POLAND VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,924	4	19,998	+ 13,925
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	23,686	37	839	+ 22,847
Tuberculosis	3	20,840	41	597	+ 20,243
Malaria	4	16,524	78	0	+ 16,524
Birth Trauma	5	16,397	57	52	+ 16,345
Low Birth Weight	6	15,705	42	579	+ 15,126
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,044	1	117,700	- 107,655
Stroke	8	9,450	2	32,693	- 23,243
Congenital Anomalies	9	8,133	36	916	+ 7,217
HIV/AIDS	10	7,221	54	115	+ 7,106
Meningitis	11	7,144	53	171	+ 6,973
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,824	22	3,555	+ 3,269
Liver Disease	13	6,272	10	7,912	- 1,640
Measles	14	4,818	72	0	+ 4,818
Maternal Conditions	15	3,853	63	10	+ 3,843
Pertussis	16	3,810	71	0	+ 3,810
Other Injuries	17	3,714	28	2,527	+ 1,188
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,682	8	8,947	- 5,266
Violence	19	3,013	49	294	+ 2,719
Kidney Disease	20	2,977	20	4,065	- 1,088
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,586	38	831	+ 1,755
Lung Disease	22	2,057	6	13,677	- 11,620
Breast Cancer	23	1,945	9	7,967	- 6,022
Hypertension	24	1,750	15	4,937	- 3,187
Cervical Cancer	25	1,731	32	1,907	- 176
Tetanus	26	1,367	67	2	+ 1,366
Asthma	27	1,341	43	540	+ 801
Falls	28	1,232	16	4,712	- 3,480
Fires	29	1,167	45	474	+ 693
Suicide	30	1,149	18	4,282	- 3,133
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,111	21	3,701	- 2,591
Drownings	32	1,078	39	636	+ 441
Poisonings	33	1,075	51	205	+ 870
Drug Use	34	1,027	48	321	+ 706
Prostate Cancer	35	968	11	6,489	- 5,521
Malnutrition	36	965	50	291	+ 674
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	957	26	3,091	- 2,134
Syphilis	38	892	69	0	+ 891
Liver Cancer	39	866	29	2,290	- 1,424
Lymphomas	40	851	19	4,141	- 3,290
Epilepsy	41	818	35	1,145	- 327
Inflammatory/Heart	42	790	23	3,495	- 2,705
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	680	5	14,610	- 13,931
Diphtheria	44	622	70	0	+ 621
War	45	531	66	4	+ 527
Parkinson's Disease	46	405	34	1,500	- 1,095
Leukemia	47	369	24	3,456	- 3,086
Oral Cancer	48	366	25	3,377	- 3,010
Ovary Cancer	49	349	27	2,929	- 2,580
Stomach Cancer	50	348	12	5,910	- 5,562
Pancreas Cancer	51	323	13	5,430	- 5,106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	318	40	612	- 293
Skin Cancers	53	316	31	2,155	- 1,838
Schistosomiasis	54	247	76	0	+ 247
Hepatitis B	55	244	56	52	+ 192
Skin Disease	56	240	46	469	- 229
Lung Cancers	57	212	3	25,781	- 25,569
Alcohol	58	169	14	5,238	- 5,069
Encephalitis	59	153	64	6	+ 147
Appendicitis	60	124	55	69	+ 56
Ascariasis	61	112	82	0	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	62	111	30	2,163	- 2,052
Bladder Cancer	63	110	17	4,700	- 4,591
Oesophagus Cancer	64	92	33	1,803	- 1,711
Hepatitis C	65	50	52	188	- 138
Other Neoplasms	66	47	7	9,256	- 9,209
Upper Respiratory	67	42	60	19	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	68	29	44	502	- 473
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	27	47	369	- 342
Leishmaniasis	70	4	75	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
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.