BRAZIL VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	668,451	1	165,788	+ 502,663
Stroke	2	185,674	2	123,207	+ 62,467
Lung Cancers	3	146,415	9	31,659	+ 114,757
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	113,576	3	94,705	+ 18,872
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	82,977	12	23,161	+ 59,815
Lung Disease	6	77,673	6	59,373	+ 18,300
Other Neoplasms	7	52,570	42	4,665	+ 47,905
Diabetes Mellitus	8	50,814	5	59,608	- 8,793
Breast Cancer	9	45,245	14	20,759	+ 24,486
Liver Disease	10	44,935	13	21,422	+ 23,513
Prostate Cancer	11	36,852	15	19,001	+ 17,851
Stomach Cancer	12	33,567	17	17,992	+ 15,575
Pancreas Cancer	13	30,836	24	11,999	+ 18,837
Alcohol	14	29,749	32	7,121	+ 22,628
Hypertension	15	28,037	11	28,822	- 785
Falls	16	26,759	16	18,847	+ 7,912
Bladder Cancer	17	26,695	36	5,306	+ 21,389
Suicide	18	24,318	20	14,540	+ 9,778
Lymphomas	19	23,520	27	10,376	+ 13,144
Kidney Disease	20	23,086	7	37,690	- 14,604
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	21,021	10	30,717	- 9,696
Road Traffic Accidents	22	20,188	8	33,871	- 13,683
Inflammatory/Heart	23	19,847	18	17,508	+ 2,339
Leukemia	24	19,625	30	8,531	+ 11,094
Oral Cancer	25	19,177	28	9,951	+ 9,225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	17,555	44	4,258	+ 13,297
Ovary Cancer	27	16,635	43	4,355	+ 12,279
Other Injuries	28	14,350	21	13,807	+ 543
Liver Cancer	29	13,005	25	11,514	+ 1,491
Uterin Cancer	30	12,282	47	2,780	+ 9,502
Skin Cancers	31	12,237	38	5,032	+ 7,206
Cervical Cancer	32	10,829	29	9,511	+ 1,318
Oesophagus Cancer	33	10,239	26	10,466	- 227
Parkinson's Disease	34	8,520	41	4,770	+ 3,750
Epilepsy	35	6,504	46	3,263	+ 3,241
Congenital Anomalies	36	5,204	23	12,317	- 7,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	4,765	35	5,659	- 894
Endocrine Disorders	38	4,719	19	16,927	- 12,208
Drownings	39	3,615	39	4,937	- 1,323
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	3,474	51	2,193	+ 1,281
Tuberculosis	41	3,388	40	4,895	- 1,507
Low Birth Weight	42	3,287	33	6,881	- 3,594
Asthma	43	3,067	48	2,595	+ 472
Multiple Sclerosis	44	2,853	64	356	+ 2,498
Fires	45	2,693	58	1,028	+ 1,666
Skin Disease	46	2,664	31	7,179	- 4,515
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2,095	61	596	+ 1,498
Drug Use	48	1,823	49	2,467	- 644
Violence	49	1,670	4	68,779	- 67,110
Malnutrition	50	1,650	34	6,695	- 5,045
Poisonings	51	1,163	66	317	+ 847
Hepatitis C	52	1,069	52	1,955	- 886
Meningitis	53	969	54	1,359	- 390
HIV/AIDS	54	652	22	12,558	- 11,906
Appendicitis	55	390	57	1,067	- 678
Hepatitis B	56	295	59	775	- 480
Birth Trauma	57	294	45	3,777	- 3,483
Schizophrenia	58	168	60	661	- 493
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	165	55	1,097	- 932
Upper Respiratory	60	109	67	260	- 151
Osteoarthritis	61	102	65	330	- 228
Anemia	62	70	50	2,417	- 2,348
Maternal Conditions	63	54	53	1,507	- 1,453
Encephalitis	64	37	72	65	- 28
Oral conditions	65	23	73	62	- 39
War	66	22	56	1,090	- 1,068
Tetanus	67	9	71	88	- 78
Otitis Media	68	5	70	94	- 89
Syphilis	69	2	68	223	- 220
Diphtheria	70	2	79	7	- 4
Pertussis	71	1	75	30	- 30
Measles	72	0	81	4	- 4
Chlamydia	73	0	80	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	78	0	74	44	- 44
Leprosy	79	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	81	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	76	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Poland

Brazil

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.