POLAND VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,803	1	117,700	- 81,896
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,123	21	3,701	+ 26,422
Stroke	3	20,601	2	32,693	- 12,092
Lung Cancers	4	20,206	3	25,781	- 5,574
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	12,384	5	14,610	- 2,226
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,204	4	19,998	- 8,795
Lung Disease	7	10,331	6	13,677	- 3,345
Breast Cancer	8	8,804	9	7,967	+ 837
Other Injuries	9	8,568	28	2,527	+ 6,041
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,004	13	5,430	+ 1,574
Kidney Disease	11	6,504	20	4,065	+ 2,439
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,183	8	8,947	- 2,764
Prostate Cancer	13	6,161	11	6,489	- 328
Lymphomas	14	5,705	19	4,141	+ 1,564
Liver Cancer	15	5,425	29	2,290	+ 3,135
Suicide	16	5,078	18	4,282	+ 796
Other Neoplasms	17	4,970	7	9,256	- 4,286
Falls	18	4,694	16	4,712	- 17
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,582	38	831	+ 3,751
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,290	34	1,500	+ 2,789
Leukemia	21	4,226	24	3,456	+ 770
Liver Disease	22	4,183	10	7,912	- 3,729
Hypertension	23	4,029	15	4,937	- 908
Bladder Cancer	24	3,721	17	4,700	- 980
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,437	23	3,495	- 58
Stomach Cancer	26	3,134	12	5,910	- 2,776
Oral Cancer	27	2,650	25	3,377	- 727
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,648	33	1,803	+ 845
Malnutrition	29	2,387	50	291	+ 2,096
Ovary Cancer	30	2,246	27	2,929	- 683
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,892	22	3,555	- 1,662
Skin Cancers	32	1,845	31	2,155	- 310
Alcohol	33	1,807	14	5,238	- 3,431
Uterin Cancer	34	1,542	30	2,163	- 621
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,140	36	916	+ 224
Drug Use	36	1,066	48	321	+ 745
Epilepsy	37	1,057	35	1,145	- 88
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,024	37	839	+ 185
Skin Disease	39	905	46	469	+ 436
Cervical Cancer	40	892	32	1,907	- 1,015
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	784	40	612	+ 173
Asthma	42	589	43	540	+ 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	559	26	3,091	- 2,532
Anemia	44	551	62	12	+ 539
Drownings	45	492	39	636	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	46	426	44	502	- 76
Low Birth Weight	47	369	42	579	- 210
Schizophrenia	48	367	58	30	+ 337
Violence	49	305	49	294	+ 11
Tuberculosis	50	247	41	597	- 350
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	242	47	369	- 127
Hepatitis C	52	236	52	188	+ 48
Fires	53	228	45	474	- 246
HIV/AIDS	54	205	54	115	+ 90
Birth Trauma	55	175	57	52	+ 123
Osteoarthritis	56	139	61	18	+ 121
Poisonings	57	129	51	205	- 76
Meningitis	58	93	53	171	- 78
Hepatitis B	59	77	56	52	+ 25
Oral conditions	60	67	65	4	+ 63
Appendicitis	61	51	55	69	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	43	59	29	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	63	30	60	19	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	29	63	10	+ 20
Otitis Media	65	9	68	1	+ 8
Encephalitis	66	5	64	6	- 2
War	67	4	66	4	- 0
Syphilis	68	2	69	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	2	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	67	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.