POLAND VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,769	1	117,700	- 86,931
Lung Disease	2	22,972	6	13,677	+ 9,295
Stroke	3	15,780	2	32,693	- 16,913
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,757	4	19,998	- 12,241
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,419	37	839	+ 6,580
Liver Disease	6	7,252	10	7,912	- 660
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,181	8	8,947	- 1,766
Kidney Disease	8	6,510	20	4,065	+ 2,445
Tuberculosis	9	6,034	41	597	+ 5,438
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,408	22	3,555	+ 1,854
Stomach Cancer	11	5,174	12	5,910	- 736
Falls	12	4,859	16	4,712	+ 147
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,579	21	3,701	+ 878
Low Birth Weight	14	3,470	42	579	+ 2,892
Asthma	15	3,406	43	540	+ 2,866
Hypertension	16	3,352	15	4,937	- 1,585
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,960	40	612	+ 2,349
HIV/AIDS	18	2,541	54	115	+ 2,426
Birth Trauma	19	2,245	57	52	+ 2,194
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,202	36	916	+ 1,286
Lung Cancers	21	1,929	3	25,781	- 23,852
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,917	33	1,803	+ 114
Oral Cancer	23	1,885	25	3,377	- 1,491
Other Injuries	24	1,867	28	2,527	- 660
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,692	26	3,091	- 1,399
Suicide	26	1,539	18	4,282	- 2,743
Liver Cancer	27	1,530	29	2,290	- 760
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,376	34	1,500	- 124
Cervical Cancer	29	1,335	32	1,907	- 572
Encephalitis	30	1,228	64	6	+ 1,221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,059	5	14,610	- 13,552
Drownings	32	890	39	636	+ 253
Pancreas Cancer	33	874	13	5,430	- 4,556
Leukemia	34	813	24	3,456	- 2,643
Violence	35	803	49	294	+ 509
Meningitis	36	754	53	171	+ 584
Ovary Cancer	37	624	27	2,929	- 2,305
Epilepsy	38	605	35	1,145	- 541
Endocrine Disorders	39	480	38	831	- 351
Syphilis	40	465	69	0	+ 465
Skin Cancers	41	404	31	2,155	- 1,750
Maternal Conditions	42	401	63	10	+ 391
Breast Cancer	43	347	9	7,967	- 7,620
Fires	44	345	45	474	- 130
Inflammatory/Heart	45	336	23	3,495	- 3,159
Skin Disease	46	318	46	469	- 151
Drug Use	47	300	48	321	- 21
Bladder Cancer	48	284	17	4,700	- 4,416
Alcohol	49	262	14	5,238	- 4,977
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	233	47	369	- 136
Appendicitis	51	220	55	69	+ 152
Lymphomas	52	212	19	4,141	- 3,929
Hepatitis B	53	177	56	52	+ 125
Malnutrition	54	152	50	291	- 139
Prostate Cancer	55	148	11	6,489	- 6,341
Dengue	56	145	84	0	+ 145
Other Neoplasms	57	94	7	9,256	- 9,162
Measles	58	90	72	0	+ 90
Poisonings	59	83	51	205	- 122
Tetanus	60	61	67	2	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	61	45	60	19	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	62	44	44	502	- 459
Pertussis	63	42	71	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	64	40	52	188	- 148
Leishmaniasis	65	40	75	0	+ 40
Ascariasis	66	8	82	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	67	4	73	0	+ 4
War	68	4	66	4	- 0
Otitis Media	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	70	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	30	2,163	- 2,163
Anemia	72	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	76	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	78	0	61	18	- 18
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
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.