RWANDA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,384	4	3,605	+ 37,778
Stroke	2	11,495	2	5,060	+ 6,435
Lung Cancers	3	9,065	39	234	+ 8,830
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,031	1	5,280	+ 1,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,137	28	591	+ 4,546
Lung Disease	6	4,809	13	1,555	+ 3,254
Other Neoplasms	7	3,255	64	16	+ 3,238
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,146	11	1,858	+ 1,287
Breast Cancer	9	2,801	27	600	+ 2,201
Liver Disease	10	2,782	8	2,548	+ 234
Prostate Cancer	11	2,281	32	396	+ 1,885
Stomach Cancer	12	2,078	20	780	+ 1,298
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,909	43	214	+ 1,695
Alcohol	14	1,842	49	125	+ 1,716
Hypertension	15	1,736	14	1,357	+ 378
Falls	16	1,657	31	412	+ 1,244
Bladder Cancer	17	1,653	62	35	+ 1,617
Suicide	18	1,506	24	704	+ 802
Lymphomas	19	1,456	30	450	+ 1,007
Kidney Disease	20	1,429	15	1,206	+ 223
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,301	25	657	+ 644
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,250	3	3,718	- 2,469
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,229	34	347	+ 882
Leukemia	24	1,215	35	317	+ 898
Oral Cancer	25	1,187	37	272	+ 915
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,087	33	362	+ 725
Ovary Cancer	27	1,030	53	92	+ 938
Other Injuries	28	888	17	944	- 56
Liver Cancer	29	805	23	706	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	30	760	56	58	+ 702
Skin Cancers	31	758	50	113	+ 645
Cervical Cancer	32	670	18	941	- 270
Oesophagus Cancer	33	634	44	213	+ 421
Parkinson's Disease	34	527	47	146	+ 381
Epilepsy	35	403	45	191	+ 211
Congenital Anomalies	36	322	12	1,777	- 1,455
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	295	6	3,121	- 2,826
Endocrine Disorders	38	292	41	219	+ 73
Drownings	39	224	36	285	- 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	215	48	136	+ 79
Tuberculosis	41	210	26	625	- 415
Low Birth Weight	42	203	9	2,193	- 1,989
Asthma	43	190	22	717	- 527
Multiple Sclerosis	44	177	66	7	+ 169
Fires	45	167	38	270	- 103
Skin Disease	46	165	52	103	+ 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	130	63	23	+ 107
Drug Use	48	113	60	45	+ 68
Violence	49	103	29	548	- 445
Malnutrition	50	102	16	1,168	- 1,066
Poisonings	51	72	40	220	- 148
Hepatitis C	52	66	65	12	+ 54
Meningitis	53	60	19	847	- 787
HIV/AIDS	54	40	7	2,826	- 2,785
Appendicitis	55	24	54	70	- 46
Hepatitis B	56	18	55	68	- 50
Birth Trauma	57	18	10	1,888	- 1,870
Schizophrenia	58	10	83	0	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	10	80	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	60	7	57	58	- 52
Osteoarthritis	61	6	81	0	+ 6
Anemia	62	4	86	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	63	3	21	722	- 719
Encephalitis	64	2	61	39	- 37
Oral conditions	65	1	82	0	+ 1
War	66	1	69	3	- 1
Tetanus	67	1	58	53	- 52
Otitis Media	68	0	68	4	- 3
Syphilis	69	0	46	173	- 172
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Pertussis	71	0	42	218	- 218
Measles	72	0	59	51	- 51
Chlamydia	73	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Poland

Rwanda

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.