GUINEA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,486	6	5,665	+ 36,820
Stroke	2	11,801	5	5,777	+ 6,024
Lung Cancers	3	9,306	50	128	+ 9,178
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,219	1	12,790	- 5,571
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,274	53	100	+ 5,174
Lung Disease	6	4,937	20	1,373	+ 3,564
Other Neoplasms	7	3,341	68	16	+ 3,325
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,230	15	2,138	+ 1,092
Breast Cancer	9	2,876	38	345	+ 2,531
Liver Disease	10	2,856	12	2,550	+ 306
Prostate Cancer	11	2,342	32	525	+ 1,817
Stomach Cancer	12	2,133	41	245	+ 1,888
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,960	65	19	+ 1,941
Alcohol	14	1,891	55	83	+ 1,807
Hypertension	15	1,782	21	1,348	+ 434
Falls	16	1,701	33	480	+ 1,221
Bladder Cancer	17	1,697	60	32	+ 1,665
Suicide	18	1,546	29	892	+ 654
Lymphomas	19	1,495	48	158	+ 1,337
Kidney Disease	20	1,467	16	1,939	- 472
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,336	30	579	+ 757
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,283	9	3,788	- 2,505
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,261	35	439	+ 822
Leukemia	24	1,247	67	17	+ 1,230
Oral Cancer	25	1,219	52	122	+ 1,097
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,116	34	448	+ 668
Ovary Cancer	27	1,057	54	93	+ 965
Other Injuries	28	912	18	1,504	- 592
Liver Cancer	29	827	23	1,167	- 341
Uterin Cancer	30	781	59	38	+ 743
Skin Cancers	31	778	49	152	+ 626
Cervical Cancer	32	688	19	1,491	- 803
Oesophagus Cancer	33	651	63	20	+ 631
Parkinson's Disease	34	542	44	212	+ 330
Epilepsy	35	413	37	350	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	36	331	14	2,181	- 1,850
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	303	3	6,788	- 6,485
Endocrine Disorders	38	300	25	1,140	- 840
Drownings	39	230	31	528	- 299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	221	42	238	- 17
Tuberculosis	41	215	13	2,369	- 2,153
Low Birth Weight	42	209	8	4,319	- 4,110
Asthma	43	195	22	1,179	- 984
Multiple Sclerosis	44	181	66	18	+ 164
Fires	45	171	36	410	- 239
Skin Disease	46	169	51	127	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	133	70	13	+ 120
Drug Use	48	116	46	169	- 53
Violence	49	106	26	1,128	- 1,022
Malnutrition	50	105	28	1,032	- 927
Poisonings	51	74	40	295	- 221
Hepatitis C	52	68	61	22	+ 46
Meningitis	53	62	11	2,633	- 2,571
HIV/AIDS	54	41	10	3,020	- 2,978
Appendicitis	55	25	57	41	- 17
Hepatitis B	56	19	47	162	- 143
Birth Trauma	57	19	7	4,797	- 4,778
Schizophrenia	58	11	81	0	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	10	84	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	60	7	69	15	- 8
Osteoarthritis	61	6	85	0	+ 6
Anemia	62	4	83	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	63	3	17	1,793	- 1,790
Encephalitis	64	2	56	81	- 78
Oral conditions	65	1	86	0	+ 1
War	66	1	64	20	- 18
Tetanus	67	1	45	170	- 169
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	39	328	- 328
Diphtheria	70	0	58	40	- 39
Pertussis	71	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Measles	72	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Chlamydia	73	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	43	232	- 232
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	22	- 22
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Poland

Guinea

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.