POLAND VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	ALBANIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	109,704	1	117,700	- 7,996
Stroke	2	109,617	2	32,693	+ 76,924
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	22,784	21	3,701	+ 19,083
Lung Cancers	4	12,798	3	25,781	- 12,982
Lung Disease	5	10,929	6	13,677	- 2,748
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,903	4	19,998	- 12,095
Stomach Cancer	7	6,150	12	5,910	+ 240
Inflammatory/Heart	8	5,797	23	3,495	+ 2,302
Liver Cancer	9	5,409	29	2,290	+ 3,119
Hypertension	10	5,303	15	4,937	+ 366
Kidney Disease	11	4,970	20	4,065	+ 905
Liver Disease	12	4,690	10	7,912	- 3,222
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,596	34	1,500	+ 3,096
Road Traffic Accidents	14	4,203	22	3,555	+ 649
Bladder Cancer	15	4,112	17	4,700	- 588
Prostate Cancer	16	3,875	11	6,489	- 2,614
Breast Cancer	17	2,861	9	7,967	- 5,106
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,801	13	5,430	- 2,628
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,600	8	8,947	- 6,347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,457	5	14,610	- 12,154
Asthma	21	2,402	43	540	+ 1,862
Leukemia	22	1,638	24	3,456	- 1,817
Falls	23	1,559	16	4,712	- 3,153
Suicide	24	1,558	18	4,282	- 2,724
Low Birth Weight	25	1,327	42	579	+ 748
Other Injuries	26	1,315	28	2,527	- 1,211
Violence	27	1,279	49	294	+ 985
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,277	36	916	+ 361
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,132	38	831	+ 301
Oral Cancer	30	1,117	25	3,377	- 2,260
Lymphomas	31	858	19	4,141	- 3,284
Skin Cancers	32	794	31	2,155	- 1,361
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	709	26	3,091	- 2,382
Oesophagus Cancer	34	643	33	1,803	- 1,160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	627	40	612	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	36	596	32	1,907	- 1,311
Epilepsy	37	550	35	1,145	- 595
Uterin Cancer	38	523	30	2,163	- 1,640
Ovary Cancer	39	492	27	2,929	- 2,437
Multiple Sclerosis	40	483	44	502	- 19
Birth Trauma	41	403	57	52	+ 351
HIV/AIDS	42	319	54	115	+ 204
Drownings	43	317	39	636	- 320
Drug Use	44	313	48	321	- 7
Fires	45	245	45	474	- 229
Encephalitis	46	244	64	6	+ 238
Other Neoplasms	47	242	7	9,256	- 9,014
Alcohol	48	229	14	5,238	- 5,009
Meningitis	49	172	53	171	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	50	152	60	19	+ 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	138	47	369	- 231
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	116	37	839	- 723
Poisonings	53	112	51	205	- 93
Tuberculosis	54	105	41	597	- 491
Skin Disease	55	74	46	469	- 395
Appendicitis	56	66	55	69	- 3
Tetanus	57	34	67	2	+ 32
Malnutrition	58	32	50	291	- 258
Maternal Conditions	59	25	63	10	+ 15
Pertussis	60	17	71	0	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	61	10	75	0	+ 10
Syphilis	62	10	69	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	63	6	56	52	- 46
War	64	4	66	4	+ 0
Measles	65	2	72	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	52	188	- 187
Chlamydia	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	68	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	70	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	62	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Albania

Poland

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.