POLAND VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,025	4	19,998	+ 11,027
Malaria	2	25,037	78	0	+ 25,037
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	23,578	37	839	+ 22,739
Low Birth Weight	4	14,061	42	579	+ 13,482
Stroke	5	12,821	2	32,693	- 19,872
Coronary Heart Disease	6	12,104	1	117,700	- 105,596
Birth Trauma	7	11,811	57	52	+ 11,760
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,746	22	3,555	+ 5,191
Meningitis	9	7,703	53	171	+ 7,533
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,392	36	916	+ 5,476
Liver Disease	11	6,055	10	7,912	- 1,857
Other Injuries	12	5,627	28	2,527	+ 3,100
Tuberculosis	13	5,447	41	597	+ 4,850
Maternal Conditions	14	4,879	63	10	+ 4,870
Pertussis	15	4,203	71	0	+ 4,203
Kidney Disease	16	4,019	20	4,065	- 46
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,869	8	8,947	- 5,079
Measles	18	3,550	72	0	+ 3,550
Violence	19	3,300	49	294	+ 3,006
Lung Disease	20	3,195	6	13,677	- 10,482
Malnutrition	21	3,192	50	291	+ 2,901
Asthma	22	2,798	43	540	+ 2,258
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,657	38	831	+ 1,826
Drownings	24	2,325	39	636	+ 1,689
Hypertension	25	1,994	15	4,937	- 2,943
Falls	26	1,908	16	4,712	- 2,803
Suicide	27	1,805	18	4,282	- 2,477
Fires	28	1,648	45	474	+ 1,174
Breast Cancer	29	1,582	9	7,967	- 6,385
HIV/AIDS	30	1,541	54	115	+ 1,426
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,536	26	3,091	- 1,555
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,262	21	3,701	- 2,439
Poisonings	33	1,135	51	205	+ 930
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,130	23	3,495	- 2,364
Liver Cancer	35	1,096	29	2,290	- 1,194
Epilepsy	36	995	35	1,145	- 150
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	767	5	14,610	- 13,843
Cervical Cancer	38	716	32	1,907	- 1,191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	687	40	612	+ 75
Ovary Cancer	40	625	27	2,929	- 2,304
War	41	602	66	4	+ 598
Tetanus	42	548	67	2	+ 546
Lymphomas	43	515	19	4,141	- 3,626
Stomach Cancer	44	442	12	5,910	- 5,469
Skin Cancers	45	422	31	2,155	- 1,733
Hepatitis B	46	410	56	52	+ 358
Parkinson's Disease	47	405	34	1,500	- 1,095
Leukemia	48	379	24	3,456	- 3,077
Oral Cancer	49	356	25	3,377	- 3,021
Schistosomiasis	50	349	76	0	+ 349
Leishmaniasis	51	349	75	0	+ 349
Skin Disease	52	313	46	469	- 156
Bladder Cancer	53	237	17	4,700	- 4,463
Pancreas Cancer	54	203	13	5,430	- 5,227
Oesophagus Cancer	55	193	33	1,803	- 1,609
Appendicitis	56	188	55	69	+ 120
Prostate Cancer	57	188	11	6,489	- 6,301
Drug Use	58	186	48	321	- 135
Ascariasis	59	183	82	0	+ 183
Alcohol	60	177	14	5,238	- 5,061
Encephalitis	61	165	64	6	+ 159
Syphilis	62	161	69	0	+ 161
Upper Respiratory	63	138	60	19	+ 119
Uterin Cancer	64	127	30	2,163	- 2,036
Diphtheria	65	89	70	0	+ 88
Hepatitis C	66	67	52	188	- 121
Lung Cancers	67	62	3	25,781	- 25,719
Other Neoplasms	68	35	7	9,256	- 9,221
Multiple Sclerosis	69	33	44	502	- 470
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	26	47	369	- 343
Chlamydia	71	4	73	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	1	68	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	62	12	- 12
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.