VANUATU VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Poland POLAND VANUATU Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 966 1 454 + 512
Stroke 2 268 2 288 - 20
Lung Cancers 3 212 23 15 + 197
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 164 4 124 + 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers 5 120 35 8 + 111
Lung Disease 6 112 5 108 + 4
Other Neoplasms 7 76 55 1 + 75
Diabetes Mellitus 8 73 3 127 - 53
Breast Cancer 9 65 26 13 + 52
Liver Disease 10 65 9 51 + 14
Prostate Cancer 11 53 34 9 + 45
Stomach Cancer 12 49 40 6 + 42
Pancreas Cancer 13 45 53 1 + 44
Alcohol 14 43 43 4 + 39
Hypertension 15 41 11 47 - 7
Falls 16 39 25 13 + 26
Bladder Cancer 17 39 49 2 + 37
Suicide 18 35 8 54 - 19
Lymphomas 19 34 45 3 + 31
Kidney Disease 20 33 7 70 - 37
Alzheimers & Dementia 21 30 21 18 + 13
Road Traffic Accidents 22 29 12 45 - 15
Inflammatory/Heart 23 29 29 11 + 18
Leukemia 24 28 32 9 + 19
Oral Cancer 25 28 54 1 + 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease 26 25 20 18 + 7
Ovary Cancer 27 24 44 4 + 20
Other Injuries 28 21 17 30 - 9
Liver Cancer 29 19 18 27 - 9
Uterin Cancer 30 18 48 2 + 16
Skin Cancers 31 18 86 0 + 18
Cervical Cancer 32 16 27 13 + 3
Oesophagus Cancer 33 15 82 0 + 15
Parkinson's Disease 34 12 28 12 + 1
Epilepsy 35 9 41 5 + 4
Congenital Anomalies 36 8 10 48 - 40
Diarrhoeal diseases 37 7 6 80 - 73
Endocrine Disorders 38 7 33 9 - 2
Drownings 39 5 16 35 - 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease 40 5 15 35 - 30
Tuberculosis 41 5 22 16 - 11
Low Birth Weight 42 5 14 43 - 39
Asthma 43 4 13 45 - 40
Multiple Sclerosis 44 4 57 0 + 4
Fires 45 4 42 4 - 0
Skin Disease 46 4 39 7 - 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis 47 3 58 0 + 3
Drug Use 48 3 56 0 + 2
Violence 49 2 38 7 - 4
Malnutrition 50 2 31 10 - 8
Poisonings 51 2 47 2 - 1
Hepatitis C 52 2 61 0 + 1
Meningitis 53 1 36 8 - 7
HIV/AIDS 54 1 72 0 + 1
Appendicitis 55 1 50 1 - 1
Hepatitis B 56 0 51 1 - 1
Birth Trauma 57 0 19 20 - 19
Schizophrenia 58 0 85 0 + 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 59 0 78 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 60 0 65 0 + 0
Osteoarthritis 61 0 79 0 + 0
Anemia 62 0 83 0 + 0
Maternal Conditions 63 0 24 14 - 14
Encephalitis 64 0 52 1 - 1
Oral conditions 65 0 80 0 + 0
War 66 0 64 0 - 0
Tetanus 67 0 46 3 - 3
Otitis Media 68 0 67 0 + 0
Syphilis 69 0 37 8 - 8
Diphtheria 70 0 60 0 - 0
Pertussis 71 0 30 10 - 10
Measles 72 0 62 0 - 0
Chlamydia 73 0 66 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 74 0 73 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 75 0 74 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 76 0 76 0 - 0
Chagas disease 77 0 77 0 - 0
Malaria 78 0 75 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 68 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 80 0 71 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 81 0 69 0 - 0
Ascariasis 82 0 63 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 83 0 70 0 - 0
Dengue 84 0 59 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 84 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 81 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020