POLAND VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	55,542	21	3,701	+ 51,841
Coronary Heart Disease	2	40,596	1	117,700	- 77,103
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	22,945	4	19,998	+ 2,947
Stroke	4	21,296	2	32,693	- 11,398
Lung Cancers	5	20,214	3	25,781	- 5,567
Lung Disease	6	18,618	6	13,677	+ 4,942
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,440	5	14,610	- 4,170
Prostate Cancer	8	7,521	11	6,489	+ 1,033
Breast Cancer	9	7,198	9	7,967	- 768
Lymphomas	10	5,292	19	4,141	+ 1,151
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,091	13	5,430	- 338
Oesophagus Cancer	12	4,939	33	1,803	+ 3,136
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,852	34	1,500	+ 3,352
Liver Disease	14	4,339	10	7,912	- 3,574
Falls	15	4,312	16	4,712	- 400
Bladder Cancer	16	3,471	17	4,700	- 1,229
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,307	8	8,947	- 5,641
Kidney Disease	18	3,096	20	4,065	- 969
Other Injuries	19	3,092	28	2,527	+ 566
Suicide	20	3,014	18	4,282	- 1,268
Liver Cancer	21	2,964	29	2,290	+ 674
Leukemia	22	2,949	24	3,456	- 506
Hypertension	23	2,948	15	4,937	- 1,989
Stomach Cancer	24	2,829	12	5,910	- 3,081
Ovary Cancer	25	2,275	27	2,929	- 655
Other Neoplasms	26	2,256	7	9,256	- 7,000
Skin Cancers	27	2,109	31	2,155	- 45
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,866	38	831	+ 1,035
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,769	23	3,495	- 1,725
Oral Cancer	30	1,760	25	3,377	- 1,617
Drug Use	31	1,598	48	321	+ 1,278
Uterin Cancer	32	1,328	30	2,163	- 835
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,228	22	3,555	- 2,327
Skin Disease	34	1,208	46	469	+ 739
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,204	36	916	+ 287
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,183	26	3,091	- 1,908
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,050	44	502	+ 548
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	905	37	839	+ 66
Alcohol	39	880	14	5,238	- 4,358
Low Birth Weight	40	743	42	579	+ 165
Asthma	41	737	43	540	+ 197
Epilepsy	42	675	35	1,145	- 470
Cervical Cancer	43	622	32	1,907	- 1,285
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	574	47	369	+ 205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	496	40	612	- 116
Violence	46	491	49	294	+ 197
Tuberculosis	47	199	41	597	- 398
Fires	48	189	45	474	- 285
Drownings	49	170	39	636	- 466
Anemia	50	157	62	12	+ 144
Hepatitis C	51	151	52	188	- 37
Meningitis	52	132	53	171	- 39
Poisonings	53	125	51	205	- 80
Birth Trauma	54	107	57	52	+ 56
HIV/AIDS	55	106	54	115	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	104	59	29	+ 75
Osteoarthritis	57	95	61	18	+ 77
Malnutrition	58	65	50	291	- 225
Appendicitis	59	60	55	69	- 9
Schizophrenia	60	57	58	30	+ 28
Oral conditions	61	30	65	4	+ 26
Syphilis	62	28	69	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	63	27	60	19	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	26	63	10	+ 17
Hepatitis B	65	23	56	52	- 29
Otitis Media	66	9	68	1	+ 8
War	67	5	66	4	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	3	64	6	- 3
Pertussis	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	67	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

United Kingdom

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.