AFGHANISTAN VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	121,877	1	40,195	+ 81,683
Stroke	2	33,854	3	19,060	+ 14,793
Lung Cancers	3	26,696	32	1,076	+ 25,620
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	20,708	4	14,649	+ 6,059
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	15,129	39	741	+ 14,388
Lung Disease	6	14,162	15	4,650	+ 9,512
Other Neoplasms	7	9,585	63	29	+ 9,556
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,265	12	5,750	+ 3,515
Breast Cancer	9	8,250	22	1,822	+ 6,427
Liver Disease	10	8,193	16	4,600	+ 3,593
Prostate Cancer	11	6,719	55	258	+ 6,461
Stomach Cancer	12	6,120	26	1,501	+ 4,620
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,622	56	229	+ 5,393
Alcohol	14	5,424	58	150	+ 5,274
Hypertension	15	5,112	8	7,995	- 2,883
Falls	16	4,879	37	905	+ 3,974
Bladder Cancer	17	4,867	54	272	+ 4,595
Suicide	18	4,434	24	1,573	+ 2,861
Lymphomas	19	4,288	36	946	+ 3,342
Kidney Disease	20	4,209	10	6,590	- 2,381
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,833	23	1,765	+ 2,068
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,681	11	6,033	- 2,352
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,619	45	527	+ 3,092
Leukemia	24	3,578	42	610	+ 2,968
Oral Cancer	25	3,496	27	1,467	+ 2,029
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,201	25	1,505	+ 1,696
Ovary Cancer	27	3,033	48	369	+ 2,664
Other Injuries	28	2,616	18	3,241	- 625
Liver Cancer	29	2,371	40	657	+ 1,714
Uterin Cancer	30	2,239	53	289	+ 1,951
Skin Cancers	31	2,231	59	145	+ 2,086
Cervical Cancer	32	1,974	44	541	+ 1,434
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,867	29	1,314	+ 553
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,553	41	628	+ 926
Epilepsy	35	1,186	35	993	+ 193
Congenital Anomalies	36	949	14	5,001	- 4,052
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	869	13	5,555	- 4,687
Endocrine Disorders	38	860	28	1,364	- 503
Drownings	39	659	34	996	- 337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	633	33	1,041	- 407
Tuberculosis	41	618	7	9,839	- 9,221
Low Birth Weight	42	599	5	12,631	- 12,031
Asthma	43	559	17	3,403	- 2,844
Multiple Sclerosis	44	520	62	84	+ 436
Fires	45	491	50	348	+ 143
Skin Disease	46	486	61	94	+ 392
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	382	65	25	+ 357
Drug Use	48	332	51	328	+ 4
Violence	49	304	19	3,217	- 2,912
Malnutrition	50	301	43	589	- 288
Poisonings	51	212	47	384	- 171
Hepatitis C	52	195	64	28	+ 167
Meningitis	53	177	20	2,626	- 2,449
HIV/AIDS	54	119	46	464	- 345
Appendicitis	55	71	52	298	- 227
Hepatitis B	56	54	38	863	- 810
Birth Trauma	57	54	6	10,723	- 10,669
Schizophrenia	58	31	81	0	+ 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	30	85	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	60	20	68	9	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	61	19	84	0	+ 19
Anemia	62	13	83	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	63	10	9	7,807	- 7,797
Encephalitis	64	7	31	1,190	- 1,183
Oral conditions	65	4	86	0	+ 4
War	66	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Tetanus	67	2	30	1,254	- 1,252
Otitis Media	68	1	71	1	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	60	94	- 94
Diphtheria	70	0	67	16	- 16
Pertussis	71	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Measles	72	0	49	350	- 350
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	185	- 185
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Poland

Afghanistan

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.