GREECE VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,778	1	21,124	+ 10,653
Stroke	2	8,827	2	14,077	- 5,251
Lung Cancers	3	6,960	4	7,355	- 395
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,399	3	8,282	- 2,883
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,945	8	3,264	+ 681
Lung Disease	6	3,693	5	5,526	- 1,834
Other Neoplasms	7	2,499	25	679	+ 1,821
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,416	20	1,266	+ 1,150
Breast Cancer	9	2,151	11	2,520	- 369
Liver Disease	10	2,136	23	809	+ 1,327
Prostate Cancer	11	1,752	12	2,023	- 271
Stomach Cancer	12	1,596	16	1,535	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,466	13	1,904	- 438
Alcohol	14	1,414	49	50	+ 1,364
Hypertension	15	1,333	9	2,922	- 1,589
Falls	16	1,272	21	1,245	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	17	1,269	15	1,551	- 282
Suicide	18	1,156	28	533	+ 623
Lymphomas	19	1,118	19	1,268	- 150
Kidney Disease	20	1,098	6	4,759	- 3,661
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	999	7	3,940	- 2,940
Road Traffic Accidents	22	960	22	870	+ 89
Inflammatory/Heart	23	944	24	725	+ 219
Leukemia	24	933	18	1,354	- 421
Oral Cancer	25	912	30	440	+ 471
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	835	26	611	+ 224
Ovary Cancer	27	791	27	557	+ 234
Other Injuries	28	682	17	1,453	- 771
Liver Cancer	29	618	14	1,566	- 947
Uterin Cancer	30	584	33	373	+ 211
Skin Cancers	31	582	31	438	+ 144
Cervical Cancer	32	515	36	243	+ 271
Oesophagus Cancer	33	487	35	246	+ 241
Parkinson's Disease	34	405	10	2,646	- 2,241
Epilepsy	35	309	34	249	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	36	247	38	174	+ 73
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	227	44	95	+ 132
Endocrine Disorders	38	224	29	526	- 302
Drownings	39	172	32	435	- 263
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	165	43	100	+ 65
Tuberculosis	41	161	46	66	+ 95
Low Birth Weight	42	156	41	127	+ 29
Asthma	43	146	55	27	+ 118
Multiple Sclerosis	44	136	40	135	+ 0
Fires	45	128	39	146	- 18
Skin Disease	46	127	47	56	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	100	45	67	+ 33
Drug Use	48	87	37	193	- 107
Violence	49	79	42	104	- 25
Malnutrition	50	78	66	1	+ 78
Poisonings	51	55	56	19	+ 36
Hepatitis C	52	51	52	38	+ 12
Meningitis	53	46	53	33	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	54	31	50	47	- 16
Appendicitis	55	19	58	9	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	14	48	56	- 42
Birth Trauma	57	14	57	17	- 3
Schizophrenia	58	8	54	27	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	8	86	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	60	5	59	8	- 3
Osteoarthritis	61	5	85	0	+ 5
Anemia	62	3	51	47	- 44
Maternal Conditions	63	3	61	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	64	2	67	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	65	1	63	2	- 1
War	66	1	64	1	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	62	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Poland

Greece

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.