POLAND VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	78,769	54	115	+ 78,654
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,343	4	19,998	+ 11,344
Diabetes Mellitus	3	30,367	8	8,947	+ 21,420
Stroke	4	27,251	2	32,693	- 5,442
Coronary Heart Disease	5	25,702	1	117,700	- 91,998
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	17,607	37	839	+ 16,768
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,083	22	3,555	+ 9,528
Kidney Disease	8	12,977	20	4,065	+ 8,912
Suicide	9	11,492	18	4,282	+ 7,210
Hypertension	10	9,944	15	4,937	+ 5,007
Liver Disease	11	9,316	10	7,912	+ 1,404
Lung Disease	12	9,004	6	13,677	- 4,673
Tuberculosis	13	8,709	41	597	+ 8,112
Low Birth Weight	14	7,933	42	579	+ 7,354
Cervical Cancer	15	7,317	32	1,907	+ 5,410
Violence	16	7,227	49	294	+ 6,933
Other Injuries	17	6,472	28	2,527	+ 3,946
Birth Trauma	18	5,667	57	52	+ 5,616
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,462	36	916	+ 4,545
Asthma	20	5,090	43	540	+ 4,550
Maternal Conditions	21	3,942	63	10	+ 3,933
Malnutrition	22	3,602	50	291	+ 3,311
Meningitis	23	3,317	53	171	+ 3,146
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,190	23	3,495	- 304
Drownings	25	2,960	39	636	+ 2,324
Fires	26	2,848	45	474	+ 2,373
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	2,607	21	3,701	- 1,095
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,524	38	831	+ 1,693
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,731	26	3,091	- 1,360
Epilepsy	30	1,556	35	1,145	+ 410
Prostate Cancer	31	1,529	11	6,489	- 4,960
Falls	32	1,403	16	4,712	- 3,308
Pertussis	33	1,320	71	0	+ 1,320
Poisonings	34	1,276	51	205	+ 1,071
Breast Cancer	35	1,256	9	7,967	- 6,711
Lymphomas	36	1,058	19	4,141	- 3,084
Liver Cancer	37	998	29	2,290	- 1,292
Drug Use	38	913	48	321	+ 592
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	892	40	612	+ 280
Skin Disease	40	860	46	469	+ 391
Parkinson's Disease	41	812	34	1,500	- 688
Skin Cancers	42	677	31	2,155	- 1,478
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	635	5	14,610	- 13,976
Oesophagus Cancer	44	629	33	1,803	- 1,174
Syphilis	45	593	69	0	+ 593
Lung Cancers	46	565	3	25,781	- 25,215
Leukemia	47	555	24	3,456	- 2,900
Alcohol	48	546	14	5,238	- 4,692
Schistosomiasis	49	436	76	0	+ 436
Uterin Cancer	50	390	30	2,163	- 1,773
Oral Cancer	51	348	25	3,377	- 3,028
Ovary Cancer	52	337	27	2,929	- 2,592
Stomach Cancer	53	232	12	5,910	- 5,678
Appendicitis	54	225	55	69	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	55	206	17	4,700	- 4,495
Pancreas Cancer	56	205	13	5,430	- 5,224
Hepatitis B	57	201	56	52	+ 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	167	47	369	- 202
Encephalitis	59	164	64	6	+ 158
Upper Respiratory	60	141	60	19	+ 122
Other Neoplasms	61	134	7	9,256	- 9,122
Tetanus	62	125	67	2	+ 124
Multiple Sclerosis	63	51	44	502	- 452
Measles	64	21	72	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	65	12	52	188	- 176
Ascariasis	66	10	82	0	+ 10
Malaria	67	9	78	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	9	68	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	7	73	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	70	6	70	0	+ 6
War	71	6	66	4	+ 2
Dengue	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
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.