FRANCE VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	207,702	1	63,181	+ 144,520
Stroke	2	57,693	3	36,354	+ 21,338
Lung Cancers	3	45,494	4	35,657	+ 9,837
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	35,291	6	19,771	+ 15,520
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	25,783	5	21,854	+ 3,929
Lung Disease	6	24,135	7	18,232	+ 5,903
Other Neoplasms	7	16,334	17	8,771	+ 7,564
Diabetes Mellitus	8	15,789	12	10,912	+ 4,878
Breast Cancer	9	14,059	8	15,536	- 1,477
Liver Disease	10	13,962	22	7,382	+ 6,580
Prostate Cancer	11	11,451	13	10,873	+ 578
Stomach Cancer	12	10,430	26	5,530	+ 4,900
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,581	10	12,360	- 2,778
Alcohol	14	9,244	33	3,189	+ 6,055
Hypertension	15	8,712	23	7,109	+ 1,602
Falls	16	8,314	18	8,284	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	17	8,295	24	6,566	+ 1,729
Suicide	18	7,556	16	8,961	- 1,405
Lymphomas	19	7,308	14	10,067	- 2,759
Kidney Disease	20	7,173	11	11,477	- 4,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	6,532	2	53,157	- 46,626
Road Traffic Accidents	22	6,273	31	3,339	+ 2,934
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,167	25	6,065	+ 101
Leukemia	24	6,098	21	7,457	- 1,359
Oral Cancer	25	5,959	27	4,676	+ 1,283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	5,455	43	986	+ 4,469
Ovary Cancer	27	5,169	30	3,964	+ 1,205
Other Injuries	28	4,459	9	15,119	- 10,661
Liver Cancer	29	4,041	15	9,573	- 5,532
Uterin Cancer	30	3,816	34	2,721	+ 1,096
Skin Cancers	31	3,802	32	3,256	+ 547
Cervical Cancer	32	3,365	40	1,574	+ 1,791
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,181	28	4,673	- 1,492
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,647	20	7,570	- 4,922
Epilepsy	35	2,021	37	1,865	+ 155
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,617	35	2,012	- 395
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,481	38	1,807	- 327
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,466	19	8,086	- 6,620
Drownings	39	1,123	45	868	+ 255
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,079	41	1,384	- 305
Tuberculosis	41	1,053	50	435	+ 618
Low Birth Weight	42	1,021	47	651	+ 370
Asthma	43	953	42	1,039	- 86
Multiple Sclerosis	44	887	46	752	+ 134
Fires	45	837	53	403	+ 434
Skin Disease	46	828	39	1,598	- 770
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	651	51	426	+ 225
Drug Use	48	566	36	1,881	- 1,314
Violence	49	519	49	538	- 19
Malnutrition	50	513	29	4,212	- 3,699
Poisonings	51	361	57	228	+ 134
Hepatitis C	52	332	52	416	- 84
Meningitis	53	301	58	163	+ 138
HIV/AIDS	54	203	54	362	- 159
Appendicitis	55	121	61	90	+ 31
Hepatitis B	56	92	59	135	- 43
Birth Trauma	57	91	55	309	- 217
Schizophrenia	58	52	48	647	- 595
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	51	62	75	- 24
Upper Respiratory	60	34	63	54	- 20
Osteoarthritis	61	32	56	245	- 214
Anemia	62	22	44	973	- 951
Maternal Conditions	63	17	64	52	- 35
Encephalitis	64	11	66	8	+ 3
Oral conditions	65	7	60	118	- 111
War	66	7	67	7	+ 0
Tetanus	67	3	70	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	2	65	16	- 14
Syphilis	69	1	68	4	- 3
Diphtheria	70	1	75	1	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.