NETHERLANDS VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,987	2	17,601	+ 36,386
Stroke	2	14,996	4	9,707	+ 5,289
Lung Cancers	3	11,825	3	10,980	+ 846
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,173	7	4,946	+ 4,227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,702	6	5,829	+ 872
Lung Disease	6	6,273	5	9,567	- 3,294
Other Neoplasms	7	4,246	18	1,831	+ 2,415
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,104	14	2,386	+ 1,718
Breast Cancer	9	3,654	9	3,535	+ 119
Liver Disease	10	3,629	28	936	+ 2,694
Prostate Cancer	11	2,976	10	3,265	- 289
Stomach Cancer	12	2,711	22	1,361	+ 1,350
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,490	11	2,995	- 505
Alcohol	14	2,403	32	612	+ 1,790
Hypertension	15	2,264	29	818	+ 1,446
Falls	16	2,161	8	4,131	- 1,970
Bladder Cancer	17	2,156	21	1,471	+ 685
Suicide	18	1,964	17	2,025	- 61
Lymphomas	19	1,900	13	2,511	- 612
Kidney Disease	20	1,865	12	2,530	- 666
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,698	1	18,148	- 16,451
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,630	31	681	+ 949
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,603	23	1,201	+ 402
Leukemia	24	1,585	20	1,578	+ 7
Oral Cancer	25	1,549	30	768	+ 781
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,418	47	130	+ 1,288
Ovary Cancer	27	1,343	25	1,067	+ 277
Other Injuries	28	1,159	19	1,648	- 489
Liver Cancer	29	1,050	24	1,163	- 113
Uterin Cancer	30	992	34	566	+ 426
Skin Cancers	31	988	27	1,024	- 36
Cervical Cancer	32	875	39	266	+ 608
Oesophagus Cancer	33	827	15	2,145	- 1,318
Parkinson's Disease	34	688	16	2,120	- 1,431
Epilepsy	35	525	38	289	+ 236
Congenital Anomalies	36	420	35	544	- 124
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	385	33	584	- 199
Endocrine Disorders	38	381	26	1,055	- 673
Drownings	39	292	49	98	+ 194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	281	41	238	+ 43
Tuberculosis	41	274	56	29	+ 245
Low Birth Weight	42	265	45	167	+ 98
Asthma	43	248	46	165	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	44	230	37	295	- 64
Fires	45	218	53	49	+ 168
Skin Disease	46	215	36	295	- 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	169	44	214	- 45
Drug Use	48	147	42	231	- 84
Violence	49	135	48	107	+ 28
Malnutrition	50	133	63	12	+ 121
Poisonings	51	94	61	17	+ 77
Hepatitis C	52	86	60	20	+ 66
Meningitis	53	78	51	78	- 0
HIV/AIDS	54	53	55	33	+ 20
Appendicitis	55	31	58	26	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	24	62	14	+ 10
Birth Trauma	57	24	52	74	- 50
Schizophrenia	58	14	50	96	- 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	13	54	42	- 28
Upper Respiratory	60	9	57	28	- 19
Osteoarthritis	61	8	43	220	- 212
Anemia	62	6	40	249	- 244
Maternal Conditions	63	4	65	8	- 4
Encephalitis	64	3	68	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	65	2	59	21	- 19
War	66	2	66	2	- 0
Tetanus	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	64	10	- 10
Syphilis	69	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Poland

Netherlands

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.