ROMANIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,129	1	71,810	- 16,682
Stroke	2	15,313	2	49,707	- 34,394
Lung Cancers	3	12,075	4	10,113	+ 1,962
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,367	5	9,357	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,843	8	6,835	+ 8
Lung Disease	6	6,406	7	7,359	- 953
Other Neoplasms	7	4,336	43	289	+ 4,047
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,191	18	2,230	+ 1,960
Breast Cancer	9	3,731	11	3,851	- 119
Liver Disease	10	3,706	6	8,920	- 5,214
Prostate Cancer	11	3,039	16	2,449	+ 590
Stomach Cancer	12	2,768	12	3,457	- 689
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,543	14	2,935	- 392
Alcohol	14	2,453	37	409	+ 2,044
Hypertension	15	2,312	3	11,007	- 8,695
Falls	16	2,207	24	1,504	+ 703
Bladder Cancer	17	2,202	23	1,715	+ 487
Suicide	18	2,006	21	1,886	+ 119
Lymphomas	19	1,940	25	1,385	+ 555
Kidney Disease	20	1,904	9	5,175	- 3,271
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,734	15	2,839	- 1,105
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,665	20	1,992	- 327
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,637	10	4,433	- 2,796
Leukemia	24	1,619	26	1,342	+ 276
Oral Cancer	25	1,582	17	2,290	- 708
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,448	33	531	+ 917
Ovary Cancer	27	1,372	27	1,109	+ 263
Other Injuries	28	1,183	19	2,139	- 956
Liver Cancer	29	1,073	13	3,114	- 2,041
Uterin Cancer	30	1,013	34	522	+ 491
Skin Cancers	31	1,009	29	1,003	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	32	893	22	1,870	- 977
Oesophagus Cancer	33	844	30	755	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	34	703	31	741	- 38
Epilepsy	35	536	42	314	+ 222
Congenital Anomalies	36	429	38	367	+ 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	393	46	223	+ 170
Endocrine Disorders	38	389	48	193	+ 197
Drownings	39	298	32	596	- 298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	286	35	440	- 154
Tuberculosis	41	279	28	1,015	- 736
Low Birth Weight	42	271	41	317	- 46
Asthma	43	253	45	225	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	44	235	55	66	+ 169
Fires	45	222	36	421	- 199
Skin Disease	46	220	53	97	+ 122
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	173	85	0	+ 173
Drug Use	48	150	40	346	- 196
Violence	49	138	44	255	- 118
Malnutrition	50	136	50	142	- 6
Poisonings	51	96	39	366	- 270
Hepatitis C	52	88	52	98	- 10
Meningitis	53	80	54	76	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	54	54	47	219	- 165
Appendicitis	55	32	60	21	+ 11
Hepatitis B	56	24	59	30	- 6
Birth Trauma	57	24	57	38	- 14
Schizophrenia	58	14	51	103	- 89
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	14	49	143	- 130
Upper Respiratory	60	9	63	3	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	61	8	86	0	+ 8
Anemia	62	6	56	59	- 53
Maternal Conditions	63	4	58	35	- 31
Encephalitis	64	3	62	6	- 3
Oral conditions	65	2	64	2	- 0
War	66	2	65	2	- 0
Tetanus	67	1	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	66	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	61	7	- 7
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Poland

Romania

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.