POLAND VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,250	1	117,700	- 79,449
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,759	21	3,701	+ 19,058
Stroke	3	17,854	2	32,693	- 14,839
Lung Cancers	4	14,064	3	25,781	- 11,716
Lung Disease	5	13,624	6	13,677	- 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,221	5	14,610	- 3,389
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,907	4	19,998	- 13,091
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,770	8	8,947	- 3,177
Prostate Cancer	9	5,547	11	6,489	- 942
Breast Cancer	10	5,531	9	7,967	- 2,436
Falls	11	4,704	16	4,712	- 7
Skin Cancers	12	4,591	31	2,155	+ 2,436
Lymphomas	13	4,566	19	4,141	+ 424
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,075	13	5,430	- 1,354
Suicide	15	3,967	18	4,282	- 315
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,438	22	3,555	- 117
Kidney Disease	17	3,243	20	4,065	- 822
Leukemia	18	2,935	24	3,456	- 520
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,650	34	1,500	+ 1,150
Hypertension	20	2,454	15	4,937	- 2,483
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,436	38	831	+ 1,605
Stomach Cancer	22	2,423	12	5,910	- 3,487
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,349	23	3,495	- 1,145
Liver Cancer	24	2,161	29	2,290	- 129
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,095	33	1,803	+ 292
Bladder Cancer	26	2,003	17	4,700	- 2,697
Other Neoplasms	27	1,839	7	9,256	- 7,417
Other Injuries	28	1,637	28	2,527	- 889
Ovary Cancer	29	1,553	27	2,929	- 1,376
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,318	36	916	+ 401
Oral Cancer	31	1,229	25	3,377	- 2,148
Liver Disease	32	1,183	10	7,912	- 6,729
Uterin Cancer	33	1,085	30	2,163	- 1,078
Skin Disease	34	885	46	469	+ 416
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	845	40	612	+ 234
Asthma	36	680	43	540	+ 140
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	607	37	839	- 232
Low Birth Weight	38	589	42	579	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	527	26	3,091	- 2,564
Drug Use	40	519	48	321	+ 198
Cervical Cancer	41	456	32	1,907	- 1,451
Violence	42	430	49	294	+ 136
Epilepsy	43	413	35	1,145	- 732
Drownings	44	408	39	636	- 228
Alcohol	45	386	14	5,238	- 4,852
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	353	47	369	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	47	326	44	502	- 177
Hepatitis C	48	222	52	188	+ 34
Osteoarthritis	49	180	61	18	+ 162
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	166	59	29	+ 137
Anemia	51	131	62	12	+ 119
Tuberculosis	52	129	41	597	- 468
Fires	53	127	45	474	- 347
Birth Trauma	54	109	57	52	+ 58
Malnutrition	55	106	50	291	- 185
Hepatitis B	56	104	56	52	+ 52
HIV/AIDS	57	78	54	115	- 37
Poisonings	58	70	51	205	- 135
Meningitis	59	67	53	171	- 103
Schizophrenia	60	60	58	30	+ 31
Oral conditions	61	58	65	4	+ 54
Appendicitis	62	44	55	69	- 25
Maternal Conditions	63	36	63	10	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	64	27	60	19	+ 8
Pertussis	65	6	71	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	66	5	64	6	- 1
Otitis Media	67	5	68	1	+ 4
War	68	4	66	4	+ 0
Tetanus	69	3	67	2	+ 1
Syphilis	70	3	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	70	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

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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.