ZIMBABWE VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,098	3	8,493	+ 43,605
Stroke	2	14,471	5	5,126	+ 9,345
Lung Cancers	3	11,411	43	286	+ 11,125
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,852	2	10,779	- 1,928
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,467	40	505	+ 5,962
Lung Disease	6	6,054	23	1,163	+ 4,890
Other Neoplasms	7	4,097	62	37	+ 4,060
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,960	9	3,344	+ 617
Breast Cancer	9	3,526	28	839	+ 2,687
Liver Disease	10	3,502	17	1,941	+ 1,561
Prostate Cancer	11	2,872	32	628	+ 2,244
Stomach Cancer	12	2,616	33	559	+ 2,057
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,403	47	217	+ 2,187
Alcohol	14	2,319	61	48	+ 2,270
Hypertension	15	2,185	24	1,146	+ 1,039
Falls	16	2,086	41	465	+ 1,621
Bladder Cancer	17	2,081	54	125	+ 1,956
Suicide	18	1,895	13	2,069	- 173
Lymphomas	19	1,833	26	960	+ 873
Kidney Disease	20	1,799	12	2,214	- 414
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,638	31	768	+ 871
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,573	4	6,037	- 4,464
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,547	25	1,047	+ 500
Leukemia	24	1,530	45	244	+ 1,286
Oral Cancer	25	1,495	49	208	+ 1,287
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,368	35	548	+ 820
Ovary Cancer	27	1,296	51	173	+ 1,123
Other Injuries	28	1,118	20	1,656	- 537
Liver Cancer	29	1,014	38	510	+ 504
Uterin Cancer	30	957	50	182	+ 775
Skin Cancers	31	954	44	264	+ 690
Cervical Cancer	32	844	14	2,023	- 1,179
Oesophagus Cancer	33	798	29	801	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	34	664	46	226	+ 438
Epilepsy	35	507	39	508	- 1
Congenital Anomalies	36	406	11	2,217	- 1,812
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	371	6	4,595	- 4,223
Endocrine Disorders	38	368	34	553	- 186
Drownings	39	282	27	956	- 674
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	271	36	542	- 271
Tuberculosis	41	264	16	1,999	- 1,735
Low Birth Weight	42	256	7	4,038	- 3,781
Asthma	43	239	21	1,531	- 1,292
Multiple Sclerosis	44	222	67	14	+ 208
Fires	45	210	30	793	- 583
Skin Disease	46	208	52	173	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	163	64	26	+ 137
Drug Use	48	142	48	213	- 71
Violence	49	130	18	1,916	- 1,786
Malnutrition	50	129	10	2,396	- 2,267
Poisonings	51	91	37	515	- 425
Hepatitis C	52	83	66	14	+ 69
Meningitis	53	75	22	1,325	- 1,250
HIV/AIDS	54	51	1	19,988	- 19,937
Appendicitis	55	30	58	66	- 36
Hepatitis B	56	23	60	57	- 34
Birth Trauma	57	23	8	3,405	- 3,383
Schizophrenia	58	13	86	0	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	13	80	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	60	8	59	65	- 57
Osteoarthritis	61	8	81	0	+ 8
Anemia	62	5	84	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	63	4	19	1,749	- 1,745
Encephalitis	64	3	56	117	- 115
Oral conditions	65	2	82	0	+ 2
War	66	2	65	26	- 24
Tetanus	67	1	57	102	- 101
Otitis Media	68	0	68	3	- 3
Syphilis	69	0	55	124	- 124
Diphtheria	70	0	72	2	- 2
Pertussis	71	0	42	419	- 419
Measles	72	0	63	30	- 30
Chlamydia	73	0	69	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Poland

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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.