POLAND VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,738	54	115	+ 15,623
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,949	4	19,998	- 5,049
Malaria	3	12,497	78	0	+ 12,497
Tuberculosis	4	11,641	41	597	+ 11,045
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,369	22	3,555	+ 6,814
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,101	37	839	+ 9,262
Stroke	7	9,703	2	32,693	- 22,990
Birth Trauma	8	8,664	57	52	+ 8,613
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,590	1	117,700	- 110,110
Low Birth Weight	10	6,991	42	579	+ 6,413
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,623	36	916	+ 4,707
Maternal Conditions	12	3,926	63	10	+ 3,916
Liver Disease	13	3,782	10	7,912	- 4,130
Cervical Cancer	14	3,689	32	1,907	+ 1,783
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,588	8	8,947	- 5,360
Malnutrition	16	3,202	50	291	+ 2,911
Hypertension	17	2,992	15	4,937	- 1,945
Violence	18	2,707	49	294	+ 2,413
Kidney Disease	19	2,612	20	4,065	- 1,453
Other Injuries	20	2,452	28	2,527	- 74
Meningitis	21	1,831	53	171	+ 1,661
Lung Disease	22	1,752	6	13,677	- 11,924
Pertussis	23	1,593	71	0	+ 1,593
Suicide	24	1,421	18	4,282	- 2,861
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,291	33	1,803	- 512
Syphilis	26	1,215	69	0	+ 1,214
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,176	21	3,701	- 2,525
Prostate Cancer	28	1,045	11	6,489	- 5,444
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,021	38	831	+ 190
Asthma	30	976	43	540	+ 436
Oral Cancer	31	945	25	3,377	- 2,431
Drownings	32	943	39	636	+ 307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	900	5	14,610	- 13,710
Falls	34	881	16	4,712	- 3,831
Fires	35	818	45	474	+ 344
Liver Cancer	36	812	29	2,290	- 1,478
Breast Cancer	37	738	9	7,967	- 7,229
Inflammatory/Heart	38	705	23	3,495	- 2,790
Stomach Cancer	39	684	12	5,910	- 5,227
Poisonings	40	672	51	205	+ 467
Lymphomas	41	463	19	4,141	- 3,679
Skin Cancers	42	428	31	2,155	- 1,727
Epilepsy	43	406	35	1,145	- 739
Bladder Cancer	44	383	17	4,700	- 4,317
Parkinson's Disease	45	295	34	1,500	- 1,205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	265	26	3,091	- 2,826
Leukemia	47	239	24	3,456	- 3,217
Drug Use	48	232	48	321	- 89
Tetanus	49	231	67	2	+ 229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	230	40	612	- 382
Schistosomiasis	51	213	76	0	+ 213
Skin Disease	52	206	46	469	- 263
Ovary Cancer	53	194	27	2,929	- 2,735
Upper Respiratory	54	172	60	19	+ 152
Measles	55	169	72	0	+ 169
Alcohol	56	155	14	5,238	- 5,083
Uterin Cancer	57	125	30	2,163	- 2,037
Appendicitis	58	125	55	69	+ 56
Encephalitis	59	114	64	6	+ 108
Hepatitis B	60	97	56	52	+ 45
Lung Cancers	61	91	3	25,781	- 25,690
Pancreas Cancer	62	91	13	5,430	- 5,339
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	47	47	369	- 322
Other Neoplasms	64	33	7	9,256	- 9,223
Ascariasis	65	32	82	0	+ 32
Hepatitis C	66	23	52	188	- 165
War	67	17	66	4	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	68	15	44	502	- 487
Otitis Media	69	10	68	1	+ 9
Diphtheria	70	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	5	73	0	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	65	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	59	29	- 29
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.