POLAND VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,648	1	117,700	- 83,052
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,845	21	3,701	+ 30,144
Lung Disease	3	28,455	6	13,677	+ 14,778
Lung Cancers	4	24,139	3	25,781	- 1,642
Stroke	5	23,756	2	32,693	- 8,937
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,553	4	19,998	- 5,445
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,926	5	14,610	- 685
Prostate Cancer	8	9,600	11	6,489	+ 3,111
Breast Cancer	9	8,426	9	7,967	+ 459
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,328	8	8,947	- 619
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,109	13	5,430	+ 1,679
Kidney Disease	12	5,908	20	4,065	+ 1,843
Lymphomas	13	4,733	19	4,141	+ 592
Liver Disease	14	4,489	10	7,912	- 3,423
Hypertension	15	4,168	15	4,937	- 769
Suicide	16	4,005	18	4,282	- 277
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,892	34	1,500	+ 2,392
Alcohol	18	3,882	14	5,238	- 1,357
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,727	38	831	+ 2,896
Leukemia	20	3,622	24	3,456	+ 167
Bladder Cancer	21	3,538	17	4,700	- 1,162
Falls	22	3,507	16	4,712	- 1,204
Stomach Cancer	23	3,140	12	5,910	- 2,770
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,091	33	1,803	+ 1,288
Liver Cancer	25	3,013	29	2,290	+ 723
Skin Cancers	26	2,520	31	2,155	+ 365
Other Neoplasms	27	2,452	7	9,256	- 6,805
Oral Cancer	28	2,404	25	3,377	- 972
Ovary Cancer	29	2,381	27	2,929	- 548
Other Injuries	30	2,252	28	2,527	- 275
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,845	23	3,495	- 1,650
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,403	26	3,091	- 1,688
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,385	22	3,555	- 2,170
Drug Use	34	1,277	48	321	+ 956
Uterin Cancer	35	1,009	30	2,163	- 1,153
Congenital Anomalies	36	993	36	916	+ 77
Cervical Cancer	37	991	32	1,907	- 916
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	938	37	839	+ 99
Multiple Sclerosis	39	856	44	502	+ 354
Epilepsy	40	811	35	1,145	- 334
Low Birth Weight	41	755	42	579	+ 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	625	40	612	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	548	47	369	+ 179
Asthma	44	534	43	540	- 6
Skin Disease	45	512	46	469	+ 43
Anemia	46	474	62	12	+ 462
Violence	47	409	49	294	+ 115
Schizophrenia	48	368	58	30	+ 339
Fires	49	343	45	474	- 132
Drownings	50	241	39	636	- 395
Osteoarthritis	51	165	61	18	+ 147
Meningitis	52	162	53	171	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	159	59	29	+ 130
Appendicitis	54	149	55	69	+ 80
HIV/AIDS	55	146	54	115	+ 31
Birth Trauma	56	138	57	52	+ 86
Tuberculosis	57	101	41	597	- 496
Upper Respiratory	58	99	60	19	+ 80
Malnutrition	59	91	50	291	- 200
Hepatitis C	60	56	52	188	- 133
Hepatitis B	61	39	56	52	- 13
Poisonings	62	36	51	205	- 169
Oral conditions	63	27	65	4	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	64	15	63	10	+ 5
Otitis Media	65	11	68	1	+ 11
War	66	4	66	4	- 0
Encephalitis	67	4	64	6	- 3
Tetanus	68	3	67	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Syphilis	70	2	69	0	+ 2
Measles	71	2	72	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Denmark

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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.