CROATIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,711	1	12,307	- 8,596
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,625	9	1,066	+ 2,559
Lung Disease	3	3,048	5	2,111	+ 937
Lung Cancers	4	2,585	3	2,842	- 257
Stroke	5	2,545	2	6,275	- 3,731
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,559	10	1,021	+ 537
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,492	4	2,189	- 697
Prostate Cancer	8	1,028	14	852	+ 176
Breast Cancer	9	902	11	1,019	- 116
Diabetes Mellitus	10	892	6	1,963	- 1,071
Pancreas Cancer	11	761	16	754	+ 7
Kidney Disease	12	633	7	1,392	- 759
Lymphomas	13	507	18	556	- 49
Liver Disease	14	481	13	924	- 444
Hypertension	15	446	8	1,102	- 656
Suicide	16	429	17	676	- 247
Parkinson's Disease	17	417	24	423	- 6
Alcohol	18	416	30	219	+ 197
Endocrine Disorders	19	399	42	72	+ 327
Leukemia	20	388	22	435	- 47
Bladder Cancer	21	379	20	499	- 120
Falls	22	376	12	974	- 599
Stomach Cancer	23	336	15	786	- 450
Oesophagus Cancer	24	331	33	189	+ 142
Liver Cancer	25	323	19	501	- 179
Skin Cancers	26	270	26	332	- 62
Other Neoplasms	27	263	29	283	- 20
Oral Cancer	28	258	25	338	- 80
Ovary Cancer	29	255	28	308	- 53
Other Injuries	30	241	23	428	- 187
Inflammatory/Heart	31	198	21	457	- 259
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	150	31	207	- 57
Road Traffic Accidents	33	148	27	328	- 180
Drug Use	34	137	43	70	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	35	108	32	199	- 91
Congenital Anomalies	36	106	37	94	+ 12
Cervical Cancer	37	106	34	156	- 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	100	39	82	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	39	92	45	55	+ 37
Epilepsy	40	87	36	94	- 8
Low Birth Weight	41	81	56	10	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	67	35	137	- 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	59	46	47	+ 12
Asthma	44	57	41	74	- 16
Skin Disease	45	55	58	8	+ 47
Anemia	46	51	53	16	+ 35
Violence	47	44	48	45	- 1
Schizophrenia	48	39	40	79	- 40
Fires	49	37	50	34	+ 3
Drownings	50	26	38	86	- 60
Osteoarthritis	51	18	84	0	+ 18
Meningitis	52	17	52	16	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	17	49	43	- 26
Appendicitis	54	16	57	9	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	55	16	59	8	+ 8
Birth Trauma	56	15	55	11	+ 4
Tuberculosis	57	11	44	61	- 51
Upper Respiratory	58	11	63	2	+ 9
Malnutrition	59	10	70	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	60	6	47	45	- 39
Hepatitis B	61	4	51	17	- 13
Poisonings	62	4	54	16	- 12
Oral conditions	63	3	64	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	2	61	2	- 1
Otitis Media	65	1	60	3	- 2
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	65	1	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	62	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

Denmark

Croatia

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.