POLAND VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	RUSSIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	154,828	1	117,700	+ 37,128
Stroke	2	90,028	2	32,693	+ 57,334
Lung Cancers	3	14,957	3	25,781	- 10,823
Inflammatory/Heart	4	14,874	23	3,495	+ 11,380
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	13,351	21	3,701	+ 9,649
Liver Disease	6	12,509	10	7,912	+ 4,597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,730	5	14,610	- 2,880
Suicide	8	10,077	18	4,282	+ 5,795
Lung Disease	9	10,070	6	13,677	- 3,606
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	8,916	4	19,998	- 11,082
Stomach Cancer	11	8,085	12	5,910	+ 2,175
Alcohol	12	7,700	14	5,238	+ 2,462
Breast Cancer	13	6,395	9	7,967	- 1,572
Other Injuries	14	6,195	28	2,527	+ 3,669
HIV/AIDS	15	5,850	54	115	+ 5,735
Pancreas Cancer	16	5,581	13	5,430	+ 151
Hypertension	17	5,048	15	4,937	+ 112
Diabetes Mellitus	18	5,047	8	8,947	- 3,900
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,817	22	3,555	+ 1,262
Prostate Cancer	20	3,882	11	6,489	- 2,607
Falls	21	3,220	16	4,712	- 1,491
Kidney Disease	22	3,186	20	4,065	- 879
Violence	23	3,150	49	294	+ 2,856
Liver Cancer	24	3,072	29	2,290	+ 782
Oral Cancer	25	2,994	25	3,377	- 383
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,578	34	1,500	+ 1,078
Drug Use	27	2,507	48	321	+ 2,186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,459	26	3,091	- 632
Lymphomas	29	2,454	19	4,141	- 1,687
Tuberculosis	30	2,317	41	597	+ 1,721
Leukemia	31	2,267	24	3,456	- 1,189
Ovary Cancer	32	2,235	27	2,929	- 694
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,045	33	1,803	+ 242
Cervical Cancer	34	2,042	32	1,907	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	35	1,890	30	2,163	- 273
Drownings	36	1,824	39	636	+ 1,187
Fires	37	1,757	45	474	+ 1,283
Bladder Cancer	38	1,735	17	4,700	- 2,965
Skin Cancers	39	1,544	31	2,155	- 611
Poisonings	40	1,531	51	205	+ 1,326
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,156	36	916	+ 240
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	762	40	612	+ 151
Skin Disease	43	753	46	469	+ 284
Low Birth Weight	44	592	42	579	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	45	551	38	831	- 280
Asthma	46	485	43	540	- 55
Encephalitis	47	296	64	6	+ 290
Meningitis	48	285	53	171	+ 115
Multiple Sclerosis	49	228	44	502	- 275
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	206	47	369	- 162
Other Neoplasms	51	201	7	9,256	- 9,056
Epilepsy	52	198	35	1,145	- 948
Birth Trauma	53	196	57	52	+ 145
Appendicitis	54	112	55	69	+ 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	111	37	839	- 728
Maternal Conditions	56	74	63	10	+ 64
Malnutrition	57	67	50	291	- 224
Upper Respiratory	58	43	60	19	+ 24
War	59	34	66	4	+ 30
Hepatitis B	60	12	56	52	- 40
Chlamydia	61	7	73	0	+ 7
Syphilis	62	5	69	0	+ 5
Tetanus	63	1	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	64	1	68	1	+ 0
Pertussis	65	1	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	52	188	- 188
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Russia

Poland

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.