POLAND VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,012	4	19,998	+ 14
Stroke	2	15,660	2	32,693	- 17,033
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,999	37	839	+ 13,160
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,154	1	117,700	- 104,546
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,100	22	3,555	+ 4,545
Liver Disease	6	7,419	10	7,912	- 493
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,768	8	8,947	- 3,179
Hypertension	8	5,654	15	4,937	+ 717
Lung Disease	9	4,042	6	13,677	- 9,634
Malnutrition	10	4,029	50	291	+ 3,738
Birth Trauma	11	3,764	57	52	+ 3,712
Kidney Disease	12	3,528	20	4,065	- 537
Maternal Conditions	13	3,320	63	10	+ 3,310
Tuberculosis	14	3,319	41	597	+ 2,723
Other Injuries	15	3,298	28	2,527	+ 771
Low Birth Weight	16	3,244	42	579	+ 2,665
Malaria	17	2,669	78	0	+ 2,669
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,639	36	916	+ 1,722
Meningitis	19	2,470	53	171	+ 2,300
Violence	20	2,347	49	294	+ 2,053
Suicide	21	2,331	18	4,282	- 1,951
Asthma	22	1,992	43	540	+ 1,452
Breast Cancer	23	1,902	9	7,967	- 6,065
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,892	21	3,701	- 1,809
HIV/AIDS	25	1,878	54	115	+ 1,763
Falls	26	1,027	16	4,712	- 3,685
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	898	26	3,091	- 2,193
Lymphomas	28	896	19	4,141	- 3,245
Leukemia	29	880	24	3,456	- 2,576
Cervical Cancer	30	809	32	1,907	- 1,098
Fires	31	805	45	474	+ 331
Inflammatory/Heart	32	750	23	3,495	- 2,744
Drownings	33	719	39	636	+ 82
Poisonings	34	697	51	205	+ 493
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	691	5	14,610	- 13,920
Pertussis	36	547	71	0	+ 547
Parkinson's Disease	37	518	34	1,500	- 982
Epilepsy	38	498	35	1,145	- 648
Oesophagus Cancer	39	495	33	1,803	- 1,308
Ovary Cancer	40	485	27	2,929	- 2,444
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	469	40	612	- 143
Schistosomiasis	42	445	76	0	+ 445
Endocrine Disorders	43	435	38	831	- 396
Oral Cancer	44	434	25	3,377	- 2,943
Liver Cancer	45	423	29	2,290	- 1,867
Lung Cancers	46	377	3	25,781	- 25,404
Prostate Cancer	47	331	11	6,489	- 6,158
Stomach Cancer	48	295	12	5,910	- 5,615
Alcohol	49	278	14	5,238	- 4,960
Skin Disease	50	273	46	469	- 196
Bladder Cancer	51	256	17	4,700	- 4,444
Tetanus	52	229	67	2	+ 227
Drug Use	53	221	48	321	- 100
Syphilis	54	213	69	0	+ 212
Appendicitis	55	191	55	69	+ 123
Skin Cancers	56	182	31	2,155	- 1,973
Hepatitis B	57	168	56	52	+ 116
Pancreas Cancer	58	119	13	5,430	- 5,310
Leishmaniasis	59	116	75	0	+ 116
Upper Respiratory	60	109	60	19	+ 90
Uterin Cancer	61	107	30	2,163	- 2,056
Encephalitis	62	95	64	6	+ 88
Measles	63	77	72	0	+ 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	73	47	369	- 296
Hepatitis C	65	39	52	188	- 149
Other Neoplasms	66	37	7	9,256	- 9,219
Multiple Sclerosis	67	23	44	502	- 479
Ascariasis	68	11	82	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	69	11	68	1	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	6	73	0	+ 6
War	71	3	66	4	- 1
Diphtheria	72	2	70	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
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

Eritrea

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.