UGANDA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	149,707	9	8,784	+ 140,923
Stroke	2	41,584	6	11,181	+ 30,403
Lung Cancers	3	32,791	46	441	+ 32,351
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	25,437	2	18,865	+ 6,572
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	18,584	35	919	+ 17,665
Lung Disease	6	17,396	22	3,051	+ 14,345
Other Neoplasms	7	11,774	66	37	+ 11,736
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,380	14	4,794	+ 6,586
Breast Cancer	9	10,133	32	1,128	+ 9,005
Liver Disease	10	10,064	13	5,122	+ 4,942
Prostate Cancer	11	8,253	34	950	+ 7,304
Stomach Cancer	12	7,518	45	515	+ 7,003
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,906	47	358	+ 6,548
Alcohol	14	6,663	54	256	+ 6,407
Hypertension	15	6,279	21	3,120	+ 3,159
Falls	16	5,993	33	1,127	+ 4,866
Bladder Cancer	17	5,979	59	181	+ 5,798
Suicide	18	5,446	24	2,033	+ 3,413
Lymphomas	19	5,268	26	1,762	+ 3,506
Kidney Disease	20	5,170	19	3,168	+ 2,002
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,708	30	1,286	+ 3,421
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,521	4	13,012	- 8,491
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,445	37	859	+ 3,586
Leukemia	24	4,395	42	599	+ 3,796
Oral Cancer	25	4,295	40	731	+ 3,564
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,932	41	687	+ 3,245
Ovary Cancer	27	3,726	44	519	+ 3,206
Other Injuries	28	3,214	20	3,130	+ 84
Liver Cancer	29	2,913	29	1,522	+ 1,390
Uterin Cancer	30	2,751	56	234	+ 2,517
Skin Cancers	31	2,741	49	349	+ 2,392
Cervical Cancer	32	2,425	15	4,378	- 1,953
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,293	28	1,674	+ 619
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,908	48	351	+ 1,557
Epilepsy	35	1,457	43	599	+ 858
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,165	11	6,641	- 5,475
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,067	5	12,103	- 11,036
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,057	38	761	+ 296
Drownings	39	810	31	1,238	- 428
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	778	50	348	+ 430
Tuberculosis	41	759	10	7,255	- 6,496
Low Birth Weight	42	736	8	9,673	- 8,937
Asthma	43	687	27	1,745	- 1,058
Multiple Sclerosis	44	639	69	16	+ 623
Fires	45	603	36	872	- 269
Skin Disease	46	597	55	242	+ 354
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	469	64	55	+ 414
Drug Use	48	408	57	233	+ 175
Violence	49	374	12	6,175	- 5,801
Malnutrition	50	370	18	3,317	- 2,947
Poisonings	51	261	39	745	- 485
Hepatitis C	52	239	67	30	+ 209
Meningitis	53	217	16	3,718	- 3,501
HIV/AIDS	54	146	1	21,188	- 21,042
Appendicitis	55	87	58	211	- 124
Hepatitis B	56	66	61	123	- 57
Birth Trauma	57	66	7	10,405	- 10,339
Schizophrenia	58	38	86	0	+ 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	37	81	0	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	60	24	60	144	- 119
Osteoarthritis	61	23	80	0	+ 23
Anemia	62	16	84	0	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	63	12	17	3,641	- 3,629
Encephalitis	64	8	62	122	- 114
Oral conditions	65	5	82	0	+ 5
War	66	5	63	88	- 83
Tetanus	67	2	53	271	- 268
Otitis Media	68	1	71	11	- 10
Syphilis	69	1	23	2,235	- 2,235
Diphtheria	70	1	72	11	- 10
Pertussis	71	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Measles	72	0	51	343	- 343
Chlamydia	73	0	73	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	28	- 28
Schistosomiasis	76	0	52	286	- 286
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	74	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

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.