POLAND VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	45,158	54	115	+ 45,043
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,353	4	19,998	+ 4,355
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,187	1	117,700	- 98,512
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,640	22	3,555	+ 10,085
Stroke	5	11,581	2	32,693	- 21,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,380	37	839	+ 9,541
Low Birth Weight	7	9,122	42	579	+ 8,543
Birth Trauma	8	7,694	57	52	+ 7,642
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,554	8	8,947	- 1,393
Malnutrition	10	5,413	50	291	+ 5,123
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,009	36	916	+ 4,093
Kidney Disease	12	5,001	20	4,065	+ 936
Suicide	13	4,673	18	4,282	+ 391
Cervical Cancer	14	4,570	32	1,907	+ 2,664
Malaria	15	4,525	78	0	+ 4,525
Tuberculosis	16	4,516	41	597	+ 3,920
Liver Disease	17	4,386	10	7,912	- 3,526
Violence	18	4,329	49	294	+ 4,035
Maternal Conditions	19	3,952	63	10	+ 3,942
Other Injuries	20	3,740	28	2,527	+ 1,214
Asthma	21	3,458	43	540	+ 2,918
Meningitis	22	2,994	53	171	+ 2,823
Lung Disease	23	2,628	6	13,677	- 11,048
Hypertension	24	2,589	15	4,937	- 2,348
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,366	23	3,495	- 1,129
Lymphomas	26	2,168	19	4,141	- 1,973
Drownings	27	2,159	39	636	+ 1,523
Breast Cancer	28	1,896	9	7,967	- 6,071
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,811	33	1,803	+ 8
Fires	30	1,791	45	474	+ 1,316
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,734	21	3,701	- 1,967
Prostate Cancer	32	1,419	11	6,489	- 5,070
Stomach Cancer	33	1,262	12	5,910	- 4,648
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,250	38	831	+ 419
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,238	26	3,091	- 1,853
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,224	40	612	+ 613
Poisonings	37	1,164	51	205	+ 959
Liver Cancer	38	1,152	29	2,290	- 1,138
Epilepsy	39	1,147	35	1,145	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,141	5	14,610	- 13,469
Falls	41	1,050	16	4,712	- 3,662
Pertussis	42	946	71	0	+ 946
Lung Cancers	43	646	3	25,781	- 25,135
Skin Cancers	44	596	31	2,155	- 1,558
Leukemia	45	550	24	3,456	- 2,905
Parkinson's Disease	46	510	34	1,500	- 990
Pancreas Cancer	47	490	13	5,430	- 4,940
Drug Use	48	480	48	321	+ 159
Oral Cancer	49	469	25	3,377	- 2,907
Uterin Cancer	50	411	30	2,163	- 1,752
Ovary Cancer	51	392	27	2,929	- 2,537
Skin Disease	52	391	46	469	- 78
Schistosomiasis	53	389	76	0	+ 389
Bladder Cancer	54	282	17	4,700	- 4,419
Syphilis	55	281	69	0	+ 281
Encephalitis	56	265	64	6	+ 259
Tetanus	57	230	67	2	+ 228
Appendicitis	58	150	55	69	+ 81
Upper Respiratory	59	147	60	19	+ 128
Hepatitis B	60	128	56	52	+ 76
Alcohol	61	109	14	5,238	- 5,129
Other Neoplasms	62	84	7	9,256	- 9,172
Measles	63	69	72	0	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	59	47	369	- 310
War	65	59	66	4	+ 55
Hepatitis C	66	32	52	188	- 156
Multiple Sclerosis	67	32	44	502	- 471
Otitis Media	68	7	68	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	7	73	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	74	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	72	4	70	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
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.