UNITED KINGDOM VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	207,958	2	71,728	+ 136,230
Stroke	2	57,764	4	37,626	+ 20,138
Lung Cancers	3	45,551	5	35,715	+ 9,836
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	35,334	3	40,540	- 5,206
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	25,814	7	18,446	+ 7,368
Lung Disease	6	24,164	6	32,896	- 8,731
Other Neoplasms	7	16,355	26	3,986	+ 12,369
Diabetes Mellitus	8	15,809	17	5,842	+ 9,966
Breast Cancer	9	14,076	9	12,718	+ 1,358
Liver Disease	10	13,979	14	7,666	+ 6,314
Prostate Cancer	11	11,465	8	13,289	- 1,825
Stomach Cancer	12	10,443	24	4,999	+ 5,444
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,593	11	8,995	+ 598
Alcohol	14	9,255	39	1,555	+ 7,700
Hypertension	15	8,722	23	5,208	+ 3,514
Falls	16	8,325	15	7,618	+ 706
Bladder Cancer	17	8,305	16	6,133	+ 2,171
Suicide	18	7,566	20	5,325	+ 2,241
Lymphomas	19	7,317	10	9,350	- 2,033
Kidney Disease	20	7,182	18	5,471	+ 1,711
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	6,540	1	98,135	- 91,595
Road Traffic Accidents	22	6,280	33	2,169	+ 4,111
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,175	29	3,126	+ 3,048
Leukemia	24	6,105	22	5,211	+ 894
Oral Cancer	25	5,966	30	3,109	+ 2,857
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	5,461	36	2,090	+ 3,371
Ovary Cancer	27	5,175	25	4,019	+ 1,156
Other Injuries	28	4,464	19	5,464	- 1,000
Liver Cancer	29	4,046	21	5,237	- 1,191
Uterin Cancer	30	3,821	32	2,346	+ 1,475
Skin Cancers	31	3,807	27	3,727	+ 80
Cervical Cancer	32	3,369	43	1,099	+ 2,270
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,185	12	8,727	- 5,541
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,651	13	8,573	- 5,922
Epilepsy	35	2,023	42	1,193	+ 830
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,619	35	2,127	- 508
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,482	38	1,599	- 116
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,468	28	3,297	- 1,829
Drownings	39	1,125	49	301	+ 824
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,081	45	876	+ 205
Tuberculosis	41	1,054	47	351	+ 703
Low Birth Weight	42	1,023	40	1,313	- 291
Asthma	43	954	41	1,302	- 348
Multiple Sclerosis	44	888	37	1,856	- 968
Fires	45	838	48	334	+ 503
Skin Disease	46	829	34	2,134	- 1,305
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	652	44	1,014	- 362
Drug Use	48	567	31	2,824	- 2,257
Violence	49	519	46	868	- 348
Malnutrition	50	513	58	116	+ 398
Poisonings	51	362	53	221	+ 141
Hepatitis C	52	333	51	267	+ 65
Meningitis	53	301	52	232	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	54	203	55	188	+ 15
Appendicitis	55	121	59	105	+ 16
Hepatitis B	56	92	65	40	+ 52
Birth Trauma	57	92	54	190	- 98
Schizophrenia	58	52	60	101	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	51	56	184	- 133
Upper Respiratory	60	34	63	48	- 15
Osteoarthritis	61	32	57	167	- 135
Anemia	62	22	50	277	- 255
Maternal Conditions	63	17	64	47	- 30
Encephalitis	64	11	68	6	+ 6
Oral conditions	65	7	61	54	- 47
War	66	7	67	10	- 3
Tetanus	67	3	72	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	66	16	- 14
Syphilis	69	1	62	49	- 48
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Poland

United Kingdom

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.