NIGERIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	719,167	7	61,374	+ 657,794
Stroke	2	199,762	8	57,744	+ 142,018
Lung Cancers	3	157,524	57	1,295	+ 156,229
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	122,194	1	207,281	- 85,087
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	89,272	43	4,152	+ 85,120
Lung Disease	6	83,566	22	12,569	+ 70,998
Other Neoplasms	7	56,558	66	290	+ 56,268
Diabetes Mellitus	8	54,670	18	22,497	+ 32,173
Breast Cancer	9	48,678	23	11,884	+ 36,794
Liver Disease	10	48,344	13	38,326	+ 10,019
Prostate Cancer	11	39,648	35	5,914	+ 33,734
Stomach Cancer	12	36,114	50	2,129	+ 33,985
Pancreas Cancer	13	33,176	51	1,975	+ 31,201
Alcohol	14	32,006	58	1,031	+ 30,975
Hypertension	15	30,164	24	10,692	+ 19,473
Falls	16	28,789	28	7,528	+ 21,261
Bladder Cancer	17	28,720	63	670	+ 28,050
Suicide	18	26,163	30	7,019	+ 19,145
Lymphomas	19	25,304	40	5,202	+ 20,103
Kidney Disease	20	24,838	20	18,189	+ 6,649
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	22,616	31	6,786	+ 15,830
Road Traffic Accidents	22	21,719	12	41,693	- 19,974
Inflammatory/Heart	23	21,353	42	4,826	+ 16,527
Leukemia	24	21,114	47	2,257	+ 18,857
Oral Cancer	25	20,632	48	2,238	+ 18,393
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	18,886	37	5,846	+ 13,041
Ovary Cancer	27	17,897	49	2,133	+ 15,764
Other Injuries	28	15,438	17	22,696	- 7,258
Liver Cancer	29	13,992	39	5,289	+ 8,703
Uterin Cancer	30	13,214	62	679	+ 12,535
Skin Cancers	31	13,166	53	1,933	+ 11,233
Cervical Cancer	32	11,650	25	10,574	+ 1,076
Oesophagus Cancer	33	11,016	64	560	+ 10,456
Parkinson's Disease	34	9,167	46	2,473	+ 6,694
Epilepsy	35	6,997	41	5,001	+ 1,996
Congenital Anomalies	36	5,599	9	49,696	- 44,098
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	5,127	2	144,724	- 139,598
Endocrine Disorders	38	5,077	21	15,799	- 10,721
Drownings	39	3,889	32	6,584	- 2,696
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	3,737	52	1,946	+ 1,792
Tuberculosis	41	3,645	3	127,335	- 123,690
Low Birth Weight	42	3,536	6	95,959	- 92,423
Asthma	43	3,300	27	8,192	- 4,892
Multiple Sclerosis	44	3,070	68	179	+ 2,891
Fires	45	2,897	29	7,132	- 4,234
Skin Disease	46	2,866	56	1,468	+ 1,398
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2,254	69	165	+ 2,089
Drug Use	48	1,961	34	6,273	- 4,312
Violence	49	1,796	19	18,407	- 16,611
Malnutrition	50	1,775	36	5,896	- 4,121
Poisonings	51	1,252	33	6,570	- 5,319
Hepatitis C	52	1,150	65	304	+ 846
Meningitis	53	1,042	11	43,651	- 42,609
HIV/AIDS	54	702	10	44,124	- 43,422
Appendicitis	55	419	60	760	- 341
Hepatitis B	56	318	55	1,488	- 1,170
Birth Trauma	57	317	5	100,186	- 99,869
Schizophrenia	58	181	80	0	+ 181
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	177	84	0	+ 177
Upper Respiratory	60	117	67	259	- 142
Osteoarthritis	61	110	85	0	+ 110
Anemia	62	75	82	0	+ 75
Maternal Conditions	63	58	15	23,540	- 23,482
Encephalitis	64	40	59	937	- 897
Oral conditions	65	25	86	0	+ 25
War	66	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Tetanus	67	10	26	8,355	- 8,345
Otitis Media	68	5	72	3	+ 2
Syphilis	69	3	38	5,449	- 5,447
Diphtheria	70	2	44	3,800	- 3,797
Pertussis	71	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Measles	72	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Chlamydia	73	0	71	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	61	685	- 685
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Poland

Nigeria

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.