POLAND VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	28,707	41	597	+ 28,110
HIV/AIDS	2	17,802	54	115	+ 17,687
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,080	1	117,700	- 101,620
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,242	4	19,998	- 4,756
Stroke	5	14,146	2	32,693	- 18,547
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,143	8	8,947	+ 1,195
Malaria	7	8,519	78	0	+ 8,519
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,181	22	3,555	+ 4,626
Low Birth Weight	9	7,803	42	579	+ 7,224
Liver Disease	10	6,573	10	7,912	- 1,339
Hypertension	11	6,505	15	4,937	+ 1,569
Kidney Disease	12	6,054	20	4,065	+ 1,989
Birth Trauma	13	5,721	57	52	+ 5,669
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	5,022	37	839	+ 4,183
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,503	36	916	+ 3,587
Lung Disease	16	3,395	6	13,677	- 10,282
Violence	17	2,899	49	294	+ 2,605
Suicide	18	2,882	18	4,282	- 1,400
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,391	21	3,701	- 1,310
Measles	20	2,305	72	0	+ 2,305
Maternal Conditions	21	2,292	63	10	+ 2,283
Other Injuries	22	2,204	28	2,527	- 323
Meningitis	23	1,784	53	171	+ 1,613
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,599	23	3,495	- 1,896
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,548	38	831	+ 717
Cervical Cancer	26	1,518	32	1,907	- 389
Breast Cancer	27	1,456	9	7,967	- 6,511
Asthma	28	1,427	43	540	+ 887
Lung Cancers	29	1,376	3	25,781	- 24,405
Falls	30	1,333	16	4,712	- 3,379
Pertussis	31	1,281	71	0	+ 1,281
Prostate Cancer	32	1,256	11	6,489	- 5,232
Malnutrition	33	1,226	50	291	+ 935
Oral Cancer	34	1,093	25	3,377	- 2,284
Liver Cancer	35	831	29	2,290	- 1,459
Parkinson's Disease	36	745	34	1,500	- 755
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	680	5	14,610	- 13,931
Drownings	38	659	39	636	+ 22
Fires	39	609	45	474	+ 134
Epilepsy	40	586	35	1,145	- 560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	574	26	3,091	- 2,517
Trypanosomiasis	42	557	74	0	+ 557
Bladder Cancer	43	549	17	4,700	- 4,151
Oesophagus Cancer	44	545	33	1,803	- 1,257
Drug Use	45	534	48	321	+ 213
Skin Cancers	46	533	31	2,155	- 1,622
Syphilis	47	517	69	0	+ 516
Stomach Cancer	48	511	12	5,910	- 5,399
Lymphomas	49	501	19	4,141	- 3,640
Poisonings	50	441	51	205	+ 236
Ovary Cancer	51	419	27	2,929	- 2,510
Skin Disease	52	341	46	469	- 128
Pancreas Cancer	53	325	13	5,430	- 5,104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	314	40	612	- 298
Uterin Cancer	55	306	30	2,163	- 1,857
Alcohol	56	305	14	5,238	- 4,933
Leukemia	57	266	24	3,456	- 3,189
Schistosomiasis	58	219	76	0	+ 219
Tetanus	59	133	67	2	+ 132
Encephalitis	60	114	64	6	+ 107
Appendicitis	61	104	55	69	+ 36
Hepatitis B	62	104	56	52	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	98	47	369	- 270
Other Neoplasms	64	84	7	9,256	- 9,172
War	65	44	66	4	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	66	41	60	19	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	67	26	44	502	- 477
Hepatitis C	68	16	52	188	- 172
Diphtheria	69	6	70	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	4	73	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	3	68	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	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
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	18	- 18
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.