POLAND VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,359	1	117,700	- 84,340
Violence	2	22,481	49	294	+ 22,187
Stroke	3	15,043	2	32,693	- 17,650
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,857	8	8,947	+ 4,910
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,796	22	3,555	+ 10,242
HIV/AIDS	6	9,287	54	115	+ 9,172
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,912	4	19,998	- 11,086
Kidney Disease	8	7,355	20	4,065	+ 3,290
Hypertension	9	6,441	15	4,937	+ 1,504
Lung Disease	10	6,385	6	13,677	- 7,292
Lung Cancers	11	4,835	3	25,781	- 20,945
Low Birth Weight	12	3,829	42	579	+ 3,250
Prostate Cancer	13	3,532	11	6,489	- 2,957
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,528	36	916	+ 2,612
Breast Cancer	15	3,178	9	7,967	- 4,789
Liver Disease	16	2,902	10	7,912	- 5,010
Stomach Cancer	17	2,697	12	5,910	- 3,214
Other Neoplasms	18	2,687	7	9,256	- 6,569
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,526	5	14,610	- 12,084
Cervical Cancer	20	2,463	32	1,907	+ 556
Other Injuries	21	2,099	28	2,527	- 427
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,685	37	839	+ 846
Lymphomas	23	1,547	19	4,141	- 2,594
Birth Trauma	24	1,348	57	52	+ 1,296
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,342	13	5,430	- 4,088
Liver Cancer	26	1,276	29	2,290	- 1,014
Leukemia	27	1,249	24	3,456	- 2,206
Falls	28	1,073	16	4,712	- 3,639
Chagas disease	29	1,024	77	0	+ 1,024
Endocrine Disorders	30	942	38	831	+ 111
Tuberculosis	31	927	41	597	+ 330
Malnutrition	32	780	50	291	+ 489
Inflammatory/Heart	33	743	23	3,495	- 2,752
Suicide	34	726	18	4,282	- 3,556
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	709	21	3,701	- 2,992
Ovary Cancer	36	698	27	2,929	- 2,231
Skin Cancers	37	686	31	2,155	- 1,469
Oral Cancer	38	675	25	3,377	- 2,702
Maternal Conditions	39	523	63	10	+ 514
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	518	26	3,091	- 2,573
Epilepsy	41	509	35	1,145	- 636
Malaria	42	498	78	0	+ 498
Drownings	43	481	39	636	- 155
Oesophagus Cancer	44	459	33	1,803	- 1,344
Bladder Cancer	45	452	17	4,700	- 4,248
Asthma	46	386	43	540	- 154
Uterin Cancer	47	384	30	2,163	- 1,779
Parkinson's Disease	48	312	34	1,500	- 1,188
Meningitis	49	311	53	171	+ 140
Drug Use	50	279	48	321	- 42
War	51	229	66	4	+ 225
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	223	47	369	- 146
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	187	59	29	+ 158
Fires	54	179	45	474	- 295
Anemia	55	156	62	12	+ 144
Appendicitis	56	121	55	69	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	99	40	612	- 512
Poisonings	58	84	51	205	- 121
Dengue	59	81	84	0	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	60	63	44	502	- 440
Encephalitis	61	46	64	6	+ 39
Alcohol	62	43	14	5,238	- 5,196
Hepatitis B	63	37	56	52	- 15
Pertussis	64	32	71	0	+ 32
Hepatitis C	65	26	52	188	- 162
Skin Disease	66	22	46	469	- 447
Syphilis	67	19	69	0	+ 18
Tetanus	68	9	67	2	+ 8
Schizophrenia	69	7	58	30	- 22
Ascariasis	70	6	82	0	+ 6
Leprosy	71	5	79	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	72	4	61	18	- 14
Leishmaniasis	73	3	75	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	74	2	60	19	- 17
Otitis Media	75	2	68	1	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	1	76	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Venezuela

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.