SURINAME VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,965	1	650	+ 1,314
Stroke	2	546	2	615	- 70
Lung Cancers	3	430	11	102	+ 328
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	334	5	171	+ 163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	244	16	72	+ 171
Lung Disease	6	228	12	93	+ 136
Other Neoplasms	7	155	54	3	+ 152
Diabetes Mellitus	8	149	3	286	- 137
Breast Cancer	9	133	17	55	+ 78
Liver Disease	10	132	8	134	- 2
Prostate Cancer	11	108	14	78	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	12	99	33	25	+ 74
Pancreas Cancer	13	91	32	26	+ 64
Alcohol	14	87	38	16	+ 71
Hypertension	15	82	9	134	- 51
Falls	16	79	25	34	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	17	78	48	5	+ 73
Suicide	18	71	6	148	- 76
Lymphomas	19	69	34	23	+ 46
Kidney Disease	20	68	4	281	- 213
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	62	10	117	- 56
Road Traffic Accidents	22	59	13	89	- 30
Inflammatory/Heart	23	58	23	37	+ 21
Leukemia	24	58	35	20	+ 38
Oral Cancer	25	56	40	16	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	52	28	29	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	27	49	42	14	+ 35
Other Injuries	28	42	15	73	- 30
Liver Cancer	29	38	21	45	- 7
Uterin Cancer	30	36	49	5	+ 31
Skin Cancers	31	36	60	1	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	32	32	20	48	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	33	30	56	2	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	34	25	31	28	- 3
Epilepsy	35	19	36	18	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	36	15	22	40	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	14	27	31	- 17
Endocrine Disorders	38	14	24	37	- 23
Drownings	39	11	29	28	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	10	47	6	+ 4
Tuberculosis	41	10	37	17	- 7
Low Birth Weight	42	10	19	51	- 42
Asthma	43	9	39	16	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	44	8	61	1	+ 7
Fires	45	8	44	13	- 5
Skin Disease	46	8	18	53	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	6	58	1	+ 5
Drug Use	48	5	45	7	- 2
Violence	49	5	26	34	- 29
Malnutrition	50	5	43	13	- 8
Poisonings	51	3	57	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	3	70	0	+ 3
Meningitis	53	3	50	5	- 2
HIV/AIDS	54	2	7	138	- 136
Appendicitis	55	1	53	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	1	63	1	+ 0
Birth Trauma	57	1	30	28	- 27
Schizophrenia	58	0	82	0	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	0	85	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	60	0	67	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	61	0	84	0	+ 0
Anemia	62	0	81	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	41	14	- 14
Encephalitis	64	0	51	4	- 4
Oral conditions	65	0	86	0	+ 0
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	62	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	52	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	55	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	46	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Poland

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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.