POLAND VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,196	1	117,700	- 43,503
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,213	21	3,701	+ 27,512
Stroke	3	26,156	2	32,693	- 6,537
Lung Cancers	4	17,841	3	25,781	- 7,940
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	17,607	5	14,610	+ 2,997
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,095	4	19,998	- 5,904
Liver Disease	7	9,927	10	7,912	+ 2,015
Falls	8	8,896	16	4,712	+ 4,185
Lung Disease	9	7,810	6	13,677	- 5,866
Breast Cancer	10	7,458	9	7,967	- 508
Hypertension	11	7,203	15	4,937	+ 2,266
Prostate Cancer	12	6,741	11	6,489	+ 252
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,097	13	5,430	+ 668
Kidney Disease	14	5,783	20	4,065	+ 1,718
Stomach Cancer	15	5,756	12	5,910	- 154
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,220	8	8,947	- 3,727
Lymphomas	17	5,124	19	4,141	+ 982
Oral Cancer	18	4,986	25	3,377	+ 1,609
Suicide	19	4,595	18	4,282	+ 313
Other Injuries	20	3,855	28	2,527	+ 1,328
Bladder Cancer	21	3,403	17	4,700	- 1,298
Liver Cancer	22	3,268	29	2,290	+ 978
Leukemia	23	3,123	24	3,456	- 333
Skin Cancers	24	2,487	31	2,155	+ 332
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,357	23	3,495	- 1,137
Ovary Cancer	26	2,327	27	2,929	- 602
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,305	22	3,555	- 1,250
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,184	33	1,803	+ 381
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,159	34	1,500	+ 659
Uterin Cancer	30	1,949	30	2,163	- 214
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,907	26	3,091	- 1,184
Cervical Cancer	32	1,899	32	1,907	- 8
Alcohol	33	1,527	14	5,238	- 3,712
Skin Disease	34	1,184	46	469	+ 715
Epilepsy	35	1,169	35	1,145	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,161	36	916	+ 245
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,138	38	831	+ 307
Drownings	38	1,000	39	636	+ 364
Low Birth Weight	39	677	42	579	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	40	646	7	9,256	- 8,610
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	485	40	612	- 127
Violence	42	414	49	294	+ 120
Multiple Sclerosis	43	381	44	502	- 121
Asthma	44	329	43	540	- 211
Drug Use	45	311	48	321	- 10
Fires	46	269	45	474	- 205
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	236	37	839	- 603
Poisonings	48	207	51	205	+ 2
Malnutrition	49	200	50	291	- 90
Tuberculosis	50	184	41	597	- 412
Meningitis	51	175	53	171	+ 5
Birth Trauma	52	104	57	52	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	103	47	369	- 265
Hepatitis C	54	87	52	188	- 102
Appendicitis	55	63	55	69	- 6
Hepatitis B	56	56	56	52	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	51	59	29	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	58	44	60	19	+ 25
Anemia	59	38	62	12	+ 25
Schizophrenia	60	29	58	30	- 0
Pertussis	61	25	71	0	+ 25
Syphilis	62	23	69	0	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	63	19	63	10	+ 10
Otitis Media	64	17	68	1	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	65	15	54	115	- 100
Oral conditions	66	7	65	4	+ 3
Encephalitis	67	6	64	6	- 1
War	68	4	66	4	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	2	61	18	- 16
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	67	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.