CROATIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	5,949	9	1,066	+ 4,883
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,348	1	12,307	- 7,959
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,458	10	1,021	+ 1,436
Stroke	4	2,281	2	6,275	- 3,994
Lung Cancers	5	2,165	3	2,842	- 677
Lung Disease	6	1,994	5	2,111	- 117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,118	4	2,189	- 1,071
Prostate Cancer	8	806	14	852	- 46
Breast Cancer	9	771	11	1,019	- 248
Lymphomas	10	567	18	556	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	11	545	16	754	- 209
Oesophagus Cancer	12	529	33	189	+ 340
Parkinson's Disease	13	520	24	423	+ 97
Liver Disease	14	465	13	924	- 460
Falls	15	462	12	974	- 513
Bladder Cancer	16	372	20	499	- 127
Diabetes Mellitus	17	354	6	1,963	- 1,609
Kidney Disease	18	332	7	1,392	- 1,061
Other Injuries	19	331	23	428	- 97
Suicide	20	323	17	676	- 353
Liver Cancer	21	317	19	501	- 184
Leukemia	22	316	22	435	- 119
Hypertension	23	316	8	1,102	- 786
Stomach Cancer	24	303	15	786	- 483
Ovary Cancer	25	244	28	308	- 65
Other Neoplasms	26	242	29	283	- 41
Skin Cancers	27	226	26	332	- 106
Endocrine Disorders	28	200	42	72	+ 127
Inflammatory/Heart	29	190	21	457	- 267
Oral Cancer	30	188	25	338	- 149
Drug Use	31	171	43	70	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	32	142	32	199	- 57
Road Traffic Accidents	33	131	27	328	- 197
Skin Disease	34	129	58	8	+ 122
Congenital Anomalies	35	129	37	94	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	127	31	207	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	37	112	45	55	+ 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	97	39	82	+ 15
Alcohol	39	94	30	219	- 125
Low Birth Weight	40	80	56	10	+ 70
Asthma	41	79	41	74	+ 5
Epilepsy	42	72	36	94	- 22
Cervical Cancer	43	67	34	156	- 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	61	46	47	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	53	35	137	- 84
Violence	46	53	48	45	+ 8
Tuberculosis	47	21	44	61	- 40
Fires	48	20	50	34	- 14
Drownings	49	18	38	86	- 68
Anemia	50	17	53	16	+ 1
Hepatitis C	51	16	47	45	- 28
Meningitis	52	14	52	16	- 2
Poisonings	53	13	54	16	- 2
Birth Trauma	54	12	55	11	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	55	11	59	8	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	11	49	43	- 32
Osteoarthritis	57	10	84	0	+ 10
Malnutrition	58	7	70	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	6	57	9	- 2
Schizophrenia	60	6	40	79	- 73
Oral conditions	61	3	64	2	+ 2
Syphilis	62	3	71	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	63	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	3	61	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	2	51	17	- 15
Otitis Media	66	1	60	3	- 2
War	67	1	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	65	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	62	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

United Kingdom

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.