BELGIUM VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,384	1	15,281	+ 21,104
Stroke	2	10,106	3	7,408	+ 2,699
Lung Cancers	3	7,970	4	6,777	+ 1,193
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,182	6	5,677	+ 505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,516	7	3,329	+ 1,188
Lung Disease	6	4,228	5	6,438	- 2,210
Other Neoplasms	7	2,861	12	1,828	+ 1,034
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,766	20	1,269	+ 1,497
Breast Cancer	9	2,463	9	2,587	- 124
Liver Disease	10	2,446	17	1,433	+ 1,013
Prostate Cancer	11	2,006	13	1,824	+ 182
Stomach Cancer	12	1,827	26	863	+ 964
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,678	14	1,809	- 131
Alcohol	14	1,619	32	500	+ 1,120
Hypertension	15	1,526	27	740	+ 787
Falls	16	1,456	15	1,756	- 299
Bladder Cancer	17	1,453	22	1,078	+ 375
Suicide	18	1,324	10	2,111	- 787
Lymphomas	19	1,280	16	1,552	- 272
Kidney Disease	20	1,257	8	2,952	- 1,695
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,144	2	9,416	- 8,272
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,099	29	666	+ 433
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,080	23	1,060	+ 20
Leukemia	24	1,068	21	1,199	- 131
Oral Cancer	25	1,044	28	675	+ 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	956	42	213	+ 743
Ovary Cancer	27	905	30	653	+ 253
Other Injuries	28	781	11	2,006	- 1,225
Liver Cancer	29	708	24	976	- 268
Uterin Cancer	30	669	34	384	+ 284
Skin Cancers	31	666	31	522	+ 144
Cervical Cancer	32	589	41	243	+ 347
Oesophagus Cancer	33	557	25	898	- 341
Parkinson's Disease	34	464	19	1,378	- 914
Epilepsy	35	354	36	348	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	36	283	40	282	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	259	33	418	- 158
Endocrine Disorders	38	257	18	1,432	- 1,175
Drownings	39	197	47	79	+ 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	189	37	293	- 104
Tuberculosis	41	184	54	46	+ 139
Low Birth Weight	42	179	50	70	+ 109
Asthma	43	167	46	128	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	44	155	45	147	+ 8
Fires	45	147	48	75	+ 72
Skin Disease	46	145	35	380	- 235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	114	49	73	+ 41
Drug Use	48	99	39	287	- 188
Violence	49	91	44	149	- 59
Malnutrition	50	90	38	291	- 201
Poisonings	51	63	55	41	+ 22
Hepatitis C	52	58	52	53	+ 5
Meningitis	53	53	58	28	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	54	36	57	36	- 1
Appendicitis	55	21	62	17	+ 5
Hepatitis B	56	16	63	17	- 0
Birth Trauma	57	16	53	47	- 31
Schizophrenia	58	9	56	40	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	9	60	20	- 11
Upper Respiratory	60	6	59	22	- 16
Osteoarthritis	61	6	51	59	- 53
Anemia	62	4	43	199	- 195
Maternal Conditions	63	3	64	6	- 3
Encephalitis	64	2	66	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	65	1	61	19	- 18
War	66	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	67	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	65	2	- 2
Syphilis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Poland

Belgium

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.