GAMBIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,665	3	1,007	+ 6,659
Stroke	2	2,129	4	802	+ 1,327
Lung Cancers	3	1,679	38	34	+ 1,645
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,302	1	1,340	- 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	951	52	11	+ 941
Lung Disease	6	891	19	206	+ 685
Other Neoplasms	7	603	57	3	+ 600
Diabetes Mellitus	8	583	15	290	+ 293
Breast Cancer	9	519	40	26	+ 493
Liver Disease	10	515	14	323	+ 192
Prostate Cancer	11	423	43	21	+ 402
Stomach Cancer	12	385	47	14	+ 371
Pancreas Cancer	13	354	53	6	+ 348
Alcohol	14	341	50	12	+ 329
Hypertension	15	322	22	172	+ 149
Falls	16	307	29	83	+ 224
Bladder Cancer	17	306	56	4	+ 302
Suicide	18	279	25	113	+ 166
Lymphomas	19	270	51	12	+ 258
Kidney Disease	20	265	16	266	- 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	241	28	89	+ 152
Road Traffic Accidents	22	231	6	695	- 464
Inflammatory/Heart	23	228	32	59	+ 168
Leukemia	24	225	59	2	+ 223
Oral Cancer	25	220	71	0	+ 220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	201	33	56	+ 145
Ovary Cancer	27	191	61	2	+ 189
Other Injuries	28	165	21	194	- 30
Liver Cancer	29	149	12	377	- 228
Uterin Cancer	30	141	66	1	+ 140
Skin Cancers	31	140	68	0	+ 140
Cervical Cancer	32	124	23	145	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	33	117	54	5	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	34	98	37	34	+ 63
Epilepsy	35	75	35	43	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	36	60	11	383	- 323
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	55	9	626	- 571
Endocrine Disorders	38	54	17	230	- 176
Drownings	39	41	30	69	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	40	41	24	+ 16
Tuberculosis	41	39	10	445	- 406
Low Birth Weight	42	38	8	662	- 624
Asthma	43	35	24	134	- 99
Multiple Sclerosis	44	33	58	3	+ 30
Fires	45	31	31	67	- 36
Skin Disease	46	31	44	19	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	24	62	2	+ 22
Drug Use	48	21	39	28	- 7
Violence	49	19	20	195	- 176
Malnutrition	50	19	26	110	- 91
Poisonings	51	13	36	42	- 29
Hepatitis C	52	12	65	1	+ 11
Meningitis	53	11	18	229	- 218
HIV/AIDS	54	7	2	1,125	- 1,117
Appendicitis	55	4	55	5	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	3	46	14	- 10
Birth Trauma	57	3	5	754	- 751
Schizophrenia	58	2	85	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	80	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	60	1	64	2	- 0
Osteoarthritis	61	1	81	0	+ 1
Anemia	62	1	83	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	1	13	345	- 345
Encephalitis	64	0	48	14	- 13
Oral conditions	65	0	82	0	+ 0
War	66	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	45	18	- 18
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	34	55	- 55
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	27	99	- 99
Measles	72	0	49	13	- 13
Chlamydia	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	23	- 23
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	7	674	- 674
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Poland

Gambia

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.