CROATIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,460	1	12,307	- 1,847
Hypertension	2	9,387	8	1,102	+ 8,285
Stroke	3	3,880	2	6,275	- 2,396
Lung Cancers	4	2,285	3	2,842	- 557
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,832	4	2,189	- 357
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,212	10	1,021	+ 191
Liver Disease	7	1,142	13	924	+ 217
Prostate Cancer	8	1,038	14	852	+ 186
Stomach Cancer	9	1,007	15	786	+ 221
Pancreas Cancer	10	933	16	754	+ 179
Breast Cancer	11	904	11	1,019	- 115
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	798	9	1,066	- 269
Lung Disease	13	795	5	2,111	- 1,316
Inflammatory/Heart	14	754	21	457	+ 298
Lymphomas	15	740	18	556	+ 184
Suicide	16	686	17	676	+ 10
Kidney Disease	17	613	7	1,392	- 779
Alcohol	18	516	30	219	+ 297
Diabetes Mellitus	19	508	6	1,963	- 1,455
Other Injuries	20	491	23	428	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	21	437	20	499	- 62
Leukemia	22	437	22	435	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	23	429	29	283	+ 146
Falls	24	412	12	974	- 562
Oral Cancer	25	384	25	338	+ 46
Liver Cancer	26	373	19	501	- 129
Oesophagus Cancer	27	342	33	189	+ 153
Ovary Cancer	28	303	28	308	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	29	285	24	423	- 138
Skin Cancers	30	274	26	332	- 58
Drug Use	31	261	43	70	+ 190
Cervical Cancer	32	235	34	156	+ 79
Endocrine Disorders	33	229	42	72	+ 157
Uterin Cancer	34	209	32	199	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	35	206	27	328	- 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	191	31	207	- 16
Epilepsy	37	155	36	94	+ 60
Fires	38	142	50	34	+ 108
HIV/AIDS	39	140	59	8	+ 133
Drownings	40	104	38	86	+ 18
Skin Disease	41	99	58	8	+ 91
Violence	42	99	48	45	+ 54
Congenital Anomalies	43	87	37	94	- 7
Asthma	44	84	41	74	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	75	35	137	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	60	46	47	+ 13
Tuberculosis	47	57	44	61	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	48	57	45	55	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	42	49	43	- 1
Osteoarthritis	50	35	84	0	+ 35
Anemia	51	32	53	16	+ 16
Poisonings	52	29	54	16	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	29	39	82	- 53
Meningitis	54	26	52	16	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	55	24	56	10	+ 13
Schizophrenia	56	21	40	79	- 58
Birth Trauma	57	17	55	11	+ 6
Hepatitis C	58	14	47	45	- 31
Appendicitis	59	7	57	9	- 2
Oral conditions	60	7	64	2	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	61	4	61	2	+ 2
Syphilis	62	3	71	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	63	1	65	1	- 0
War	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	51	17	- 17
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	2	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	60	3	- 3
Leprosy	68	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	62	2	- 2
Tetanus	81	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.