GERMANY VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	255,529	1	147,055	+ 108,474
Stroke	2	70,978	3	49,794	+ 21,184
Lung Cancers	3	55,970	4	46,560	+ 9,410
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	43,417	9	20,712	+ 22,704
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	31,719	7	26,026	+ 5,694
Lung Disease	6	29,692	5	42,797	- 13,105
Other Neoplasms	7	20,096	24	8,161	+ 11,935
Diabetes Mellitus	8	19,425	13	15,560	+ 3,865
Breast Cancer	9	17,296	10	18,842	- 1,546
Liver Disease	10	17,177	15	15,194	+ 1,983
Prostate Cancer	11	14,087	12	16,487	- 2,400
Stomach Cancer	12	12,832	20	9,658	+ 3,174
Pancreas Cancer	13	11,788	11	17,971	- 6,184
Alcohol	14	11,372	26	6,257	+ 5,115
Hypertension	15	10,718	6	26,796	- 16,078
Falls	16	10,229	14	15,325	- 5,096
Bladder Cancer	17	10,205	28	6,193	+ 4,012
Suicide	18	9,296	19	10,284	- 988
Lymphomas	19	8,991	17	12,249	- 3,258
Kidney Disease	20	8,825	8	22,770	- 13,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	8,036	2	51,168	- 43,133
Road Traffic Accidents	22	7,717	34	3,160	+ 4,557
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,587	21	8,891	- 1,304
Leukemia	24	7,502	22	8,737	- 1,235
Oral Cancer	25	7,331	29	6,023	+ 1,308
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	6,711	38	2,166	+ 4,545
Ovary Cancer	27	6,359	30	5,192	+ 1,167
Other Injuries	28	5,485	23	8,248	- 2,763
Liver Cancer	29	4,972	25	8,057	- 3,086
Uterin Cancer	30	4,695	37	2,231	+ 2,464
Skin Cancers	31	4,678	31	4,055	+ 623
Cervical Cancer	32	4,139	39	2,131	+ 2,008
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,914	27	6,212	- 2,298
Parkinson's Disease	34	3,257	16	12,594	- 9,337
Epilepsy	35	2,486	35	3,091	- 605
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,989	36	2,291	- 302
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,822	32	3,830	- 2,009
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,804	18	10,677	- 8,873
Drownings	39	1,382	49	459	+ 923
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,328	33	3,615	- 2,288
Tuberculosis	41	1,295	56	281	+ 1,014
Low Birth Weight	42	1,256	45	770	+ 486
Asthma	43	1,172	44	924	+ 248
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,091	41	1,571	- 480
Fires	45	1,029	53	359	+ 671
Skin Disease	46	1,018	42	1,543	- 524
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	801	47	543	+ 258
Drug Use	48	697	40	1,930	- 1,233
Violence	49	638	46	769	- 131
Malnutrition	50	631	50	450	+ 181
Poisonings	51	445	58	216	+ 228
Hepatitis C	52	409	48	507	- 98
Meningitis	53	370	60	168	+ 203
HIV/AIDS	54	249	54	345	- 96
Appendicitis	55	149	62	129	+ 20
Hepatitis B	56	113	59	182	- 69
Birth Trauma	57	113	57	239	- 127
Schizophrenia	58	64	51	391	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	63	55	292	- 229
Upper Respiratory	60	42	61	138	- 97
Osteoarthritis	61	39	52	364	- 325
Anemia	62	27	43	994	- 967
Maternal Conditions	63	21	64	38	- 17
Encephalitis	64	14	67	8	+ 7
Oral conditions	65	9	63	62	- 53
War	66	8	66	10	- 2
Tetanus	67	4	75	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	65	16	- 14
Syphilis	69	1	68	6	- 5
Diphtheria	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	71	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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.