CROATIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,537	1	12,307	- 7,771
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,716	9	1,066	+ 2,650
Stroke	3	2,546	2	6,275	- 3,730
Lung Cancers	4	1,943	3	2,842	- 899
Lung Disease	5	1,661	5	2,111	- 449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,488	4	2,189	- 701
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,204	10	1,021	+ 183
Kidney Disease	8	854	7	1,392	- 539
Hypertension	9	800	8	1,102	- 302
Diabetes Mellitus	10	682	6	1,963	- 1,281
Breast Cancer	11	620	11	1,019	- 398
Pancreas Cancer	12	593	16	754	- 162
Prostate Cancer	13	563	14	852	- 288
Stomach Cancer	14	509	15	786	- 278
Other Injuries	15	486	23	428	+ 58
Lymphomas	16	468	18	556	- 88
Bladder Cancer	17	458	20	499	- 41
Liver Cancer	18	448	19	501	- 54
Inflammatory/Heart	19	437	21	457	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	20	434	24	423	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	21	427	42	72	+ 354
Other Neoplasms	22	417	29	283	+ 134
Liver Disease	23	371	13	924	- 553
Leukemia	24	331	22	435	- 104
Suicide	25	317	17	676	- 359
Falls	26	285	12	974	- 690
Oral Cancer	27	227	25	338	- 111
Ovary Cancer	28	178	28	308	- 131
Oesophagus Cancer	29	177	33	189	- 13
Skin Disease	30	162	58	8	+ 154
Road Traffic Accidents	31	161	27	328	- 168
Skin Cancers	32	158	26	332	- 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	141	35	137	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	34	141	32	199	- 58
Asthma	35	99	41	74	+ 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	93	39	82	+ 11
Anemia	37	80	53	16	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	38	76	37	94	- 19
Cervical Cancer	39	75	34	156	- 80
Epilepsy	40	72	36	94	- 22
Drug Use	41	68	43	70	- 2
Hepatitis C	42	57	47	45	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	43	47	59	8	+ 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	42	31	207	- 165
Drownings	45	39	38	86	- 47
Alcohol	46	29	30	219	- 190
Malnutrition	47	27	70	0	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	26	46	47	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	49	25	45	55	- 30
Tuberculosis	50	24	44	61	- 38
Violence	51	23	48	45	- 22
Low Birth Weight	52	22	56	10	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	53	19	84	0	+ 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	18	49	43	- 25
Fires	55	16	50	34	- 18
Schizophrenia	56	16	40	79	- 63
Poisonings	57	15	54	16	- 1
Hepatitis B	58	14	51	17	- 3
Meningitis	59	11	52	16	- 5
Birth Trauma	60	10	55	11	- 1
Appendicitis	61	7	57	9	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	4	63	2	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	4	64	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	61	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	65	1	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	1	60	3	- 3
Syphilis	67	1	71	0	+ 1
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	62	2	- 2
Encephalitis	70	0	65	1	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.