BURUNDI VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,283	6	3,718	+ 37,565
Stroke	2	11,467	4	4,323	+ 7,144
Lung Cancers	3	9,042	56	76	+ 8,967
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,014	1	7,810	- 796
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,125	37	324	+ 4,800
Lung Disease	6	4,797	17	1,349	+ 3,448
Other Neoplasms	7	3,247	67	10	+ 3,237
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,138	16	1,383	+ 1,755
Breast Cancer	9	2,794	35	355	+ 2,439
Liver Disease	10	2,775	13	1,767	+ 1,008
Prostate Cancer	11	2,276	33	374	+ 1,902
Stomach Cancer	12	2,073	44	180	+ 1,893
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,904	58	66	+ 1,839
Alcohol	14	1,837	55	76	+ 1,761
Hypertension	15	1,732	20	1,113	+ 618
Falls	16	1,653	30	385	+ 1,268
Bladder Cancer	17	1,649	50	109	+ 1,540
Suicide	18	1,502	24	720	+ 782
Lymphomas	19	1,453	31	379	+ 1,073
Kidney Disease	20	1,426	21	1,001	+ 424
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,298	27	426	+ 872
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,247	5	4,089	- 2,842
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,226	38	311	+ 915
Leukemia	24	1,212	47	135	+ 1,077
Oral Cancer	25	1,184	39	285	+ 900
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,084	36	340	+ 744
Ovary Cancer	27	1,027	51	106	+ 921
Other Injuries	28	886	15	1,413	- 527
Liver Cancer	29	803	29	389	+ 414
Uterin Cancer	30	759	57	67	+ 692
Skin Cancers	31	756	48	121	+ 635
Cervical Cancer	32	669	14	1,474	- 806
Oesophagus Cancer	33	632	26	455	+ 178
Parkinson's Disease	34	526	52	103	+ 423
Epilepsy	35	402	41	234	+ 167
Congenital Anomalies	36	321	12	1,788	- 1,466
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	294	2	6,046	- 5,752
Endocrine Disorders	38	291	40	275	+ 16
Drownings	39	223	25	598	- 375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	215	43	181	+ 34
Tuberculosis	41	209	10	2,385	- 2,175
Low Birth Weight	42	203	8	3,171	- 2,968
Asthma	43	189	22	836	- 647
Multiple Sclerosis	44	176	69	5	+ 171
Fires	45	166	28	425	- 259
Skin Disease	46	165	54	91	+ 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	129	65	17	+ 113
Drug Use	48	113	60	52	+ 60
Violence	49	103	23	760	- 657
Malnutrition	50	102	9	2,500	- 2,398
Poisonings	51	72	34	369	- 297
Hepatitis C	52	66	64	17	+ 49
Meningitis	53	60	19	1,322	- 1,262
HIV/AIDS	54	40	11	1,814	- 1,774
Appendicitis	55	24	49	109	- 85
Hepatitis B	56	18	62	44	- 26
Birth Trauma	57	18	7	3,183	- 3,165
Schizophrenia	58	10	86	0	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	10	80	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	60	7	46	136	- 130
Osteoarthritis	61	6	81	0	+ 6
Anemia	62	4	85	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	63	3	18	1,332	- 1,329
Encephalitis	64	2	61	46	- 44
Oral conditions	65	1	82	0	+ 1
War	66	1	53	96	- 95
Tetanus	67	1	45	178	- 177
Otitis Media	68	0	68	10	- 9
Syphilis	69	0	59	60	- 60
Diphtheria	70	0	71	2	- 2
Pertussis	71	0	32	378	- 378
Measles	72	0	63	17	- 17
Chlamydia	73	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	211	- 211
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

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.