NIGER VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,022	6	8,229	+ 71,792
Stroke	2	22,227	5	8,717	+ 13,510
Lung Cancers	3	17,528	67	42	+ 17,486
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,596	1	21,093	- 7,497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,933	37	522	+ 9,412
Lung Disease	6	9,298	20	2,172	+ 7,126
Other Neoplasms	7	6,293	68	24	+ 6,269
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,083	17	2,630	+ 3,453
Breast Cancer	9	5,416	29	1,075	+ 4,341
Liver Disease	10	5,379	11	4,116	+ 1,263
Prostate Cancer	11	4,412	57	128	+ 4,284
Stomach Cancer	12	4,018	44	300	+ 3,718
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,691	54	138	+ 3,554
Alcohol	14	3,561	60	120	+ 3,441
Hypertension	15	3,356	25	1,356	+ 2,001
Falls	16	3,203	26	1,297	+ 1,906
Bladder Cancer	17	3,196	53	161	+ 3,034
Suicide	18	2,911	27	1,227	+ 1,684
Lymphomas	19	2,816	43	350	+ 2,465
Kidney Disease	20	2,764	16	2,732	+ 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,516	32	858	+ 1,658
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,417	8	5,946	- 3,529
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,376	34	769	+ 1,607
Leukemia	24	2,349	48	258	+ 2,092
Oral Cancer	25	2,296	49	242	+ 2,054
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,101	31	1,044	+ 1,057
Ovary Cancer	27	1,991	40	425	+ 1,567
Other Injuries	28	1,718	12	3,826	- 2,108
Liver Cancer	29	1,557	35	745	+ 812
Uterin Cancer	30	1,470	64	86	+ 1,384
Skin Cancers	31	1,465	45	287	+ 1,178
Cervical Cancer	32	1,296	38	487	+ 810
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,226	55	132	+ 1,094
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,020	47	275	+ 745
Epilepsy	35	779	36	676	+ 102
Congenital Anomalies	36	623	10	4,346	- 3,723
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	570	3	16,030	- 15,460
Endocrine Disorders	38	565	23	1,806	- 1,241
Drownings	39	433	24	1,581	- 1,148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	416	39	467	- 51
Tuberculosis	41	406	13	3,703	- 3,297
Low Birth Weight	42	393	4	9,560	- 9,166
Asthma	43	367	22	1,902	- 1,535
Multiple Sclerosis	44	342	69	22	+ 319
Fires	45	322	28	1,120	- 798
Skin Disease	46	319	52	213	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	251	70	18	+ 233
Drug Use	48	218	58	126	+ 92
Violence	49	200	19	2,244	- 2,044
Malnutrition	50	198	21	2,170	- 1,972
Poisonings	51	139	33	771	- 632
Hepatitis C	52	128	66	46	+ 82
Meningitis	53	116	9	5,237	- 5,121
HIV/AIDS	54	78	30	1,048	- 970
Appendicitis	55	47	56	128	- 81
Hepatitis B	56	35	46	279	- 244
Birth Trauma	57	35	7	8,030	- 7,995
Schizophrenia	58	20	83	0	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	20	80	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	60	13	63	94	- 81
Osteoarthritis	61	12	81	0	+ 12
Anemia	62	8	85	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	63	6	14	3,317	- 3,311
Encephalitis	64	4	61	112	- 108
Oral conditions	65	3	82	0	+ 3
War	66	3	41	409	- 407
Tetanus	67	1	42	372	- 371
Otitis Media	68	1	72	1	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	62	110	- 109
Diphtheria	70	0	65	60	- 60
Pertussis	71	0	15	2,858	- 2,858
Measles	72	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Chlamydia	73	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	59	125	- 125
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.