JAPAN VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	374,251	1	163,905	+ 210,346
Stroke	2	103,955	2	121,823	- 17,868
Lung Cancers	3	81,975	4	79,688	+ 2,287
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	63,589	3	107,899	- 44,310
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	46,457	6	57,340	- 10,884
Lung Disease	6	43,487	5	78,169	- 34,682
Other Neoplasms	7	29,433	16	15,120	+ 14,313
Diabetes Mellitus	8	28,450	29	5,433	+ 23,017
Breast Cancer	9	25,332	15	15,805	+ 9,527
Liver Disease	10	25,158	17	14,195	+ 10,963
Prostate Cancer	11	20,633	19	13,515	+ 7,117
Stomach Cancer	12	18,793	8	50,433	- 31,639
Pancreas Cancer	13	17,265	10	37,027	- 19,762
Alcohol	14	16,656	51	576	+ 16,080
Hypertension	15	15,697	28	6,673	+ 9,024
Falls	16	14,982	23	9,736	+ 5,246
Bladder Cancer	17	14,946	22	9,936	+ 5,009
Suicide	18	13,615	13	19,466	- 5,851
Lymphomas	19	13,168	14	19,273	- 6,105
Kidney Disease	20	12,925	9	44,779	- 31,853
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	11,769	7	56,937	- 45,168
Road Traffic Accidents	22	11,303	31	4,566	+ 6,737
Inflammatory/Heart	23	11,112	27	8,232	+ 2,879
Leukemia	24	10,988	24	9,607	+ 1,381
Oral Cancer	25	10,737	26	8,333	+ 2,403
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	9,828	35	2,922	+ 6,907
Ovary Cancer	27	9,313	30	5,061	+ 4,252
Other Injuries	28	8,034	12	22,068	- 14,034
Liver Cancer	29	7,281	11	29,384	- 22,103
Uterin Cancer	30	6,877	33	3,461	+ 3,416
Skin Cancers	31	6,851	44	1,843	+ 5,009
Cervical Cancer	32	6,063	32	3,799	+ 2,264
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5,733	20	12,316	- 6,583
Parkinson's Disease	34	4,770	18	14,007	- 9,237
Epilepsy	35	3,641	45	1,558	+ 2,083
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,914	40	2,473	+ 441
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,668	37	2,731	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,642	21	11,486	- 8,844
Drownings	39	2,024	25	8,409	- 6,385
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,945	39	2,555	- 610
Tuberculosis	41	1,897	34	3,459	- 1,562
Low Birth Weight	42	1,840	55	202	+ 1,638
Asthma	43	1,717	42	1,922	- 205
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,598	59	108	+ 1,490
Fires	45	1,508	48	1,007	+ 501
Skin Disease	46	1,492	36	2,806	- 1,314
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,173	38	2,618	- 1,445
Drug Use	48	1,021	50	732	+ 289
Violence	49	935	53	266	+ 669
Malnutrition	50	924	43	1,910	- 986
Poisonings	51	651	54	255	+ 397
Hepatitis C	52	598	41	2,220	- 1,621
Meningitis	53	542	52	308	+ 234
HIV/AIDS	54	365	63	48	+ 318
Appendicitis	55	218	58	126	+ 92
Hepatitis B	56	165	46	1,423	- 1,257
Birth Trauma	57	165	61	104	+ 60
Schizophrenia	58	94	47	1,052	- 958
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	92	56	172	- 80
Upper Respiratory	60	61	57	159	- 98
Osteoarthritis	61	57	62	86	- 29
Anemia	62	39	49	875	- 836
Maternal Conditions	63	30	64	39	- 8
Encephalitis	64	21	69	5	+ 16
Oral conditions	65	13	60	106	- 93
War	66	12	66	15	- 2
Tetanus	67	5	67	9	- 4
Otitis Media	68	3	68	8	- 5
Syphilis	69	1	65	16	- 15
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.