POLAND VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	39,566	21	3,701	+ 35,864
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,372	1	117,700	- 79,328
Lung Cancers	3	23,937	3	25,781	- 1,844
Stroke	4	21,163	2	32,693	- 11,531
Lung Disease	5	20,858	6	13,677	+ 7,182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,709	5	14,610	- 1,902
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,783	4	19,998	- 9,215
Falls	8	9,006	16	4,712	+ 4,294
Breast Cancer	9	7,706	9	7,967	- 260
Prostate Cancer	10	7,118	11	6,489	+ 629
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,530	13	5,430	+ 1,100
Kidney Disease	12	5,516	20	4,065	+ 1,451
Lymphomas	13	5,475	19	4,141	+ 1,333
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,202	8	8,947	- 3,745
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,677	33	1,803	+ 2,874
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,621	34	1,500	+ 3,121
Suicide	17	4,415	18	4,282	+ 133
Other Neoplasms	18	3,992	7	9,256	- 5,264
Other Injuries	19	3,593	28	2,527	+ 1,067
Leukemia	20	3,441	24	3,456	- 14
Bladder Cancer	21	3,207	17	4,700	- 1,493
Stomach Cancer	22	2,967	12	5,910	- 2,944
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,618	23	3,495	- 877
Liver Cancer	24	2,535	29	2,290	+ 245
Ovary Cancer	25	2,326	27	2,929	- 603
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,299	38	831	+ 1,468
Skin Cancers	27	2,233	31	2,155	+ 78
Liver Disease	28	2,040	10	7,912	- 5,872
Hypertension	29	1,784	15	4,937	- 3,153
Oral Cancer	30	1,674	25	3,377	- 1,703
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,485	22	3,555	- 2,070
Alcohol	32	1,335	14	5,238	- 3,903
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,273	37	839	+ 434
Uterin Cancer	34	1,235	30	2,163	- 928
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,186	36	916	+ 269
Skin Disease	36	644	46	469	+ 175
Multiple Sclerosis	37	643	44	502	+ 140
Epilepsy	38	630	35	1,145	- 515
Cervical Cancer	39	580	32	1,907	- 1,326
Anemia	40	544	62	12	+ 531
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	518	40	612	- 94
Drug Use	42	503	48	321	+ 182
Osteoarthritis	43	480	61	18	+ 462
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	467	47	369	+ 98
Low Birth Weight	45	365	42	579	- 214
Asthma	46	360	43	540	- 180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	284	26	3,091	- 2,807
Violence	48	234	49	294	- 60
Drownings	49	213	39	636	- 423
Schizophrenia	50	209	58	30	+ 179
Meningitis	51	171	53	171	+ 1
Birth Trauma	52	161	57	52	+ 109
Fires	53	107	45	474	- 367
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	91	59	29	+ 62
HIV/AIDS	55	71	54	115	- 44
Tuberculosis	56	62	41	597	- 534
Upper Respiratory	57	61	60	19	+ 42
Appendicitis	58	56	55	69	- 13
Oral conditions	59	46	65	4	+ 42
Hepatitis C	60	44	52	188	- 144
Poisonings	61	38	51	205	- 167
Hepatitis B	62	29	56	52	- 23
Malnutrition	63	26	50	291	- 264
Otitis Media	64	22	68	1	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	65	18	63	10	+ 8
War	66	4	66	4	+ 0
Pertussis	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	2	64	6	- 5
Syphilis	69	2	69	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	67	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Netherlands

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.