VANUATU VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Croatia CROATIA VANUATU Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 943 1 454 + 489
Stroke 2 481 2 288 + 192
Lung Cancers 3 218 23 15 + 203
Colon-Rectum Cancers 4 168 35 8 + 159
Lung Disease 5 162 5 108 + 53
Diabetes Mellitus 6 150 3 127 + 24
Kidney Disease 7 107 7 70 + 36
Hypertension 8 84 11 47 + 37
Alzheimers & Dementia 9 82 21 18 + 64
Influenza and Pneumonia 10 78 4 124 - 46
Breast Cancer 11 78 26 13 + 65
Falls 12 75 25 13 + 62
Liver Disease 13 71 9 51 + 19
Prostate Cancer 14 65 34 9 + 57
Stomach Cancer 15 60 40 6 + 54
Pancreas Cancer 16 58 53 1 + 57
Suicide 17 52 8 54 - 2
Lymphomas 18 43 45 3 + 39
Liver Cancer 19 38 18 27 + 11
Bladder Cancer 20 38 49 2 + 36
Inflammatory/Heart 21 35 29 11 + 24
Leukemia 22 33 32 9 + 24
Other Injuries 23 33 17 30 + 3
Parkinson's Disease 24 32 28 12 + 21
Oral Cancer 25 26 54 1 + 25
Skin Cancers 26 25 86 0 + 25
Road Traffic Accidents 27 25 12 45 - 19
Ovary Cancer 28 24 44 4 + 20
Other Neoplasms 29 22 55 1 + 21
Alcohol 30 17 43 4 + 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease 31 16 20 18 - 3
Uterin Cancer 32 15 48 2 + 13
Oesophagus Cancer 33 15 82 0 + 15
Cervical Cancer 34 12 27 13 - 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease 35 10 15 35 - 25
Epilepsy 36 7 41 5 + 2
Congenital Anomalies 37 7 10 48 - 40
Drownings 38 7 16 35 - 28
Diarrhoeal diseases 39 6 6 80 - 74
Schizophrenia 40 6 85 0 + 6
Asthma 41 6 13 45 - 39
Endocrine Disorders 42 6 33 9 - 3
Drug Use 43 5 56 0 + 5
Tuberculosis 44 5 22 16 - 12
Multiple Sclerosis 45 4 57 0 + 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis 46 4 58 0 + 3
Hepatitis C 47 3 61 0 + 3
Violence 48 3 38 7 - 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy 49 3 78 0 + 3
Fires 50 3 42 4 - 2
Hepatitis B 51 1 51 1 + 0
Meningitis 52 1 36 8 - 7
Anemia 53 1 83 0 + 1
Poisonings 54 1 47 2 - 1
Birth Trauma 55 1 19 20 - 19
Low Birth Weight 56 1 14 43 - 43
Appendicitis 57 1 50 1 - 1
Skin Disease 58 1 39 7 - 6
HIV/AIDS 59 1 72 0 + 1
Otitis Media 60 0 67 0 + 0
Maternal Conditions 61 0 24 14 - 14
Iodine Deficiency 62 0 71 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 63 0 65 0 + 0
Oral conditions 64 0 80 0 + 0
Encephalitis 65 0 52 1 - 1
Leishmaniasis 66 0 74 0 + 0
War 67 0 64 0 + 0
Tetanus 68 0 46 3 - 3
Pertussis 69 0 30 10 - 10
Malnutrition 70 0 31 10 - 10
Syphilis 71 0 37 8 - 8
Diphtheria 72 0 60 0 - 0
Measles 73 0 62 0 - 0
Chlamydia 74 0 66 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 75 0 76 0 - 0
Chagas disease 76 0 77 0 - 0
Malaria 77 0 75 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 78 0 73 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 68 0 - 0
Dengue 80 0 59 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 81 0 70 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 82 0 69 0 - 0
Ascariasis 83 0 63 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 84 0 79 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 84 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 81 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Croatia

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020