SOUTH KOREA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	154,449	1	28,043	+ 126,406
Stroke	2	78,753	3	25,596	+ 53,157
Lung Cancers	3	35,666	4	20,293	+ 15,373
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	27,472	8	10,180	+ 17,291
Lung Disease	5	26,489	11	8,526	+ 17,963
Diabetes Mellitus	6	24,633	13	6,812	+ 17,821
Kidney Disease	7	17,472	9	10,107	+ 7,365
Hypertension	8	13,829	17	3,711	+ 10,118
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	13,382	6	12,145	+ 1,237
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	12,818	2	26,650	- 13,832
Breast Cancer	11	12,782	21	2,880	+ 9,902
Falls	12	12,229	20	2,934	+ 9,295
Liver Disease	13	11,601	14	6,348	+ 5,253
Prostate Cancer	14	10,692	22	2,316	+ 8,376
Stomach Cancer	15	9,869	10	8,625	+ 1,244
Pancreas Cancer	16	9,465	12	6,994	+ 2,472
Suicide	17	8,485	5	14,636	- 6,151
Lymphomas	18	6,982	19	3,477	+ 3,505
Liver Cancer	19	6,291	7	11,589	- 5,298
Bladder Cancer	20	6,265	27	1,768	+ 4,497
Inflammatory/Heart	21	5,731	31	1,325	+ 4,406
Leukemia	22	5,463	23	2,140	+ 3,323
Other Injuries	23	5,368	18	3,634	+ 1,734
Parkinson's Disease	24	5,309	16	3,951	+ 1,358
Oral Cancer	25	4,240	29	1,457	+ 2,783
Skin Cancers	26	4,164	37	585	+ 3,580
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,119	15	4,399	- 280
Ovary Cancer	28	3,870	30	1,330	+ 2,540
Other Neoplasms	29	3,553	26	1,807	+ 1,746
Alcohol	30	2,747	33	1,081	+ 1,666
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,595	38	540	+ 2,056
Uterin Cancer	32	2,501	43	420	+ 2,082
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,375	28	1,733	+ 643
Cervical Cancer	34	1,952	34	1,065	+ 887
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,715	48	224	+ 1,491
Epilepsy	36	1,185	40	524	+ 661
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,184	41	518	+ 666
Drownings	38	1,077	42	501	+ 576
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,029	35	929	+ 100
Schizophrenia	40	993	56	77	+ 916
Asthma	41	924	32	1,150	- 226
Endocrine Disorders	42	909	25	1,891	- 982
Drug Use	43	884	50	154	+ 730
Tuberculosis	44	772	24	1,950	- 1,179
Multiple Sclerosis	45	689	66	11	+ 678
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	589	51	150	+ 439
Hepatitis C	47	561	49	168	+ 393
Violence	48	560	44	386	+ 174
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	537	59	49	+ 487
Fires	50	429	47	263	+ 165
Hepatitis B	51	216	39	526	- 310
Meningitis	52	204	58	51	+ 153
Anemia	53	198	46	329	- 131
Poisonings	54	198	52	115	+ 83
Birth Trauma	55	139	54	88	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	56	126	45	370	- 244
Appendicitis	57	108	57	54	+ 54
Skin Disease	58	97	36	704	- 607
HIV/AIDS	59	95	55	84	+ 10
Otitis Media	60	42	70	5	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	61	28	61	34	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	62	26	81	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	63	21	63	26	- 5
Oral conditions	64	21	64	21	- 0
Encephalitis	65	9	65	19	- 10
Leishmaniasis	66	6	79	0	+ 6
War	67	5	68	5	+ 0
Tetanus	68	4	69	5	- 1
Pertussis	69	2	67	6	- 4
Malnutrition	70	1	53	88	- 87
Syphilis	71	0	62	27	- 27
Diphtheria	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Croatia

South Korea

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.