CROATIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	4,238	9	1,066	+ 3,172
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,110	1	12,307	- 8,197
Lung Cancers	3	2,564	3	2,842	- 278
Stroke	4	2,267	2	6,275	- 4,009
Lung Disease	5	2,234	5	2,111	+ 123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,361	4	2,189	- 828
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,155	10	1,021	+ 134
Falls	8	965	12	974	- 10
Breast Cancer	9	825	11	1,019	- 193
Prostate Cancer	10	762	14	852	- 90
Pancreas Cancer	11	699	16	754	- 55
Kidney Disease	12	591	7	1,392	- 801
Lymphomas	13	586	18	556	+ 30
Diabetes Mellitus	14	557	6	1,963	- 1,406
Oesophagus Cancer	15	501	33	189	+ 312
Parkinson's Disease	16	495	24	423	+ 72
Suicide	17	473	17	676	- 203
Other Neoplasms	18	428	29	283	+ 144
Other Injuries	19	385	23	428	- 43
Leukemia	20	369	22	435	- 67
Bladder Cancer	21	344	20	499	- 156
Stomach Cancer	22	318	15	786	- 469
Inflammatory/Heart	23	280	21	457	- 176
Liver Cancer	24	272	19	501	- 230
Ovary Cancer	25	249	28	308	- 59
Endocrine Disorders	26	246	42	72	+ 174
Skin Cancers	27	239	26	332	- 93
Liver Disease	28	218	13	924	- 706
Hypertension	29	191	8	1,102	- 911
Oral Cancer	30	179	25	338	- 159
Road Traffic Accidents	31	159	27	328	- 169
Alcohol	32	143	30	219	- 76
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	136	39	82	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	34	132	32	199	- 67
Congenital Anomalies	35	127	37	94	+ 33
Skin Disease	36	69	58	8	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	37	69	45	55	+ 14
Epilepsy	38	67	36	94	- 27
Cervical Cancer	39	62	34	156	- 93
Anemia	40	58	53	16	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	55	35	137	- 81
Drug Use	42	54	43	70	- 17
Osteoarthritis	43	51	84	0	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	50	46	47	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	45	39	56	10	+ 29
Asthma	46	39	41	74	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	30	31	207	- 176
Violence	48	25	48	45	- 20
Drownings	49	23	38	86	- 63
Schizophrenia	50	22	40	79	- 57
Meningitis	51	18	52	16	+ 2
Birth Trauma	52	17	55	11	+ 6
Fires	53	11	50	34	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	10	49	43	- 33
HIV/AIDS	55	8	59	8	+ 0
Tuberculosis	56	7	44	61	- 55
Upper Respiratory	57	7	63	2	+ 5
Appendicitis	58	6	57	9	- 3
Oral conditions	59	5	64	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	5	47	45	- 40
Poisonings	61	4	54	16	- 12
Hepatitis B	62	3	51	17	- 14
Malnutrition	63	3	70	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	64	2	60	3	- 1
Maternal Conditions	65	2	61	2	- 0
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	65	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	62	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

Netherlands

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.