POLAND VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,547	1	117,700	- 66,153
Stroke	2	38,313	2	32,693	+ 5,619
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	33,933	4	19,998	+ 13,935
Lung Cancers	4	25,061	3	25,781	- 719
Lung Disease	5	24,584	6	13,677	+ 10,907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	18,033	5	14,610	+ 3,423
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	17,906	21	3,701	+ 14,205
Stomach Cancer	8	15,861	12	5,910	+ 9,950
Kidney Disease	9	14,083	20	4,065	+ 10,018
Pancreas Cancer	10	11,645	13	5,430	+ 6,215
Liver Cancer	11	9,241	29	2,290	+ 6,951
Other Injuries	12	6,940	28	2,527	+ 4,414
Suicide	13	6,122	18	4,282	+ 1,840
Lymphomas	14	6,061	19	4,141	+ 1,920
Breast Cancer	15	4,971	9	7,967	- 2,996
Other Neoplasms	16	4,755	7	9,256	- 4,501
Liver Disease	17	4,464	10	7,912	- 3,448
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,405	34	1,500	+ 2,905
Prostate Cancer	19	4,250	11	6,489	- 2,238
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,873	33	1,803	+ 2,070
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,612	38	831	+ 2,781
Bladder Cancer	22	3,125	17	4,700	- 1,575
Falls	23	3,062	16	4,712	- 1,650
Leukemia	24	3,021	24	3,456	- 434
Drownings	25	2,645	39	636	+ 2,008
Oral Cancer	26	2,621	25	3,377	- 756
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,589	23	3,495	- 906
Hypertension	28	2,099	15	4,937	- 2,838
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,709	8	8,947	- 7,239
Ovary Cancer	30	1,592	27	2,929	- 1,337
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,436	22	3,555	- 2,119
Cervical Cancer	32	1,195	32	1,907	- 712
Uterin Cancer	33	1,088	30	2,163	- 1,074
Tuberculosis	34	1,088	41	597	+ 491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	919	26	3,091	- 2,172
Skin Disease	36	882	46	469	+ 413
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	859	37	839	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	823	47	369	+ 454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	804	40	612	+ 192
Congenital Anomalies	40	778	36	916	- 139
Hepatitis C	41	698	52	188	+ 510
Asthma	42	605	43	540	+ 65
Malnutrition	43	601	50	291	+ 310
Skin Cancers	44	579	31	2,155	- 1,575
Epilepsy	45	490	35	1,145	- 655
Hepatitis B	46	447	56	52	+ 395
Schizophrenia	47	331	58	30	+ 301
Fires	48	317	45	474	- 158
Anemia	49	275	62	12	+ 263
Drug Use	50	230	48	321	- 91
Alcohol	51	181	14	5,238	- 5,057
Meningitis	52	97	53	171	- 74
Violence	53	84	49	294	- 210
Poisonings	54	80	51	205	- 125
Low Birth Weight	55	64	42	579	- 515
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	54	59	29	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	57	50	60	19	+ 31
Appendicitis	58	40	55	69	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	59	34	44	502	- 468
Oral conditions	60	33	65	4	+ 29
Birth Trauma	61	33	57	52	- 19
Osteoarthritis	62	27	61	18	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	63	15	54	115	- 100
Maternal Conditions	64	12	63	10	+ 3
Syphilis	65	5	69	0	+ 5
War	66	5	66	4	+ 1
Tetanus	67	3	67	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	2	68	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	69	1	64	6	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Japan

Poland

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.