RUSSIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	427,772	1	562,711	- 134,939
Stroke	2	118,821	2	327,199	- 208,378
Lung Cancers	3	93,698	3	54,361	+ 39,337
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	72,683	10	32,404	+ 40,278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	53,100	7	42,633	+ 10,468
Lung Disease	6	49,707	9	36,600	+ 13,106
Other Neoplasms	7	33,642	51	729	+ 32,913
Diabetes Mellitus	8	32,518	18	18,345	+ 14,174
Breast Cancer	9	28,955	13	23,242	+ 5,713
Liver Disease	10	28,756	6	45,463	- 16,707
Prostate Cancer	11	23,583	20	14,107	+ 9,476
Stomach Cancer	12	21,481	11	29,386	- 7,905
Pancreas Cancer	13	19,734	16	20,282	- 548
Alcohol	14	19,038	12	27,984	- 8,946
Hypertension	15	17,942	17	18,348	- 405
Falls	16	17,124	21	11,705	+ 5,419
Bladder Cancer	17	17,083	38	6,307	+ 10,776
Suicide	18	15,562	8	36,625	- 21,063
Lymphomas	19	15,051	29	8,919	+ 6,132
Kidney Disease	20	14,774	22	11,581	+ 3,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	13,452	5	48,522	- 35,070
Road Traffic Accidents	22	12,919	19	17,507	- 4,588
Inflammatory/Heart	23	12,701	4	54,060	- 41,359
Leukemia	24	12,559	31	8,238	+ 4,321
Oral Cancer	25	12,272	25	10,880	+ 1,392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	11,234	28	8,938	+ 2,296
Ovary Cancer	27	10,645	32	8,123	+ 2,523
Other Injuries	28	9,183	14	22,517	- 13,334
Liver Cancer	29	8,323	24	11,165	- 2,842
Uterin Cancer	30	7,860	35	6,867	+ 993
Skin Cancers	31	7,831	39	5,612	+ 2,219
Cervical Cancer	32	6,930	34	7,423	- 493
Oesophagus Cancer	33	6,552	33	7,431	- 879
Parkinson's Disease	34	5,453	26	9,371	- 3,918
Epilepsy	35	4,162	52	718	+ 3,444
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,330	41	4,201	- 871
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,049	55	403	+ 2,646
Endocrine Disorders	38	3,020	45	2,004	+ 1,016
Drownings	39	2,313	36	6,629	- 4,315
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2,223	42	2,770	- 547
Tuberculosis	41	2,168	30	8,422	- 6,253
Low Birth Weight	42	2,103	44	2,153	- 49
Asthma	43	1,963	46	1,764	+ 199
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,826	49	827	+ 999
Fires	45	1,723	37	6,387	- 4,664
Skin Disease	46	1,705	43	2,735	- 1,030
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,341	50	750	+ 590
Drug Use	48	1,166	27	9,113	- 7,946
Violence	49	1,068	23	11,450	- 10,382
Malnutrition	50	1,056	57	242	+ 814
Poisonings	51	744	40	5,565	- 4,820
Hepatitis C	52	684	66	2	+ 682
Meningitis	53	620	48	1,037	- 418
HIV/AIDS	54	418	15	21,262	- 20,844
Appendicitis	55	249	54	409	- 159
Hepatitis B	56	189	60	43	+ 146
Birth Trauma	57	188	53	714	- 526
Schizophrenia	58	107	83	0	+ 107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	105	85	0	+ 105
Upper Respiratory	60	70	58	158	- 89
Osteoarthritis	61	65	84	0	+ 65
Anemia	62	45	81	0	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	63	35	56	267	- 233
Encephalitis	64	24	47	1,076	- 1,053
Oral conditions	65	15	86	0	+ 15
War	66	14	59	123	- 109
Tetanus	67	6	63	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	64	3	- 0
Syphilis	69	2	62	19	- 17
Diphtheria	70	1	67	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	0	65	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	61	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Poland

Russia

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.