FINLAND VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,091	2	9,831	+ 7,260
Stroke	2	4,747	3	4,115	+ 632
Lung Cancers	3	3,744	4	2,312	+ 1,432
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,904	21	436	+ 2,468
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,122	6	1,433	+ 688
Lung Disease	6	1,986	8	1,289	+ 697
Other Neoplasms	7	1,344	23	377	+ 967
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,299	22	418	+ 881
Breast Cancer	9	1,157	12	948	+ 209
Liver Disease	10	1,149	10	1,068	+ 81
Prostate Cancer	11	942	11	970	- 28
Stomach Cancer	12	858	19	447	+ 411
Pancreas Cancer	13	788	9	1,247	- 459
Alcohol	14	761	18	464	+ 296
Hypertension	15	717	5	2,030	- 1,313
Falls	16	684	7	1,325	- 641
Bladder Cancer	17	683	28	308	+ 374
Suicide	18	622	15	846	- 224
Lymphomas	19	601	14	851	- 249
Kidney Disease	20	590	26	342	+ 248
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	537	1	11,120	- 10,583
Road Traffic Accidents	22	516	33	215	+ 301
Inflammatory/Heart	23	507	17	518	- 11
Leukemia	24	502	24	371	+ 131
Oral Cancer	25	490	34	207	+ 283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	449	36	151	+ 297
Ovary Cancer	27	425	25	344	+ 81
Other Injuries	28	367	20	437	- 70
Liver Cancer	29	333	16	545	- 213
Uterin Cancer	30	314	32	225	+ 89
Skin Cancers	31	313	29	297	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	32	277	44	62	+ 215
Oesophagus Cancer	33	262	27	320	- 58
Parkinson's Disease	34	218	13	853	- 635
Epilepsy	35	166	38	104	+ 62
Congenital Anomalies	36	133	35	192	- 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	122	52	15	+ 107
Endocrine Disorders	38	121	31	257	- 136
Drownings	39	92	37	106	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	89	50	19	+ 70
Tuberculosis	41	87	46	32	+ 55
Low Birth Weight	42	84	48	26	+ 58
Asthma	43	78	40	85	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	44	73	42	80	- 7
Fires	45	69	45	62	+ 7
Skin Disease	46	68	47	27	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	54	41	83	- 29
Drug Use	48	47	30	269	- 223
Violence	49	43	43	64	- 22
Malnutrition	50	42	57	7	+ 36
Poisonings	51	30	49	25	+ 5
Hepatitis C	52	27	60	5	+ 23
Meningitis	53	25	55	9	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	54	17	59	6	+ 11
Appendicitis	55	10	54	10	+ 0
Hepatitis B	56	8	63	2	+ 6
Birth Trauma	57	8	56	8	- 0
Schizophrenia	58	4	39	93	- 89
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	4	53	11	- 7
Upper Respiratory	60	3	62	2	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	61	3	51	17	- 14
Anemia	62	2	58	6	- 4
Maternal Conditions	63	1	64	2	- 0
Encephalitis	64	1	66	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	65	1	61	4	- 3
War	66	1	65	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Poland

Finland

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.