POLAND VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,132	1	117,700	- 52,567
Stroke	2	49,884	2	32,693	+ 17,191
Diabetes Mellitus	3	28,234	8	8,947	+ 19,287
Hypertension	4	15,613	15	4,937	+ 10,677
Suicide	5	15,386	18	4,282	+ 11,104
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,711	4	19,998	- 5,287
HIV/AIDS	7	12,500	54	115	+ 12,385
Kidney Disease	8	11,386	20	4,065	+ 7,321
Liver Disease	9	9,603	10	7,912	+ 1,691
Violence	10	9,444	49	294	+ 9,150
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,531	22	3,555	+ 4,976
Endocrine Disorders	12	8,510	38	831	+ 7,679
Lung Disease	13	8,489	6	13,677	- 5,188
Other Injuries	14	8,158	28	2,527	+ 5,631
Drownings	15	7,066	39	636	+ 6,429
Tuberculosis	16	6,683	41	597	+ 6,086
Prostate Cancer	17	6,015	11	6,489	- 474
Anemia	18	4,826	62	12	+ 4,814
Breast Cancer	19	4,677	9	7,967	- 3,290
Inflammatory/Heart	20	4,477	23	3,495	+ 982
Cervical Cancer	21	4,459	32	1,907	+ 2,552
Low Birth Weight	22	4,355	42	579	+ 3,777
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,352	36	916	+ 2,435
Birth Trauma	24	3,142	57	52	+ 3,090
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	2,858	5	14,610	- 11,753
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,650	26	3,091	- 441
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,318	37	839	+ 1,479
Other Neoplasms	28	1,959	7	9,256	- 7,297
Lung Cancers	29	1,841	3	25,781	- 23,939
Malnutrition	30	1,821	50	291	+ 1,530
Stomach Cancer	31	1,657	12	5,910	- 4,253
Lymphomas	32	1,570	19	4,141	- 2,571
Malaria	33	1,464	78	0	+ 1,464
Liver Cancer	34	1,410	29	2,290	- 880
Maternal Conditions	35	1,374	63	10	+ 1,365
Asthma	36	1,243	43	540	+ 703
Epilepsy	37	1,150	35	1,145	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	1,114	21	3,701	- 2,587
Leukemia	39	1,035	24	3,456	- 2,420
Oral Cancer	40	978	25	3,377	- 2,398
Fires	41	948	45	474	+ 474
Pancreas Cancer	42	927	13	5,430	- 4,503
Ovary Cancer	43	865	27	2,929	- 2,064
Meningitis	44	849	53	171	+ 678
Drug Use	45	763	48	321	+ 442
Uterin Cancer	46	633	30	2,163	- 1,529
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	628	40	612	+ 17
Falls	48	542	16	4,712	- 4,169
Parkinson's Disease	49	440	34	1,500	- 1,060
Bladder Cancer	50	386	17	4,700	- 4,314
Oesophagus Cancer	51	381	33	1,803	- 1,422
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	378	59	29	+ 349
Encephalitis	53	343	64	6	+ 336
Appendicitis	54	292	55	69	+ 224
Skin Cancers	55	235	31	2,155	- 1,919
Skin Disease	56	156	46	469	- 313
Alcohol	57	151	14	5,238	- 5,087
Osteoarthritis	58	147	61	18	+ 129
Hepatitis B	59	98	56	52	+ 46
Dengue	60	90	84	0	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	61	61	44	502	- 442
Schizophrenia	62	49	58	30	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	49	47	369	- 320
War	64	30	66	4	+ 26
Poisonings	65	28	51	205	- 177
Upper Respiratory	66	25	60	19	+ 6
Oral conditions	67	21	65	4	+ 17
Leprosy	68	18	79	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	69	13	52	188	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	12	85	0	+ 12
Syphilis	71	11	69	0	+ 11
Tetanus	72	10	67	2	+ 8
Pertussis	73	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	74	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	80	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.