BHUTAN VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	913	1	702	+ 211
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	706	13	105	+ 602
Lung Cancers	3	477	21	44	+ 433
Lung Disease	4	324	2	524	- 200
Stroke	5	323	3	360	- 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	220	31	24	+ 196
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	169	4	177	- 8
Breast Cancer	8	135	43	8	+ 127
Diabetes Mellitus	9	130	7	164	- 34
Lymphomas	10	117	52	5	+ 112
Pancreas Cancer	11	115	33	20	+ 95
Falls	12	110	12	111	- 1
Prostate Cancer	13	107	55	3	+ 104
Kidney Disease	14	104	8	149	- 44
Suicide	15	101	26	35	+ 66
Drug Use	16	84	47	7	+ 77
Liver Disease	17	83	6	166	- 83
Parkinson's Disease	18	77	28	31	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	19	74	39	11	+ 63
Liver Cancer	20	71	27	35	+ 36
Leukemia	21	71	34	19	+ 52
Hypertension	22	58	16	77	- 18
Bladder Cancer	23	57	48	6	+ 51
Other Injuries	24	55	24	43	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	25	51	22	44	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	26	50	11	118	- 68
Inflammatory/Heart	27	47	45	8	+ 39
Road Traffic Accidents	28	46	10	123	- 78
Ovary Cancer	29	43	37	14	+ 29
Skin Cancers	30	40	41	9	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	31	38	57	2	+ 36
Oral Cancer	32	36	23	43	- 7
Alcohol	33	34	49	6	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	34	27	71	0	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	35	25	20	50	- 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	19	5	169	- 150
Multiple Sclerosis	37	16	62	1	+ 15
Skin Disease	38	15	46	7	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	14	17	68	- 53
Violence	40	14	35	18	- 5
Cervical Cancer	41	13	29	30	- 17
Low Birth Weight	42	13	14	79	- 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	10	25	39	- 29
Epilepsy	44	9	38	14	- 5
Hepatitis C	45	8	64	1	+ 7
Anemia	46	8	72	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	7	50	5	+ 2
Drownings	48	6	32	20	- 14
Asthma	49	6	15	78	- 72
Birth Trauma	50	4	19	51	- 47
Malnutrition	51	4	54	3	+ 1
Fires	52	4	44	8	- 3
HIV/AIDS	53	4	18	58	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	77	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	55	3	78	0	+ 3
Poisonings	56	3	59	2	+ 1
Schizophrenia	57	3	75	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	58	2	9	138	- 136
Meningitis	59	2	36	17	- 16
Hepatitis B	60	2	53	4	- 3
Oral conditions	61	1	76	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	51	5	- 4
Upper Respiratory	63	1	61	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	42	9	- 8
War	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	40	11	- 11
Encephalitis	68	0	30	28	- 28
Pertussis	69	0	63	1	- 1
Chagas disease	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	60	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	56	3	- 3
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	58	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.