POLAND VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	35,869	4	19,998	+ 15,870
Tuberculosis	2	32,251	41	597	+ 31,655
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	32,115	37	839	+ 31,276
HIV/AIDS	4	25,730	54	115	+ 25,615
Stroke	5	22,516	2	32,693	- 10,178
Malaria	6	22,486	78	0	+ 22,486
Coronary Heart Disease	7	19,884	1	117,700	- 97,816
Low Birth Weight	8	15,275	42	579	+ 14,696
Birth Trauma	9	15,027	57	52	+ 14,975
Road Traffic Accidents	10	12,272	22	3,555	+ 8,718
Measles	11	11,143	72	0	+ 11,143
Hypertension	12	8,586	15	4,937	+ 3,649
Maternal Conditions	13	8,052	63	10	+ 8,043
Liver Disease	14	7,908	10	7,912	- 4
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,825	8	8,947	- 1,122
Meningitis	16	6,957	53	171	+ 6,787
Violence	17	6,915	49	294	+ 6,621
Lung Disease	18	6,556	6	13,677	- 7,121
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,318	36	916	+ 4,401
Asthma	20	5,216	43	540	+ 4,676
Kidney Disease	21	4,869	20	4,065	+ 804
Malnutrition	22	4,736	50	291	+ 4,445
Other Injuries	23	4,255	28	2,527	+ 1,728
Suicide	24	4,011	18	4,282	- 271
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,900	38	831	+ 2,069
Breast Cancer	26	2,360	9	7,967	- 5,607
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,175	26	3,091	- 916
War	28	2,150	66	4	+ 2,146
Tetanus	29	1,922	67	2	+ 1,920
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,850	23	3,495	- 1,644
Pertussis	31	1,818	71	0	+ 1,818
Cervical Cancer	32	1,578	32	1,907	- 329
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,398	21	3,701	- 2,303
Drownings	34	1,387	39	636	+ 750
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,329	40	612	+ 718
Falls	36	1,243	16	4,712	- 3,469
Schistosomiasis	37	1,160	76	0	+ 1,160
Prostate Cancer	38	1,072	11	6,489	- 5,417
Fires	39	972	45	474	+ 498
Poisonings	40	919	51	205	+ 714
Syphilis	41	823	69	0	+ 823
Lymphomas	42	816	19	4,141	- 3,325
Epilepsy	43	814	35	1,145	- 331
Liver Cancer	44	800	29	2,290	- 1,490
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	799	5	14,610	- 13,812
Oral Cancer	46	624	25	3,377	- 2,752
Leukemia	47	604	24	3,456	- 2,851
Parkinson's Disease	48	461	34	1,500	- 1,039
Stomach Cancer	49	449	12	5,910	- 5,461
Ovary Cancer	50	439	27	2,929	- 2,490
Appendicitis	51	424	55	69	+ 355
Alcohol	52	423	14	5,238	- 4,815
Oesophagus Cancer	53	330	33	1,803	- 1,473
Skin Disease	54	330	46	469	- 139
Lung Cancers	55	321	3	25,781	- 25,460
Leishmaniasis	56	312	75	0	+ 312
Drug Use	57	301	48	321	- 20
Skin Cancers	58	294	31	2,155	- 1,861
Trypanosomiasis	59	272	74	0	+ 272
Pancreas Cancer	60	251	13	5,430	- 5,179
Hepatitis B	61	226	56	52	+ 174
Encephalitis	62	192	64	6	+ 185
Upper Respiratory	63	167	60	19	+ 148
Bladder Cancer	64	160	17	4,700	- 4,541
Uterin Cancer	65	134	30	2,163	- 2,029
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	103	47	369	- 266
Diphtheria	67	73	70	0	+ 72
Otitis Media	68	42	68	1	+ 42
Hepatitis C	69	38	52	188	- 150
Other Neoplasms	70	33	7	9,256	- 9,223
Ascariasis	71	33	82	0	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	72	26	44	502	- 476
Chlamydia	73	13	73	0	+ 13
Dengue	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Central Africa

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.