POLAND VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	28,654	54	115	+ 28,539
Tuberculosis	2	17,671	41	597	+ 17,075
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,370	4	19,998	- 3,629
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,850	1	117,700	- 101,850
Stroke	5	14,402	2	32,693	- 18,291
Malaria	6	12,562	78	0	+ 12,562
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,156	22	3,555	+ 6,601
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,287	37	839	+ 7,448
Low Birth Weight	9	8,153	42	579	+ 7,574
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,669	8	8,947	- 2,278
Birth Trauma	11	6,338	57	52	+ 6,286
Hypertension	12	5,926	15	4,937	+ 989
Liver Disease	13	5,913	10	7,912	- 1,999
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,632	36	916	+ 3,716
Kidney Disease	15	3,895	20	4,065	- 170
Maternal Conditions	16	3,670	63	10	+ 3,661
Lung Disease	17	3,437	6	13,677	- 10,240
Violence	18	3,423	49	294	+ 3,129
Suicide	19	2,216	18	4,282	- 2,066
Other Injuries	20	2,117	28	2,527	- 410
Pertussis	21	2,091	71	0	+ 2,091
Meningitis	22	1,901	53	171	+ 1,730
Asthma	23	1,848	43	540	+ 1,308
Malnutrition	24	1,727	50	291	+ 1,436
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,463	21	3,701	- 2,238
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,395	23	3,495	- 2,100
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,321	38	831	+ 490
Prostate Cancer	28	1,257	11	6,489	- 5,232
Cervical Cancer	29	1,246	32	1,907	- 660
Liver Cancer	30	1,077	29	2,290	- 1,213
Measles	31	1,012	72	0	+ 1,012
Breast Cancer	32	1,008	9	7,967	- 6,958
Falls	33	945	16	4,712	- 3,767
Syphilis	34	677	69	0	+ 677
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	668	26	3,091	- 2,423
Drownings	36	660	39	636	+ 23
Fires	37	574	45	474	+ 100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	564	5	14,610	- 14,046
Stomach Cancer	39	559	12	5,910	- 5,351
Epilepsy	40	483	35	1,145	- 663
Poisonings	41	448	51	205	+ 243
Parkinson's Disease	42	438	34	1,500	- 1,062
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	423	40	612	- 189
Drug Use	44	416	48	321	+ 95
Lymphomas	45	388	19	4,141	- 3,754
Leukemia	46	365	24	3,456	- 3,090
Lung Cancers	47	341	3	25,781	- 25,440
Ovary Cancer	48	314	27	2,929	- 2,615
Alcohol	49	292	14	5,238	- 4,946
Skin Disease	50	291	46	469	- 179
Schistosomiasis	51	285	76	0	+ 285
Pancreas Cancer	52	266	13	5,430	- 5,164
Skin Cancers	53	229	31	2,155	- 1,926
Oral Cancer	54	208	25	3,377	- 3,169
Tetanus	55	147	67	2	+ 145
Encephalitis	56	126	64	6	+ 119
Oesophagus Cancer	57	124	33	1,803	- 1,679
Appendicitis	58	117	55	69	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	95	47	369	- 274
Uterin Cancer	60	93	30	2,163	- 2,070
Bladder Cancer	61	93	17	4,700	- 4,608
Hepatitis B	62	92	56	52	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	63	48	7	9,256	- 9,208
Upper Respiratory	64	43	60	19	+ 24
Trypanosomiasis	65	43	74	0	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	44	502	- 478
Hepatitis C	67	16	52	188	- 172
Diphtheria	68	12	70	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	69	7	82	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	6	73	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	4	68	1	+ 3
War	72	3	66	4	- 1
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
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.