ITALY VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	185,193	1	97,116	+ 88,077
Stroke	2	51,441	2	62,633	- 11,193
Lung Cancers	3	40,564	4	34,152	+ 6,412
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	31,466	9	16,339	+ 15,128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	22,989	7	21,254	+ 1,735
Lung Disease	6	21,519	5	32,382	- 10,863
Other Neoplasms	7	14,564	15	9,984	+ 4,580
Diabetes Mellitus	8	14,078	8	19,836	- 5,758
Breast Cancer	9	12,535	10	13,868	- 1,333
Liver Disease	10	12,449	23	5,559	+ 6,890
Prostate Cancer	11	10,210	20	8,409	+ 1,801
Stomach Cancer	12	9,300	14	10,252	- 953
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,543	13	12,095	- 3,551
Alcohol	14	8,242	55	277	+ 7,965
Hypertension	15	7,768	6	29,931	- 22,164
Falls	16	7,413	25	4,222	+ 3,191
Bladder Cancer	17	7,396	22	6,711	+ 685
Suicide	18	6,737	26	4,042	+ 2,696
Lymphomas	19	6,516	16	9,670	- 3,154
Kidney Disease	20	6,396	11	12,726	- 6,330
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	5,824	3	41,445	- 35,621
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,593	30	3,221	+ 2,372
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,499	24	5,531	- 32
Leukemia	24	5,437	21	6,728	- 1,291
Oral Cancer	25	5,313	27	3,343	+ 1,970
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,863	43	690	+ 4,174
Ovary Cancer	27	4,609	28	3,282	+ 1,327
Other Injuries	28	3,976	12	12,112	- 8,137
Liver Cancer	29	3,603	17	9,620	- 6,017
Uterin Cancer	30	3,403	33	2,198	+ 1,205
Skin Cancers	31	3,390	29	3,239	+ 151
Cervical Cancer	32	3,000	40	1,154	+ 1,846
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,837	34	2,045	+ 791
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,361	19	8,428	- 6,067
Epilepsy	35	1,802	39	1,337	+ 465
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,442	37	1,443	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,320	36	1,622	- 302
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,307	18	8,431	- 7,123
Drownings	39	1,001	52	344	+ 658
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	962	32	2,216	- 1,253
Tuberculosis	41	939	53	336	+ 603
Low Birth Weight	42	911	51	357	+ 553
Asthma	43	850	47	494	+ 356
Multiple Sclerosis	44	791	44	677	+ 114
Fires	45	746	56	271	+ 475
Skin Disease	46	738	38	1,440	- 702
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	580	42	701	- 121
Drug Use	48	505	45	654	- 149
Violence	49	463	50	409	+ 54
Malnutrition	50	457	41	775	- 318
Poisonings	51	322	58	154	+ 168
Hepatitis C	52	296	31	2,451	- 2,154
Meningitis	53	268	60	128	+ 141
HIV/AIDS	54	181	46	520	- 339
Appendicitis	55	108	61	49	+ 59
Hepatitis B	56	82	54	334	- 252
Birth Trauma	57	82	59	140	- 59
Schizophrenia	58	47	49	424	- 378
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	46	57	241	- 195
Upper Respiratory	60	30	64	20	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	61	28	48	481	- 453
Anemia	62	19	35	1,672	- 1,653
Maternal Conditions	63	15	67	6	+ 9
Encephalitis	64	10	68	5	+ 6
Oral conditions	65	6	62	47	- 41
War	66	6	66	6	- 0
Tetanus	67	3	63	22	- 19
Otitis Media	68	1	65	16	- 15
Syphilis	69	1	69	4	- 4
Diphtheria	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	0	73	1	- 0
Measles	72	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Poland

Italy

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.