POLAND VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,013	1	117,700	- 77,686
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,931	21	3,701	+ 27,230
Lung Cancers	3	20,911	3	25,781	- 4,870
Lung Disease	4	14,194	6	13,677	+ 518
Stroke	5	14,141	2	32,693	- 18,552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,639	5	14,610	- 4,972
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,422	4	19,998	- 12,576
Breast Cancer	8	5,903	9	7,967	- 2,064
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,711	8	8,947	- 3,237
Lymphomas	10	5,140	19	4,141	+ 998
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,051	13	5,430	- 378
Falls	12	4,823	16	4,712	+ 111
Prostate Cancer	13	4,705	11	6,489	- 1,784
Kidney Disease	14	4,572	20	4,065	+ 507
Suicide	15	4,411	18	4,282	+ 129
Drug Use	16	3,681	48	321	+ 3,361
Liver Disease	17	3,619	10	7,912	- 4,293
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,355	34	1,500	+ 1,854
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,229	38	831	+ 2,398
Liver Cancer	20	3,109	29	2,290	+ 819
Leukemia	21	3,094	24	3,456	- 361
Hypertension	22	2,559	15	4,937	- 2,377
Bladder Cancer	23	2,517	17	4,700	- 2,183
Other Injuries	24	2,389	28	2,527	- 137
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,227	33	1,803	+ 424
Stomach Cancer	26	2,175	12	5,910	- 3,736
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,057	23	3,495	- 1,437
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,995	22	3,555	- 1,559
Ovary Cancer	29	1,900	27	2,929	- 1,029
Skin Cancers	30	1,754	31	2,155	- 401
Other Neoplasms	31	1,676	7	9,256	- 7,580
Oral Cancer	32	1,590	25	3,377	- 1,787
Alcohol	33	1,489	14	5,238	- 3,749
Uterin Cancer	34	1,181	30	2,163	- 981
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,080	36	916	+ 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	839	37	839	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	37	691	44	502	+ 189
Skin Disease	38	678	46	469	+ 209
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	635	40	612	+ 23
Violence	40	604	49	294	+ 310
Cervical Cancer	41	577	32	1,907	- 1,329
Low Birth Weight	42	553	42	579	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	442	26	3,091	- 2,649
Epilepsy	44	384	35	1,145	- 762
Hepatitis C	45	363	52	188	+ 174
Anemia	46	342	62	12	+ 330
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	322	47	369	- 47
Drownings	48	283	39	636	- 354
Asthma	49	262	43	540	- 278
Birth Trauma	50	193	57	52	+ 141
Malnutrition	51	192	50	291	- 98
Fires	52	192	45	474	- 282
HIV/AIDS	53	163	54	115	+ 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	142	59	29	+ 113
Osteoarthritis	55	138	61	18	+ 121
Poisonings	56	121	51	205	- 84
Schizophrenia	57	118	58	30	+ 89
Tuberculosis	58	97	41	597	- 499
Meningitis	59	68	53	171	- 102
Hepatitis B	60	66	56	52	+ 14
Oral conditions	61	51	65	4	+ 47
Appendicitis	62	49	55	69	- 19
Upper Respiratory	63	47	60	19	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	64	45	63	10	+ 36
War	65	21	66	4	+ 17
Otitis Media	66	8	68	1	+ 7
Syphilis	67	5	69	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	68	3	64	6	- 3
Pertussis	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	67	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	72	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
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Canada

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.