POLAND VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	32,106	54	115	+ 31,991
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,729	4	19,998	- 2,270
Stroke	3	14,806	2	32,693	- 17,887
Malaria	4	14,683	78	0	+ 14,683
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,690	37	839	+ 10,851
Tuberculosis	6	11,068	41	597	+ 10,471
Birth Trauma	7	9,429	57	52	+ 9,377
Low Birth Weight	8	9,048	42	579	+ 8,469
Liver Disease	9	8,384	10	7,912	+ 472
Coronary Heart Disease	10	8,256	1	117,700	- 109,444
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,807	22	3,555	+ 3,252
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,860	36	916	+ 4,944
Hypertension	13	4,874	15	4,937	- 63
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,462	8	8,947	- 4,486
Malnutrition	15	4,290	50	291	+ 3,999
Meningitis	16	3,681	53	171	+ 3,510
Cervical Cancer	17	3,351	32	1,907	+ 1,444
Kidney Disease	18	3,279	20	4,065	- 786
Other Injuries	19	3,220	28	2,527	+ 694
Suicide	20	2,426	18	4,282	- 1,856
Lung Disease	21	2,371	6	13,677	- 11,306
Maternal Conditions	22	2,213	63	10	+ 2,203
Violence	23	2,148	49	294	+ 1,854
Syphilis	24	1,648	69	0	+ 1,648
Pertussis	25	1,384	71	0	+ 1,383
Asthma	26	1,380	43	540	+ 840
Drownings	27	1,283	39	636	+ 647
Falls	28	1,111	16	4,712	- 3,601
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,099	21	3,701	- 2,603
Prostate Cancer	30	1,046	11	6,489	- 5,443
Lymphomas	31	1,020	19	4,141	- 3,121
Fires	32	1,018	45	474	+ 543
Inflammatory/Heart	33	934	23	3,495	- 2,561
Poisonings	34	850	51	205	+ 645
Breast Cancer	35	682	9	7,967	- 7,285
Oesophagus Cancer	36	668	33	1,803	- 1,135
Endocrine Disorders	37	659	38	831	- 172
Epilepsy	38	618	35	1,145	- 527
Leukemia	39	486	24	3,456	- 2,969
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	457	26	3,091	- 2,634
Lung Cancers	41	421	3	25,781	- 25,360
Stomach Cancer	42	385	12	5,910	- 5,526
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	378	5	14,610	- 14,233
Tetanus	44	354	67	2	+ 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	353	40	612	- 258
Liver Cancer	46	329	29	2,290	- 1,961
Parkinson's Disease	47	305	34	1,500	- 1,195
Oral Cancer	48	289	25	3,377	- 3,087
Alcohol	49	261	14	5,238	- 4,978
Bladder Cancer	50	245	17	4,700	- 4,455
Schistosomiasis	51	239	76	0	+ 239
Skin Disease	52	234	46	469	- 235
Drug Use	53	228	48	321	- 93
Skin Cancers	54	201	31	2,155	- 1,954
Hepatitis B	55	194	56	52	+ 142
Appendicitis	56	156	55	69	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	57	154	27	2,929	- 2,775
Leishmaniasis	58	135	75	0	+ 135
Encephalitis	59	131	64	6	+ 124
Upper Respiratory	60	126	60	19	+ 107
Measles	61	90	72	0	+ 90
Pancreas Cancer	62	79	13	5,430	- 5,351
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	56	47	369	- 313
Uterin Cancer	64	55	30	2,163	- 2,107
Other Neoplasms	65	37	7	9,256	- 9,219
Hepatitis C	66	33	52	188	- 155
Multiple Sclerosis	67	25	44	502	- 477
Ascariasis	68	16	82	0	+ 16
War	69	12	66	4	+ 8
Otitis Media	70	9	68	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	6	73	0	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	72	6	74	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	73	5	70	0	+ 5
Dengue	74	2	84	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Zambia

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.