POLAND VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,190	1	117,700	- 86,510
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,564	21	3,701	+ 18,862
Stroke	3	14,954	2	32,693	- 17,739
Lung Cancers	4	12,692	3	25,781	- 13,089
Lung Disease	5	12,285	6	13,677	- 1,391
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,987	5	14,610	- 5,623
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,472	8	8,947	- 2,475
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,436	4	19,998	- 13,563
Prostate Cancer	9	5,451	11	6,489	- 1,037
Breast Cancer	10	4,929	9	7,967	- 3,038
Suicide	11	4,559	18	4,282	+ 277
Kidney Disease	12	4,544	20	4,065	+ 479
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,512	13	5,430	- 917
Falls	14	4,510	16	4,712	- 202
Lymphomas	15	4,398	19	4,141	+ 257
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,370	38	831	+ 2,539
Skin Cancers	17	3,356	31	2,155	+ 1,201
Leukemia	18	3,077	24	3,456	- 378
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,947	34	1,500	+ 1,447
Liver Cancer	20	2,947	29	2,290	+ 657
Drug Use	21	2,580	48	321	+ 2,259
Other Injuries	22	2,377	28	2,527	- 149
Hypertension	23	2,361	15	4,937	- 2,575
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,274	23	3,495	- 1,221
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,162	33	1,803	+ 359
Liver Disease	26	2,058	10	7,912	- 5,855
Stomach Cancer	27	1,864	12	5,910	- 4,046
Other Neoplasms	28	1,813	7	9,256	- 7,444
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,802	22	3,555	- 1,753
Bladder Cancer	30	1,719	17	4,700	- 2,982
Ovary Cancer	31	1,451	27	2,929	- 1,478
Oral Cancer	32	1,407	25	3,377	- 1,969
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,029	36	916	+ 112
Skin Disease	34	860	46	469	+ 391
Uterin Cancer	35	759	30	2,163	- 1,404
Asthma	36	659	43	540	+ 119
Alcohol	37	550	14	5,238	- 4,688
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	548	40	612	- 63
Cervical Cancer	39	494	32	1,907	- 1,412
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	428	37	839	- 411
Epilepsy	41	412	35	1,145	- 733
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	399	26	3,091	- 2,692
Low Birth Weight	43	359	42	579	- 220
Violence	44	352	49	294	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	331	47	369	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	46	272	44	502	- 231
Drownings	47	256	39	636	- 380
Hepatitis C	48	250	52	188	+ 62
Anemia	49	228	62	12	+ 215
Birth Trauma	50	203	57	52	+ 151
Malnutrition	51	169	50	291	- 121
Osteoarthritis	52	165	61	18	+ 147
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	103	59	29	+ 74
Schizophrenia	54	93	58	30	+ 63
Fires	55	79	45	474	- 395
Tuberculosis	56	76	41	597	- 520
HIV/AIDS	57	72	54	115	- 43
Hepatitis B	58	59	56	52	+ 7
Oral conditions	59	58	65	4	+ 54
Meningitis	60	54	53	171	- 117
Poisonings	61	50	51	205	- 155
Appendicitis	62	38	55	69	- 30
Maternal Conditions	63	29	63	10	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	64	25	60	19	+ 5
War	65	11	66	4	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	9	68	1	+ 8
Syphilis	67	4	69	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	68	4	64	6	- 3
Pertussis	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Tetanus	70	2	67	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Australia

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.