POLAND VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,893	1	117,700	- 99,806
Violence	2	13,584	49	294	+ 13,290
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,101	8	8,947	+ 4,154
Stroke	4	11,820	2	32,693	- 20,874
HIV/AIDS	5	11,103	54	115	+ 10,989
Kidney Disease	6	9,537	20	4,065	+ 5,472
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,994	4	19,998	- 11,004
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,205	22	3,555	+ 4,650
Liver Disease	9	5,369	10	7,912	- 2,543
Prostate Cancer	10	4,411	11	6,489	- 2,078
Lung Disease	11	4,280	6	13,677	- 9,397
Hypertension	12	4,265	15	4,937	- 672
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,172	21	3,701	+ 470
Other Injuries	14	3,311	28	2,527	+ 784
Lung Cancers	15	2,841	3	25,781	- 22,939
Suicide	16	2,571	18	4,282	- 1,711
Cervical Cancer	17	2,563	32	1,907	+ 656
Drownings	18	2,220	39	636	+ 1,584
Liver Cancer	19	2,218	29	2,290	- 72
Stomach Cancer	20	2,159	12	5,910	- 3,751
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,147	36	916	+ 1,231
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,097	38	831	+ 1,266
Breast Cancer	23	2,018	9	7,967	- 5,949
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,865	5	14,610	- 12,746
Low Birth Weight	25	1,839	42	579	+ 1,260
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,680	23	3,495	- 1,814
Falls	27	1,199	16	4,712	- 3,513
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,025	34	1,500	- 476
Malnutrition	29	913	50	291	+ 623
Alcohol	30	904	14	5,238	- 4,334
Pancreas Cancer	31	871	13	5,430	- 4,558
Birth Trauma	32	859	57	52	+ 808
Tuberculosis	33	820	41	597	+ 223
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	807	37	839	- 32
Asthma	35	716	43	540	+ 176
Epilepsy	36	714	35	1,145	- 431
Skin Disease	37	510	46	469	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	482	26	3,091	- 2,609
Leukemia	39	371	24	3,456	- 3,084
Fires	40	339	45	474	- 135
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	318	40	612	- 294
Maternal Conditions	42	216	63	10	+ 206
Oesophagus Cancer	43	205	33	1,803	- 1,598
Appendicitis	44	136	55	69	+ 67
Poisonings	45	134	51	205	- 71
Meningitis	46	131	53	171	- 40
Drug Use	47	129	48	321	- 192
Encephalitis	48	128	64	6	+ 122
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	103	47	369	- 266
Lymphomas	50	102	19	4,141	- 4,039
Uterin Cancer	51	102	30	2,163	- 2,061
Ovary Cancer	52	88	27	2,929	- 2,841
Other Neoplasms	53	87	7	9,256	- 9,170
Multiple Sclerosis	54	40	44	502	- 463
Dengue	55	20	84	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	56	18	56	52	- 34
Chagas disease	57	18	77	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	58	12	60	19	- 7
Tetanus	59	10	67	2	+ 9
War	60	10	66	4	+ 6
Hepatitis C	61	4	52	188	- 184
Syphilis	62	3	69	0	+ 3
Pertussis	63	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	73	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	66	0	31	2,155	- 2,154
Oral Cancer	67	0	25	3,377	- 3,376
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	62	12	- 12
Bladder Cancer	81	0	17	4,700	- 4,700
Schizophrenia	82	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
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.