POLAND VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	55,907	2	32,693	+ 23,214
Coronary Heart Disease	2	48,473	1	117,700	- 69,227
Lung Disease	3	26,503	6	13,677	+ 12,827
Lung Cancers	4	19,545	3	25,781	- 6,235
Stomach Cancer	5	10,902	12	5,910	+ 4,992
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,331	21	3,701	+ 4,629
Hypertension	7	8,241	15	4,937	+ 3,304
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,848	22	3,555	+ 3,293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,796	5	14,610	- 7,814
Oesophagus Cancer	10	6,646	33	1,803	+ 4,843
Kidney Disease	11	5,262	20	4,065	+ 1,197
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	5,017	4	19,998	- 14,982
Liver Cancer	13	4,951	29	2,290	+ 2,661
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,424	8	8,947	- 4,524
Liver Disease	15	3,984	10	7,912	- 3,928
Falls	16	3,800	16	4,712	- 912
Suicide	17	3,183	18	4,282	- 1,099
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,052	13	5,430	- 2,378
Breast Cancer	19	2,538	9	7,967	- 5,429
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,934	34	1,500	+ 434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,788	40	612	+ 1,177
Leukemia	22	1,591	24	3,456	- 1,865
Lymphomas	23	1,583	19	4,141	- 2,559
Oral Cancer	24	1,497	25	3,377	- 1,880
Other Injuries	25	1,480	28	2,527	- 1,047
Drownings	26	1,445	39	636	+ 808
Cervical Cancer	27	1,413	32	1,907	- 493
Prostate Cancer	28	1,397	11	6,489	- 5,092
Bladder Cancer	29	1,036	17	4,700	- 3,664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,032	26	3,091	- 2,059
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,002	36	916	+ 85
Tuberculosis	32	952	41	597	+ 356
Inflammatory/Heart	33	820	23	3,495	- 2,675
HIV/AIDS	34	787	54	115	+ 672
Ovary Cancer	35	768	27	2,929	- 2,161
Poisonings	36	705	51	205	+ 500
Endocrine Disorders	37	701	38	831	- 130
Drug Use	38	663	48	321	+ 342
Asthma	39	633	43	540	+ 93
Low Birth Weight	40	592	42	579	+ 13
Skin Cancers	41	538	31	2,155	- 1,617
Alcohol	42	522	14	5,238	- 4,716
Birth Trauma	43	483	57	52	+ 431
Malnutrition	44	356	50	291	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	45	322	30	2,163	- 1,841
Epilepsy	46	311	35	1,145	- 834
Violence	47	304	49	294	+ 10
Fires	48	287	45	474	- 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	277	47	369	- 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	239	37	839	- 600
Meningitis	51	156	53	171	- 15
Skin Disease	52	143	46	469	- 326
Other Neoplasms	53	120	7	9,256	- 9,137
Maternal Conditions	54	98	63	10	+ 89
Encephalitis	55	77	64	6	+ 70
Hepatitis B	56	75	56	52	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	57	73	60	19	+ 54
Syphilis	58	50	69	0	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	59	47	44	502	- 455
Appendicitis	60	40	55	69	- 28
War	61	25	66	4	+ 21
Measles	62	15	72	0	+ 15
Tetanus	63	13	67	2	+ 12
Pertussis	64	13	71	0	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	65	11	76	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	66	2	52	188	- 186
Chlamydia	67	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 0
Dengue	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	18	- 18
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

China

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.