ZAMBIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,182	10	4,432	+ 58,750
Stroke	2	17,550	3	7,948	+ 9,602
Lung Cancers	3	13,839	41	226	+ 13,613
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,735	2	9,517	+ 1,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,843	43	203	+ 7,640
Lung Disease	6	7,342	21	1,273	+ 6,069
Other Neoplasms	7	4,969	65	20	+ 4,949
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,803	14	2,395	+ 2,408
Breast Cancer	9	4,277	35	366	+ 3,911
Liver Disease	10	4,247	9	4,501	- 254
Prostate Cancer	11	3,483	30	561	+ 2,922
Stomach Cancer	12	3,173	42	206	+ 2,966
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,915	62	42	+ 2,872
Alcohol	14	2,812	49	140	+ 2,672
Hypertension	15	2,650	13	2,616	+ 34
Falls	16	2,529	28	596	+ 1,933
Bladder Cancer	17	2,523	50	132	+ 2,392
Suicide	18	2,299	20	1,303	+ 996
Lymphomas	19	2,223	31	548	+ 1,675
Kidney Disease	20	2,182	18	1,760	+ 422
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,987	29	590	+ 1,397
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,908	11	3,654	- 1,746
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,876	33	501	+ 1,375
Leukemia	24	1,855	39	261	+ 1,594
Oral Cancer	25	1,813	48	155	+ 1,657
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,659	40	246	+ 1,414
Ovary Cancer	27	1,572	57	82	+ 1,490
Other Injuries	28	1,356	19	1,729	- 372
Liver Cancer	29	1,229	46	177	+ 1,053
Uterin Cancer	30	1,161	64	30	+ 1,131
Skin Cancers	31	1,157	54	108	+ 1,049
Cervical Cancer	32	1,024	17	1,799	- 775
Oesophagus Cancer	33	968	36	359	+ 609
Parkinson's Disease	34	805	47	164	+ 641
Epilepsy	35	615	38	332	+ 283
Congenital Anomalies	36	492	12	3,146	- 2,654
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	450	5	6,275	- 5,825
Endocrine Disorders	38	446	37	354	+ 92
Drownings	39	342	27	689	- 347
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	328	45	190	+ 139
Tuberculosis	41	320	6	5,941	- 5,621
Low Birth Weight	42	311	8	4,857	- 4,546
Asthma	43	290	26	741	- 451
Multiple Sclerosis	44	270	67	13	+ 256
Fires	45	255	32	546	- 292
Skin Disease	46	252	52	126	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	198	63	30	+ 168
Drug Use	48	172	53	122	+ 50
Violence	49	158	23	1,153	- 995
Malnutrition	50	156	15	2,303	- 2,147
Poisonings	51	110	34	456	- 346
Hepatitis C	52	101	66	18	+ 83
Meningitis	53	92	16	1,976	- 1,884
HIV/AIDS	54	62	1	17,234	- 17,173
Appendicitis	55	37	56	84	- 47
Hepatitis B	56	28	55	104	- 76
Birth Trauma	57	28	7	5,062	- 5,034
Schizophrenia	58	16	81	0	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	16	84	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	60	10	60	68	- 57
Osteoarthritis	61	10	85	0	+ 10
Anemia	62	7	83	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	63	5	22	1,188	- 1,183
Encephalitis	64	3	59	70	- 67
Oral conditions	65	2	86	0	+ 2
War	66	2	69	6	- 4
Tetanus	67	1	44	190	- 189
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 4
Syphilis	69	0	24	885	- 885
Diphtheria	70	0	73	3	- 3
Pertussis	71	0	25	743	- 743
Measles	72	0	61	48	- 48
Chlamydia	73	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	74	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Poland

Zambia

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.