SLOVAKIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,901	1	10,654	+ 6,247
Stroke	2	4,694	3	3,756	+ 939
Lung Cancers	3	3,702	4	2,562	+ 1,140
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,872	6	2,024	+ 848
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,098	5	2,528	- 430
Lung Disease	6	1,964	9	1,121	+ 842
Other Neoplasms	7	1,329	40	93	+ 1,236
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,285	16	750	+ 535
Breast Cancer	9	1,144	10	1,071	+ 73
Liver Disease	10	1,136	7	1,425	- 289
Prostate Cancer	11	932	12	968	- 36
Stomach Cancer	12	849	15	827	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	13	780	13	876	- 96
Alcohol	14	752	33	219	+ 533
Hypertension	15	709	11	1,034	- 325
Falls	16	677	8	1,277	- 601
Bladder Cancer	17	675	21	489	+ 186
Suicide	18	615	19	660	- 45
Lymphomas	19	595	17	736	- 141
Kidney Disease	20	584	14	830	- 247
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	531	2	4,482	- 3,950
Road Traffic Accidents	22	510	27	331	+ 179
Inflammatory/Heart	23	502	25	339	+ 163
Leukemia	24	496	23	448	+ 48
Oral Cancer	25	485	18	716	- 231
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	444	31	274	+ 170
Ovary Cancer	27	421	26	334	+ 86
Other Injuries	28	363	20	554	- 191
Liver Cancer	29	329	22	469	- 140
Uterin Cancer	30	311	30	280	+ 31
Skin Cancers	31	309	24	357	- 48
Cervical Cancer	32	274	32	273	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	33	259	28	314	- 55
Parkinson's Disease	34	215	29	310	- 95
Epilepsy	35	164	35	168	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	36	132	36	167	- 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	120	47	34	+ 87
Endocrine Disorders	38	119	37	163	- 44
Drownings	39	91	38	144	- 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	88	41	70	+ 18
Tuberculosis	41	86	50	26	+ 59
Low Birth Weight	42	83	39	97	- 14
Asthma	43	78	44	47	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	44	72	43	55	+ 17
Fires	45	68	46	39	+ 29
Skin Disease	46	67	34	170	- 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	53	53	15	+ 38
Drug Use	48	46	45	45	+ 1
Violence	49	42	42	59	- 17
Malnutrition	50	42	49	29	+ 13
Poisonings	51	29	48	30	- 0
Hepatitis C	52	27	54	12	+ 15
Meningitis	53	24	51	25	- 1
HIV/AIDS	54	16	65	2	+ 14
Appendicitis	55	10	55	9	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	7	56	8	- 1
Birth Trauma	57	7	52	15	- 8
Schizophrenia	58	4	60	4	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	4	57	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	60	3	58	6	- 4
Osteoarthritis	61	3	69	0	+ 2
Anemia	62	2	59	5	- 4
Maternal Conditions	63	1	63	3	- 1
Encephalitis	64	1	67	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	65	1	66	1	- 0
War	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	64	2	- 2
Syphilis	69	0	62	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	61	4	- 4
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

Poland

Slovakia

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.