CROATIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,943	59	8	+ 4,936
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,701	10	1,021	+ 1,680
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,248	1	12,307	- 10,059
Stroke	4	2,107	2	6,275	- 4,168
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,073	6	1,963	+ 110
Tuberculosis	6	1,508	44	61	+ 1,447
Violence	7	1,442	48	45	+ 1,397
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,088	39	82	+ 1,006
Kidney Disease	9	1,051	7	1,392	- 342
Suicide	10	946	17	676	+ 270
Road Traffic Accidents	11	894	27	328	+ 565
Hypertension	12	878	8	1,102	- 224
Lung Disease	13	817	5	2,111	- 1,294
Liver Disease	14	619	13	924	- 306
Lung Cancers	15	529	3	2,842	- 2,313
Low Birth Weight	16	429	56	10	+ 419
Other Injuries	17	413	23	428	- 15
Asthma	18	410	41	74	+ 336
Endocrine Disorders	19	404	42	72	+ 332
Cervical Cancer	20	381	34	156	+ 226
Inflammatory/Heart	21	371	21	457	- 85
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	321	9	1,066	- 745
Breast Cancer	23	311	11	1,019	- 707
Prostate Cancer	24	300	14	852	- 552
Congenital Anomalies	25	299	37	94	+ 204
Meningitis	26	251	52	16	+ 235
Fires	27	248	50	34	+ 214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	246	4	2,189	- 1,943
Oesophagus Cancer	29	239	33	189	+ 50
Birth Trauma	30	206	55	11	+ 195
Lymphomas	31	193	18	556	- 363
Drownings	32	165	38	86	+ 79
Liver Cancer	33	164	19	501	- 338
Malnutrition	34	163	70	0	+ 163
Pancreas Cancer	35	138	16	754	- 616
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	130	31	207	- 77
Epilepsy	37	128	36	94	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	38	117	61	2	+ 114
Stomach Cancer	39	105	15	786	- 681
Leukemia	40	100	22	435	- 335
Oral Cancer	41	97	25	338	- 241
Falls	42	96	12	974	- 878
Pertussis	43	78	69	0	+ 78
Syphilis	44	78	71	0	+ 78
Skin Disease	45	76	58	8	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	46	74	24	423	- 349
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	70	35	137	- 67
Skin Cancers	48	68	26	332	- 264
Alcohol	49	68	30	219	- 151
Poisonings	50	67	54	16	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	51	65	28	308	- 243
Bladder Cancer	52	57	20	499	- 442
Drug Use	53	53	43	70	- 18
Uterin Cancer	54	35	32	199	- 164
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	26	46	47	- 21
Appendicitis	56	19	57	9	+ 10
Measles	57	19	73	0	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	58	18	29	283	- 265
Encephalitis	59	16	65	1	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	60	15	63	2	+ 14
Hepatitis B	61	10	51	17	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	8	45	55	- 47
Malaria	63	6	77	0	+ 6
War	64	5	67	0	+ 4
Tetanus	65	3	68	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	66	2	75	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	1	60	3	- 2
Chlamydia	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	70	1	47	45	- 44
Ascariasis	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	62	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	40	79	- 79
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	53	16	- 16
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	49	43	- 43
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

South Africa

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.