DENMARK VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,713	1	5,341	+ 12,372
Stroke	2	9,032	5	3,662	+ 5,370
Lung Cancers	3	4,090	4	3,721	+ 369
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	3,151	7	2,147	+ 1,004
Lung Disease	5	3,038	3	4,387	- 1,349
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,825	10	1,284	+ 1,541
Kidney Disease	7	2,004	12	911	+ 1,093
Hypertension	8	1,586	15	642	+ 944
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,535	2	5,218	- 3,683
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,470	6	2,244	- 774
Breast Cancer	11	1,466	9	1,299	+ 167
Falls	12	1,403	22	541	+ 862
Liver Disease	13	1,331	14	692	+ 638
Prostate Cancer	14	1,226	8	1,480	- 254
Stomach Cancer	15	1,132	23	484	+ 648
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,086	11	1,096	- 10
Suicide	17	973	16	617	+ 356
Lymphomas	18	801	13	730	+ 71
Liver Cancer	19	721	25	464	+ 257
Bladder Cancer	20	718	21	545	+ 173
Inflammatory/Heart	21	657	31	284	+ 373
Leukemia	22	627	20	558	+ 68
Other Injuries	23	616	30	347	+ 269
Parkinson's Disease	24	609	17	600	+ 9
Oral Cancer	25	486	28	371	+ 116
Skin Cancers	26	478	26	388	+ 89
Road Traffic Accidents	27	472	33	213	+ 259
Ovary Cancer	28	444	29	367	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	29	407	27	378	+ 30
Alcohol	30	315	18	598	- 283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	298	32	216	+ 81
Uterin Cancer	32	287	35	156	+ 131
Oesophagus Cancer	33	272	24	477	- 204
Cervical Cancer	34	224	37	153	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	197	42	96	+ 100
Epilepsy	36	136	40	125	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	37	136	36	153	- 17
Drownings	38	123	50	37	+ 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	118	38	145	- 27
Schizophrenia	40	114	48	57	+ 57
Asthma	41	106	44	82	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	42	104	19	575	- 470
Drug Use	43	101	34	197	- 95
Tuberculosis	44	89	57	16	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	45	79	39	132	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	68	43	84	- 17
Hepatitis C	47	64	60	9	+ 56
Violence	48	64	47	63	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	62	53	25	+ 37
Fires	50	49	49	53	- 4
Hepatitis B	51	25	61	6	+ 19
Meningitis	52	23	52	25	- 2
Anemia	53	23	46	73	- 50
Poisonings	54	23	62	6	+ 17
Birth Trauma	55	16	56	21	- 5
Low Birth Weight	56	14	41	116	- 102
Appendicitis	57	12	54	23	- 11
Skin Disease	58	11	45	79	- 68
HIV/AIDS	59	11	55	23	- 12
Otitis Media	60	5	65	2	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	3	64	2	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	62	3	84	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	2	58	15	- 13
Oral conditions	64	2	63	4	- 2
Encephalitis	65	1	67	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	1	78	0	+ 1
War	67	1	66	1	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	70	0	59	14	- 14
Syphilis	71	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.