SPAIN VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	143,624	1	51,684	+ 91,940
Stroke	2	39,894	3	29,004	+ 10,891
Lung Cancers	3	31,459	4	22,131	+ 9,328
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	24,403	7	13,717	+ 10,686
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	17,828	6	16,957	+ 871
Lung Disease	6	16,689	5	18,926	- 2,237
Other Neoplasms	7	11,295	22	4,748	+ 6,547
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,918	10	7,773	+ 3,145
Breast Cancer	9	9,721	11	7,067	+ 2,654
Liver Disease	10	9,655	23	4,231	+ 5,424
Prostate Cancer	11	7,918	13	6,420	+ 1,498
Stomach Cancer	12	7,212	14	5,796	+ 1,416
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,626	12	6,752	- 127
Alcohol	14	6,392	46	333	+ 6,059
Hypertension	15	6,024	9	9,115	- 3,090
Falls	16	5,749	26	3,246	+ 2,503
Bladder Cancer	17	5,736	17	5,222	+ 513
Suicide	18	5,225	25	3,609	+ 1,616
Lymphomas	19	5,053	16	5,335	- 281
Kidney Disease	20	4,960	8	9,725	- 4,764
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,517	2	42,339	- 37,822
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,338	31	1,829	+ 2,508
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,264	19	4,984	- 720
Leukemia	24	4,217	24	3,772	+ 444
Oral Cancer	25	4,120	27	2,583	+ 1,537
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,772	44	475	+ 3,297
Ovary Cancer	27	3,574	28	2,026	+ 1,548
Other Injuries	28	3,083	15	5,536	- 2,453
Liver Cancer	29	2,794	18	5,098	- 2,304
Uterin Cancer	30	2,639	34	1,612	+ 1,027
Skin Cancers	31	2,629	32	1,803	+ 826
Cervical Cancer	32	2,327	39	855	+ 1,472
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,200	29	2,011	+ 189
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,831	20	4,943	- 3,112
Epilepsy	35	1,397	40	824	+ 573
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,118	38	863	+ 255
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,024	36	1,064	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,014	21	4,863	- 3,849
Drownings	39	777	45	446	+ 331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	746	33	1,612	- 866
Tuberculosis	41	728	50	270	+ 458
Low Birth Weight	42	706	52	253	+ 454
Asthma	43	659	35	1,133	- 474
Multiple Sclerosis	44	613	49	287	+ 326
Fires	45	579	55	185	+ 394
Skin Disease	46	572	30	1,840	- 1,268
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	450	48	294	+ 156
Drug Use	48	392	41	776	- 385
Violence	49	359	51	262	+ 97
Malnutrition	50	355	47	302	+ 52
Poisonings	51	250	57	170	+ 80
Hepatitis C	52	230	42	652	- 423
Meningitis	53	208	59	129	+ 79
HIV/AIDS	54	140	43	538	- 398
Appendicitis	55	84	61	79	+ 4
Hepatitis B	56	63	58	162	- 99
Birth Trauma	57	63	60	113	- 50
Schizophrenia	58	36	56	181	- 144
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	35	54	204	- 169
Upper Respiratory	60	23	62	47	- 23
Osteoarthritis	61	22	53	212	- 190
Anemia	62	15	37	914	- 900
Maternal Conditions	63	12	64	14	- 2
Encephalitis	64	8	70	4	+ 4
Oral conditions	65	5	63	44	- 39
War	66	5	68	6	- 1
Tetanus	67	2	72	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	66	9	- 8
Syphilis	69	1	67	9	- 8
Diphtheria	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	73	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Poland

Spain

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.