VENEZUELA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,929	1	26,905	+ 68,024
Stroke	2	26,368	3	12,133	+ 14,235
Lung Cancers	3	20,793	11	3,900	+ 16,893
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,129	7	7,188	+ 8,941
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,784	19	2,037	+ 9,746
Lung Disease	6	11,031	10	5,150	+ 5,881
Other Neoplasms	7	7,466	18	2,167	+ 5,298
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,216	4	11,176	- 3,960
Breast Cancer	9	6,425	15	2,563	+ 3,862
Liver Disease	10	6,381	16	2,340	+ 4,041
Prostate Cancer	11	5,233	13	2,848	+ 2,385
Stomach Cancer	12	4,767	17	2,175	+ 2,592
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,379	25	1,082	+ 3,297
Alcohol	14	4,225	62	34	+ 4,190
Hypertension	15	3,982	9	5,195	- 1,213
Falls	16	3,800	28	865	+ 2,935
Bladder Cancer	17	3,791	45	365	+ 3,426
Suicide	18	3,454	34	585	+ 2,868
Lymphomas	19	3,340	23	1,248	+ 2,092
Kidney Disease	20	3,279	8	5,932	- 2,653
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,985	35	572	+ 2,413
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,867	5	11,127	- 8,260
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,819	33	599	+ 2,220
Leukemia	24	2,787	27	1,007	+ 1,780
Oral Cancer	25	2,723	38	544	+ 2,179
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,493	40	418	+ 2,075
Ovary Cancer	27	2,362	36	563	+ 1,800
Other Injuries	28	2,038	21	1,693	+ 345
Liver Cancer	29	1,847	26	1,029	+ 818
Uterin Cancer	30	1,744	47	309	+ 1,435
Skin Cancers	31	1,738	37	553	+ 1,185
Cervical Cancer	32	1,538	20	1,986	- 448
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,454	44	370	+ 1,084
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,210	48	252	+ 958
Epilepsy	35	924	41	411	+ 513
Congenital Anomalies	36	739	14	2,846	- 2,107
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	677	22	1,359	- 682
Endocrine Disorders	38	670	30	760	- 90
Drownings	39	513	43	388	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	493	57	80	+ 413
Tuberculosis	41	481	31	748	- 266
Low Birth Weight	42	467	12	3,088	- 2,621
Asthma	43	436	46	311	+ 124
Multiple Sclerosis	44	405	60	51	+ 355
Fires	45	382	54	144	+ 238
Skin Disease	46	378	66	18	+ 361
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	298	52	180	+ 118
Drug Use	48	259	50	225	+ 34
Violence	49	237	2	18,132	- 17,895
Malnutrition	50	234	32	629	- 395
Poisonings	51	165	58	68	+ 98
Hepatitis C	52	152	65	21	+ 131
Meningitis	53	138	49	251	- 113
HIV/AIDS	54	93	6	7,490	- 7,397
Appendicitis	55	55	56	98	- 42
Hepatitis B	56	42	63	30	+ 12
Birth Trauma	57	42	24	1,087	- 1,045
Schizophrenia	58	24	69	6	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	23	53	151	- 127
Upper Respiratory	60	15	74	1	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	61	14	72	3	+ 12
Anemia	62	10	55	126	- 116
Maternal Conditions	63	8	39	422	- 415
Encephalitis	64	5	61	37	- 32
Oral conditions	65	3	86	0	+ 3
War	66	3	51	185	- 182
Tetanus	67	1	68	8	- 6
Otitis Media	68	1	75	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	67	15	- 15
Diphtheria	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	64	26	- 25
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Malaria	78	0	42	402	- 402
Leprosy	79	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	59	65	- 65
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Poland

Venezuela

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.