POLAND VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,364	1	117,700	- 64,335
Stroke	2	39,626	2	32,693	+ 6,933
Diabetes Mellitus	3	24,874	8	8,947	+ 15,927
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,835	4	19,998	- 5,164
Prostate Cancer	5	13,474	11	6,489	+ 6,985
Hypertension	6	13,334	15	4,937	+ 8,398
Violence	7	12,502	49	294	+ 12,208
Lung Disease	8	9,668	6	13,677	- 4,008
Kidney Disease	9	8,397	20	4,065	+ 4,332
Breast Cancer	10	7,950	9	7,967	- 16
HIV/AIDS	11	7,319	54	115	+ 7,204
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,329	38	831	+ 4,498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,590	5	14,610	- 10,020
Skin Disease	14	4,485	46	469	+ 4,016
Other Injuries	15	4,466	28	2,527	+ 1,939
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,902	23	3,495	+ 407
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,599	36	916	+ 2,683
Stomach Cancer	18	3,588	12	5,910	- 2,323
Uterin Cancer	19	3,337	30	2,163	+ 1,174
Pancreas Cancer	20	3,276	13	5,430	- 2,153
Cervical Cancer	21	3,271	32	1,907	+ 1,364
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,153	22	3,555	- 401
Liver Cancer	23	3,082	29	2,290	+ 792
Lung Cancers	24	3,076	3	25,781	- 22,705
Drownings	25	2,949	39	636	+ 2,312
Lymphomas	26	2,870	19	4,141	- 1,271
Oral Cancer	27	2,411	25	3,377	- 965
Falls	28	2,390	16	4,712	- 2,321
Leukemia	29	2,312	24	3,456	- 1,144
Liver Disease	30	2,299	10	7,912	- 5,613
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,218	26	3,091	- 873
Anemia	32	2,157	62	12	+ 2,144
Ovary Cancer	33	1,764	27	2,929	- 1,165
Low Birth Weight	34	1,616	42	579	+ 1,037
Asthma	35	1,427	43	540	+ 887
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,414	33	1,803	- 389
Malnutrition	37	1,246	50	291	+ 955
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,188	40	612	+ 576
Fires	39	1,109	45	474	+ 635
Other Neoplasms	40	780	7	9,256	- 8,476
Epilepsy	41	774	35	1,145	- 371
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	768	21	3,701	- 2,934
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	760	37	839	- 79
Parkinson's Disease	44	723	34	1,500	- 777
Bladder Cancer	45	723	17	4,700	- 3,978
Tuberculosis	46	698	41	597	+ 102
Alcohol	47	624	14	5,238	- 4,614
Birth Trauma	48	507	57	52	+ 455
Skin Cancers	49	489	31	2,155	- 1,666
Drug Use	50	472	48	321	+ 151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	457	59	29	+ 428
Suicide	52	415	18	4,282	- 3,867
Maternal Conditions	53	381	63	10	+ 372
Otitis Media	54	282	68	1	+ 281
Appendicitis	55	171	55	69	+ 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	148	47	369	- 221
Osteoarthritis	57	136	61	18	+ 118
War	58	23	66	4	+ 20
Syphilis	59	3	69	0	+ 3
Poisonings	60	2	51	205	- 203
Oral conditions	61	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	62	0	58	30	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	44	502	- 502
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	73	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	60	19	- 19
Leprosy	68	0	79	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	56	52	- 52
Hepatitis C	70	0	52	188	- 188
Meningitis	71	0	53	171	- 171
Encephalitis	72	0	64	6	- 6
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	80	0	67	2	- 2
Measles	81	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Saint Vincent

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.