CANADA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,808	1	40,063	- 9,256
Lung Disease	2	23,001	4	14,212	+ 8,789
Stroke	3	15,800	5	14,159	+ 1,641
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,767	7	7,431	+ 335
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,428	36	840	+ 6,588
Liver Disease	6	7,261	17	3,624	+ 3,637
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,190	9	5,718	+ 1,472
Kidney Disease	8	6,518	14	4,578	+ 1,941
Tuberculosis	9	6,042	58	97	+ 5,945
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,415	28	1,998	+ 3,418
Stomach Cancer	11	5,181	26	2,177	+ 3,003
Falls	12	4,865	12	4,829	+ 36
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,585	2	30,970	- 26,385
Low Birth Weight	14	3,475	42	553	+ 2,921
Asthma	15	3,410	49	262	+ 3,148
Hypertension	16	3,356	22	2,563	+ 794
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,964	39	636	+ 2,328
HIV/AIDS	18	2,544	53	163	+ 2,381
Birth Trauma	19	2,248	50	193	+ 2,055
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,205	35	1,081	+ 1,123
Lung Cancers	21	1,931	3	20,937	- 19,005
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,919	25	2,230	- 311
Oral Cancer	23	1,888	32	1,592	+ 296
Other Injuries	24	1,869	24	2,392	- 523
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,694	43	442	+ 1,252
Suicide	26	1,541	15	4,417	- 2,876
Liver Cancer	27	1,532	20	3,113	- 1,581
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,378	18	3,359	- 1,981
Cervical Cancer	29	1,337	41	578	+ 759
Encephalitis	30	1,229	68	3	+ 1,226
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,060	6	9,651	- 8,591
Drownings	32	891	48	283	+ 608
Pancreas Cancer	33	875	11	5,057	- 4,182
Leukemia	34	814	21	3,098	- 2,284
Violence	35	804	40	605	+ 198
Meningitis	36	755	59	68	+ 687
Ovary Cancer	37	625	29	1,902	- 1,277
Epilepsy	38	605	44	384	+ 221
Endocrine Disorders	39	481	19	3,233	- 2,752
Syphilis	40	466	67	5	+ 461
Skin Cancers	41	405	30	1,756	- 1,351
Maternal Conditions	42	401	64	45	+ 356
Breast Cancer	43	347	8	5,910	- 5,563
Fires	44	345	52	192	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	45	336	27	2,060	- 1,724
Skin Disease	46	319	38	679	- 360
Drug Use	47	301	16	3,686	- 3,385
Bladder Cancer	48	285	23	2,521	- 2,236
Alcohol	49	262	33	1,491	- 1,229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	233	47	322	- 89
Appendicitis	51	221	62	49	+ 171
Lymphomas	52	212	10	5,146	- 4,934
Hepatitis B	53	178	60	66	+ 112
Malnutrition	54	152	51	192	- 40
Prostate Cancer	55	148	13	4,711	- 4,562
Dengue	56	145	72	0	+ 145
Other Neoplasms	57	94	31	1,679	- 1,584
Measles	58	90	74	0	+ 90
Poisonings	59	83	56	121	- 38
Tetanus	60	61	71	0	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	61	45	63	47	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	44	37	692	- 648
Pertussis	63	42	69	1	+ 41
Hepatitis C	64	40	45	363	- 323
Leishmaniasis	65	40	77	0	+ 40
Ascariasis	66	8	82	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	67	4	83	0	+ 4
War	68	4	65	21	- 17
Otitis Media	69	2	66	8	- 5
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	34	1,183	- 1,183
Anemia	72	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	57	118	- 118
Oral conditions	76	0	61	51	- 51
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	78	0	55	139	- 139
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.globallifeexpectancy.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.