CHINA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,301,517	2	1,771,525	+ 2,529,991
Stroke	2	1,194,824	1	2,043,210	- 848,387
Lung Cancers	3	942,191	4	714,311	+ 227,881
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	730,870	12	183,342	+ 547,528
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	533,958	9	248,388	+ 285,570
Lung Disease	6	499,831	3	968,607	- 468,776
Other Neoplasms	7	338,288	53	4,374	+ 333,914
Diabetes Mellitus	8	326,994	14	161,672	+ 165,321
Breast Cancer	9	291,157	19	92,757	+ 198,400
Liver Disease	10	289,159	15	145,603	+ 143,556
Prostate Cancer	11	237,144	28	51,056	+ 186,088
Stomach Cancer	12	216,006	5	398,439	- 182,433
Pancreas Cancer	13	198,433	18	111,537	+ 86,897
Alcohol	14	191,439	42	19,071	+ 172,367
Hypertension	15	180,420	7	301,183	- 120,762
Falls	16	172,193	16	138,878	+ 33,315
Bladder Cancer	17	171,782	29	37,873	+ 133,908
Suicide	18	156,490	17	116,324	+ 40,166
Lymphomas	19	151,352	23	57,838	+ 93,513
Kidney Disease	20	148,561	11	192,302	- 43,741
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	135,269	6	304,455	- 169,186
Road Traffic Accidents	22	129,908	8	250,272	- 120,364
Inflammatory/Heart	23	127,717	33	29,954	+ 97,763
Leukemia	24	126,287	22	58,145	+ 68,143
Oral Cancer	25	123,402	24	54,695	+ 68,707
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	112,965	30	37,723	+ 75,241
Ovary Cancer	27	107,045	35	28,078	+ 78,967
Other Injuries	28	92,340	25	54,087	+ 38,253
Liver Cancer	29	83,690	13	180,952	- 97,262
Uterin Cancer	30	79,038	45	11,751	+ 67,286
Skin Cancers	31	78,747	41	19,669	+ 59,078
Cervical Cancer	32	69,682	27	51,650	+ 18,033
Oesophagus Cancer	33	65,888	10	242,891	- 177,003
Parkinson's Disease	34	54,829	20	70,699	- 15,870
Epilepsy	35	41,853	46	11,365	+ 30,488
Congenital Anomalies	36	33,488	31	36,613	- 3,125
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	30,663	50	8,719	+ 21,944
Endocrine Disorders	38	30,369	37	25,613	+ 4,757
Drownings	39	23,260	26	52,807	- 29,547
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	22,353	21	65,350	- 42,997
Tuberculosis	41	21,803	32	34,802	- 12,999
Low Birth Weight	42	21,152	40	21,631	- 480
Asthma	43	19,736	39	23,147	- 3,412
Multiple Sclerosis	44	18,361	59	1,734	+ 16,627
Fires	45	17,330	48	10,498	+ 6,832
Skin Disease	46	17,145	52	5,222	+ 11,923
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	13,481	49	10,108	+ 3,372
Drug Use	48	11,730	38	24,214	- 12,484
Violence	49	10,744	47	11,115	- 371
Malnutrition	50	10,618	44	12,995	- 2,376
Poisonings	51	7,486	36	25,762	- 18,276
Hepatitis C	52	6,878	66	86	+ 6,792
Meningitis	53	6,234	51	5,704	+ 530
HIV/AIDS	54	4,199	34	28,746	- 24,547
Appendicitis	55	2,507	60	1,468	+ 1,039
Hepatitis B	56	1,901	56	2,757	- 857
Birth Trauma	57	1,894	43	17,644	- 15,750
Schizophrenia	58	1,081	86	0	+ 1,081
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1,060	81	0	+ 1,060
Upper Respiratory	60	699	57	2,663	- 1,964
Osteoarthritis	61	657	82	0	+ 657
Anemia	62	448	83	0	+ 448
Maternal Conditions	63	348	54	3,596	- 3,249
Encephalitis	64	237	55	2,796	- 2,559
Oral conditions	65	148	80	0	+ 148
War	66	141	61	900	- 759
Tetanus	67	61	63	491	- 430
Otitis Media	68	33	69	15	+ 17
Syphilis	69	15	58	1,824	- 1,809
Diphtheria	70	15	71	11	+ 4
Pertussis	71	4	64	484	- 480
Measles	72	0	62	558	- 558
Chlamydia	73	0	67	55	- 55
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	34	- 34
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	70	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Poland

China

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.