POLAND VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,288	1	117,700	- 95,411
Stroke	2	15,490	2	32,693	- 17,203
Diabetes Mellitus	3	12,163	8	8,947	+ 3,215
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,558	4	19,998	- 11,441
Kidney Disease	5	8,201	20	4,065	+ 4,136
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,992	22	3,555	+ 4,438
Lung Disease	7	6,081	6	13,677	- 7,595
Hypertension	8	4,611	15	4,937	- 325
Other Injuries	9	4,345	28	2,527	+ 1,818
Lung Cancers	10	3,799	3	25,781	- 21,981
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,408	36	916	+ 2,492
Low Birth Weight	12	3,319	42	579	+ 2,740
Violence	13	2,913	49	294	+ 2,619
Endocrine Disorders	14	2,895	38	831	+ 2,064
Prostate Cancer	15	2,814	11	6,489	- 3,674
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,796	5	14,610	- 11,814
Liver Disease	17	2,698	10	7,912	- 5,214
Cervical Cancer	18	2,655	32	1,907	+ 749
Other Neoplasms	19	2,507	7	9,256	- 6,750
Breast Cancer	20	2,476	9	7,967	- 5,491
HIV/AIDS	21	2,308	54	115	+ 2,193
Suicide	22	2,190	18	4,282	- 2,092
Alcohol	23	2,110	14	5,238	- 3,128
Stomach Cancer	24	1,829	12	5,910	- 4,081
Malnutrition	25	1,699	50	291	+ 1,409
Tuberculosis	26	1,404	41	597	+ 807
Leukemia	27	1,403	24	3,456	- 2,053
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,330	13	5,430	- 4,100
Lymphomas	29	1,261	19	4,141	- 2,881
Birth Trauma	30	1,095	57	52	+ 1,043
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	990	37	839	+ 151
Drownings	32	918	39	636	+ 281
Oesophagus Cancer	33	893	33	1,803	- 910
Inflammatory/Heart	34	793	23	3,495	- 2,701
Liver Cancer	35	784	29	2,290	- 1,506
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	741	21	3,701	- 2,960
Skin Disease	37	740	46	469	+ 271
Oral Cancer	38	688	25	3,377	- 2,689
Asthma	39	651	43	540	+ 111
Skin Cancers	40	643	31	2,155	- 1,512
Parkinson's Disease	41	627	34	1,500	- 873
Syphilis	42	612	69	0	+ 611
Falls	43	517	16	4,712	- 4,195
Epilepsy	44	507	35	1,145	- 638
Ovary Cancer	45	438	27	2,929	- 2,491
Anemia	46	420	62	12	+ 408
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	353	26	3,091	- 2,738
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	338	47	369	- 31
Maternal Conditions	49	331	63	10	+ 322
Fires	50	327	45	474	- 147
Bladder Cancer	51	291	17	4,700	- 4,409
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	270	59	29	+ 241
Meningitis	53	269	53	171	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	54	234	30	2,163	- 1,928
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	223	40	612	- 389
Drug Use	56	194	48	321	- 127
Appendicitis	57	192	55	69	+ 123
Osteoarthritis	58	156	61	18	+ 138
Pertussis	59	154	71	0	+ 154
Chagas disease	60	99	77	0	+ 99
Leishmaniasis	61	87	75	0	+ 87
Dengue	62	84	84	0	+ 84
Poisonings	63	71	51	205	- 134
Tetanus	64	63	67	2	+ 62
Leprosy	65	61	79	0	+ 61
Encephalitis	66	56	64	6	+ 50
Hepatitis B	67	49	56	52	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	43	44	502	- 459
Schizophrenia	69	40	58	30	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	70	22	60	19	+ 3
War	71	15	66	4	+ 11
Hepatitis C	72	15	52	188	- 174
Oral conditions	73	11	65	4	+ 7
Otitis Media	74	7	68	1	+ 6
Iodine Deficiency	75	6	80	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	76	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Paraguay

Poland

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.