CROATIA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,335	59	8	+ 4,327
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,168	10	1,021	+ 1,146
Tuberculosis	3	2,096	44	61	+ 2,035
Stroke	4	1,973	2	6,275	- 4,302
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,807	1	12,307	- 10,500
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,285	27	328	+ 957
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,072	6	1,963	- 891
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	955	39	82	+ 873
Low Birth Weight	9	764	56	10	+ 754
Lung Disease	10	683	5	2,111	- 1,428
Violence	11	666	48	45	+ 621
Hypertension	12	633	8	1,102	- 469
Birth Trauma	13	510	55	11	+ 499
Liver Disease	14	497	13	924	- 428
Kidney Disease	15	476	7	1,392	- 916
Congenital Anomalies	16	419	37	94	+ 325
Suicide	17	359	17	676	- 317
Malnutrition	18	331	70	0	+ 331
Other Injuries	19	306	23	428	- 122
Asthma	20	297	41	74	+ 223
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	260	9	1,066	- 806
Inflammatory/Heart	22	240	21	457	- 217
Cervical Cancer	23	197	34	156	+ 41
Breast Cancer	24	179	11	1,019	- 839
Maternal Conditions	25	163	61	2	+ 161
Drownings	26	162	38	86	+ 76
Meningitis	27	161	52	16	+ 145
Fires	28	161	50	34	+ 127
Skin Cancers	29	160	26	332	- 172
Oral Cancer	30	148	25	338	- 190
Prostate Cancer	31	140	14	852	- 712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	112	31	207	- 95
Endocrine Disorders	33	108	42	72	+ 35
Falls	34	92	12	974	- 883
Lung Cancers	35	87	3	2,842	- 2,755
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	81	4	2,189	- 2,109
Pertussis	37	80	69	0	+ 80
Epilepsy	38	73	36	94	- 22
Poisonings	39	69	54	16	+ 53
Lymphomas	40	68	18	556	- 489
Liver Cancer	41	67	19	501	- 435
Parkinson's Disease	42	64	24	423	- 359
Syphilis	43	51	71	0	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	49	35	137	- 88
Stomach Cancer	45	48	15	786	- 738
Drug Use	46	47	43	70	- 24
Skin Disease	47	46	58	8	+ 38
Alcohol	48	42	30	219	- 177
Leukemia	49	35	22	435	- 400
Ovary Cancer	50	34	28	308	- 274
Malaria	51	32	77	0	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	52	31	33	189	- 158
Pancreas Cancer	53	26	16	754	- 728
Bladder Cancer	54	23	20	499	- 476
Schistosomiasis	55	20	75	0	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	56	17	32	199	- 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	14	46	47	- 33
Appendicitis	58	13	57	9	+ 4
Encephalitis	59	12	65	1	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	60	11	29	283	- 272
Upper Respiratory	61	9	63	2	+ 8
Tetanus	62	9	68	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	7	51	17	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	45	55	- 52
Measles	65	3	73	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	1	47	45	- 44
War	67	1	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	60	3	- 3
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	62	2	- 2
Dengue	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	49	43	- 43
Anemia	83	0	53	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	40	79	- 79
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

Namibia

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.