POLAND VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,657	1	117,700	- 20,042
Hypertension	2	87,640	15	4,937	+ 82,704
Stroke	3	36,221	2	32,693	+ 3,528
Lung Cancers	4	21,329	3	25,781	- 4,451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	17,102	5	14,610	+ 2,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,319	4	19,998	- 8,679
Liver Disease	7	10,661	10	7,912	+ 2,749
Prostate Cancer	8	9,687	11	6,489	+ 3,199
Stomach Cancer	9	9,406	12	5,910	+ 3,495
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,712	13	5,430	+ 3,282
Breast Cancer	11	8,436	9	7,967	+ 470
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	7,446	21	3,701	+ 3,745
Lung Disease	13	7,424	6	13,677	- 6,253
Inflammatory/Heart	14	7,043	23	3,495	+ 3,548
Lymphomas	15	6,910	19	4,141	+ 2,768
Suicide	16	6,407	18	4,282	+ 2,125
Kidney Disease	17	5,727	20	4,065	+ 1,662
Alcohol	18	4,816	14	5,238	- 422
Diabetes Mellitus	19	4,741	8	8,947	- 4,206
Other Injuries	20	4,584	28	2,527	+ 2,057
Bladder Cancer	21	4,082	17	4,700	- 618
Leukemia	22	4,077	24	3,456	+ 621
Other Neoplasms	23	4,003	7	9,256	- 5,253
Falls	24	3,848	16	4,712	- 863
Oral Cancer	25	3,584	25	3,377	+ 207
Liver Cancer	26	3,480	29	2,290	+ 1,190
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,197	33	1,803	+ 1,394
Ovary Cancer	28	2,830	27	2,929	- 99
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,660	34	1,500	+ 1,160
Skin Cancers	30	2,560	31	2,155	+ 405
Drug Use	31	2,434	48	321	+ 2,113
Cervical Cancer	32	2,193	32	1,907	+ 286
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,140	38	831	+ 1,309
Uterin Cancer	34	1,951	30	2,163	- 212
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,921	22	3,555	- 1,634
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,786	26	3,091	- 1,305
Epilepsy	37	1,444	35	1,145	+ 299
Fires	38	1,327	45	474	+ 853
HIV/AIDS	39	1,308	54	115	+ 1,193
Drownings	40	973	39	636	+ 336
Skin Disease	41	926	46	469	+ 457
Violence	42	925	49	294	+ 631
Congenital Anomalies	43	813	36	916	- 104
Asthma	44	782	43	540	+ 242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	699	40	612	+ 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	559	47	369	+ 190
Tuberculosis	47	534	41	597	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	48	528	44	502	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	394	59	29	+ 365
Osteoarthritis	50	330	61	18	+ 312
Anemia	51	297	62	12	+ 285
Poisonings	52	270	51	205	+ 65
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	268	37	839	- 571
Meningitis	54	241	53	171	+ 70
Low Birth Weight	55	220	42	579	- 359
Schizophrenia	56	198	58	30	+ 168
Birth Trauma	57	163	57	52	+ 111
Hepatitis C	58	131	52	188	- 57
Appendicitis	59	66	55	69	- 3
Oral conditions	60	65	65	4	+ 61
Maternal Conditions	61	38	63	10	+ 28
Syphilis	62	32	69	0	+ 32
Encephalitis	63	6	64	6	- 0
War	64	4	66	4	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	52	- 52
Upper Respiratory	66	0	60	19	- 19
Otitis Media	67	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	68	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	50	291	- 291
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	67	2	- 2
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Estonia

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.