POLAND VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,735	1	117,700	- 49,964
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,569	21	3,701	+ 19,867
Stroke	3	22,936	2	32,693	- 9,758
Lung Cancers	4	21,446	3	25,781	- 4,334
Lung Disease	5	19,713	6	13,677	+ 6,036
Hypertension	6	12,342	15	4,937	+ 7,406
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,988	5	14,610	- 2,623
Kidney Disease	8	10,488	20	4,065	+ 6,423
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,540	4	19,998	- 10,458
Breast Cancer	10	8,679	9	7,967	+ 712
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,278	13	5,430	+ 2,848
Prostate Cancer	12	7,594	11	6,489	+ 1,105
Diabetes Mellitus	13	7,167	8	8,947	- 1,780
Falls	14	7,059	16	4,712	+ 2,347
Liver Disease	15	6,999	10	7,912	- 914
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,801	34	1,500	+ 4,301
Lymphomas	17	5,642	19	4,141	+ 1,501
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,918	38	831	+ 4,087
Suicide	19	4,737	18	4,282	+ 455
Stomach Cancer	20	4,448	12	5,910	- 1,462
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,095	23	3,495	+ 601
Leukemia	22	4,024	24	3,456	+ 569
Other Injuries	23	3,799	28	2,527	+ 1,273
Other Neoplasms	24	3,759	7	9,256	- 5,497
Liver Cancer	25	3,711	29	2,290	+ 1,421
Alcohol	26	2,882	14	5,238	- 2,356
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,862	33	1,803	+ 1,059
Bladder Cancer	28	2,853	17	4,700	- 1,848
Oral Cancer	29	2,774	25	3,377	- 602
Ovary Cancer	30	2,392	27	2,929	- 537
Skin Cancers	31	1,868	31	2,155	- 287
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,764	37	839	+ 925
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,665	40	612	+ 1,054
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,455	22	3,555	- 2,099
Epilepsy	35	1,424	35	1,145	+ 279
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,055	36	916	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	37	1,028	30	2,163	- 1,135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	998	26	3,091	- 2,093
Cervical Cancer	39	982	32	1,907	- 925
Drug Use	40	889	48	321	+ 568
Multiple Sclerosis	41	723	44	502	+ 221
Skin Disease	42	711	46	469	+ 242
Anemia	43	458	62	12	+ 445
Asthma	44	426	43	540	- 114
Low Birth Weight	45	355	42	579	- 224
Violence	46	354	49	294	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	250	47	369	- 119
Hepatitis C	48	233	52	188	+ 45
Drownings	49	211	39	636	- 425
Malnutrition	50	207	50	291	- 83
Schizophrenia	51	180	58	30	+ 150
Osteoarthritis	52	168	61	18	+ 150
Fires	53	165	45	474	- 309
HIV/AIDS	54	159	54	115	+ 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	134	59	29	+ 105
Tuberculosis	56	129	41	597	- 467
Birth Trauma	57	110	57	52	+ 58
Poisonings	58	100	51	205	- 105
Hepatitis B	59	84	56	52	+ 32
Meningitis	60	77	53	171	- 93
Upper Respiratory	61	64	60	19	+ 45
Appendicitis	62	59	55	69	- 9
Oral conditions	63	29	65	4	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	64	18	63	10	+ 8
Otitis Media	65	7	68	1	+ 6
War	66	5	66	4	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	3	64	6	- 3
Syphilis	68	3	69	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Measles	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	67	2	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	73	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.