POLAND VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,959	1	117,700	- 80,741
Stroke	2	21,715	2	32,693	- 10,979
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,026	37	839	+ 15,187
Low Birth Weight	4	14,336	42	579	+ 13,757
Lung Disease	5	13,352	6	13,677	- 324
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,817	4	19,998	- 7,181
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,803	8	8,947	+ 856
Birth Trauma	8	9,144	57	52	+ 9,092
Kidney Disease	9	8,720	20	4,065	+ 4,655
Liver Disease	10	8,419	10	7,912	+ 507
Tuberculosis	11	6,464	41	597	+ 5,868
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,325	22	3,555	+ 770
Other Injuries	13	4,147	28	2,527	+ 1,620
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,041	36	916	+ 3,125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	3,994	40	612	+ 3,383
Hypertension	16	3,519	15	4,937	- 1,418
Asthma	17	3,186	43	540	+ 2,646
Suicide	18	2,968	18	4,282	- 1,314
Meningitis	19	2,768	53	171	+ 2,597
Breast Cancer	20	2,765	9	7,967	- 5,202
Oral Cancer	21	2,638	25	3,377	- 739
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,336	21	3,701	- 1,365
Violence	23	1,984	49	294	+ 1,690
Maternal Conditions	24	1,903	63	10	+ 1,893
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,756	38	831	+ 925
Lung Cancers	26	1,487	3	25,781	- 24,293
Malnutrition	27	1,359	50	291	+ 1,068
Falls	28	1,327	16	4,712	- 3,385
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,208	33	1,803	- 595
Tetanus	30	1,158	67	2	+ 1,156
Lymphomas	31	1,078	19	4,141	- 3,064
HIV/AIDS	32	1,044	54	115	+ 929
Encephalitis	33	1,021	64	6	+ 1,015
Pertussis	34	976	71	0	+ 976
Parkinson's Disease	35	943	34	1,500	- 557
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	837	26	3,091	- 2,254
Drownings	37	825	39	636	+ 189
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	810	5	14,610	- 13,800
Leukemia	39	807	24	3,456	- 2,649
Epilepsy	40	748	35	1,145	- 397
Liver Cancer	41	680	29	2,290	- 1,610
Fires	42	661	45	474	+ 187
Stomach Cancer	43	621	12	5,910	- 5,289
Cervical Cancer	44	616	32	1,907	- 1,291
Prostate Cancer	45	546	11	6,489	- 5,942
Ovary Cancer	46	542	27	2,929	- 2,387
Poisonings	47	517	51	205	+ 312
Bladder Cancer	48	419	17	4,700	- 4,282
Measles	49	396	72	0	+ 396
Alcohol	50	387	14	5,238	- 4,851
Appendicitis	51	380	55	69	+ 311
Inflammatory/Heart	52	356	23	3,495	- 3,139
Hepatitis B	53	348	56	52	+ 296
Skin Cancers	54	236	31	2,155	- 1,918
Dengue	55	219	84	0	+ 219
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	213	47	369	- 156
Syphilis	57	198	69	0	+ 197
Hepatitis C	58	188	52	188	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	59	183	30	2,163	- 1,980
Pancreas Cancer	60	164	13	5,430	- 5,265
Drug Use	61	127	48	321	- 194
War	62	92	66	4	+ 88
Malaria	63	90	78	0	+ 90
Other Neoplasms	64	63	7	9,256	- 9,193
Multiple Sclerosis	65	63	44	502	- 439
Upper Respiratory	66	44	60	19	+ 25
Skin Disease	67	20	46	469	- 449
Ascariasis	68	12	82	0	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	10	70	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	7	73	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	4	68	1	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.