BRUNEI VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Poland POLAND BRUNEI Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 1,494 1 295 + 1,199
Stroke 2 415 2 240 + 175
Lung Cancers 3 327 7 73 + 255
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 254 9 69 + 185
Colon-Rectum Cancers 5 185 8 69 + 116
Lung Disease 6 174 10 61 + 112
Other Neoplasms 7 118 25 19 + 99
Diabetes Mellitus 8 114 3 179 - 66
Breast Cancer 9 101 12 39 + 62
Liver Disease 10 100 36 9 + 92
Prostate Cancer 11 82 26 19 + 64
Stomach Cancer 12 75 18 25 + 50
Pancreas Cancer 13 69 31 13 + 56
Alcohol 14 67 56 1 + 65
Hypertension 15 63 11 46 + 17
Falls 16 60 22 20 + 39
Bladder Cancer 17 60 40 4 + 55
Suicide 18 54 32 12 + 43
Lymphomas 19 53 16 32 + 21
Kidney Disease 20 52 4 105 - 53
Alzheimers & Dementia 21 47 6 73 - 26
Road Traffic Accidents 22 45 15 32 + 13
Inflammatory/Heart 23 44 19 25 + 19
Leukemia 24 44 24 19 + 25
Oral Cancer 25 43 20 22 + 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease 26 39 39 6 + 34
Ovary Cancer 27 37 33 11 + 26
Other Injuries 28 32 17 29 + 3
Liver Cancer 29 29 13 38 - 8
Uterin Cancer 30 27 34 11 + 17
Skin Cancers 31 27 52 2 + 26
Cervical Cancer 32 24 28 18 + 7
Oesophagus Cancer 33 23 45 3 + 20
Parkinson's Disease 34 19 27 18 + 1
Epilepsy 35 15 44 4 + 11
Congenital Anomalies 36 12 14 37 - 26
Diarrhoeal diseases 37 11 41 4 + 7
Endocrine Disorders 38 11 5 86 - 76
Drownings 39 8 35 9 - 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease 40 8 42 4 + 4
Tuberculosis 41 8 21 21 - 13
Low Birth Weight 42 7 29 15 - 7
Asthma 43 7 30 14 - 8
Multiple Sclerosis 44 6 85 0 + 6
Fires 45 6 49 3 + 3
Skin Disease 46 6 23 20 - 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis 47 5 53 1 + 3
Drug Use 48 4 47 3 + 1
Violence 49 4 46 3 + 1
Malnutrition 50 4 55 1 + 2
Poisonings 51 3 64 0 + 3
Hepatitis C 52 2 38 6 - 4
Meningitis 53 2 58 1 + 2
HIV/AIDS 54 1 81 0 + 1
Appendicitis 55 1 63 0 + 1
Hepatitis B 56 1 37 7 - 6
Birth Trauma 57 1 43 4 - 3
Schizophrenia 58 0 51 2 - 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy 59 0 48 3 - 2
Upper Respiratory 60 0 65 0 + 0
Osteoarthritis 61 0 83 0 + 0
Anemia 62 0 54 1 - 1
Maternal Conditions 63 0 50 3 - 2
Encephalitis 64 0 82 0 + 0
Oral conditions 65 0 57 1 - 1
War 66 0 62 0 - 0
Tetanus 67 0 70 0 + 0
Otitis Media 68 0 59 1 - 1
Syphilis 69 0 60 0 - 0
Diphtheria 70 0 72 0 + 0
Pertussis 71 0 61 0 - 0
Measles 72 0 71 0 - 0
Chlamydia 73 0 80 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 74 0 77 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 75 0 76 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 76 0 78 0 - 0
Chagas disease 77 0 74 0 - 0
Malaria 78 0 75 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 79 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 80 0 73 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 81 0 69 0 - 0
Ascariasis 82 0 68 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 83 0 67 0 - 0
Dengue 84 0 66 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 84 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 86 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRUNEI

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020