POLAND VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,431	1	117,700	- 68,269
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,460	21	3,701	+ 26,758
Stroke	3	23,963	2	32,693	- 8,731
Lung Cancers	4	21,922	3	25,781	- 3,858
Lung Disease	5	20,826	6	13,677	+ 7,150
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,365	4	19,998	- 1,633
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,768	5	14,610	- 3,842
Kidney Disease	8	9,549	20	4,065	+ 5,484
Breast Cancer	9	8,368	9	7,967	+ 401
Suicide	10	6,829	18	4,282	+ 2,547
Other Injuries	11	6,490	28	2,527	+ 3,964
Other Neoplasms	12	5,912	7	9,256	- 3,344
Prostate Cancer	13	5,902	11	6,489	- 587
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,853	13	5,430	+ 424
Falls	15	5,679	16	4,712	+ 967
Lymphomas	16	5,021	19	4,141	+ 880
Liver Disease	17	4,635	10	7,912	- 3,277
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,631	38	831	+ 3,800
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,456	34	1,500	+ 2,956
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,106	8	8,947	- 4,841
Leukemia	21	3,880	24	3,456	+ 424
Bladder Cancer	22	3,489	17	4,700	- 1,212
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,431	23	3,495	- 64
Liver Cancer	24	3,156	29	2,290	+ 866
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,906	33	1,803	+ 1,103
Stomach Cancer	26	2,792	12	5,910	- 3,118
Hypertension	27	2,392	15	4,937	- 2,544
Oral Cancer	28	2,182	25	3,377	- 1,194
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,154	22	3,555	- 1,400
Ovary Cancer	30	2,111	27	2,929	- 818
Skin Cancers	31	1,689	31	2,155	- 465
Alcohol	32	1,616	14	5,238	- 3,622
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,351	37	839	+ 512
Uterin Cancer	34	1,243	30	2,163	- 920
Skin Disease	35	1,228	46	469	+ 759
Epilepsy	36	1,125	35	1,145	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	947	40	612	+ 335
Malnutrition	38	940	50	291	+ 650
Drug Use	39	930	48	321	+ 609
Congenital Anomalies	40	912	36	916	- 5
Cervical Cancer	41	785	32	1,907	- 1,121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	688	26	3,091	- 2,403
Anemia	43	643	62	12	+ 631
Violence	44	484	49	294	+ 190
Multiple Sclerosis	45	475	44	502	- 27
Asthma	46	413	43	540	- 127
Drownings	47	254	39	636	- 382
Fires	48	242	45	474	- 232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	235	47	369	- 134
Low Birth Weight	50	225	42	579	- 353
Osteoarthritis	51	189	61	18	+ 171
Hepatitis C	52	172	52	188	- 17
Birth Trauma	53	152	57	52	+ 100
Tuberculosis	54	148	41	597	- 449
Poisonings	55	133	51	205	- 72
Schizophrenia	56	128	58	30	+ 98
HIV/AIDS	57	117	54	115	+ 2
Meningitis	58	92	53	171	- 78
Upper Respiratory	59	71	60	19	+ 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	65	59	29	+ 36
Oral conditions	61	61	65	4	+ 57
Appendicitis	62	54	55	69	- 15
Hepatitis B	63	54	56	52	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	19	63	10	+ 10
Otitis Media	65	6	68	1	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	4	64	6	- 2
War	67	4	66	4	+ 0
Pertussis	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	67	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	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

Belgium

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.