AUSTRALIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,315	1	21,548	+ 59,767
Stroke	2	22,587	3	10,331	+ 12,256
Lung Cancers	3	17,811	4	8,769	+ 9,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,816	8	4,446	+ 9,370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	10,094	6	6,209	+ 3,885
Lung Disease	6	9,449	5	8,487	+ 961
Other Neoplasms	7	6,395	28	1,252	+ 5,143
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,181	7	4,471	+ 1,710
Breast Cancer	9	5,504	10	3,405	+ 2,099
Liver Disease	10	5,466	26	1,421	+ 4,045
Prostate Cancer	11	4,483	9	3,766	+ 717
Stomach Cancer	12	4,083	27	1,288	+ 2,795
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,751	13	3,118	+ 634
Alcohol	14	3,619	37	380	+ 3,239
Hypertension	15	3,411	23	1,631	+ 1,779
Falls	16	3,255	14	3,116	+ 139
Bladder Cancer	17	3,247	30	1,187	+ 2,060
Suicide	18	2,958	11	3,150	- 192
Lymphomas	19	2,861	15	3,039	- 178
Kidney Disease	20	2,808	12	3,139	- 331
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,557	2	15,588	- 13,031
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,456	29	1,245	+ 1,211
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,414	24	1,571	+ 843
Leukemia	24	2,387	18	2,126	+ 261
Oral Cancer	25	2,333	32	972	+ 1,361
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,135	42	276	+ 1,860
Ovary Cancer	27	2,024	31	1,003	+ 1,021
Other Injuries	28	1,746	22	1,642	+ 103
Liver Cancer	29	1,582	20	2,036	- 454
Uterin Cancer	30	1,494	35	524	+ 970
Skin Cancers	31	1,489	17	2,319	- 830
Cervical Cancer	32	1,317	39	342	+ 976
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,246	25	1,494	- 248
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,036	19	2,036	- 1,000
Epilepsy	35	791	41	285	+ 507
Congenital Anomalies	36	633	33	711	- 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	580	40	296	+ 284
Endocrine Disorders	38	574	16	2,328	- 1,754
Drownings	39	440	47	177	+ 263
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	423	38	379	+ 44
Tuberculosis	41	412	56	53	+ 360
Low Birth Weight	42	400	43	248	+ 152
Asthma	43	373	36	455	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	44	347	46	188	+ 159
Fires	45	328	55	55	+ 273
Skin Disease	46	324	34	594	- 270
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	255	45	229	+ 26
Drug Use	48	222	21	1,783	- 1,561
Violence	49	203	44	243	- 40
Malnutrition	50	201	51	117	+ 84
Poisonings	51	142	61	35	+ 107
Hepatitis C	52	130	48	173	- 43
Meningitis	53	118	60	37	+ 81
HIV/AIDS	54	79	57	50	+ 29
Appendicitis	55	47	62	26	+ 21
Hepatitis B	56	36	58	41	- 5
Birth Trauma	57	36	50	140	- 104
Schizophrenia	58	20	54	64	- 43
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	20	53	71	- 51
Upper Respiratory	60	13	64	17	- 4
Osteoarthritis	61	12	52	114	- 102
Anemia	62	8	49	157	- 149
Maternal Conditions	63	7	63	20	- 14
Encephalitis	64	4	68	3	+ 2
Oral conditions	65	3	59	40	- 37
War	66	3	65	8	- 5
Tetanus	67	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	1	66	6	- 5
Syphilis	69	0	67	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Poland

Australia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.