POLAND VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,939	1	117,700	- 74,761
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,447	21	3,701	+ 27,746
Stroke	3	14,964	2	32,693	- 17,730
Lung Cancers	4	14,283	3	25,781	- 11,498
Lung Disease	5	13,698	6	13,677	+ 22
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,762	4	19,998	- 11,237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,817	5	14,610	- 6,793
Prostate Cancer	8	6,476	11	6,489	- 13
Breast Cancer	9	5,679	9	7,967	- 2,288
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,638	34	1,500	+ 4,138
Other Injuries	11	5,323	28	2,527	+ 2,797
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,610	13	5,430	- 820
Suicide	13	4,283	18	4,282	+ 1
Lymphomas	14	3,913	19	4,141	- 229
Kidney Disease	15	3,538	20	4,065	- 527
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,157	8	8,947	- 5,791
Hypertension	17	2,577	15	4,937	- 2,360
Falls	18	2,521	16	4,712	- 2,191
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,398	33	1,803	+ 595
Liver Cancer	20	2,381	29	2,290	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	21	2,166	17	4,700	- 2,534
Leukemia	22	2,011	24	3,456	- 1,444
Stomach Cancer	23	1,869	12	5,910	- 4,042
Drug Use	24	1,789	48	321	+ 1,468
Ovary Cancer	25	1,749	27	2,929	- 1,180
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,663	23	3,495	- 1,832
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,659	38	831	+ 828
Alcohol	28	1,505	14	5,238	- 3,733
Skin Cancers	29	1,382	31	2,155	- 773
Other Neoplasms	30	1,036	7	9,256	- 8,221
Liver Disease	31	1,007	10	7,912	- 6,905
Cervical Cancer	32	978	32	1,907	- 929
Oral Cancer	33	909	25	3,377	- 2,468
Congenital Anomalies	34	793	36	916	- 123
Road Traffic Accidents	35	739	22	3,555	- 2,815
Uterin Cancer	36	736	30	2,163	- 1,427
Epilepsy	37	577	35	1,145	- 568
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	450	47	369	+ 82
Violence	39	427	49	294	+ 133
Anemia	40	390	62	12	+ 378
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	346	26	3,091	- 2,745
Poisonings	42	344	51	205	+ 139
Low Birth Weight	43	321	42	579	- 258
Multiple Sclerosis	44	294	44	502	- 209
Skin Disease	45	280	46	469	- 189
Birth Trauma	46	265	57	52	+ 213
Osteoarthritis	47	220	61	18	+ 202
Asthma	48	177	43	540	- 363
Schizophrenia	49	155	58	30	+ 125
Meningitis	50	136	53	171	- 34
Upper Respiratory	51	118	60	19	+ 99
Hepatitis C	52	118	52	188	- 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	113	59	29	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	111	40	612	- 501
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	103	37	839	- 736
Drownings	56	97	39	636	- 539
Malnutrition	57	58	50	291	- 232
Fires	58	57	45	474	- 417
HIV/AIDS	59	50	54	115	- 65
Maternal Conditions	60	38	63	10	+ 28
War	61	4	66	4	+ 0
Pertussis	62	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	56	52	- 52
Otitis Media	64	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	67	2	- 2
Ascariasis	69	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	64	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	73	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	41	597	- 597
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	65	4	- 4
Appendicitis	86	0	55	69	- 69
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Iceland

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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.