SPAIN VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	140,210	1	51,684	+ 88,526
Stroke	2	71,493	3	29,004	+ 42,489
Lung Cancers	3	32,378	4	22,131	+ 10,247
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	24,939	6	16,957	+ 7,981
Lung Disease	5	24,047	5	18,926	+ 5,121
Diabetes Mellitus	6	22,362	10	7,773	+ 14,588
Kidney Disease	7	15,861	8	9,725	+ 6,137
Hypertension	8	12,554	9	9,115	+ 3,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	12,148	2	42,339	- 30,190
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	11,636	7	13,717	- 2,081
Breast Cancer	11	11,604	11	7,067	+ 4,536
Falls	12	11,102	26	3,246	+ 7,855
Liver Disease	13	10,532	23	4,231	+ 6,301
Prostate Cancer	14	9,706	13	6,420	+ 3,287
Stomach Cancer	15	8,960	14	5,796	+ 3,163
Pancreas Cancer	16	8,593	12	6,752	+ 1,841
Suicide	17	7,703	25	3,609	+ 4,093
Lymphomas	18	6,338	16	5,335	+ 1,004
Liver Cancer	19	5,711	18	5,098	+ 613
Bladder Cancer	20	5,687	17	5,222	+ 465
Inflammatory/Heart	21	5,203	19	4,984	+ 219
Leukemia	22	4,959	24	3,772	+ 1,187
Other Injuries	23	4,873	15	5,536	- 663
Parkinson's Disease	24	4,820	20	4,943	- 123
Oral Cancer	25	3,849	27	2,583	+ 1,266
Skin Cancers	26	3,780	32	1,803	+ 1,977
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,739	31	1,829	+ 1,910
Ovary Cancer	28	3,513	28	2,026	+ 1,487
Other Neoplasms	29	3,225	22	4,748	- 1,523
Alcohol	30	2,493	46	333	+ 2,160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,356	44	475	+ 1,881
Uterin Cancer	32	2,271	34	1,612	+ 659
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,156	29	2,011	+ 145
Cervical Cancer	34	1,772	39	855	+ 917
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,557	33	1,612	- 55
Epilepsy	36	1,076	40	824	+ 252
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,075	38	863	+ 212
Drownings	38	978	45	446	+ 532
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	934	36	1,064	- 130
Schizophrenia	40	902	56	181	+ 721
Asthma	41	839	35	1,133	- 294
Endocrine Disorders	42	825	21	4,863	- 4,038
Drug Use	43	803	41	776	+ 27
Tuberculosis	44	701	50	270	+ 430
Multiple Sclerosis	45	625	49	287	+ 338
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	535	48	294	+ 241
Hepatitis C	47	509	42	652	- 143
Violence	48	508	51	262	+ 247
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	487	54	204	+ 283
Fires	50	389	55	185	+ 205
Hepatitis B	51	196	58	162	+ 34
Meningitis	52	185	59	129	+ 56
Anemia	53	180	37	914	- 735
Poisonings	54	180	57	170	+ 9
Birth Trauma	55	126	60	113	+ 13
Low Birth Weight	56	115	52	253	- 138
Appendicitis	57	98	61	79	+ 19
Skin Disease	58	88	30	1,840	- 1,752
HIV/AIDS	59	86	43	538	- 452
Otitis Media	60	38	66	9	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	61	26	64	14	+ 12
Iodine Deficiency	62	24	69	4	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	63	19	62	47	- 27
Oral conditions	64	19	63	44	- 25
Encephalitis	65	8	70	4	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	66	6	65	11	- 5
War	67	5	68	6	- 1
Tetanus	68	4	72	2	+ 2
Pertussis	69	2	73	2	- 0
Malnutrition	70	1	47	302	- 301
Syphilis	71	0	67	9	- 9
Diphtheria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Croatia

Spain

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.