LIBERIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,517	7	1,885	+ 14,632
Stroke	2	4,588	11	1,578	+ 3,010
Lung Cancers	3	3,618	44	66	+ 3,552
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,806	2	2,693	+ 114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,050	40	90	+ 1,961
Lung Disease	6	1,919	26	294	+ 1,626
Other Neoplasms	7	1,299	62	6	+ 1,293
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,256	15	650	+ 606
Breast Cancer	9	1,118	27	246	+ 872
Liver Disease	10	1,110	13	858	+ 252
Prostate Cancer	11	911	25	297	+ 613
Stomach Cancer	12	829	37	122	+ 708
Pancreas Cancer	13	762	53	38	+ 724
Alcohol	14	735	57	25	+ 710
Hypertension	15	693	23	371	+ 322
Falls	16	661	33	155	+ 506
Bladder Cancer	17	660	59	19	+ 641
Suicide	18	601	30	220	+ 381
Lymphomas	19	581	39	93	+ 488
Kidney Disease	20	570	16	609	- 38
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	519	29	235	+ 285
Road Traffic Accidents	22	499	5	1,920	- 1,422
Inflammatory/Heart	23	490	38	115	+ 375
Leukemia	24	485	58	23	+ 462
Oral Cancer	25	474	48	50	+ 424
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	434	36	126	+ 308
Ovary Cancer	27	411	47	50	+ 361
Other Injuries	28	355	22	380	- 26
Liver Cancer	29	321	20	439	- 118
Uterin Cancer	30	303	55	28	+ 275
Skin Cancers	31	302	46	51	+ 251
Cervical Cancer	32	268	19	474	- 206
Oesophagus Cancer	33	253	60	16	+ 237
Parkinson's Disease	34	211	43	72	+ 138
Epilepsy	35	161	42	81	+ 80
Congenital Anomalies	36	129	14	833	- 704
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	118	10	1,592	- 1,474
Endocrine Disorders	38	117	28	245	- 129
Drownings	39	89	35	127	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	86	49	50	+ 36
Tuberculosis	41	84	1	2,766	- 2,683
Low Birth Weight	42	81	8	1,652	- 1,571
Asthma	43	76	31	200	- 124
Multiple Sclerosis	44	71	63	4	+ 66
Fires	45	67	34	153	- 87
Skin Disease	46	66	51	41	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	52	64	4	+ 48
Drug Use	48	45	50	42	+ 3
Violence	49	41	18	477	- 436
Malnutrition	50	41	24	353	- 313
Poisonings	51	29	41	82	- 53
Hepatitis C	52	26	65	4	+ 23
Meningitis	53	24	17	552	- 528
HIV/AIDS	54	16	6	1,919	- 1,903
Appendicitis	55	10	61	12	- 3
Hepatitis B	56	7	52	39	- 32
Birth Trauma	57	7	9	1,601	- 1,594
Schizophrenia	58	4	80	0	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	4	84	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	60	3	67	3	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	61	3	85	0	+ 3
Anemia	62	2	83	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	63	1	12	870	- 868
Encephalitis	64	1	56	27	- 27
Oral conditions	65	1	86	0	+ 1
War	66	1	70	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	54	31	- 31
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	21	394	- 394
Diphtheria	70	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	71	0	32	197	- 197
Measles	72	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	45	51	- 51
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Poland

Liberia

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.