BARBADOS VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	924	2	358	+ 566
Stroke	2	257	1	384	- 128
Lung Cancers	3	202	16	43	+ 160
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	157	4	221	- 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	115	6	115	- 0
Lung Disease	6	107	12	74	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	7	73	24	26	+ 47
Diabetes Mellitus	8	70	3	260	- 190
Breast Cancer	9	63	8	95	- 33
Liver Disease	10	62	26	23	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	11	51	5	165	- 114
Stomach Cancer	12	46	22	28	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	13	43	18	39	+ 4
Alcohol	14	41	46	4	+ 37
Hypertension	15	39	13	72	- 33
Falls	16	37	41	7	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	17	37	39	9	+ 28
Suicide	18	34	51	2	+ 32
Lymphomas	19	33	15	51	- 18
Kidney Disease	20	32	10	92	- 60
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	29	7	114	- 85
Road Traffic Accidents	22	28	25	23	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	23	27	17	39	- 12
Leukemia	24	27	20	29	- 2
Oral Cancer	25	27	28	18	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	24	34	14	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	27	23	32	16	+ 7
Other Injuries	28	20	11	79	- 59
Liver Cancer	29	18	33	14	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	30	17	27	21	- 4
Skin Cancers	31	17	47	4	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	32	15	23	28	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	33	14	36	12	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	34	12	31	16	- 5
Epilepsy	35	9	38	9	- 0
Congenital Anomalies	36	7	29	18	- 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	7	40	7	- 0
Endocrine Disorders	38	7	9	93	- 87
Drownings	39	5	57	1	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	5	55	1	+ 4
Tuberculosis	41	5	60	1	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	42	5	42	5	- 1
Asthma	43	4	35	13	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	44	4	61	1	+ 3
Fires	45	4	62	1	+ 3
Skin Disease	46	4	14	62	- 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3	44	5	- 2
Drug Use	48	3	53	1	+ 1
Violence	49	2	19	32	- 30
Malnutrition	50	2	49	2	+ 0
Poisonings	51	2	48	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	52	1	83	0	+ 1
Meningitis	53	1	45	4	- 3
HIV/AIDS	54	1	21	28	- 27
Appendicitis	55	1	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	56	0	52	2	- 1
Birth Trauma	57	0	43	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	58	0	59	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	0	30	17	- 17
Upper Respiratory	60	0	58	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	61	0	50	2	- 2
Anemia	62	0	37	11	- 11
Maternal Conditions	63	0	56	1	- 1
Encephalitis	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	65	0	63	1	- 1
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	54	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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.