POLAND VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,192	1	117,700	- 88,508
Stroke	2	21,694	2	32,693	- 10,999
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,675	4	19,998	- 3,323
Violence	4	12,111	49	294	+ 11,817
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,496	8	8,947	+ 1,548
Lung Disease	6	10,454	6	13,677	- 3,222
Kidney Disease	7	6,636	20	4,065	+ 2,571
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,964	22	3,555	+ 2,409
Lung Cancers	9	5,574	3	25,781	- 20,206
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,409	21	3,701	+ 1,707
Hypertension	11	5,075	15	4,937	+ 138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,078	5	14,610	- 10,532
Liver Disease	13	3,772	10	7,912	- 4,140
Breast Cancer	14	3,655	9	7,967	- 4,312
Prostate Cancer	15	3,346	11	6,489	- 3,143
Falls	16	3,319	16	4,712	- 1,393
Stomach Cancer	17	3,168	12	5,910	- 2,742
Inflammatory/Heart	18	3,083	23	3,495	- 412
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,980	38	831	+ 2,150
Suicide	20	2,560	18	4,282	- 1,722
Other Injuries	21	2,431	28	2,527	- 96
HIV/AIDS	22	2,211	54	115	+ 2,096
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,169	36	916	+ 1,252
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,113	13	5,430	- 3,317
Liver Cancer	25	2,027	29	2,290	- 263
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,843	33	1,803	+ 40
Lymphomas	27	1,827	19	4,141	- 2,314
Oral Cancer	28	1,752	25	3,377	- 1,624
Cervical Cancer	29	1,675	32	1,907	- 232
Leukemia	30	1,502	24	3,456	- 1,953
Skin Disease	31	1,264	46	469	+ 795
Alcohol	32	1,254	14	5,238	- 3,984
Low Birth Weight	33	1,212	42	579	+ 633
Malnutrition	34	1,179	50	291	+ 888
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	996	37	839	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	36	934	17	4,700	- 3,766
Chagas disease	37	888	77	0	+ 888
Skin Cancers	38	886	31	2,155	- 1,269
Drownings	39	869	39	636	+ 233
Tuberculosis	40	862	41	597	+ 265
Parkinson's Disease	41	840	34	1,500	- 660
Other Neoplasms	42	821	7	9,256	- 8,435
Ovary Cancer	43	767	27	2,929	- 2,162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	750	26	3,091	- 2,341
Birth Trauma	45	665	57	52	+ 613
Epilepsy	46	575	35	1,145	- 571
Uterin Cancer	47	490	30	2,163	- 1,673
Asthma	48	457	43	540	- 83
Drug Use	49	434	48	321	+ 113
Anemia	50	426	62	12	+ 413
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	386	40	612	- 226
Hepatitis C	52	344	52	188	+ 156
Maternal Conditions	53	265	63	10	+ 256
Meningitis	54	239	53	171	+ 69
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	193	59	29	+ 164
War	56	192	66	4	+ 188
Appendicitis	57	188	55	69	+ 119
Fires	58	181	45	474	- 293
Hepatitis B	59	136	56	52	+ 84
Schizophrenia	60	116	58	30	+ 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	105	47	369	- 264
Schistosomiasis	62	104	76	0	+ 104
Leishmaniasis	63	76	75	0	+ 76
Multiple Sclerosis	64	63	44	502	- 440
Osteoarthritis	65	58	61	18	+ 40
Poisonings	66	56	51	205	- 149
Upper Respiratory	67	46	60	19	+ 27
Syphilis	68	39	69	0	+ 39
Leprosy	69	30	79	0	+ 30
Otitis Media	70	17	68	1	+ 16
Tetanus	71	15	67	2	+ 14
Encephalitis	72	11	64	6	+ 5
Oral conditions	73	11	65	4	+ 7
Malaria	74	8	78	0	+ 8
Pertussis	75	5	71	0	+ 5
Dengue	76	2	84	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	80	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	79	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	80	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	81	1	72	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Brazil

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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.