SOUTH AFRICA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	183,607	3	32,739	+ 150,868
Stroke	2	51,000	4	30,693	+ 20,307
Lung Cancers	3	40,217	15	7,705	+ 32,511
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	31,197	2	39,341	- 8,144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	22,792	28	3,587	+ 19,205
Lung Disease	6	21,335	13	11,895	+ 9,440
Other Neoplasms	7	14,440	58	267	+ 14,173
Diabetes Mellitus	8	13,957	5	30,188	- 16,230
Breast Cancer	9	12,428	23	4,533	+ 7,894
Liver Disease	10	12,343	14	9,013	+ 3,329
Prostate Cancer	11	10,122	24	4,374	+ 5,749
Stomach Cancer	12	9,220	39	1,535	+ 7,685
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,470	35	2,007	+ 6,463
Alcohol	14	8,171	49	987	+ 7,185
Hypertension	15	7,701	12	12,789	- 5,088
Falls	16	7,350	42	1,399	+ 5,951
Bladder Cancer	17	7,332	52	829	+ 6,503
Suicide	18	6,680	10	13,774	- 7,094
Lymphomas	19	6,460	31	2,818	+ 3,643
Kidney Disease	20	6,341	9	15,302	- 8,961
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	5,774	22	4,676	+ 1,098
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,545	11	13,014	- 7,469
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,452	21	5,408	+ 43
Leukemia	24	5,390	40	1,464	+ 3,927
Oral Cancer	25	5,267	41	1,406	+ 3,862
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,822	36	1,894	+ 2,928
Ovary Cancer	27	4,569	51	951	+ 3,618
Other Injuries	28	3,941	17	6,014	- 2,072
Liver Cancer	29	3,572	33	2,383	+ 1,189
Uterin Cancer	30	3,374	54	512	+ 2,861
Skin Cancers	31	3,361	48	993	+ 2,369
Cervical Cancer	32	2,974	20	5,555	- 2,581
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,812	29	3,486	- 673
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,340	46	1,077	+ 1,263
Epilepsy	35	1,786	37	1,870	- 83
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,429	25	4,351	- 2,921
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,309	8	15,843	- 14,534
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,296	19	5,890	- 4,594
Drownings	39	993	32	2,403	- 1,410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	954	47	1,015	- 61
Tuberculosis	41	931	6	21,965	- 21,035
Low Birth Weight	42	903	16	6,250	- 5,347
Asthma	43	842	18	5,966	- 5,123
Multiple Sclerosis	44	784	62	113	+ 671
Fires	45	740	27	3,618	- 2,878
Skin Disease	46	732	45	1,101	- 370
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	575	55	376	+ 200
Drug Use	48	501	53	770	- 269
Violence	49	459	7	21,000	- 20,541
Malnutrition	50	453	34	2,381	- 1,927
Poisonings	51	320	50	975	- 656
Hepatitis C	52	294	70	8	+ 286
Meningitis	53	266	26	3,660	- 3,394
HIV/AIDS	54	179	1	71,996	- 71,816
Appendicitis	55	107	56	274	- 167
Hepatitis B	56	81	61	139	- 58
Birth Trauma	57	81	30	3,004	- 2,923
Schizophrenia	58	46	80	0	+ 46
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	45	86	0	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	60	30	60	223	- 193
Osteoarthritis	61	28	85	0	+ 28
Anemia	62	19	82	0	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	63	15	38	1,700	- 1,685
Encephalitis	64	10	59	234	- 224
Oral conditions	65	6	84	0	+ 6
War	66	6	64	66	- 60
Tetanus	67	3	65	38	- 35
Otitis Media	68	1	67	19	- 18
Syphilis	69	1	44	1,130	- 1,129
Diphtheria	70	1	69	16	- 16
Pertussis	71	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Measles	72	0	57	270	- 270
Chlamydia	73	0	68	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	83	- 83
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Poland

South Africa

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.