ZAMBIA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,680	10	4,432	+ 57,248
Stroke	2	31,450	3	7,948	+ 23,502
Lung Cancers	3	14,243	41	226	+ 14,018
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	10,971	43	203	+ 10,768
Lung Disease	5	10,579	21	1,273	+ 9,306
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,837	14	2,395	+ 7,442
Kidney Disease	7	6,978	18	1,760	+ 5,217
Hypertension	8	5,523	13	2,616	+ 2,906
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,344	29	590	+ 4,755
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,119	2	9,517	- 4,398
Breast Cancer	11	5,105	35	366	+ 4,739
Falls	12	4,884	28	596	+ 4,287
Liver Disease	13	4,633	9	4,501	+ 132
Prostate Cancer	14	4,270	30	561	+ 3,708
Stomach Cancer	15	3,941	42	206	+ 3,735
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,780	62	42	+ 3,738
Suicide	17	3,388	20	1,303	+ 2,086
Lymphomas	18	2,788	31	548	+ 2,240
Liver Cancer	19	2,512	46	177	+ 2,336
Bladder Cancer	20	2,502	50	132	+ 2,370
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,289	33	501	+ 1,787
Leukemia	22	2,182	39	261	+ 1,921
Other Injuries	23	2,144	19	1,729	+ 415
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,120	47	164	+ 1,956
Oral Cancer	25	1,693	48	155	+ 1,538
Skin Cancers	26	1,663	54	108	+ 1,555
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,645	11	3,654	- 2,009
Ovary Cancer	28	1,545	57	82	+ 1,463
Other Neoplasms	29	1,419	65	20	+ 1,399
Alcohol	30	1,097	49	140	+ 957
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,036	40	246	+ 791
Uterin Cancer	32	999	64	30	+ 969
Oesophagus Cancer	33	949	36	359	+ 590
Cervical Cancer	34	779	17	1,799	- 1,019
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	685	45	190	+ 495
Epilepsy	36	473	38	332	+ 141
Congenital Anomalies	37	473	12	3,146	- 2,673
Drownings	38	430	27	689	- 259
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	411	5	6,275	- 5,864
Schizophrenia	40	397	81	0	+ 397
Asthma	41	369	26	741	- 372
Endocrine Disorders	42	363	37	354	+ 9
Drug Use	43	353	53	122	+ 231
Tuberculosis	44	308	6	5,941	- 5,633
Multiple Sclerosis	45	275	67	13	+ 262
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	235	63	30	+ 205
Hepatitis C	47	224	66	18	+ 206
Violence	48	224	23	1,153	- 930
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	214	84	0	+ 214
Fires	50	171	32	546	- 375
Hepatitis B	51	86	55	104	- 18
Meningitis	52	81	16	1,976	- 1,895
Anemia	53	79	83	0	+ 79
Poisonings	54	79	34	456	- 377
Birth Trauma	55	55	7	5,062	- 5,006
Low Birth Weight	56	50	8	4,857	- 4,807
Appendicitis	57	43	56	84	- 41
Skin Disease	58	39	52	126	- 87
HIV/AIDS	59	38	1	17,234	- 17,197
Otitis Media	60	17	70	5	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	61	11	22	1,188	- 1,177
Iodine Deficiency	62	10	78	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	63	8	60	68	- 59
Oral conditions	64	8	86	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	65	4	59	70	- 66
Leishmaniasis	66	2	58	72	- 70
War	67	2	69	6	- 4
Tetanus	68	2	44	190	- 188
Pertussis	69	1	25	743	- 742
Malnutrition	70	1	15	2,303	- 2,302
Syphilis	71	0	24	885	- 885
Diphtheria	72	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	73	0	61	48	- 48
Chlamydia	74	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	9	- 9
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Croatia

Zambia

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.