SWITZERLAND VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,276	1	10,713	+ 15,563
Stroke	2	13,398	3	3,918	+ 9,480
Lung Cancers	3	6,068	4	3,520	+ 2,548
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	4,674	7	1,995	+ 2,679
Lung Disease	5	4,507	5	2,902	+ 1,604
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,191	17	1,022	+ 3,169
Kidney Disease	7	2,972	13	1,261	+ 1,711
Hypertension	8	2,353	6	2,471	- 119
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,277	2	7,192	- 4,916
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,181	8	1,949	+ 231
Breast Cancer	11	2,175	11	1,577	+ 598
Falls	12	2,081	9	1,919	+ 161
Liver Disease	13	1,974	21	677	+ 1,296
Prostate Cancer	14	1,819	10	1,579	+ 240
Stomach Cancer	15	1,679	24	614	+ 1,065
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,610	12	1,486	+ 124
Suicide	17	1,444	14	1,249	+ 194
Lymphomas	18	1,188	15	1,131	+ 57
Liver Cancer	19	1,070	19	805	+ 265
Bladder Cancer	20	1,066	23	669	+ 396
Inflammatory/Heart	21	975	16	1,027	- 52
Leukemia	22	929	22	671	+ 258
Other Injuries	23	913	30	410	+ 504
Parkinson's Disease	24	903	18	857	+ 46
Oral Cancer	25	721	26	500	+ 221
Skin Cancers	26	708	27	493	+ 215
Road Traffic Accidents	27	701	34	193	+ 508
Ovary Cancer	28	658	29	457	+ 201
Other Neoplasms	29	604	20	681	- 77
Alcohol	30	467	32	229	+ 238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	442	41	122	+ 319
Uterin Cancer	32	426	33	224	+ 202
Oesophagus Cancer	33	404	28	491	- 87
Cervical Cancer	34	332	42	105	+ 227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	292	48	78	+ 214
Epilepsy	36	202	39	159	+ 43
Congenital Anomalies	37	201	31	305	- 104
Drownings	38	183	50	49	+ 134
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	175	35	186	- 11
Schizophrenia	40	169	45	96	+ 73
Asthma	41	157	46	95	+ 63
Endocrine Disorders	42	155	25	593	- 438
Drug Use	43	150	36	176	- 26
Tuberculosis	44	131	56	21	+ 110
Multiple Sclerosis	45	117	38	160	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	100	49	68	+ 32
Hepatitis C	47	95	58	15	+ 80
Violence	48	95	51	42	+ 53
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	91	53	32	+ 59
Fires	50	73	55	21	+ 52
Hepatitis B	51	37	63	5	+ 32
Meningitis	52	35	57	20	+ 15
Anemia	53	34	44	102	- 68
Poisonings	54	34	60	13	+ 21
Birth Trauma	55	24	52	32	- 8
Low Birth Weight	56	21	43	105	- 83
Appendicitis	57	18	59	15	+ 4
Skin Disease	58	17	40	129	- 113
HIV/AIDS	59	16	54	29	- 13
Otitis Media	60	7	69	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	61	5	64	4	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	62	4	66	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	4	61	11	- 7
Oral conditions	64	4	62	8	- 5
Encephalitis	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	66	1	71	0	+ 1
War	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Tetanus	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	70	0	47	84	- 84
Syphilis	71	0	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	37	170	- 170
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Croatia

Switzerland

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.