POLAND VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,722	1	117,700	- 55,978
Stroke	2	39,807	2	32,693	+ 7,114
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	26,340	21	3,701	+ 22,639
Lung Cancers	4	21,706	3	25,781	- 4,075
Lung Disease	5	20,581	6	13,677	+ 6,904
Hypertension	6	19,023	15	4,937	+ 14,086
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,508	5	14,610	- 1,103
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,607	8	8,947	+ 3,659
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,384	4	19,998	- 9,614
Breast Cancer	10	8,814	9	7,967	+ 847
Kidney Disease	11	8,088	20	4,065	+ 4,023
Other Injuries	12	7,698	28	2,527	+ 5,171
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,687	13	5,430	+ 2,257
Stomach Cancer	14	6,516	12	5,910	+ 606
Other Neoplasms	15	6,345	7	9,256	- 2,911
Lymphomas	16	6,146	19	4,141	+ 2,005
Liver Cancer	17	6,114	29	2,290	+ 3,824
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,358	38	831	+ 4,527
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,356	34	1,500	+ 3,856
Prostate Cancer	20	5,344	11	6,489	- 1,144
Leukemia	21	4,276	24	3,456	+ 821
Bladder Cancer	22	4,265	17	4,700	- 435
Liver Disease	23	3,533	10	7,912	- 4,379
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,515	23	3,495	+ 21
Falls	25	2,684	16	4,712	- 2,028
Suicide	26	2,569	18	4,282	- 1,713
Oral Cancer	27	2,125	25	3,377	- 1,252
Ovary Cancer	28	2,086	27	2,929	- 843
Skin Cancers	29	2,059	31	2,155	- 96
Road Traffic Accidents	30	2,047	22	3,555	- 1,508
Hepatitis C	31	1,557	52	188	+ 1,369
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,408	40	612	+ 797
Uterin Cancer	33	1,397	30	2,163	- 766
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,300	33	1,803	- 503
Anemia	35	1,063	62	12	+ 1,051
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,031	37	839	+ 192
Congenital Anomalies	37	917	36	916	+ 1
Skin Disease	38	915	46	469	+ 446
Epilepsy	39	849	35	1,145	- 296
Cervical Cancer	40	733	32	1,907	- 1,173
Malnutrition	41	493	50	291	+ 202
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	446	47	369	+ 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	438	26	3,091	- 2,653
Multiple Sclerosis	44	430	44	502	- 72
Drug Use	45	416	48	321	+ 95
HIV/AIDS	46	330	54	115	+ 216
Asthma	47	314	43	540	- 226
Osteoarthritis	48	306	61	18	+ 288
Schizophrenia	49	270	58	30	+ 240
Violence	50	260	49	294	- 34
Low Birth Weight	51	227	42	579	- 352
Drownings	52	219	39	636	- 418
Tuberculosis	53	214	41	597	- 383
Hepatitis B	54	212	56	52	+ 160
Alcohol	55	176	14	5,238	- 5,062
Fires	56	172	45	474	- 302
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	153	59	29	+ 124
Poisonings	58	98	51	205	- 107
Birth Trauma	59	89	57	52	+ 37
Meningitis	60	81	53	171	- 89
Appendicitis	61	31	55	69	- 38
Oral conditions	62	30	65	4	+ 26
Tetanus	63	14	67	2	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	64	13	60	19	- 6
Otitis Media	65	10	68	1	+ 9
War	66	4	66	4	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	67	4	63	10	- 6
Encephalitis	68	3	64	6	- 4
Syphilis	69	3	69	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	2	75	0	+ 2
Measles	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Italy

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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.