POLAND VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,048	1	117,700	- 4,652
Stroke	2	28,601	2	32,693	- 4,092
Lung Cancers	3	19,455	3	25,781	- 6,326
Lung Disease	4	14,927	6	13,677	+ 1,250
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	14,707	4	19,998	- 5,292
Diabetes Mellitus	6	14,274	8	8,947	+ 5,327
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,150	21	3,701	+ 10,449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	14,005	5	14,610	- 605
Hypertension	9	8,958	15	4,937	+ 4,022
Other Injuries	10	8,469	28	2,527	+ 5,942
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,265	13	5,430	+ 2,835
Liver Disease	12	7,793	10	7,912	- 119
Breast Cancer	13	7,006	9	7,967	- 961
Kidney Disease	14	6,133	20	4,065	+ 2,068
Prostate Cancer	15	5,718	11	6,489	- 770
Suicide	16	4,654	18	4,282	+ 372
Lymphomas	17	4,327	19	4,141	+ 186
Stomach Cancer	18	3,899	12	5,910	- 2,012
Leukemia	19	3,890	24	3,456	+ 435
Bladder Cancer	20	3,794	17	4,700	- 906
Oral Cancer	21	3,400	25	3,377	+ 24
Liver Cancer	22	3,313	29	2,290	+ 1,023
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,823	38	831	+ 1,992
Falls	24	2,619	16	4,712	- 2,093
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,518	23	3,495	- 977
Other Neoplasms	26	2,454	7	9,256	- 6,803
Skin Cancers	27	2,307	31	2,155	+ 152
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,302	33	1,803	+ 499
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,274	22	3,555	- 1,281
Ovary Cancer	30	2,211	27	2,929	- 718
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,806	34	1,500	+ 306
Alcohol	32	1,649	14	5,238	- 3,589
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,550	26	3,091	- 1,541
Uterin Cancer	34	1,537	30	2,163	- 625
Cervical Cancer	35	1,236	32	1,907	- 670
Malnutrition	36	1,069	50	291	+ 778
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	990	40	612	+ 379
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	913	37	839	+ 74
Epilepsy	39	878	35	1,145	- 267
Skin Disease	40	725	46	469	+ 256
Asthma	41	668	43	540	+ 128
Congenital Anomalies	42	662	36	916	- 254
Drownings	43	544	39	636	- 92
Drug Use	44	528	48	321	+ 207
Multiple Sclerosis	45	420	44	502	- 83
Low Birth Weight	46	337	42	579	- 242
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	277	47	369	- 92
Violence	48	237	49	294	- 57
Fires	49	193	45	474	- 282
Poisonings	50	142	51	205	- 63
Upper Respiratory	51	100	60	19	+ 81
Birth Trauma	52	97	57	52	+ 46
Meningitis	53	90	53	171	- 81
Tuberculosis	54	83	41	597	- 514
Anemia	55	81	62	12	+ 69
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	78	59	29	+ 49
Appendicitis	57	69	55	69	+ 0
Hepatitis C	58	63	52	188	- 125
HIV/AIDS	59	28	54	115	- 86
Syphilis	60	15	69	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	61	13	63	10	+ 4
Oral conditions	62	11	65	4	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	6	56	52	- 46
Encephalitis	64	4	64	6	- 3
War	65	4	66	4	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	80	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	67	3	68	1	+ 2
Pertussis	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	58	30	- 30
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	18	- 18
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.