POLAND VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,418	1	117,700	- 80,282
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,394	21	3,701	+ 27,693
Lung Disease	3	19,149	6	13,677	+ 5,472
Stroke	4	17,408	2	32,693	- 15,285
Lung Cancers	5	16,314	3	25,781	- 9,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,634	4	19,998	- 7,364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,564	5	14,610	- 2,046
Prostate Cancer	8	8,243	11	6,489	+ 1,755
Falls	9	5,467	16	4,712	+ 756
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,415	13	5,430	- 14
Breast Cancer	11	4,909	9	7,967	- 3,058
Lymphomas	12	4,541	19	4,141	+ 399
Suicide	13	4,454	18	4,282	+ 172
Kidney Disease	14	4,295	20	4,065	+ 230
Other Injuries	15	4,099	28	2,527	+ 1,573
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,935	8	8,947	- 5,013
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,897	34	1,500	+ 2,397
Skin Cancers	18	2,865	31	2,155	+ 710
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,524	38	831	+ 1,693
Bladder Cancer	20	2,504	17	4,700	- 2,196
Leukemia	21	2,488	24	3,456	- 968
Stomach Cancer	22	2,415	12	5,910	- 3,496
Other Neoplasms	23	2,281	7	9,256	- 6,975
Ovary Cancer	24	2,173	27	2,929	- 756
Drug Use	25	1,854	48	321	+ 1,533
Liver Cancer	26	1,823	29	2,290	- 467
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,743	33	1,803	- 60
Hypertension	28	1,616	15	4,937	- 3,320
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,554	23	3,495	- 1,941
Liver Disease	30	1,502	10	7,912	- 6,410
Alcohol	31	1,439	14	5,238	- 3,800
Oral Cancer	32	1,179	25	3,377	- 2,197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,123	26	3,091	- 1,968
Congenital Anomalies	34	958	36	916	+ 42
Malnutrition	35	950	50	291	+ 660
Uterin Cancer	36	943	30	2,163	- 1,220
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	899	37	839	+ 60
Skin Disease	38	898	46	469	+ 429
Cervical Cancer	39	879	32	1,907	- 1,028
Epilepsy	40	839	35	1,145	- 306
Multiple Sclerosis	41	837	44	502	+ 335
Road Traffic Accidents	42	803	22	3,555	- 2,752
Asthma	43	595	43	540	+ 55
Anemia	44	525	62	12	+ 512
Drownings	45	455	39	636	- 182
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	431	40	612	- 180
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	425	47	369	+ 56
Fires	48	314	45	474	- 161
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	228	59	29	+ 199
Violence	50	225	49	294	- 69
Osteoarthritis	51	192	61	18	+ 174
Low Birth Weight	52	165	42	579	- 414
Schizophrenia	53	160	58	30	+ 131
Birth Trauma	54	123	57	52	+ 71
Hepatitis C	55	119	52	188	- 70
Tuberculosis	56	105	41	597	- 491
Poisonings	57	101	51	205	- 104
Meningitis	58	96	53	171	- 75
Appendicitis	59	85	55	69	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	60	82	60	19	+ 63
HIV/AIDS	61	73	54	115	- 42
Oral conditions	62	61	65	4	+ 57
Hepatitis B	63	24	56	52	- 28
Pertussis	64	9	71	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	65	8	68	1	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	66	8	63	10	- 1
Syphilis	67	6	69	0	+ 5
War	68	4	66	4	- 0
Tetanus	69	3	67	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	64	6	- 5
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	78	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.