POLAND VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,378	1	117,700	- 62,321
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,943	21	3,701	+ 36,242
Stroke	3	22,080	2	32,693	- 10,613
Lung Disease	4	15,895	6	13,677	+ 2,219
Lung Cancers	5	13,619	3	25,781	- 12,162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,157	5	14,610	- 3,453
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,728	4	19,998	- 10,270
Prostate Cancer	8	9,594	11	6,489	+ 3,105
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,764	13	5,430	+ 1,334
Hypertension	10	6,726	15	4,937	+ 1,790
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,712	8	8,947	- 2,236
Kidney Disease	12	5,960	20	4,065	+ 1,895
Breast Cancer	13	5,790	9	7,967	- 2,177
Suicide	14	5,413	18	4,282	+ 1,131
Other Injuries	15	5,025	28	2,527	+ 2,499
Lymphomas	16	4,964	19	4,141	+ 822
Falls	17	4,058	16	4,712	- 654
Other Neoplasms	18	3,791	7	9,256	- 5,466
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,450	34	1,500	+ 1,950
Leukemia	20	3,020	24	3,456	- 435
Bladder Cancer	21	2,781	17	4,700	- 1,919
Liver Cancer	22	2,751	29	2,290	+ 461
Liver Disease	23	2,647	10	7,912	- 5,265
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,568	38	831	+ 1,737
Skin Cancers	25	2,379	31	2,155	+ 225
Stomach Cancer	26	2,241	12	5,910	- 3,669
Ovary Cancer	27	2,022	27	2,929	- 907
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,001	23	3,495	- 1,494
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,969	33	1,803	+ 166
Drug Use	30	1,549	48	321	+ 1,228
Oral Cancer	31	1,388	25	3,377	- 1,989
Alcohol	32	1,312	14	5,238	- 3,926
Uterin Cancer	33	1,261	30	2,163	- 902
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,153	22	3,555	- 2,402
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,126	36	916	+ 210
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,059	37	839	+ 220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,014	26	3,091	- 2,077
Cervical Cancer	38	832	32	1,907	- 1,074
Skin Disease	39	805	46	469	+ 336
Anemia	40	639	62	12	+ 627
Multiple Sclerosis	41	623	44	502	+ 121
Asthma	42	579	43	540	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	471	47	369	+ 102
Epilepsy	44	441	35	1,145	- 704
Malnutrition	45	428	50	291	+ 138
Drownings	46	419	39	636	- 218
Violence	47	413	49	294	+ 119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	404	40	612	- 208
Fires	49	236	45	474	- 238
Schizophrenia	50	232	58	30	+ 203
Low Birth Weight	51	184	42	579	- 395
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	168	59	29	+ 139
Hepatitis C	53	161	52	188	- 27
Meningitis	54	128	53	171	- 42
Birth Trauma	55	123	57	52	+ 71
Tuberculosis	56	88	41	597	- 509
Osteoarthritis	57	87	61	18	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	58	71	60	19	+ 52
Appendicitis	59	66	55	69	- 3
Poisonings	60	65	51	205	- 140
HIV/AIDS	61	46	54	115	- 69
Hepatitis B	62	35	56	52	- 17
Oral conditions	63	31	65	4	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	64	18	63	10	+ 9
War	65	6	66	4	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	3	68	1	+ 2
Pertussis	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Tetanus	68	1	67	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	1	64	6	- 6
Syphilis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Sweden

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.