LUXEMBOURG VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,039	1	655	+ 1,384
Stroke	2	566	4	257	+ 309
Lung Cancers	3	447	3	260	+ 187
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	346	8	111	+ 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	253	6	131	+ 122
Lung Disease	6	237	5	242	- 5
Other Neoplasms	7	160	24	49	+ 112
Diabetes Mellitus	8	155	17	61	+ 94
Breast Cancer	9	138	7	113	+ 25
Liver Disease	10	137	12	75	+ 62
Prostate Cancer	11	112	15	64	+ 49
Stomach Cancer	12	102	22	51	+ 51
Pancreas Cancer	13	94	11	82	+ 12
Alcohol	14	91	29	25	+ 65
Hypertension	15	86	19	54	+ 32
Falls	16	82	18	61	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	17	81	26	44	+ 38
Suicide	18	74	13	69	+ 5
Lymphomas	19	72	14	64	+ 7
Kidney Disease	20	70	9	91	- 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	64	2	298	- 234
Road Traffic Accidents	22	62	30	25	+ 36
Inflammatory/Heart	23	61	23	49	+ 11
Leukemia	24	60	20	53	+ 7
Oral Cancer	25	58	33	19	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	54	41	7	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	27	51	27	35	+ 15
Other Injuries	28	44	10	88	- 45
Liver Cancer	29	40	25	49	- 9
Uterin Cancer	30	37	36	16	+ 22
Skin Cancers	31	37	31	22	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	32	33	38	10	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	33	31	28	32	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	34	26	16	62	- 36
Epilepsy	35	20	35	17	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	36	16	37	10	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	15	42	6	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	38	14	21	53	- 38
Drownings	39	11	54	2	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	11	34	19	- 8
Tuberculosis	41	10	55	2	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	42	10	49	3	+ 7
Asthma	43	9	45	5	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	44	9	46	4	+ 5
Fires	45	8	51	3	+ 6
Skin Disease	46	8	44	5	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	6	53	2	+ 4
Drug Use	48	6	39	9	- 4
Violence	49	5	48	3	+ 2
Malnutrition	50	5	32	19	- 14
Poisonings	51	4	56	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	3	47	4	- 0
Meningitis	53	3	58	1	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	54	2	52	2	- 0
Appendicitis	55	1	62	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	60	1	+ 0
Birth Trauma	57	1	59	1	+ 0
Schizophrenia	58	1	43	6	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	57	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	60	0	61	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	61	0	50	3	- 2
Anemia	62	0	40	8	- 8
Maternal Conditions	63	0	63	0	- 0
Encephalitis	64	0	65	0	- 0
Oral conditions	65	0	64	0	- 0
War	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Poland

Luxembourg

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.