USA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,014,094	1	504,904	+ 509,190
Stroke	2	517,082	4	158,520	+ 358,562
Lung Cancers	3	234,179	5	155,533	+ 78,646
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	180,375	9	61,827	+ 118,548
Lung Disease	5	173,926	3	195,387	- 21,461
Diabetes Mellitus	6	161,735	10	61,418	+ 100,316
Kidney Disease	7	114,719	6	85,861	+ 28,858
Hypertension	8	90,799	8	65,960	+ 24,838
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	87,865	2	287,198	- 199,333
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	84,159	11	60,317	+ 23,841
Breast Cancer	11	83,925	13	48,671	+ 35,255
Falls	12	80,295	18	40,418	+ 39,877
Liver Disease	13	76,174	16	43,402	+ 32,771
Prostate Cancer	14	70,203	20	35,612	+ 34,590
Stomach Cancer	15	64,801	33	13,077	+ 51,725
Pancreas Cancer	16	62,149	15	44,293	+ 17,856
Suicide	17	55,711	12	53,099	+ 2,612
Lymphomas	18	45,843	19	40,281	+ 5,562
Liver Cancer	19	41,306	23	27,064	+ 14,241
Bladder Cancer	20	41,134	26	19,622	+ 21,512
Inflammatory/Heart	21	37,629	22	32,529	+ 5,100
Leukemia	22	35,869	24	26,966	+ 8,904
Other Injuries	23	35,246	25	25,997	+ 9,248
Parkinson's Disease	24	34,860	21	34,491	+ 369
Oral Cancer	25	27,840	35	11,555	+ 16,285
Skin Cancers	26	27,342	32	14,311	+ 13,031
Road Traffic Accidents	27	27,043	17	41,694	- 14,651
Ovary Cancer	28	25,410	31	14,591	+ 10,818
Other Neoplasms	29	23,327	29	17,743	+ 5,584
Alcohol	30	18,034	30	14,659	+ 3,374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	17,041	48	3,461	+ 13,580
Uterin Cancer	32	16,423	36	10,063	+ 6,360
Oesophagus Cancer	33	15,595	28	17,829	- 2,234
Cervical Cancer	34	12,816	38	6,984	+ 5,832
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	11,262	47	3,646	+ 7,616
Epilepsy	36	7,784	50	3,162	+ 4,621
Congenital Anomalies	37	7,772	34	11,762	- 3,990
Drownings	38	7,070	45	4,070	+ 3,000
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	6,756	37	9,955	- 3,199
Schizophrenia	40	6,521	57	723	+ 5,798
Asthma	41	6,067	46	3,818	+ 2,249
Endocrine Disorders	42	5,968	14	46,985	- 41,017
Drug Use	43	5,807	7	74,435	- 68,628
Tuberculosis	44	5,067	62	546	+ 4,520
Multiple Sclerosis	45	4,521	44	5,059	- 538
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	3,869	52	2,461	+ 1,409
Hepatitis C	47	3,681	41	5,684	- 2,003
Violence	48	3,677	27	18,976	- 15,299
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	3,523	58	678	+ 2,845
Fires	50	2,814	49	3,183	- 369
Hepatitis B	51	1,416	59	608	+ 808
Meningitis	52	1,338	60	606	+ 732
Anemia	53	1,301	51	3,115	- 1,814
Poisonings	54	1,300	53	1,674	- 374
Birth Trauma	55	911	54	1,233	- 322
Low Birth Weight	56	829	39	6,924	- 6,095
Appendicitis	57	711	63	424	+ 286
Skin Disease	58	637	43	5,409	- 4,772
HIV/AIDS	59	622	42	5,660	- 5,038
Otitis Media	60	276	67	34	+ 242
Maternal Conditions	61	187	56	779	- 592
Iodine Deficiency	62	172	73	1	+ 171
Upper Respiratory	63	138	65	229	- 92
Oral conditions	64	137	64	286	- 148
Encephalitis	65	60	68	25	+ 35
Leishmaniasis	66	41	79	0	+ 41
War	67	35	55	1,198	- 1,162
Tetanus	68	26	71	2	+ 24
Pertussis	69	11	69	16	- 5
Malnutrition	70	8	40	6,762	- 6,754
Syphilis	71	0	66	49	- 49
Diphtheria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Croatia

United States

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.