CROATIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,932	1	12,307	- 6,376
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,278	9	1,066	+ 3,212
Stroke	3	2,365	2	6,275	- 3,910
Lung Disease	4	1,703	5	2,111	- 408
Lung Cancers	5	1,459	3	2,842	- 1,383
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,195	4	2,189	- 994
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,042	10	1,021	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	8	1,028	14	852	+ 176
Pancreas Cancer	9	724	16	754	- 30
Hypertension	10	720	8	1,102	- 381
Diabetes Mellitus	11	719	6	1,963	- 1,244
Kidney Disease	12	638	7	1,392	- 754
Breast Cancer	13	620	11	1,019	- 398
Suicide	14	580	17	676	- 96
Other Injuries	15	538	23	428	+ 111
Lymphomas	16	532	18	556	- 25
Falls	17	435	12	974	- 540
Other Neoplasms	18	406	29	283	+ 123
Parkinson's Disease	19	370	24	423	- 54
Leukemia	20	324	22	435	- 112
Bladder Cancer	21	298	20	499	- 201
Liver Cancer	22	295	19	501	- 207
Liver Disease	23	284	13	924	- 641
Endocrine Disorders	24	275	42	72	+ 203
Skin Cancers	25	255	26	332	- 77
Stomach Cancer	26	240	15	786	- 546
Ovary Cancer	27	217	28	308	- 92
Inflammatory/Heart	28	214	21	457	- 242
Oesophagus Cancer	29	211	33	189	+ 22
Drug Use	30	166	43	70	+ 95
Oral Cancer	31	149	25	338	- 189
Alcohol	32	141	30	219	- 78
Uterin Cancer	33	135	32	199	- 64
Road Traffic Accidents	34	123	27	328	- 205
Congenital Anomalies	35	121	37	94	+ 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	113	39	82	+ 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	109	31	207	- 98
Cervical Cancer	38	89	34	156	- 66
Skin Disease	39	86	58	8	+ 78
Anemia	40	68	53	16	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	41	67	45	55	+ 12
Asthma	42	62	41	74	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	50	46	47	+ 4
Epilepsy	44	47	36	94	- 47
Malnutrition	45	46	70	0	+ 46
Drownings	46	45	38	86	- 41
Violence	47	44	48	45	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	43	35	137	- 93
Fires	49	25	50	34	- 9
Schizophrenia	50	25	40	79	- 54
Low Birth Weight	51	20	56	10	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	18	49	43	- 25
Hepatitis C	53	17	47	45	- 27
Meningitis	54	14	52	16	- 2
Birth Trauma	55	13	55	11	+ 2
Tuberculosis	56	9	44	61	- 52
Osteoarthritis	57	9	84	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	58	8	63	2	+ 6
Appendicitis	59	7	57	9	- 2
Poisonings	60	7	54	16	- 9
HIV/AIDS	61	5	59	8	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	4	51	17	- 13
Oral conditions	63	3	64	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	61	2	- 0
War	65	1	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	60	3	- 3
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	65	1	- 1
Syphilis	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	62	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	79	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.