NEPAL VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,541	2	19,677	+ 74,864
Stroke	2	26,260	4	12,909	+ 13,352
Lung Cancers	3	20,708	12	3,586	+ 17,122
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,063	6	6,237	+ 9,826
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,736	26	1,167	+ 10,568
Lung Disease	6	10,985	1	27,027	- 16,041
Other Neoplasms	7	7,435	61	50	+ 7,385
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,187	14	2,929	+ 4,258
Breast Cancer	9	6,399	27	1,038	+ 5,361
Liver Disease	10	6,355	5	6,383	- 28
Prostate Cancer	11	5,212	58	85	+ 5,127
Stomach Cancer	12	4,747	25	1,379	+ 3,368
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,361	41	445	+ 3,916
Alcohol	14	4,208	52	168	+ 4,040
Hypertension	15	3,965	18	2,092	+ 1,874
Falls	16	3,785	13	3,321	+ 463
Bladder Cancer	17	3,775	44	325	+ 3,451
Suicide	18	3,439	16	2,571	+ 868
Lymphomas	19	3,326	32	768	+ 2,559
Kidney Disease	20	3,265	10	4,284	- 1,019
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,973	19	2,022	+ 951
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,855	9	4,654	- 1,799
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,807	48	217	+ 2,590
Leukemia	24	2,776	36	668	+ 2,108
Oral Cancer	25	2,712	24	1,389	+ 1,324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,483	49	191	+ 2,292
Ovary Cancer	27	2,353	37	585	+ 1,768
Other Injuries	28	2,029	22	1,655	+ 375
Liver Cancer	29	1,839	46	256	+ 1,583
Uterin Cancer	30	1,737	60	56	+ 1,681
Skin Cancers	31	1,731	42	400	+ 1,331
Cervical Cancer	32	1,532	20	1,969	- 438
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,448	38	491	+ 957
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,205	33	760	+ 445
Epilepsy	35	920	30	874	+ 46
Congenital Anomalies	36	736	21	1,949	- 1,213
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	674	7	6,071	- 5,397
Endocrine Disorders	38	667	45	257	+ 410
Drownings	39	511	23	1,505	- 994
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	491	17	2,320	- 1,829
Tuberculosis	41	479	3	16,535	- 16,055
Low Birth Weight	42	465	11	3,822	- 3,358
Asthma	43	434	8	5,930	- 5,496
Multiple Sclerosis	44	404	63	38	+ 365
Fires	45	381	50	184	+ 197
Skin Disease	46	377	67	17	+ 360
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	296	51	173	+ 123
Drug Use	48	258	57	93	+ 164
Violence	49	236	35	704	- 468
Malnutrition	50	233	31	845	- 612
Poisonings	51	165	39	474	- 309
Hepatitis C	52	151	64	29	+ 123
Meningitis	53	137	43	377	- 240
HIV/AIDS	54	92	34	737	- 645
Appendicitis	55	55	47	220	- 165
Hepatitis B	56	42	56	117	- 75
Birth Trauma	57	42	15	2,676	- 2,634
Schizophrenia	58	24	84	0	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	23	80	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	60	15	66	24	- 8
Osteoarthritis	61	14	81	0	+ 14
Anemia	62	10	86	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	63	8	28	977	- 969
Encephalitis	64	5	29	882	- 877
Oral conditions	65	3	82	0	+ 3
War	66	3	65	24	- 21
Tetanus	67	1	53	134	- 133
Otitis Media	68	1	70	4	- 3
Syphilis	69	0	54	134	- 134
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Pertussis	71	0	40	453	- 453
Measles	72	0	59	60	- 60
Chlamydia	73	0	68	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	39	- 39
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	55	120	- 120
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Poland

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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.