POLAND VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,817	1	117,700	- 78,883
War	2	24,741	66	4	+ 24,738
Stroke	3	18,407	2	32,693	- 14,286
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,147	4	19,998	- 5,851
Low Birth Weight	5	12,198	42	579	+ 11,619
Birth Trauma	6	10,355	57	52	+ 10,303
Tuberculosis	7	9,502	41	597	+ 8,905
Hypertension	8	7,721	15	4,937	+ 2,784
Maternal Conditions	9	7,539	63	10	+ 7,530
Kidney Disease	10	6,364	20	4,065	+ 2,299
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,826	22	3,555	+ 2,272
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,552	8	8,947	- 3,395
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	5,365	37	839	+ 4,526
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,829	36	916	+ 3,913
Lung Disease	15	4,491	6	13,677	- 9,186
Liver Disease	16	4,442	10	7,912	- 3,470
Asthma	17	3,286	43	540	+ 2,746
Other Injuries	18	3,130	28	2,527	+ 604
Violence	19	3,106	49	294	+ 2,812
Meningitis	20	2,536	53	171	+ 2,365
Pertussis	21	2,035	71	0	+ 2,035
Breast Cancer	22	1,760	9	7,967	- 6,207
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,704	21	3,701	- 1,997
Suicide	24	1,519	18	4,282	- 2,763
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,453	26	3,091	- 1,638
Stomach Cancer	26	1,449	12	5,910	- 4,461
Oral Cancer	27	1,417	25	3,377	- 1,960
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,317	38	831	+ 486
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,269	33	1,803	- 534
Tetanus	30	1,211	67	2	+ 1,210
Encephalitis	31	1,149	64	6	+ 1,143
Lung Cancers	32	1,039	3	25,781	- 24,742
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,005	40	612	+ 393
Drownings	34	962	39	636	+ 325
Epilepsy	35	959	35	1,145	- 187
Lymphomas	36	914	19	4,141	- 3,228
Falls	37	874	16	4,712	- 3,837
Hepatitis B	38	834	56	52	+ 782
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	716	5	14,610	- 13,894
Liver Cancer	40	635	29	2,290	- 1,655
Parkinson's Disease	41	606	34	1,500	- 894
Leukemia	42	589	24	3,456	- 2,866
Malnutrition	43	569	50	291	+ 279
Cervical Cancer	44	522	32	1,907	- 1,384
Inflammatory/Heart	45	509	23	3,495	- 2,986
HIV/AIDS	46	448	54	115	+ 333
Poisonings	47	370	51	205	+ 166
Ovary Cancer	48	357	27	2,929	- 2,572
Measles	49	338	72	0	+ 338
Fires	50	336	45	474	- 138
Drug Use	51	317	48	321	- 4
Appendicitis	52	288	55	69	+ 220
Uterin Cancer	53	279	30	2,163	- 1,884
Bladder Cancer	54	263	17	4,700	- 4,438
Prostate Cancer	55	249	11	6,489	- 6,240
Pancreas Cancer	56	221	13	5,430	- 5,208
Malaria	57	179	78	0	+ 179
Alcohol	58	145	14	5,238	- 5,093
Skin Cancers	59	140	31	2,155	- 2,015
Syphilis	60	91	69	0	+ 91
Skin Disease	61	91	46	469	- 378
Multiple Sclerosis	62	81	44	502	- 421
Other Neoplasms	63	28	7	9,256	- 9,229
Hepatitis C	64	27	52	188	- 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	25	47	369	- 344
Ascariasis	66	16	82	0	+ 16
Diphtheria	67	16	70	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	68	9	60	19	- 10
Chlamydia	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	68	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.