POLAND VS TURKMENISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKMENISTAN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,056	1	117,700	- 50,643
Stroke	2	32,181	2	32,693	- 512
HIV/AIDS	3	20,287	54	115	+ 20,172
Liver Disease	4	13,609	10	7,912	+ 5,697
Low Birth Weight	5	7,833	42	579	+ 7,254
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,666	4	19,998	- 12,332
Birth Trauma	7	6,149	57	52	+ 6,097
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,398	22	3,555	+ 1,844
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,184	36	916	+ 4,267
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,678	8	8,947	- 4,269
Inflammatory/Heart	11	4,474	23	3,495	+ 980
Kidney Disease	12	4,270	20	4,065	+ 205
Tuberculosis	13	4,013	41	597	+ 3,417
Hypertension	14	3,222	15	4,937	- 1,715
Stomach Cancer	15	2,986	12	5,910	- 2,925
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	2,973	21	3,701	- 728
Lung Cancers	17	2,816	3	25,781	- 22,965
Breast Cancer	18	2,816	9	7,967	- 5,151
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,643	33	1,803	+ 840
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	2,363	37	839	+ 1,524
Suicide	21	2,271	18	4,282	- 2,011
Other Injuries	22	2,267	28	2,527	- 260
Lung Disease	23	2,145	6	13,677	- 11,531
Liver Cancer	24	1,882	29	2,290	- 407
Cervical Cancer	25	1,686	32	1,907	- 221
Oral Cancer	26	1,223	25	3,377	- 2,153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,194	5	14,610	- 13,416
Violence	28	1,141	49	294	+ 847
Drownings	29	1,035	39	636	+ 399
Alcohol	30	963	14	5,238	- 4,275
Endocrine Disorders	31	948	38	831	+ 117
Leukemia	32	911	24	3,456	- 2,545
Lymphomas	33	883	19	4,141	- 3,258
Pancreas Cancer	34	844	13	5,430	- 4,586
Fires	35	822	45	474	+ 348
Falls	36	698	16	4,712	- 4,014
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	692	26	3,091	- 2,399
Epilepsy	38	666	35	1,145	- 479
Parkinson's Disease	39	648	34	1,500	- 853
Ovary Cancer	40	630	27	2,929	- 2,299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	617	40	612	+ 5
Encephalitis	42	493	64	6	+ 486
Bladder Cancer	43	465	17	4,700	- 4,236
Meningitis	44	422	53	171	+ 252
Prostate Cancer	45	402	11	6,489	- 6,087
Uterin Cancer	46	392	30	2,163	- 1,770
Skin Cancers	47	365	31	2,155	- 1,790
Drug Use	48	309	48	321	- 12
Asthma	49	299	43	540	- 241
Poisonings	50	247	51	205	+ 42
Hepatitis B	51	238	56	52	+ 186
Upper Respiratory	52	170	60	19	+ 151
Tetanus	53	103	67	2	+ 101
Skin Disease	54	67	46	469	- 402
Multiple Sclerosis	55	67	44	502	- 435
Malnutrition	56	53	50	291	- 237
Other Neoplasms	57	48	7	9,256	- 9,209
Appendicitis	58	46	55	69	- 23
Maternal Conditions	59	30	63	10	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	28	47	369	- 340
Pertussis	61	24	71	0	+ 23
Leishmaniasis	62	18	75	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	63	15	52	188	- 174
War	64	13	66	4	+ 9
Chlamydia	65	3	73	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	66	2	82	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	1	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	84	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Turkmenistan

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.