SOMALIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,543	7	7,233	+ 32,310
Stroke	2	10,984	6	8,595	+ 2,388
Lung Cancers	3	8,661	54	233	+ 8,428
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,719	1	21,712	- 14,993
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,909	38	546	+ 4,362
Lung Disease	6	4,595	19	2,442	+ 2,152
Other Neoplasms	7	3,110	70	12	+ 3,097
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,006	16	2,888	+ 118
Breast Cancer	9	2,677	26	1,232	+ 1,445
Liver Disease	10	2,658	13	3,917	- 1,259
Prostate Cancer	11	2,180	52	285	+ 1,895
Stomach Cancer	12	1,986	49	310	+ 1,676
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,824	62	108	+ 1,717
Alcohol	14	1,760	59	151	+ 1,609
Hypertension	15	1,659	18	2,643	- 985
Falls	16	1,583	37	548	+ 1,035
Bladder Cancer	17	1,579	61	149	+ 1,430
Suicide	18	1,439	27	1,219	+ 220
Lymphomas	19	1,391	34	605	+ 787
Kidney Disease	20	1,366	21	2,051	- 685
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,243	32	647	+ 596
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,194	11	4,231	- 3,037
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,174	39	521	+ 653
Leukemia	24	1,161	35	562	+ 599
Oral Cancer	25	1,134	46	328	+ 807
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,038	36	559	+ 479
Ovary Cancer	27	984	50	295	+ 689
Other Injuries	28	849	14	3,602	- 2,753
Liver Cancer	29	769	53	256	+ 514
Uterin Cancer	30	727	64	78	+ 649
Skin Cancers	31	724	57	164	+ 560
Cervical Cancer	32	641	28	883	- 242
Oesophagus Cancer	33	606	40	516	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	34	504	56	184	+ 320
Epilepsy	35	385	43	419	- 34
Congenital Anomalies	36	308	15	3,410	- 3,102
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	282	2	15,363	- 15,081
Endocrine Disorders	38	279	44	406	- 127
Drownings	39	214	25	1,272	- 1,058
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	205	41	446	- 240
Tuberculosis	41	200	4	10,261	- 10,061
Low Birth Weight	42	194	8	6,250	- 6,056
Asthma	43	181	23	1,878	- 1,697
Multiple Sclerosis	44	169	71	8	+ 161
Fires	45	159	30	810	- 651
Skin Disease	46	158	58	151	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	124	66	35	+ 89
Drug Use	48	108	65	54	+ 53
Violence	49	99	29	828	- 730
Malnutrition	50	98	10	4,825	- 4,727
Poisonings	51	69	31	758	- 689
Hepatitis C	52	63	67	34	+ 29
Meningitis	53	57	9	5,381	- 5,324
HIV/AIDS	54	39	33	610	- 571
Appendicitis	55	23	55	188	- 165
Hepatitis B	56	17	48	315	- 297
Birth Trauma	57	17	5	9,573	- 9,556
Schizophrenia	58	10	81	0	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	10	84	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	60	6	47	326	- 319
Osteoarthritis	61	6	85	0	+ 6
Anemia	62	4	83	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	63	3	12	4,127	- 4,123
Encephalitis	64	2	63	91	- 89
Oral conditions	65	1	86	0	+ 1
War	66	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Tetanus	67	1	17	2,648	- 2,648
Otitis Media	68	0	68	32	- 31
Syphilis	69	0	45	378	- 377
Diphtheria	70	0	60	150	- 149
Pertussis	71	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Measles	72	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Chlamydia	73	0	72	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Poland

Somalia

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.