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SWITZERLAND VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Poland POLAND SWITZERLAND Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 26,916 1 10,713 + 16,203
Stroke 2 7,476 3 3,918 + 3,559
Lung Cancers 3 5,896 4 3,520 + 2,376
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 4,573 8 1,949 + 2,624
Colon-Rectum Cancers 5 3,341 7 1,995 + 1,347
Lung Disease 6 3,128 5 2,902 + 225
Other Neoplasms 7 2,117 20 681 + 1,435
Diabetes Mellitus 8 2,046 17 1,022 + 1,024
Breast Cancer 9 1,822 11 1,577 + 245
Liver Disease 10 1,809 21 677 + 1,132
Prostate Cancer 11 1,484 10 1,579 - 95
Stomach Cancer 12 1,352 24 614 + 738
Pancreas Cancer 13 1,242 12 1,486 - 244
Alcohol 14 1,198 32 229 + 969
Hypertension 15 1,129 6 2,471 - 1,342
Falls 16 1,077 9 1,919 - 842
Bladder Cancer 17 1,075 23 669 + 405
Suicide 18 979 14 1,249 - 270
Lymphomas 19 947 15 1,131 - 184
Kidney Disease 20 930 13 1,261 - 332
Alzheimers & Dementia 21 846 2 7,192 - 6,346
Road Traffic Accidents 22 813 34 193 + 620
Inflammatory/Heart 23 799 16 1,027 - 228
Leukemia 24 790 22 671 + 119
Oral Cancer 25 772 26 500 + 272
Peptic Ulcer Disease 26 707 41 122 + 585
Ovary Cancer 27 670 29 457 + 213
Other Injuries 28 578 30 410 + 168
Liver Cancer 29 524 19 805 - 281
Uterin Cancer 30 495 33 224 + 271
Skin Cancers 31 493 27 493 - 0
Cervical Cancer 32 436 42 105 + 331
Oesophagus Cancer 33 412 28 491 - 79
Parkinson's Disease 34 343 18 857 - 514
Epilepsy 35 262 39 159 + 103
Congenital Anomalies 36 210 31 305 - 96
Diarrhoeal diseases 37 192 35 186 + 6
Endocrine Disorders 38 190 25 593 - 403
Drownings 39 146 50 49 + 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease 40 140 48 78 + 62
Tuberculosis 41 136 56 21 + 115
Low Birth Weight 42 132 43 105 + 27
Asthma 43 123 46 95 + 29
Multiple Sclerosis 44 115 38 160 - 45
Fires 45 108 55 21 + 87
Skin Disease 46 107 40 129 - 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis 47 84 49 68 + 17
Drug Use 48 73 36 176 - 103
Violence 49 67 51 42 + 25
Malnutrition 50 66 47 84 - 18
Poisonings 51 47 60 13 + 34
Hepatitis C 52 43 58 15 + 28
Meningitis 53 39 57 20 + 19
HIV/AIDS 54 26 54 29 - 3
Appendicitis 55 16 59 15 + 1
Hepatitis B 56 12 63 5 + 7
Birth Trauma 57 12 52 32 - 20
Schizophrenia 58 7 45 96 - 90
Prostatic Hypertrophy 59 7 53 32 - 25
Upper Respiratory 60 4 61 11 - 6
Osteoarthritis 61 4 37 170 - 166
Anemia 62 3 44 102 - 99
Maternal Conditions 63 2 64 4 - 2
Encephalitis 64 1 68 1 + 1
Oral conditions 65 1 62 8 - 7
War 66 1 67 1 + 0
Tetanus 67 0 70 0 - 0
Otitis Media 68 0 69 0 - 0
Syphilis 69 0 65 2 - 1
Diphtheria 70 0 74 0 + 0
Pertussis 71 0 73 0 - 0
Measles 72 0 75 0 - 0
Chlamydia 73 0 79 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 74 0 78 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 75 0 71 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 76 0 72 0 - 0
Chagas disease 77 0 76 0 - 0
Malaria 78 0 77 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 80 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 80 0 66 1 - 1
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 86 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 85 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Poland

Poland

Switzerland

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020