SOUTH AFRICA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	179,243	3	32,739	+ 146,504
Stroke	2	91,395	4	30,693	+ 60,702
Lung Cancers	3	41,392	15	7,705	+ 33,686
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	31,882	28	3,587	+ 28,295
Lung Disease	5	30,742	13	11,895	+ 18,847
Diabetes Mellitus	6	28,587	5	30,188	- 1,601
Kidney Disease	7	20,277	9	15,302	+ 4,975
Hypertension	8	16,049	12	12,789	+ 3,260
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	15,530	22	4,676	+ 10,854
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	14,875	2	39,341	- 24,466
Breast Cancer	11	14,834	23	4,533	+ 10,301
Falls	12	14,192	42	1,399	+ 12,793
Liver Disease	13	13,464	14	9,013	+ 4,450
Prostate Cancer	14	12,408	24	4,374	+ 8,035
Stomach Cancer	15	11,454	39	1,535	+ 9,919
Pancreas Cancer	16	10,985	35	2,007	+ 8,978
Suicide	17	9,847	10	13,774	- 3,927
Lymphomas	18	8,103	31	2,818	+ 5,285
Liver Cancer	19	7,301	33	2,383	+ 4,918
Bladder Cancer	20	7,270	52	829	+ 6,441
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,651	21	5,408	+ 1,243
Leukemia	22	6,340	40	1,464	+ 4,876
Other Injuries	23	6,230	17	6,014	+ 216
Parkinson's Disease	24	6,162	46	1,077	+ 5,084
Oral Cancer	25	4,921	41	1,406	+ 3,515
Skin Cancers	26	4,833	48	993	+ 3,840
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,780	11	13,014	- 8,234
Ovary Cancer	28	4,491	51	951	+ 3,540
Other Neoplasms	29	4,123	58	267	+ 3,856
Alcohol	30	3,187	49	987	+ 2,201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,012	36	1,894	+ 1,118
Uterin Cancer	32	2,903	54	512	+ 2,391
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,756	29	3,486	- 729
Cervical Cancer	34	2,265	20	5,555	- 3,290
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,991	47	1,015	+ 976
Epilepsy	36	1,376	37	1,870	- 494
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,374	25	4,351	- 2,977
Drownings	38	1,250	32	2,403	- 1,154
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,194	8	15,843	- 14,649
Schizophrenia	40	1,153	80	0	+ 1,153
Asthma	41	1,072	18	5,966	- 4,893
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,055	19	5,890	- 4,835
Drug Use	43	1,026	53	770	+ 257
Tuberculosis	44	896	6	21,965	- 21,070
Multiple Sclerosis	45	799	62	113	+ 686
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	684	55	376	+ 308
Hepatitis C	47	651	70	8	+ 643
Violence	48	650	7	21,000	- 20,350
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	623	86	0	+ 623
Fires	50	497	27	3,618	- 3,120
Hepatitis B	51	250	61	139	+ 111
Meningitis	52	237	26	3,660	- 3,424
Anemia	53	230	82	0	+ 230
Poisonings	54	230	50	975	- 746
Birth Trauma	55	161	30	3,004	- 2,843
Low Birth Weight	56	147	16	6,250	- 6,104
Appendicitis	57	126	56	274	- 148
Skin Disease	58	113	45	1,101	- 989
HIV/AIDS	59	110	1	71,996	- 71,886
Otitis Media	60	49	67	19	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	61	33	38	1,700	- 1,667
Iodine Deficiency	62	30	79	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	63	24	60	223	- 199
Oral conditions	64	24	84	0	+ 24
Encephalitis	65	11	59	234	- 223
Leishmaniasis	66	7	77	0	+ 7
War	67	6	64	66	- 59
Tetanus	68	5	65	38	- 33
Pertussis	69	2	43	1,142	- 1,140
Malnutrition	70	2	34	2,381	- 2,379
Syphilis	71	0	44	1,130	- 1,130
Diphtheria	72	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	73	0	57	270	- 270
Chlamydia	74	0	68	18	- 18
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	71	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Croatia

South Africa

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.