POLAND VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,794	1	117,700	- 79,906
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,196	21	3,701	+ 13,495
Lung Cancers	3	14,993	3	25,781	- 10,788
Stroke	4	14,833	2	32,693	- 17,860
Lung Disease	5	13,990	6	13,677	+ 314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,566	5	14,610	- 7,044
Breast Cancer	7	6,538	9	7,967	- 1,429
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,416	4	19,998	- 13,583
Kidney Disease	9	5,247	20	4,065	+ 1,182
Other Injuries	10	5,100	28	2,527	+ 2,573
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,720	13	5,430	- 710
Liver Disease	12	4,330	10	7,912	- 3,582
Suicide	13	4,004	18	4,282	- 278
Lymphomas	14	3,719	19	4,141	- 423
Prostate Cancer	15	3,672	11	6,489	- 2,817
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,572	34	1,500	+ 2,071
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,526	8	8,947	- 5,421
Falls	18	3,498	16	4,712	- 1,214
Hypertension	19	3,095	15	4,937	- 1,841
Leukemia	20	3,056	24	3,456	- 399
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,045	38	831	+ 2,214
Stomach Cancer	22	2,952	12	5,910	- 2,959
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,831	23	3,495	- 663
Other Neoplasms	24	2,818	7	9,256	- 6,438
Liver Cancer	25	2,800	29	2,290	+ 510
Bladder Cancer	26	2,527	17	4,700	- 2,174
Ovary Cancer	27	2,036	27	2,929	- 893
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,835	33	1,803	+ 32
Alcohol	29	1,460	14	5,238	- 3,778
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,448	22	3,555	- 2,106
Skin Cancers	31	1,247	31	2,155	- 908
Malnutrition	32	1,122	50	291	+ 832
Oral Cancer	33	1,097	25	3,377	- 2,280
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,091	40	612	+ 479
Epilepsy	35	971	35	1,145	- 174
Uterin Cancer	36	903	30	2,163	- 1,259
Congenital Anomalies	37	601	36	916	- 316
Cervical Cancer	38	553	32	1,907	- 1,354
Drug Use	39	536	48	321	+ 215
Anemia	40	487	62	12	+ 475
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	389	26	3,091	- 2,702
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	356	37	839	- 483
Schizophrenia	43	335	58	30	+ 305
Skin Disease	44	310	46	469	- 159
Asthma	45	267	43	540	- 273
Multiple Sclerosis	46	237	44	502	- 266
Hepatitis C	47	214	52	188	+ 26
Violence	48	179	49	294	- 115
Low Birth Weight	49	176	42	579	- 402
Osteoarthritis	50	152	61	18	+ 134
Fires	51	146	45	474	- 328
HIV/AIDS	52	143	54	115	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	133	47	369	- 235
Drownings	54	113	39	636	- 524
Tuberculosis	55	107	41	597	- 489
Poisonings	56	85	51	205	- 119
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	69	59	29	+ 40
Meningitis	58	39	53	171	- 131
Birth Trauma	59	35	57	52	- 17
Hepatitis B	60	32	56	52	- 20
Upper Respiratory	61	22	60	19	+ 3
Appendicitis	62	19	55	69	- 49
Maternal Conditions	63	19	63	10	+ 9
Oral conditions	64	17	65	4	+ 13
Encephalitis	65	9	64	6	+ 3
Syphilis	66	8	69	0	+ 8
War	67	4	66	4	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	67	2	- 2
Measles	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.