BOLIVIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,400	1	11,051	+ 26,349
Stroke	2	10,389	3	7,206	+ 3,182
Lung Cancers	3	8,192	20	901	+ 7,291
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,355	2	8,069	- 1,714
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,643	30	407	+ 4,235
Lung Disease	6	4,346	7	3,735	+ 610
Other Neoplasms	7	2,941	58	43	+ 2,898
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,843	5	4,927	- 2,084
Breast Cancer	9	2,532	29	482	+ 2,050
Liver Disease	10	2,514	6	3,987	- 1,473
Prostate Cancer	11	2,062	28	550	+ 1,512
Stomach Cancer	12	1,878	23	785	+ 1,093
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,725	36	332	+ 1,394
Alcohol	14	1,664	33	384	+ 1,280
Hypertension	15	1,569	10	1,927	- 358
Falls	16	1,497	17	1,066	+ 431
Bladder Cancer	17	1,494	59	43	+ 1,451
Suicide	18	1,361	26	715	+ 646
Lymphomas	19	1,316	41	219	+ 1,097
Kidney Disease	20	1,292	4	5,879	- 4,587
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,176	8	2,479	- 1,303
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,129	9	2,430	- 1,300
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,110	35	374	+ 736
Leukemia	24	1,098	34	380	+ 718
Oral Cancer	25	1,073	56	91	+ 982
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	982	27	678	+ 304
Ovary Cancer	27	931	54	102	+ 829
Other Injuries	28	803	11	1,279	- 476
Liver Cancer	29	728	25	720	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	30	687	47	151	+ 536
Skin Cancers	31	685	43	190	+ 494
Cervical Cancer	32	606	16	1,071	- 465
Oesophagus Cancer	33	573	48	133	+ 440
Parkinson's Disease	34	477	22	852	- 376
Epilepsy	35	364	42	199	+ 164
Congenital Anomalies	36	291	15	1,080	- 789
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	267	21	883	- 616
Endocrine Disorders	38	264	32	384	- 120
Drownings	39	202	31	406	- 204
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	194	37	292	- 98
Tuberculosis	41	190	13	1,187	- 997
Low Birth Weight	42	184	12	1,265	- 1,081
Asthma	43	172	38	258	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	44	160	61	22	+ 137
Fires	45	151	44	181	- 31
Skin Disease	46	149	55	101	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	117	51	111	+ 6
Drug Use	48	102	40	244	- 142
Violence	49	93	14	1,097	- 1,003
Malnutrition	50	92	18	1,031	- 939
Poisonings	51	65	57	66	- 0
Hepatitis C	52	60	67	3	+ 57
Meningitis	53	54	49	128	- 73
HIV/AIDS	54	37	45	174	- 138
Appendicitis	55	22	46	156	- 134
Hepatitis B	56	17	64	6	+ 11
Birth Trauma	57	16	19	984	- 968
Schizophrenia	58	9	85	0	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	9	81	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	60	6	62	15	- 9
Osteoarthritis	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Anemia	62	4	84	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	63	3	39	245	- 242
Encephalitis	64	2	52	110	- 107
Oral conditions	65	1	80	0	+ 1
War	66	1	63	9	- 8
Tetanus	67	1	60	31	- 30
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	53	105	- 105
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	50	121	- 121
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	24	755	- 755
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	66	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Poland

Bolivia

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.