POLAND VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	153,315	1	117,700	+ 35,615
Stroke	2	106,125	2	32,693	+ 73,432
Hypertension	3	23,501	15	4,937	+ 18,564
Lung Cancers	4	21,592	3	25,781	- 4,189
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	19,977	4	19,998	- 21
Liver Disease	6	19,044	10	7,912	+ 11,132
Lung Disease	7	15,712	6	13,677	+ 2,035
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	14,593	5	14,610	- 17
Kidney Disease	9	11,048	20	4,065	+ 6,983
Inflammatory/Heart	10	9,464	23	3,495	+ 5,970
Breast Cancer	11	8,221	9	7,967	+ 254
Stomach Cancer	12	7,381	12	5,910	+ 1,470
Liver Cancer	13	6,647	29	2,290	+ 4,357
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,266	13	5,430	+ 836
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	6,061	21	3,701	+ 2,360
Prostate Cancer	16	5,228	11	6,489	- 1,260
Oral Cancer	17	4,889	25	3,377	+ 1,512
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,762	8	8,947	- 4,185
Other Injuries	19	4,567	28	2,527	+ 2,041
Road Traffic Accidents	20	4,253	22	3,555	+ 699
Suicide	21	4,027	18	4,282	- 255
Cervical Cancer	22	3,993	32	1,907	+ 2,086
Bladder Cancer	23	3,662	17	4,700	- 1,039
Falls	24	3,211	16	4,712	- 1,500
Lymphomas	25	2,956	19	4,141	- 1,185
Leukemia	26	2,866	24	3,456	- 590
Ovary Cancer	27	2,367	27	2,929	- 562
Tuberculosis	28	2,168	41	597	+ 1,571
Skin Cancers	29	2,142	31	2,155	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,611	33	1,803	- 191
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,582	34	1,500	+ 81
Drownings	32	1,273	39	636	+ 636
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,134	26	3,091	- 1,957
Uterin Cancer	34	1,115	30	2,163	- 1,048
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	940	40	612	+ 329
Fires	36	899	45	474	+ 425
Alcohol	37	874	14	5,238	- 4,365
Congenital Anomalies	38	783	36	916	- 133
Poisonings	39	782	51	205	+ 577
Drug Use	40	739	48	321	+ 418
Low Birth Weight	41	676	42	579	+ 97
Epilepsy	42	671	35	1,145	- 474
Other Neoplasms	43	616	7	9,256	- 8,640
Violence	44	545	49	294	+ 251
Asthma	45	481	43	540	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	477	37	839	- 362
HIV/AIDS	47	467	54	115	+ 352
Endocrine Disorders	48	411	38	831	- 420
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	306	59	29	+ 277
Malnutrition	50	302	50	291	+ 12
Schizophrenia	51	219	58	30	+ 190
Hepatitis C	52	210	52	188	+ 22
Skin Disease	53	208	46	469	- 261
Meningitis	54	163	53	171	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	55	141	44	502	- 361
Anemia	56	125	62	12	+ 113
Birth Trauma	57	82	57	52	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	58	75	63	10	+ 66
Hepatitis B	59	65	56	52	+ 13
Appendicitis	60	45	55	69	- 24
Measles	61	16	72	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	62	13	64	6	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	6	60	19	- 13
Oral conditions	64	5	65	4	+ 1
War	65	5	66	4	+ 1
Syphilis	66	3	69	0	+ 3
Tetanus	67	3	67	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	2	68	1	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	47	369	- 369
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Romania

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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.