CROATIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,380	1	12,307	- 3,927
Stroke	2	5,585	2	6,275	- 691
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,286	10	1,021	+ 2,264
Lung Cancers	4	2,918	3	2,842	+ 76
Lung Disease	5	2,192	5	2,111	+ 82
Kidney Disease	6	1,888	7	1,392	+ 496
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,563	9	1,066	+ 497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,295	4	2,189	- 894
Hypertension	9	1,159	8	1,102	+ 57
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,050	24	423	+ 627
Breast Cancer	11	1,000	11	1,019	- 19
Prostate Cancer	12	803	14	852	- 49
Pancreas Cancer	13	755	16	754	+ 1
Liver Cancer	14	621	19	501	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	15	615	20	499	+ 116
Stomach Cancer	16	609	15	786	- 177
Other Injuries	17	577	23	428	+ 149
Leukemia	18	537	22	435	+ 102
Lymphomas	19	503	18	556	- 53
Diabetes Mellitus	20	502	6	1,963	- 1,461
Falls	21	494	12	974	- 481
Road Traffic Accidents	22	345	27	328	+ 17
Liver Disease	23	321	13	924	- 603
Inflammatory/Heart	24	288	21	457	- 169
Other Neoplasms	25	269	29	283	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	242	31	207	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	27	221	28	308	- 87
Suicide	28	211	17	676	- 465
Endocrine Disorders	29	209	42	72	+ 136
Oral Cancer	30	175	25	338	- 163
Skin Cancers	31	174	26	332	- 158
Drownings	32	173	38	86	+ 87
Uterin Cancer	33	148	32	199	- 52
Epilepsy	34	99	36	94	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	35	97	33	189	- 92
Cervical Cancer	36	97	34	156	- 59
Drug Use	37	77	43	70	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	38	69	37	94	- 25
Fires	39	58	50	34	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	40	54	45	55	- 1
Low Birth Weight	41	50	56	10	+ 40
Violence	42	41	48	45	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	40	35	137	- 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	38	39	82	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	26	46	47	- 20
Tuberculosis	46	26	44	61	- 35
Skin Disease	47	22	58	8	+ 15
Hepatitis B	48	22	51	17	+ 5
Alcohol	49	20	30	219	- 199
HIV/AIDS	50	19	59	8	+ 11
Anemia	51	19	53	16	+ 3
Hepatitis C	52	15	47	45	- 29
Meningitis	53	13	52	16	- 3
Schizophrenia	54	11	40	79	- 68
Asthma	55	11	41	74	- 63
Poisonings	56	8	54	16	- 8
Birth Trauma	57	7	55	11	- 4
Appendicitis	58	4	57	9	- 5
Upper Respiratory	59	3	63	2	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	60	1	66	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	61	2	- 1
Tetanus	62	1	68	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	1	64	2	- 1
War	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	65	1	- 0
Measles	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	62	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	60	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	49	43	- 43
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.