POLAND VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,909	1	117,700	- 83,790
Kidney Disease	2	20,501	20	4,065	+ 16,436
Stroke	3	12,909	2	32,693	- 19,784
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,998	8	8,947	+ 3,051
Lung Disease	5	9,108	6	13,677	- 4,569
Liver Disease	6	6,982	10	7,912	- 930
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,683	4	19,998	- 13,316
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,433	22	3,555	+ 2,879
Hypertension	9	6,402	15	4,937	+ 1,465
Violence	10	3,589	49	294	+ 3,295
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,312	36	916	+ 2,396
Liver Cancer	12	2,952	29	2,290	+ 662
Low Birth Weight	13	2,841	42	579	+ 2,263
Stomach Cancer	14	2,771	12	5,910	- 3,139
Prostate Cancer	15	2,240	11	6,489	- 4,249
Cervical Cancer	16	2,171	32	1,907	+ 264
Other Injuries	17	2,075	28	2,527	- 452
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	1,830	5	14,610	- 12,780
Suicide	19	1,652	18	4,282	- 2,630
Breast Cancer	20	1,642	9	7,967	- 6,324
Alcohol	21	1,617	14	5,238	- 3,621
Falls	22	1,602	16	4,712	- 3,109
Lung Cancers	23	1,589	3	25,781	- 24,191
Leukemia	24	1,317	24	3,456	- 2,139
Birth Trauma	25	1,149	57	52	+ 1,097
Other Neoplasms	26	1,116	7	9,256	- 8,141
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,032	13	5,430	- 4,398
Endocrine Disorders	28	949	38	831	+ 118
Lymphomas	29	949	19	4,141	- 3,192
Malnutrition	30	946	50	291	+ 656
Skin Disease	31	939	46	469	+ 470
Drownings	32	910	39	636	+ 274
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	865	21	3,701	- 2,837
Inflammatory/Heart	34	809	23	3,495	- 2,686
HIV/AIDS	35	808	54	115	+ 693
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	710	37	839	- 129
Tuberculosis	37	666	41	597	+ 69
Asthma	38	609	43	540	+ 69
Maternal Conditions	39	511	63	10	+ 501
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	496	26	3,091	- 2,595
Epilepsy	41	430	35	1,145	- 715
Parkinson's Disease	42	387	34	1,500	- 1,113
Oral Cancer	43	373	25	3,377	- 3,004
Ovary Cancer	44	355	27	2,929	- 2,574
Skin Cancers	45	342	31	2,155	- 1,813
Drug Use	46	292	48	321	- 29
Oesophagus Cancer	47	243	33	1,803	- 1,560
Uterin Cancer	48	226	30	2,163	- 1,937
Appendicitis	49	184	55	69	+ 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	178	47	369	- 191
Meningitis	51	168	53	171	- 3
Bladder Cancer	52	162	17	4,700	- 4,538
Anemia	53	162	62	12	+ 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	116	40	612	- 496
Poisonings	55	102	51	205	- 103
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	98	59	29	+ 69
Fires	57	95	45	474	- 379
Encephalitis	58	59	64	6	+ 53
Osteoarthritis	59	57	61	18	+ 39
Syphilis	60	54	69	0	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	61	39	44	502	- 463
Hepatitis B	62	30	56	52	- 22
Oral conditions	63	27	65	4	+ 23
Dengue	64	26	84	0	+ 26
Chagas disease	65	23	77	0	+ 23
Schizophrenia	66	19	58	30	- 10
Pertussis	67	17	71	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	68	7	52	188	- 181
Ascariasis	69	5	82	0	+ 5
War	70	4	66	4	+ 0
Leprosy	71	3	79	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	72	3	60	19	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	73	2	80	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	74	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	75	1	68	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	79	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	76	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.