CHINA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,462,346	2	1,771,525	- 309,179
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,130,417	6	304,455	+ 825,962
Lung Cancers	3	764,212	4	714,311	+ 49,901
Lung Disease	4	518,758	3	968,607	- 449,849
Stroke	5	516,808	1	2,043,210	- 1,526,403
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	352,263	9	248,388	+ 103,875
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	271,254	12	183,342	+ 87,912
Breast Cancer	8	215,725	19	92,757	+ 122,968
Diabetes Mellitus	9	208,702	14	161,672	+ 47,030
Lymphomas	10	187,842	23	57,838	+ 130,003
Pancreas Cancer	11	184,601	18	111,537	+ 73,064
Falls	12	176,266	16	138,878	+ 37,388
Prostate Cancer	13	171,950	28	51,056	+ 120,894
Kidney Disease	14	167,092	11	192,302	- 25,210
Suicide	15	161,211	17	116,324	+ 44,887
Drug Use	16	134,545	38	24,214	+ 110,331
Liver Disease	17	132,263	15	145,603	- 13,340
Parkinson's Disease	18	122,603	20	70,699	+ 51,904
Endocrine Disorders	19	117,991	37	25,613	+ 92,378
Liver Cancer	20	113,619	13	180,952	- 67,333
Leukemia	21	113,086	22	58,145	+ 54,941
Hypertension	22	93,540	7	301,183	- 207,643
Bladder Cancer	23	92,002	29	37,873	+ 54,129
Other Injuries	24	87,325	25	54,087	+ 33,238
Oesophagus Cancer	25	81,389	10	242,891	- 161,502
Stomach Cancer	26	79,477	5	398,439	- 318,961
Inflammatory/Heart	27	75,184	33	29,954	+ 45,231
Road Traffic Accidents	28	72,919	8	250,272	- 177,353
Ovary Cancer	29	69,428	35	28,078	+ 41,350
Skin Cancers	30	64,106	41	19,669	+ 44,436
Other Neoplasms	31	61,269	53	4,374	+ 56,895
Oral Cancer	32	58,111	24	54,695	+ 3,415
Alcohol	33	54,419	42	19,071	+ 35,348
Uterin Cancer	34	43,174	45	11,751	+ 31,423
Congenital Anomalies	35	39,461	31	36,613	+ 2,849
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	30,674	50	8,719	+ 21,955
Multiple Sclerosis	37	25,266	59	1,734	+ 23,532
Skin Disease	38	24,784	52	5,222	+ 19,562
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	23,206	21	65,350	- 42,145
Violence	40	22,084	47	11,115	+ 10,969
Cervical Cancer	41	21,098	27	51,650	- 30,552
Low Birth Weight	42	20,203	40	21,631	- 1,429
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	16,138	30	37,723	- 21,585
Epilepsy	44	14,018	46	11,365	+ 2,653
Hepatitis C	45	13,250	66	86	+ 13,165
Anemia	46	12,512	83	0	+ 12,512
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	11,768	49	10,108	+ 1,660
Drownings	48	10,332	26	52,807	- 42,475
Asthma	49	9,567	39	23,147	- 13,580
Birth Trauma	50	7,040	43	17,644	- 10,605
Malnutrition	51	7,022	44	12,995	- 5,973
Fires	52	7,018	48	10,498	- 3,480
HIV/AIDS	53	5,945	34	28,746	- 22,801
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	5,206	81	0	+ 5,206
Osteoarthritis	55	5,061	82	0	+ 5,061
Poisonings	56	4,432	36	25,762	- 21,330
Schizophrenia	57	4,325	86	0	+ 4,325
Tuberculosis	58	3,556	32	34,802	- 31,246
Meningitis	59	2,499	51	5,704	- 3,205
Hepatitis B	60	2,405	56	2,757	- 352
Oral conditions	61	1,853	80	0	+ 1,853
Appendicitis	62	1,801	60	1,468	+ 334
Upper Respiratory	63	1,704	57	2,663	- 959
Maternal Conditions	64	1,647	54	3,596	- 1,949
War	65	767	61	900	- 133
Otitis Media	66	276	69	15	+ 261
Syphilis	67	189	58	1,824	- 1,635
Encephalitis	68	111	55	2,796	- 2,686
Pertussis	69	29	64	484	- 455
Chagas disease	70	24	76	0	+ 24
Tetanus	71	13	63	491	- 478
Dengue	72	12	70	12	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	74	0	62	558	- 558
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	65	400	- 400
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	34	- 34
Chlamydia	83	0	67	55	- 55
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.