POLAND VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	76,580	21	3,701	+ 72,878
Coronary Heart Disease	2	67,701	1	117,700	- 49,999
Stroke	3	28,338	2	32,693	- 4,355
Lung Cancers	4	15,922	3	25,781	- 9,858
Hypertension	5	13,980	15	4,937	+ 9,043
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,870	5	14,610	- 4,740
Falls	7	9,126	16	4,712	+ 4,414
Lung Disease	8	8,879	6	13,677	- 4,798
Pancreas Cancer	9	8,588	13	5,430	+ 3,158
Liver Disease	10	7,355	10	7,912	- 557
Prostate Cancer	11	6,681	11	6,489	+ 192
Breast Cancer	12	6,530	9	7,967	- 1,437
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,873	34	1,500	+ 4,373
Lymphomas	14	5,859	19	4,141	+ 1,718
Suicide	15	5,827	18	4,282	+ 1,545
Liver Cancer	16	3,754	29	2,290	+ 1,464
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,567	23	3,495	+ 73
Alcohol	18	3,198	14	5,238	- 2,040
Stomach Cancer	19	3,077	12	5,910	- 2,833
Other Injuries	20	3,008	28	2,527	+ 481
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	3,004	4	19,998	- 16,994
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,877	8	8,947	- 6,070
Other Neoplasms	23	2,595	7	9,256	- 6,661
Leukemia	24	2,556	24	3,456	- 899
Ovary Cancer	25	2,371	27	2,929	- 558
Kidney Disease	26	2,354	20	4,065	- 1,711
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,202	33	1,803	+ 399
Bladder Cancer	28	2,124	17	4,700	- 2,577
Skin Cancers	29	2,046	31	2,155	- 108
Drug Use	30	1,854	48	321	+ 1,533
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,767	38	831	+ 936
Uterin Cancer	32	1,550	30	2,163	- 613
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,481	22	3,555	- 2,074
Oral Cancer	34	1,426	25	3,377	- 1,950
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,322	36	916	+ 405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,043	26	3,091	- 2,048
Drownings	37	730	39	636	+ 93
Epilepsy	38	717	35	1,145	- 428
Schizophrenia	39	640	58	30	+ 611
Asthma	40	583	43	540	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	572	47	369	+ 203
Multiple Sclerosis	42	552	44	502	+ 50
Violence	43	443	49	294	+ 149
Cervical Cancer	44	428	32	1,907	- 1,479
Fires	45	424	45	474	- 50
Tuberculosis	46	220	41	597	- 376
Skin Disease	47	187	46	469	- 282
Low Birth Weight	48	180	42	579	- 399
Poisonings	49	171	51	205	- 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	131	40	612	- 481
Osteoarthritis	51	115	61	18	+ 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	105	37	839	- 734
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	75	59	29	+ 46
Appendicitis	54	65	55	69	- 3
Meningitis	55	65	53	171	- 106
Birth Trauma	56	54	57	52	+ 2
Malnutrition	57	45	50	291	- 245
Anemia	58	39	62	12	+ 27
HIV/AIDS	59	38	54	115	- 77
Hepatitis C	60	32	52	188	- 157
Oral conditions	61	26	65	4	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	62	14	60	19	- 5
Hepatitis B	63	11	56	52	- 41
Maternal Conditions	64	10	63	10	+ 1
War	65	4	66	4	- 0
Encephalitis	66	3	64	6	- 3
Syphilis	67	2	69	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	68	1	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	67	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Finland

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.