CROATIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,599	1	12,307	- 7,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,368	9	1,066	+ 2,302
Stroke	3	1,603	2	6,275	- 4,673
Lung Cancers	4	1,530	3	2,842	- 1,312
Lung Disease	5	1,467	5	2,111	- 644
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	938	10	1,021	- 83
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	837	4	2,189	- 1,352
Prostate Cancer	8	694	14	852	- 158
Breast Cancer	9	608	11	1,019	- 410
Parkinson's Disease	10	604	24	423	+ 181
Other Injuries	11	570	23	428	+ 142
Pancreas Cancer	12	494	16	754	- 261
Suicide	13	459	17	676	- 217
Lymphomas	14	419	18	556	- 137
Kidney Disease	15	379	7	1,392	- 1,013
Diabetes Mellitus	16	338	6	1,963	- 1,625
Hypertension	17	276	8	1,102	- 826
Falls	18	270	12	974	- 704
Oesophagus Cancer	19	257	33	189	+ 68
Liver Cancer	20	255	19	501	- 246
Bladder Cancer	21	232	20	499	- 267
Leukemia	22	215	22	435	- 220
Stomach Cancer	23	200	15	786	- 586
Drug Use	24	192	43	70	+ 121
Ovary Cancer	25	187	28	308	- 121
Inflammatory/Heart	26	178	21	457	- 279
Endocrine Disorders	27	178	42	72	+ 105
Alcohol	28	161	30	219	- 58
Skin Cancers	29	148	26	332	- 184
Other Neoplasms	30	111	29	283	- 172
Liver Disease	31	108	13	924	- 817
Cervical Cancer	32	105	34	156	- 51
Oral Cancer	33	97	25	338	- 240
Congenital Anomalies	34	85	37	94	- 9
Road Traffic Accidents	35	79	27	328	- 249
Uterin Cancer	36	79	32	199	- 121
Epilepsy	37	62	36	94	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	48	46	47	+ 1
Violence	39	46	48	45	+ 1
Anemia	40	42	53	16	+ 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	37	31	207	- 170
Poisonings	42	37	54	16	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	43	34	56	10	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	44	31	45	55	- 23
Skin Disease	45	30	58	8	+ 22
Birth Trauma	46	28	55	11	+ 17
Osteoarthritis	47	24	84	0	+ 24
Asthma	48	19	41	74	- 55
Schizophrenia	49	17	40	79	- 63
Meningitis	50	15	52	16	- 2
Upper Respiratory	51	13	63	2	+ 11
Hepatitis C	52	13	47	45	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	12	49	43	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	12	35	137	- 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	11	39	82	- 71
Drownings	56	10	38	86	- 75
Malnutrition	57	6	70	0	+ 6
Fires	58	6	50	34	- 28
HIV/AIDS	59	5	59	8	- 2
Maternal Conditions	60	4	61	2	+ 2
War	61	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	51	17	- 17
Otitis Media	64	0	60	3	- 3
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	62	2	- 2
Syphilis	80	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	74	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	44	61	- 61
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	64	2	- 2
Appendicitis	86	0	57	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

Iceland

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.