POLAND VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	64,625	4	19,998	+ 44,627
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	45,727	37	839	+ 44,888
Measles	3	34,455	72	0	+ 34,455
Tuberculosis	4	30,543	41	597	+ 29,946
Birth Trauma	5	28,495	57	52	+ 28,444
Stroke	6	25,585	2	32,693	- 7,109
Coronary Heart Disease	7	21,529	1	117,700	- 96,171
Low Birth Weight	8	18,604	42	579	+ 18,025
Meningitis	9	16,017	53	171	+ 15,847
Malnutrition	10	14,361	50	291	+ 14,070
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,594	22	3,555	+ 9,039
Maternal Conditions	12	12,283	63	10	+ 12,273
Liver Disease	13	11,658	10	7,912	+ 3,746
Other Injuries	14	10,720	28	2,527	+ 8,194
Congenital Anomalies	15	10,150	36	916	+ 9,234
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,596	8	8,947	- 351
Tetanus	17	7,882	67	2	+ 7,881
Hypertension	18	7,868	15	4,937	+ 2,931
Lung Disease	19	7,270	6	13,677	- 6,407
Pertussis	20	6,114	71	0	+ 6,114
Kidney Disease	21	6,105	20	4,065	+ 2,040
Malaria	22	5,780	78	0	+ 5,780
Asthma	23	5,590	43	540	+ 5,050
War	24	3,924	66	4	+ 3,920
Drownings	25	3,785	39	636	+ 3,148
Breast Cancer	26	3,666	9	7,967	- 4,301
Suicide	27	3,629	18	4,282	- 653
Cervical Cancer	28	2,628	32	1,907	+ 721
Violence	29	2,465	49	294	+ 2,171
Fires	30	2,412	45	474	+ 1,938
Poisonings	31	2,256	51	205	+ 2,051
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,927	21	3,701	- 1,775
HIV/AIDS	33	1,815	54	115	+ 1,700
Lymphomas	34	1,800	19	4,141	- 2,342
Leukemia	35	1,671	24	3,456	- 1,784
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,664	26	3,091	- 1,427
Falls	37	1,630	16	4,712	- 3,081
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,626	5	14,610	- 12,984
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,551	23	3,495	- 1,944
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,537	33	1,803	- 266
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,327	40	612	+ 716
Schistosomiasis	42	1,296	76	0	+ 1,296
Epilepsy	43	1,246	35	1,145	+ 101
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,209	38	831	+ 378
Syphilis	45	1,124	69	0	+ 1,123
Oral Cancer	46	976	25	3,377	- 2,401
Upper Respiratory	47	970	60	19	+ 950
Hepatitis B	48	937	56	52	+ 885
Stomach Cancer	49	922	12	5,910	- 4,988
Ovary Cancer	50	878	27	2,929	- 2,051
Leishmaniasis	51	863	75	0	+ 863
Prostate Cancer	52	849	11	6,489	- 5,640
Liver Cancer	53	761	29	2,290	- 1,529
Lung Cancers	54	693	3	25,781	- 25,087
Appendicitis	55	559	55	69	+ 490
Parkinson's Disease	56	547	34	1,500	- 953
Skin Cancers	57	487	31	2,155	- 1,667
Skin Disease	58	450	46	469	- 19
Alcohol	59	450	14	5,238	- 4,789
Diphtheria	60	445	70	0	+ 445
Bladder Cancer	61	444	17	4,700	- 4,256
Pancreas Cancer	62	320	13	5,430	- 5,109
Encephalitis	63	270	64	6	+ 264
Uterin Cancer	64	232	30	2,163	- 1,931
Drug Use	65	162	48	321	- 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	105	47	369	- 264
Hepatitis C	67	102	52	188	- 86
Otitis Media	68	94	68	1	+ 93
Ascariasis	69	88	82	0	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	70	37	7	9,256	- 9,220
Multiple Sclerosis	71	23	44	502	- 479
Chlamydia	72	15	73	0	+ 15
Dengue	73	2	84	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
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.