CROATIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,018	1	12,307	- 7,289
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,369	9	1,066	+ 2,302
Stroke	3	1,835	2	6,275	- 4,440
Lung Cancers	4	1,648	3	2,842	- 1,194
Lung Disease	5	1,359	5	2,111	- 752
Hypertension	6	1,158	8	1,102	+ 56
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	934	4	2,189	- 1,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	913	10	1,021	- 108
Falls	9	899	12	974	- 76
Prostate Cancer	10	740	14	852	- 112
Breast Cancer	11	739	11	1,019	- 280
Pancreas Cancer	12	696	16	754	- 58
Kidney Disease	13	591	7	1,392	- 802
Suicide	14	585	17	676	- 91
Lymphomas	15	530	18	556	- 27
Inflammatory/Heart	16	481	21	457	+ 24
Diabetes Mellitus	17	479	6	1,963	- 1,484
Parkinson's Disease	18	401	24	423	- 22
Liver Cancer	19	377	19	501	- 124
Other Neoplasms	20	319	29	283	+ 36
Liver Disease	21	317	13	924	- 607
Leukemia	22	314	22	435	- 121
Bladder Cancer	23	314	20	499	- 186
Stomach Cancer	24	287	15	786	- 499
Endocrine Disorders	25	278	42	72	+ 205
Oral Cancer	26	234	25	338	- 103
Skin Cancers	27	231	26	332	- 101
Oesophagus Cancer	28	230	33	189	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	29	214	28	308	- 94
Other Injuries	30	192	23	428	- 236
Congenital Anomalies	31	143	37	94	+ 49
Alcohol	32	107	30	219	- 112
Uterin Cancer	33	105	32	199	- 95
Road Traffic Accidents	34	90	27	328	- 238
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	87	39	82	+ 5
Drug Use	36	82	43	70	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	37	79	84	0	+ 79
Multiple Sclerosis	38	75	45	55	+ 20
Epilepsy	39	74	36	94	- 20
Skin Disease	40	61	58	8	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	57	31	207	- 150
Cervical Cancer	42	49	34	156	- 106
Low Birth Weight	43	49	56	10	+ 39
Anemia	44	48	53	16	+ 32
Schizophrenia	45	45	40	79	- 34
Asthma	46	44	41	74	- 29
Malnutrition	47	39	70	0	+ 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	36	35	137	- 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	32	46	47	- 15
Drownings	50	23	38	86	- 63
Violence	51	20	48	45	- 25
Birth Trauma	52	15	55	11	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	15	49	43	- 28
HIV/AIDS	54	14	59	8	+ 6
Fires	55	10	50	34	- 24
Tuberculosis	56	10	44	61	- 52
Meningitis	57	9	52	16	- 7
Hepatitis C	58	7	47	45	- 38
Appendicitis	59	7	57	9	- 2
Poisonings	60	6	54	16	- 10
Upper Respiratory	61	5	63	2	+ 3
Oral conditions	62	4	64	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	51	17	- 15
Maternal Conditions	64	2	61	2	- 0
Syphilis	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	62	2	- 2
War	67	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	65	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	60	3	- 3
Tetanus	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
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
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

Switzerland

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.