TURKEY VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	255,530	1	85,905	+ 169,625
Stroke	2	70,978	2	44,006	+ 26,972
Lung Cancers	3	55,971	3	35,070	+ 20,900
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	43,417	9	12,845	+ 30,572
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	31,720	10	10,606	+ 21,114
Lung Disease	6	29,692	4	25,088	+ 4,604
Other Neoplasms	7	20,096	42	646	+ 19,450
Diabetes Mellitus	8	19,425	5	17,900	+ 1,525
Breast Cancer	9	17,296	14	5,643	+ 11,653
Liver Disease	10	17,177	13	6,340	+ 10,837
Prostate Cancer	11	14,087	15	5,608	+ 8,480
Stomach Cancer	12	12,832	11	10,333	+ 2,499
Pancreas Cancer	13	11,788	12	6,882	+ 4,906
Alcohol	14	11,372	55	182	+ 11,190
Hypertension	15	10,718	8	14,763	- 4,045
Falls	16	10,229	22	4,373	+ 5,856
Bladder Cancer	17	10,205	21	4,485	+ 5,720
Suicide	18	9,296	29	2,003	+ 7,293
Lymphomas	19	8,991	19	4,849	+ 4,142
Kidney Disease	20	8,825	7	17,021	- 8,196
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	8,036	6	17,308	- 9,272
Road Traffic Accidents	22	7,717	16	5,573	+ 2,144
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,587	31	1,632	+ 5,955
Leukemia	24	7,502	18	4,870	+ 2,632
Oral Cancer	25	7,331	35	1,305	+ 6,025
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	6,711	39	789	+ 5,921
Ovary Cancer	27	6,359	28	2,287	+ 4,072
Other Injuries	28	5,485	30	1,678	+ 3,807
Liver Cancer	29	4,972	20	4,542	+ 429
Uterin Cancer	30	4,695	37	1,090	+ 3,605
Skin Cancers	31	4,678	32	1,548	+ 3,130
Cervical Cancer	32	4,139	34	1,311	+ 2,828
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,914	33	1,321	+ 2,593
Parkinson's Disease	34	3,257	25	3,439	- 182
Epilepsy	35	2,486	36	1,147	+ 1,339
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,989	17	4,966	- 2,977
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,822	40	741	+ 1,081
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,804	26	2,612	- 808
Drownings	39	1,382	44	549	+ 833
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,328	45	452	+ 876
Tuberculosis	41	1,295	50	303	+ 992
Low Birth Weight	42	1,257	24	3,478	- 2,222
Asthma	43	1,172	27	2,434	- 1,262
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,091	56	169	+ 922
Fires	45	1,030	47	343	+ 687
Skin Disease	46	1,018	48	324	+ 694
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	801	52	237	+ 564
Drug Use	48	697	38	972	- 275
Violence	49	638	23	4,010	- 3,372
Malnutrition	50	631	43	588	+ 43
Poisonings	51	445	46	369	+ 76
Hepatitis C	52	409	63	19	+ 390
Meningitis	53	370	51	274	+ 96
HIV/AIDS	54	249	53	204	+ 46
Appendicitis	55	149	59	93	+ 56
Hepatitis B	56	113	60	72	+ 40
Birth Trauma	57	113	41	720	- 607
Schizophrenia	58	64	80	0	+ 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	63	85	0	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	60	42	66	5	+ 36
Osteoarthritis	61	39	84	0	+ 39
Anemia	62	27	81	0	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	63	21	57	109	- 88
Encephalitis	64	14	54	184	- 170
Oral conditions	65	9	86	0	+ 9
War	66	8	49	318	- 310
Tetanus	67	4	64	12	- 8
Otitis Media	68	2	67	3	- 1
Syphilis	69	1	61	50	- 50
Diphtheria	70	1	71	1	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	58	103	- 103
Measles	72	0	65	6	- 6
Chlamydia	73	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.