POLAND VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,355	1	117,700	- 75,345
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	34,696	21	3,701	+ 30,995
Stroke	3	23,768	2	32,693	- 8,925
Lung Cancers	4	18,136	3	25,781	- 7,645
Lung Disease	5	15,510	6	13,677	+ 1,834
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,897	5	14,610	- 714
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,241	4	19,998	- 8,757
Kidney Disease	8	7,969	20	4,065	+ 3,904
Hypertension	9	7,469	15	4,937	+ 2,533
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,370	8	8,947	- 2,577
Breast Cancer	11	5,792	9	7,967	- 2,175
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,533	13	5,430	+ 104
Prostate Cancer	13	5,261	11	6,489	- 1,228
Stomach Cancer	14	4,750	12	5,910	- 1,160
Other Injuries	15	4,537	28	2,527	+ 2,010
Lymphomas	16	4,372	19	4,141	+ 230
Bladder Cancer	17	4,280	17	4,700	- 421
Liver Cancer	18	4,178	29	2,290	+ 1,888
Inflammatory/Heart	19	4,084	23	3,495	+ 590
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,051	34	1,500	+ 2,550
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,985	38	831	+ 3,154
Other Neoplasms	22	3,891	7	9,256	- 5,365
Liver Disease	23	3,467	10	7,912	- 4,445
Leukemia	24	3,091	24	3,456	- 364
Suicide	25	2,958	18	4,282	- 1,324
Falls	26	2,660	16	4,712	- 2,051
Oral Cancer	27	2,117	25	3,377	- 1,260
Ovary Cancer	28	1,660	27	2,929	- 1,269
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,648	33	1,803	- 155
Skin Disease	30	1,508	46	469	+ 1,039
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,499	22	3,555	- 2,055
Skin Cancers	32	1,478	31	2,155	- 677
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,321	40	612	+ 709
Uterin Cancer	34	1,321	30	2,163	- 842
Asthma	35	929	43	540	+ 388
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	872	37	839	+ 33
Anemia	37	749	62	12	+ 737
Congenital Anomalies	38	707	36	916	- 209
Cervical Cancer	39	701	32	1,907	- 1,206
Epilepsy	40	675	35	1,145	- 470
Drug Use	41	636	48	321	+ 315
Hepatitis C	42	534	52	188	+ 346
HIV/AIDS	43	441	54	115	+ 326
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	389	26	3,091	- 2,702
Drownings	45	365	39	636	- 271
Alcohol	46	273	14	5,238	- 4,965
Malnutrition	47	248	50	291	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	241	47	369	- 128
Multiple Sclerosis	49	235	44	502	- 267
Tuberculosis	50	222	41	597	- 375
Violence	51	214	49	294	- 80
Low Birth Weight	52	207	42	579	- 372
Osteoarthritis	53	174	61	18	+ 156
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	168	59	29	+ 139
Fires	55	151	45	474	- 323
Schizophrenia	56	148	58	30	+ 118
Poisonings	57	140	51	205	- 65
Hepatitis B	58	133	56	52	+ 81
Meningitis	59	105	53	171	- 65
Birth Trauma	60	93	57	52	+ 41
Appendicitis	61	65	55	69	- 4
Upper Respiratory	62	38	60	19	+ 19
Oral conditions	63	36	65	4	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	64	11	63	10	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	65	9	75	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	7	68	1	+ 6
Syphilis	67	7	69	0	+ 7
War	68	5	66	4	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	80	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	64	6	- 3
Chagas disease	71	3	77	0	+ 3
Tetanus	72	1	67	2	- 0
Pertussis	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Spain

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.