USA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,038,783	1	504,904	+ 533,879
Stroke	2	288,541	4	158,520	+ 130,021
Lung Cancers	3	227,532	5	155,533	+ 71,999
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	176,500	11	60,317	+ 116,182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	128,947	9	61,827	+ 67,120
Lung Disease	6	120,705	3	195,387	- 74,682
Other Neoplasms	7	81,694	29	17,743	+ 63,951
Diabetes Mellitus	8	78,966	10	61,418	+ 17,548
Breast Cancer	9	70,312	13	48,671	+ 21,641
Liver Disease	10	69,830	16	43,402	+ 26,427
Prostate Cancer	11	57,269	20	35,612	+ 21,656
Stomach Cancer	12	52,164	33	13,077	+ 39,087
Pancreas Cancer	13	47,920	15	44,293	+ 3,628
Alcohol	14	46,231	30	14,659	+ 31,571
Hypertension	15	43,570	8	65,960	- 22,390
Falls	16	41,583	18	40,418	+ 1,165
Bladder Cancer	17	41,484	26	19,622	+ 21,862
Suicide	18	37,791	12	53,099	- 15,308
Lymphomas	19	36,550	19	40,281	- 3,731
Kidney Disease	20	35,876	6	85,861	- 49,984
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	32,666	2	287,198	- 254,532
Road Traffic Accidents	22	31,372	17	41,694	- 10,323
Inflammatory/Heart	23	30,843	22	32,529	- 1,686
Leukemia	24	30,497	24	26,966	+ 3,532
Oral Cancer	25	29,801	35	11,555	+ 18,246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	27,280	48	3,461	+ 23,819
Ovary Cancer	27	25,851	31	14,591	+ 11,259
Other Injuries	28	22,299	25	25,997	- 3,698
Liver Cancer	29	20,211	23	27,064	- 6,854
Uterin Cancer	30	19,087	36	10,063	+ 9,024
Skin Cancers	31	19,017	32	14,311	+ 4,706
Cervical Cancer	32	16,828	38	6,984	+ 9,843
Oesophagus Cancer	33	15,911	28	17,829	- 1,918
Parkinson's Disease	34	13,241	21	34,491	- 21,250
Epilepsy	35	10,107	50	3,162	+ 6,945
Congenital Anomalies	36	8,087	34	11,762	- 3,675
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	7,405	37	9,955	- 2,550
Endocrine Disorders	38	7,334	14	46,985	- 39,651
Drownings	39	5,617	45	4,070	+ 1,547
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	5,398	47	3,646	+ 1,752
Tuberculosis	41	5,265	62	546	+ 4,719
Low Birth Weight	42	5,108	39	6,924	- 1,816
Asthma	43	4,766	46	3,818	+ 948
Multiple Sclerosis	44	4,434	44	5,059	- 625
Fires	45	4,185	49	3,183	+ 1,002
Skin Disease	46	4,140	43	5,409	- 1,269
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3,255	52	2,461	+ 795
Drug Use	48	2,833	7	74,435	- 71,602
Violence	49	2,595	27	18,976	- 16,382
Malnutrition	50	2,564	40	6,762	- 4,198
Poisonings	51	1,808	53	1,674	+ 134
Hepatitis C	52	1,661	41	5,684	- 4,023
Meningitis	53	1,505	60	606	+ 900
HIV/AIDS	54	1,014	42	5,660	- 4,647
Appendicitis	55	605	63	424	+ 181
Hepatitis B	56	459	59	608	- 149
Birth Trauma	57	457	54	1,233	- 776
Schizophrenia	58	261	57	723	- 462
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	256	58	678	- 422
Upper Respiratory	60	169	65	229	- 60
Osteoarthritis	61	159	61	579	- 420
Anemia	62	108	51	3,115	- 3,007
Maternal Conditions	63	84	56	779	- 695
Encephalitis	64	57	68	25	+ 32
Oral conditions	65	36	64	286	- 250
War	66	34	55	1,198	- 1,164
Tetanus	67	15	71	2	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	8	67	34	- 26
Syphilis	69	4	66	49	- 46
Diphtheria	70	4	75	0	+ 3
Pertussis	71	1	69	16	- 15
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Poland

United States

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.