GUINEA-BISSAU VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,477	5	907	+ 5,570
Stroke	2	1,799	6	829	+ 970
Lung Cancers	3	1,419	50	18	+ 1,400
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,101	2	1,390	- 289
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	804	38	50	+ 754
Lung Disease	6	753	20	191	+ 562
Other Neoplasms	7	509	65	2	+ 507
Diabetes Mellitus	8	492	14	313	+ 179
Breast Cancer	9	438	29	93	+ 346
Liver Disease	10	435	11	405	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	11	357	42	41	+ 316
Stomach Cancer	12	325	36	55	+ 270
Pancreas Cancer	13	299	54	14	+ 285
Alcohol	14	288	57	12	+ 276
Hypertension	15	272	21	177	+ 94
Falls	16	259	33	71	+ 188
Bladder Cancer	17	259	51	17	+ 241
Suicide	18	236	26	134	+ 102
Lymphomas	19	228	45	28	+ 200
Kidney Disease	20	224	15	268	- 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	204	34	69	+ 135
Road Traffic Accidents	22	196	10	619	- 423
Inflammatory/Heart	23	192	37	53	+ 140
Leukemia	24	190	61	6	+ 184
Oral Cancer	25	186	56	13	+ 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	170	32	77	+ 93
Ovary Cancer	27	161	48	19	+ 142
Other Injuries	28	139	17	234	- 95
Liver Cancer	29	126	28	116	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	30	119	59	8	+ 111
Skin Cancers	31	119	52	17	+ 101
Cervical Cancer	32	105	23	154	- 49
Oesophagus Cancer	33	99	49	19	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	34	83	46	27	+ 56
Epilepsy	35	63	39	48	+ 15
Congenital Anomalies	36	50	12	373	- 323
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	46	4	913	- 867
Endocrine Disorders	38	46	18	221	- 176
Drownings	39	35	30	89	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	34	43	33	+ 1
Tuberculosis	41	33	3	1,387	- 1,354
Low Birth Weight	42	32	8	705	- 673
Asthma	43	30	24	150	- 120
Multiple Sclerosis	44	28	64	2	+ 25
Fires	45	26	35	64	- 38
Skin Disease	46	26	53	16	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	20	67	2	+ 19
Drug Use	48	18	55	13	+ 4
Violence	49	16	22	173	- 157
Malnutrition	50	16	27	121	- 105
Poisonings	51	11	41	45	- 33
Hepatitis C	52	10	63	3	+ 8
Meningitis	53	9	16	258	- 249
HIV/AIDS	54	6	1	1,445	- 1,439
Appendicitis	55	4	60	7	- 3
Hepatitis B	56	3	47	20	- 18
Birth Trauma	57	3	7	790	- 787
Schizophrenia	58	2	84	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	81	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	60	1	66	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	61	1	80	0	+ 1
Anemia	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	1	13	333	- 333
Encephalitis	64	0	58	10	- 10
Oral conditions	65	0	82	0	+ 0
War	66	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	40	48	- 48
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	31	85	- 85
Diphtheria	70	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	71	0	19	212	- 212
Measles	72	0	25	147	- 147
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	44	30	- 30
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	9	684	- 684
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Poland

Guinea-Bissau

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.