GUATEMALA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,454	1	9,825	+ 45,629
Stroke	2	15,403	6	4,849	+ 10,555
Lung Cancers	3	12,146	35	391	+ 11,755
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,422	2	9,245	+ 177
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,884	31	464	+ 6,419
Lung Disease	6	6,444	13	1,901	+ 4,542
Other Neoplasms	7	4,361	56	42	+ 4,319
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,216	3	6,932	- 2,716
Breast Cancer	9	3,754	28	495	+ 3,258
Liver Disease	10	3,728	5	5,684	- 1,957
Prostate Cancer	11	3,057	24	846	+ 2,212
Stomach Cancer	12	2,785	17	1,570	+ 1,214
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,558	38	282	+ 2,276
Alcohol	14	2,468	14	1,799	+ 669
Hypertension	15	2,326	26	679	+ 1,647
Falls	16	2,220	20	1,371	+ 848
Bladder Cancer	17	2,215	55	57	+ 2,157
Suicide	18	2,017	22	1,039	+ 978
Lymphomas	19	1,951	43	229	+ 1,722
Kidney Disease	20	1,915	4	6,277	- 4,362
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,744	12	1,957	- 213
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,675	8	4,026	- 2,352
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,646	44	225	+ 1,421
Leukemia	24	1,628	27	601	+ 1,027
Oral Cancer	25	1,591	49	142	+ 1,449
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,456	23	1,029	+ 427
Ovary Cancer	27	1,380	50	133	+ 1,247
Other Injuries	28	1,190	10	2,466	- 1,275
Liver Cancer	29	1,079	15	1,765	- 686
Uterin Cancer	30	1,019	59	27	+ 992
Skin Cancers	31	1,015	46	195	+ 820
Cervical Cancer	32	898	25	808	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	33	849	48	144	+ 706
Parkinson's Disease	34	707	34	393	+ 314
Epilepsy	35	540	33	463	+ 77
Congenital Anomalies	36	432	18	1,517	- 1,085
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	395	9	2,617	- 2,222
Endocrine Disorders	38	392	29	486	- 94
Drownings	39	300	32	463	- 164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	288	54	62	+ 226
Tuberculosis	41	281	37	301	- 20
Low Birth Weight	42	273	16	1,658	- 1,386
Asthma	43	254	36	335	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	44	237	60	21	+ 216
Fires	45	223	45	207	+ 16
Skin Disease	46	221	42	232	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	174	52	82	+ 92
Drug Use	48	151	40	272	- 120
Violence	49	139	7	4,411	- 4,272
Malnutrition	50	137	11	1,981	- 1,844
Poisonings	51	97	39	275	- 179
Hepatitis C	52	89	66	2	+ 86
Meningitis	53	80	41	271	- 191
HIV/AIDS	54	54	21	1,173	- 1,118
Appendicitis	55	32	47	164	- 131
Hepatitis B	56	25	65	2	+ 22
Birth Trauma	57	24	19	1,466	- 1,442
Schizophrenia	58	14	80	0	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	14	85	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	60	9	57	34	- 25
Osteoarthritis	61	8	84	0	+ 8
Anemia	62	6	83	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	63	4	30	468	- 464
Encephalitis	64	3	51	104	- 101
Oral conditions	65	2	86	0	+ 2
War	66	2	68	2	- 0
Tetanus	67	1	62	10	- 9
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	64	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	53	70	- 70
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	58	33	- 33
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Poland

Guatemala

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.