POLAND VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,793	1	117,700	- 82,907
Stroke	2	13,701	2	32,693	- 18,992
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,599	22	3,555	+ 4,044
Kidney Disease	4	6,242	20	4,065	+ 2,177
War	5	5,551	66	4	+ 5,547
Hypertension	6	4,815	15	4,937	- 122
Tuberculosis	7	4,275	41	597	+ 3,679
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,228	8	8,947	- 4,719
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,914	4	19,998	- 16,085
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,910	21	3,701	+ 209
Liver Disease	11	3,317	10	7,912	- 4,595
Lung Disease	12	3,195	6	13,677	- 10,481
Lung Cancers	13	3,117	3	25,781	- 22,664
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,595	36	916	+ 1,678
Other Injuries	15	2,276	28	2,527	- 251
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,245	5	14,610	- 12,365
Drug Use	17	1,952	48	321	+ 1,631
Low Birth Weight	18	1,889	42	579	+ 1,310
Suicide	19	1,598	18	4,282	- 2,684
Asthma	20	1,563	43	540	+ 1,023
HIV/AIDS	21	1,179	54	115	+ 1,064
Leukemia	22	1,140	24	3,456	- 2,315
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,099	13	5,430	- 4,331
Falls	24	1,071	16	4,712	- 3,640
Breast Cancer	25	1,000	9	7,967	- 6,967
Lymphomas	26	995	19	4,141	- 3,147
Parkinson's Disease	27	839	34	1,500	- 662
Liver Cancer	28	804	29	2,290	- 1,486
Endocrine Disorders	29	803	38	831	- 28
Violence	30	765	49	294	+ 471
Bladder Cancer	31	715	17	4,700	- 3,986
Cervical Cancer	32	709	32	1,907	- 1,198
Stomach Cancer	33	705	12	5,910	- 5,205
Birth Trauma	34	697	57	52	+ 645
Maternal Conditions	35	652	63	10	+ 642
Fires	36	607	45	474	+ 133
Inflammatory/Heart	37	565	23	3,495	- 2,929
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	520	26	3,091	- 2,571
Prostate Cancer	39	503	11	6,489	- 5,986
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	482	37	839	- 357
Oral Cancer	41	425	25	3,377	- 2,952
Ovary Cancer	42	395	27	2,929	- 2,534
Drownings	43	389	39	636	- 247
Epilepsy	44	350	35	1,145	- 795
Poisonings	45	294	51	205	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	260	40	612	- 352
Meningitis	47	218	53	171	+ 48
Hepatitis B	48	180	56	52	+ 128
Oesophagus Cancer	49	173	33	1,803	- 1,630
Alcohol	50	113	14	5,238	- 5,125
Skin Cancers	51	106	31	2,155	- 2,049
Multiple Sclerosis	52	105	44	502	- 398
Encephalitis	53	102	64	6	+ 96
Skin Disease	54	90	46	469	- 379
Pertussis	55	89	71	0	+ 89
Appendicitis	56	78	55	69	+ 9
Malnutrition	57	56	50	291	- 235
Other Neoplasms	58	52	7	9,256	- 9,204
Schistosomiasis	59	46	76	0	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	60	44	30	2,163	- 2,119
Syphilis	61	30	69	0	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	47	369	- 346
Leishmaniasis	63	10	75	0	+ 10
Tetanus	64	5	67	2	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	3	52	188	- 185
Ascariasis	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	67	1	60	19	- 18
Diphtheria	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Libya

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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.