EQU. GUINEA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,455	7	419	+ 5,036
Stroke	2	1,515	6	437	+ 1,078
Lung Cancers	3	1,195	41	27	+ 1,168
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	927	2	913	+ 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	677	40	29	+ 649
Lung Disease	6	634	20	120	+ 513
Other Neoplasms	7	429	63	3	+ 426
Diabetes Mellitus	8	415	11	299	+ 116
Breast Cancer	9	369	24	84	+ 285
Liver Disease	10	367	13	199	+ 167
Prostate Cancer	11	301	35	43	+ 258
Stomach Cancer	12	274	49	16	+ 258
Pancreas Cancer	13	252	55	11	+ 240
Alcohol	14	243	53	12	+ 231
Hypertension	15	229	16	165	+ 64
Falls	16	218	32	46	+ 173
Bladder Cancer	17	218	56	9	+ 209
Suicide	18	198	22	107	+ 91
Lymphomas	19	192	45	19	+ 173
Kidney Disease	20	188	14	198	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	172	29	55	+ 116
Road Traffic Accidents	22	165	8	368	- 204
Inflammatory/Heart	23	162	27	63	+ 99
Leukemia	24	160	61	4	+ 156
Oral Cancer	25	156	37	35	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	143	43	22	+ 121
Ovary Cancer	27	136	52	13	+ 123
Other Injuries	28	117	23	105	+ 12
Liver Cancer	29	106	34	43	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	30	100	58	8	+ 93
Skin Cancers	31	100	48	16	+ 84
Cervical Cancer	32	88	28	56	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	33	84	54	12	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	34	70	46	18	+ 52
Epilepsy	35	53	38	32	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	36	42	12	249	- 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	39	9	349	- 310
Endocrine Disorders	38	39	25	73	- 35
Drownings	39	29	36	39	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	28	50	14	+ 14
Tuberculosis	41	28	10	321	- 293
Low Birth Weight	42	27	4	457	- 430
Asthma	43	25	26	65	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	44	23	67	1	+ 22
Fires	45	22	39	30	- 8
Skin Disease	46	22	51	13	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	17	62	4	+ 13
Drug Use	48	15	30	50	- 35
Violence	49	14	33	45	- 31
Malnutrition	50	13	31	48	- 35
Poisonings	51	9	44	21	- 12
Hepatitis C	52	9	69	0	+ 8
Meningitis	53	8	19	127	- 119
HIV/AIDS	54	5	1	1,838	- 1,833
Appendicitis	55	3	59	6	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	2	65	3	- 1
Birth Trauma	57	2	5	441	- 438
Schizophrenia	58	1	86	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	1	66	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	61	1	81	0	+ 1
Anemia	62	1	85	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	0	17	139	- 138
Encephalitis	64	0	57	8	- 7
Oral conditions	65	0	80	0	+ 0
War	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	42	23	- 23
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	18	134	- 134
Diphtheria	70	0	64	3	- 3
Pertussis	71	0	21	109	- 109
Measles	72	0	15	181	- 181
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	47	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	668	- 668
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Poland

Equ. Guinea

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.