POLAND VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	40,471	54	115	+ 40,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,238	4	19,998	+ 240
Tuberculosis	3	19,573	41	597	+ 18,976
Stroke	4	18,421	2	32,693	- 14,272
Coronary Heart Disease	5	16,869	1	117,700	- 100,831
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,000	22	3,555	+ 8,445
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,011	8	8,947	+ 1,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,912	37	839	+ 8,073
Low Birth Weight	9	7,130	42	579	+ 6,552
Lung Disease	10	6,373	6	13,677	- 7,303
Violence	11	6,215	49	294	+ 5,921
Hypertension	12	5,914	15	4,937	+ 977
Birth Trauma	13	4,762	57	52	+ 4,710
Liver Disease	14	4,638	10	7,912	- 3,274
Kidney Disease	15	4,445	20	4,065	+ 380
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,913	36	916	+ 2,997
Suicide	17	3,354	18	4,282	- 927
Malnutrition	18	3,089	50	291	+ 2,799
Other Injuries	19	2,857	28	2,527	+ 330
Asthma	20	2,771	43	540	+ 2,231
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,427	21	3,701	- 1,274
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,236	23	3,495	- 1,259
Cervical Cancer	23	1,835	32	1,907	- 72
Breast Cancer	24	1,674	9	7,967	- 6,293
Maternal Conditions	25	1,522	63	10	+ 1,512
Drownings	26	1,515	39	636	+ 878
Meningitis	27	1,503	53	171	+ 1,332
Fires	28	1,503	45	474	+ 1,029
Skin Cancers	29	1,489	31	2,155	- 666
Oral Cancer	30	1,378	25	3,377	- 1,998
Prostate Cancer	31	1,303	11	6,489	- 5,186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,047	26	3,091	- 2,044
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,007	38	831	+ 176
Falls	34	858	16	4,712	- 3,853
Lung Cancers	35	812	3	25,781	- 24,968
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	752	5	14,610	- 13,858
Pertussis	37	748	71	0	+ 748
Epilepsy	38	680	35	1,145	- 465
Poisonings	39	640	51	205	+ 435
Lymphomas	40	633	19	4,141	- 3,508
Liver Cancer	41	621	29	2,290	- 1,669
Parkinson's Disease	42	600	34	1,500	- 901
Syphilis	43	480	69	0	+ 480
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	457	40	612	- 155
Stomach Cancer	45	450	12	5,910	- 5,461
Drug Use	46	438	48	321	+ 117
Skin Disease	47	427	46	469	- 42
Alcohol	48	388	14	5,238	- 4,850
Leukemia	49	327	24	3,456	- 3,128
Ovary Cancer	50	321	27	2,929	- 2,608
Malaria	51	298	78	0	+ 298
Oesophagus Cancer	52	289	33	1,803	- 1,513
Pancreas Cancer	53	242	13	5,430	- 5,188
Bladder Cancer	54	217	17	4,700	- 4,484
Schistosomiasis	55	189	76	0	+ 189
Uterin Cancer	56	157	30	2,163	- 2,005
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	131	47	369	- 238
Appendicitis	58	121	55	69	+ 53
Encephalitis	59	111	64	6	+ 105
Other Neoplasms	60	107	7	9,256	- 9,150
Upper Respiratory	61	88	60	19	+ 69
Tetanus	62	83	67	2	+ 81
Hepatitis B	63	62	56	52	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	64	31	44	502	- 471
Measles	65	28	72	0	+ 28
Hepatitis C	66	8	52	188	- 180
War	67	7	66	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	4	73	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	4	68	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	3	70	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	59	29	- 29
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Namibia

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.