MEXICO VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	397,149	1	116,238	+ 280,911
Stroke	2	110,315	4	39,790	+ 70,525
Lung Cancers	3	86,990	17	7,349	+ 79,641
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	67,480	8	24,816	+ 42,664
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	49,299	20	6,871	+ 42,428
Lung Disease	6	46,148	7	29,123	+ 17,025
Other Neoplasms	7	31,233	23	6,204	+ 25,029
Diabetes Mellitus	8	30,191	2	86,110	- 55,919
Breast Cancer	9	26,882	16	7,380	+ 19,502
Liver Disease	10	26,697	6	29,838	- 3,141
Prostate Cancer	11	21,895	15	7,494	+ 14,401
Stomach Cancer	12	19,943	19	6,939	+ 13,005
Pancreas Cancer	13	18,321	27	4,510	+ 13,811
Alcohol	14	17,675	32	2,945	+ 14,730
Hypertension	15	16,658	9	17,806	- 1,149
Falls	16	15,898	35	2,628	+ 13,270
Bladder Cancer	17	15,860	48	1,272	+ 14,588
Suicide	18	14,448	22	6,772	+ 7,677
Lymphomas	19	13,974	24	4,961	+ 9,013
Kidney Disease	20	13,716	3	44,622	- 30,906
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	12,489	30	3,447	+ 9,042
Road Traffic Accidents	22	11,994	10	16,303	- 4,309
Inflammatory/Heart	23	11,792	41	1,866	+ 9,926
Leukemia	24	11,660	25	4,830	+ 6,830
Oral Cancer	25	11,393	46	1,355	+ 10,039
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	10,430	33	2,734	+ 7,696
Ovary Cancer	27	9,883	34	2,649	+ 7,234
Other Injuries	28	8,526	11	12,175	- 3,649
Liver Cancer	29	7,727	21	6,817	+ 910
Uterin Cancer	30	7,297	50	902	+ 6,396
Skin Cancers	31	7,271	40	1,909	+ 5,362
Cervical Cancer	32	6,434	26	4,787	+ 1,646
Oesophagus Cancer	33	6,083	49	1,252	+ 4,832
Parkinson's Disease	34	5,062	43	1,567	+ 3,495
Epilepsy	35	3,864	39	1,912	+ 1,952
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,092	13	10,457	- 7,365
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,831	29	3,476	- 645
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,804	12	11,310	- 8,506
Drownings	39	2,148	42	1,799	+ 349
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2,064	52	859	+ 1,205
Tuberculosis	41	2,013	38	1,943	+ 70
Low Birth Weight	42	1,953	18	7,163	- 5,210
Asthma	43	1,822	47	1,342	+ 480
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,695	60	295	+ 1,400
Fires	45	1,600	56	604	+ 996
Skin Disease	46	1,583	31	3,029	- 1,446
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,245	45	1,415	- 171
Drug Use	48	1,083	44	1,470	- 387
Violence	49	992	5	32,450	- 31,458
Malnutrition	50	980	14	7,552	- 6,571
Poisonings	51	691	57	531	+ 160
Hepatitis C	52	635	55	625	+ 10
Meningitis	53	576	58	357	+ 218
HIV/AIDS	54	388	28	4,128	- 3,740
Appendicitis	55	231	53	774	- 543
Hepatitis B	56	175	61	210	- 34
Birth Trauma	57	175	36	2,552	- 2,377
Schizophrenia	58	100	63	127	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	98	51	894	- 796
Upper Respiratory	60	65	64	127	- 62
Osteoarthritis	61	61	59	305	- 244
Anemia	62	41	37	2,182	- 2,141
Maternal Conditions	63	32	54	750	- 718
Encephalitis	64	22	62	140	- 118
Oral conditions	65	14	65	125	- 111
War	66	13	66	112	- 99
Tetanus	67	6	71	10	- 4
Otitis Media	68	3	68	29	- 26
Syphilis	69	1	73	5	- 3
Diphtheria	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	0	70	21	- 21
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Malaria	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	74	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	67	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Poland

Mexico

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.