ETHIOPIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	360,120	4	36,530	+ 323,591
Stroke	2	100,030	3	39,362	+ 60,668
Lung Cancers	3	78,880	38	2,202	+ 76,678
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	61,188	1	59,931	+ 1,257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	44,703	31	3,755	+ 40,948
Lung Disease	6	41,846	15	11,870	+ 29,975
Other Neoplasms	7	28,321	66	148	+ 28,173
Diabetes Mellitus	8	27,376	10	16,258	+ 11,118
Breast Cancer	9	24,376	20	8,485	+ 15,890
Liver Disease	10	24,208	8	27,270	- 3,062
Prostate Cancer	11	19,854	50	1,244	+ 18,609
Stomach Cancer	12	18,084	47	1,519	+ 16,565
Pancreas Cancer	13	16,613	61	488	+ 16,125
Alcohol	14	16,027	55	750	+ 15,277
Hypertension	15	15,105	12	13,470	+ 1,635
Falls	16	14,416	28	4,510	+ 9,906
Bladder Cancer	17	14,381	51	1,080	+ 13,302
Suicide	18	13,101	25	6,030	+ 7,071
Lymphomas	19	12,671	33	3,590	+ 9,081
Kidney Disease	20	12,437	13	12,103	+ 334
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	11,325	21	8,258	+ 3,067
Road Traffic Accidents	22	10,876	5	31,564	- 20,688
Inflammatory/Heart	23	10,692	39	2,168	+ 8,524
Leukemia	24	10,573	30	4,222	+ 6,350
Oral Cancer	25	10,331	48	1,477	+ 8,855
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	9,457	41	1,758	+ 7,699
Ovary Cancer	27	8,962	36	2,424	+ 6,538
Other Injuries	28	7,731	16	11,735	- 4,004
Liver Cancer	29	7,007	42	1,730	+ 5,277
Uterin Cancer	30	6,617	62	421	+ 6,196
Skin Cancers	31	6,593	52	1,006	+ 5,586
Cervical Cancer	32	5,834	27	5,019	+ 815
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5,516	40	1,839	+ 3,677
Parkinson's Disease	34	4,590	46	1,578	+ 3,012
Epilepsy	35	3,504	44	1,625	+ 1,879
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,804	11	15,638	- 12,834
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,567	2	44,361	- 41,794
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,543	45	1,623	+ 920
Drownings	39	1,947	35	3,133	- 1,186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,871	49	1,339	+ 532
Tuberculosis	41	1,825	9	21,455	- 19,630
Low Birth Weight	42	1,771	7	28,020	- 26,250
Asthma	43	1,652	29	4,484	- 2,831
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,537	70	61	+ 1,476
Fires	45	1,451	34	3,255	- 1,804
Skin Disease	46	1,435	53	904	+ 531
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,129	65	221	+ 908
Drug Use	48	982	60	513	+ 469
Violence	49	899	22	8,076	- 7,177
Malnutrition	50	889	19	8,643	- 7,754
Poisonings	51	627	32	3,668	- 3,042
Hepatitis C	52	576	69	115	+ 461
Meningitis	53	522	14	12,019	- 11,497
HIV/AIDS	54	352	17	11,471	- 11,120
Appendicitis	55	210	58	677	- 468
Hepatitis B	56	159	56	742	- 583
Birth Trauma	57	159	6	31,107	- 30,948
Schizophrenia	58	90	86	0	+ 90
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	89	81	0	+ 89
Upper Respiratory	60	59	57	709	- 650
Osteoarthritis	61	55	80	0	+ 55
Anemia	62	37	83	0	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	63	29	18	8,887	- 8,857
Encephalitis	64	20	63	386	- 366
Oral conditions	65	12	82	0	+ 12
War	66	12	64	281	- 269
Tetanus	67	5	37	2,203	- 2,197
Otitis Media	68	3	71	39	- 36
Syphilis	69	1	43	1,699	- 1,698
Diphtheria	70	1	67	146	- 145
Pertussis	71	0	23	6,896	- 6,896
Measles	72	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Chlamydia	73	0	72	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	579	- 579
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	839	- 839
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	130	- 130
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	20	- 20
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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.