POLAND VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	225,995	1	117,700	+ 108,295
Stroke	2	83,194	2	32,693	+ 50,501
Lung Cancers	3	19,589	3	25,781	- 6,192
Hypertension	4	19,005	15	4,937	+ 14,068
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	15,829	5	14,610	+ 1,219
Suicide	6	10,636	18	4,282	+ 6,354
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,644	4	19,998	- 10,354
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	9,567	21	3,701	+ 5,866
Liver Disease	9	9,487	10	7,912	+ 1,575
Stomach Cancer	10	9,423	12	5,910	+ 3,513
Breast Cancer	11	9,272	9	7,967	+ 1,306
Prostate Cancer	12	8,815	11	6,489	+ 2,326
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,521	13	5,430	+ 3,091
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,742	8	8,947	- 1,206
Falls	15	7,637	16	4,712	+ 2,926
Lung Disease	16	7,562	6	13,677	- 6,114
Inflammatory/Heart	17	7,135	23	3,495	+ 3,640
Other Injuries	18	6,126	28	2,527	+ 3,599
Kidney Disease	19	5,482	20	4,065	+ 1,417
Oral Cancer	20	4,983	25	3,377	+ 1,606
Lymphomas	21	4,739	19	4,141	+ 598
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	4,610	26	3,091	+ 1,519
Bladder Cancer	23	4,311	17	4,700	- 389
Leukemia	24	4,184	24	3,456	+ 728
Liver Cancer	25	3,522	29	2,290	+ 1,232
Ovary Cancer	26	3,438	27	2,929	+ 509
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,310	22	3,555	- 244
Cervical Cancer	28	3,307	32	1,907	+ 1,400
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,278	34	1,500	+ 1,777
Oesophagus Cancer	30	3,225	33	1,803	+ 1,423
Other Neoplasms	31	3,125	7	9,256	- 6,132
Skin Cancers	32	2,898	31	2,155	+ 743
Alcohol	33	2,825	14	5,238	- 2,413
Uterin Cancer	34	2,349	30	2,163	+ 186
Drownings	35	2,210	39	636	+ 1,574
Violence	36	1,939	49	294	+ 1,645
Drug Use	37	1,802	48	321	+ 1,481
Tuberculosis	38	1,751	41	597	+ 1,154
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,062	38	831	+ 231
Epilepsy	40	915	35	1,145	- 230
Congenital Anomalies	41	909	36	916	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	875	37	839	+ 36
Fires	43	755	45	474	+ 281
Skin Disease	44	706	46	469	+ 237
Poisonings	45	680	51	205	+ 476
Asthma	46	669	43	540	+ 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	605	47	369	+ 236
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	430	40	612	- 181
Multiple Sclerosis	49	424	44	502	- 78
Hepatitis C	50	345	52	188	+ 157
HIV/AIDS	51	329	54	115	+ 214
Meningitis	52	285	53	171	+ 115
Birth Trauma	53	152	57	52	+ 100
Appendicitis	54	144	55	69	+ 75
Low Birth Weight	55	130	42	579	- 448
Schizophrenia	56	125	58	30	+ 95
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	118	59	29	+ 89
Malnutrition	58	104	50	291	- 186
Osteoarthritis	59	92	61	18	+ 74
Anemia	60	78	62	12	+ 66
Hepatitis B	61	70	56	52	+ 18
Tetanus	62	36	67	2	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	63	31	63	10	+ 22
Oral conditions	64	29	65	4	+ 25
Encephalitis	65	24	64	6	+ 17
Otitis Media	66	15	68	1	+ 14
War	67	4	66	4	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	60	19	- 18
Pertussis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Lithuania

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.