POLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	46,152	54	115	+ 46,037
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,219	4	19,998	+ 5,221
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,987	1	117,700	- 96,713
Stroke	4	19,676	2	32,693	- 13,017
Diabetes Mellitus	5	19,352	8	8,947	+ 10,404
Tuberculosis	6	14,081	41	597	+ 13,484
Violence	7	13,462	49	294	+ 13,168
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,156	37	839	+ 9,317
Kidney Disease	9	9,809	20	4,065	+ 5,744
Suicide	10	8,830	18	4,282	+ 4,548
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,343	22	3,555	+ 4,788
Hypertension	12	8,198	15	4,937	+ 3,261
Lung Disease	13	7,625	6	13,677	- 6,052
Liver Disease	14	5,778	10	7,912	- 2,134
Lung Cancers	15	4,939	3	25,781	- 20,841
Low Birth Weight	16	4,007	42	579	+ 3,428
Other Injuries	17	3,855	28	2,527	+ 1,328
Asthma	18	3,824	43	540	+ 3,284
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,776	38	831	+ 2,945
Cervical Cancer	20	3,561	32	1,907	+ 1,655
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,467	23	3,495	- 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,998	21	3,701	- 704
Breast Cancer	23	2,906	9	7,967	- 5,061
Prostate Cancer	24	2,804	11	6,489	- 3,685
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,789	36	916	+ 1,873
Meningitis	26	2,346	53	171	+ 2,176
Fires	27	2,319	45	474	+ 1,845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,299	5	14,610	- 12,311
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,234	33	1,803	+ 432
Birth Trauma	30	1,925	57	52	+ 1,874
Lymphomas	31	1,806	19	4,141	- 2,335
Drownings	32	1,541	39	636	+ 904
Liver Cancer	33	1,528	29	2,290	- 762
Malnutrition	34	1,526	50	291	+ 1,236
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,287	13	5,430	- 4,143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,214	26	3,091	- 1,877
Epilepsy	37	1,199	35	1,145	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	38	1,089	63	10	+ 1,080
Stomach Cancer	39	984	12	5,910	- 4,927
Leukemia	40	938	24	3,456	- 2,517
Oral Cancer	41	901	25	3,377	- 2,475
Falls	42	897	16	4,712	- 3,815
Pertussis	43	732	71	0	+ 732
Syphilis	44	724	69	0	+ 724
Skin Disease	45	706	46	469	+ 237
Parkinson's Disease	46	690	34	1,500	- 810
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	650	40	612	+ 39
Skin Cancers	48	636	31	2,155	- 1,518
Alcohol	49	633	14	5,238	- 4,606
Poisonings	50	625	51	205	+ 420
Ovary Cancer	51	609	27	2,929	- 2,320
Bladder Cancer	52	532	17	4,700	- 4,169
Drug Use	53	493	48	321	+ 173
Uterin Cancer	54	328	30	2,163	- 1,834
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	241	47	369	- 128
Appendicitis	56	176	55	69	+ 107
Measles	57	173	72	0	+ 173
Other Neoplasms	58	171	7	9,256	- 9,085
Encephalitis	59	150	64	6	+ 144
Upper Respiratory	60	143	60	19	+ 124
Hepatitis B	61	89	56	52	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	62	72	44	502	- 430
Malaria	63	53	78	0	+ 53
War	64	42	66	4	+ 38
Tetanus	65	24	67	2	+ 23
Schistosomiasis	66	22	76	0	+ 22
Otitis Media	67	12	68	1	+ 11
Chlamydia	68	12	73	0	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	10	70	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	70	5	52	188	- 183
Ascariasis	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	65	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	59	29	- 29
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

South Africa

Poland

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.