1,002
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	257	2	15,363	- 15,106
Schizophrenia	40	248	81	0	+ 248
Asthma	41	231	23	1,878	- 1,647
Endocrine Disorders	42	227	44	406	- 179
Drug Use	43	221	65	54	+ 167
Tuberculosis	44	193	4	10,261	- 10,068
Multiple Sclerosis	45	172	71	8	+ 164
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	147	66	35	+ 112
Hepatitis C	47	140	67	34	+ 106
Violence	48	140	29	828	- 688
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	134	84	0	+ 134
Fires	50	107	30	810	- 703
Hepatitis B	51	54	48	315	- 261
Meningitis	52	51	9	5,381	- 5,330
Anemia	53	50	83	0	+ 50
Poisonings	54	49	31	758	- 709
Birth Trauma	55	35	5	9,573	- 9,539
Low Birth Weight	56	32	8	6,250	- 6,219
Appendicitis	57	27	55	188	- 161
Skin Disease	58	24	58	151	- 127
HIV/AIDS	59	24	33	610	- 586
Otitis Media	60	11	68	32	- 21
Maternal Conditions	61	7	12	4,127	- 4,119
Iodine Deficiency	62	7	76	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	63	5	47	326	- 320
Oral conditions	64	5	86	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	2	63	91	- 88
Leishmaniasis	66	2	51	290	- 288
War	67	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Tetanus	68	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Pertussis	69	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Malnutrition	70	0	10	4,825	- 4,824
Syphilis	71	0	45	378	- 378
Diphtheria	72	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	73	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Chlamydia	74	0	72	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	69	30	- 30
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Croatia

Somalia

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.