POLAND VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,241	1	117,700	- 39,458
Stroke	2	52,141	2	32,693	+ 19,448
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,676	4	19,998	+ 10,678
Lung Cancers	4	27,244	3	25,781	+ 1,463
Lung Disease	5	20,468	6	13,677	+ 6,792
Kidney Disease	6	17,625	20	4,065	+ 13,560
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,592	21	3,701	+ 10,890
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	12,088	5	14,610	- 2,522
Hypertension	9	10,824	15	4,937	+ 5,887
Parkinson's Disease	10	9,800	34	1,500	+ 8,300
Breast Cancer	11	9,335	9	7,967	+ 1,368
Prostate Cancer	12	7,494	11	6,489	+ 1,005
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,053	13	5,430	+ 1,623
Liver Cancer	14	5,798	29	2,290	+ 3,508
Bladder Cancer	15	5,743	17	4,700	+ 1,043
Stomach Cancer	16	5,687	12	5,910	- 224
Other Injuries	17	5,383	28	2,527	+ 2,856
Leukemia	18	5,015	24	3,456	+ 1,559
Lymphomas	19	4,698	19	4,141	+ 557
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,687	8	8,947	- 4,260
Falls	21	4,611	16	4,712	- 100
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,223	22	3,555	- 331
Liver Disease	23	2,997	10	7,912	- 4,915
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,685	23	3,495	- 810
Other Neoplasms	25	2,513	7	9,256	- 6,743
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,262	26	3,091	- 829
Ovary Cancer	27	2,064	27	2,929	- 865
Suicide	28	1,973	18	4,282	- 2,309
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,948	38	831	+ 1,117
Oral Cancer	30	1,630	25	3,377	- 1,746
Skin Cancers	31	1,623	31	2,155	- 532
Drownings	32	1,612	39	636	+ 976
Uterin Cancer	33	1,380	30	2,163	- 783
Epilepsy	34	923	35	1,145	- 222
Oesophagus Cancer	35	910	33	1,803	- 893
Cervical Cancer	36	901	32	1,907	- 1,005
Drug Use	37	716	48	321	+ 395
Congenital Anomalies	38	645	36	916	- 271
Fires	39	542	45	474	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	40	501	44	502	- 2
Low Birth Weight	41	471	42	579	- 108
Violence	42	385	49	294	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	370	40	612	- 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	351	37	839	- 488
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	247	47	369	- 122
Tuberculosis	46	246	41	597	- 350
Skin Disease	47	208	46	469	- 261
Hepatitis B	48	207	56	52	+ 155
Alcohol	49	187	14	5,238	- 5,051
HIV/AIDS	50	175	54	115	+ 60
Anemia	51	173	62	12	+ 161
Hepatitis C	52	143	52	188	- 46
Meningitis	53	123	53	171	- 47
Schizophrenia	54	102	58	30	+ 72
Asthma	55	102	43	540	- 438
Poisonings	56	72	51	205	- 133
Birth Trauma	57	62	57	52	+ 11
Appendicitis	58	35	55	69	- 34
Upper Respiratory	59	29	60	19	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	60	13	75	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	61	8	63	10	- 1
Tetanus	62	7	67	2	+ 5
Oral conditions	63	6	65	4	+ 2
War	64	4	66	4	+ 0
Syphilis	65	4	69	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	66	3	50	291	- 287
Encephalitis	67	2	64	6	- 4
Measles	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	59	29	- 29
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.