ESTONIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,233	1	3,009	- 1,776
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	953	12	229	+ 724
Lung Cancers	3	644	4	657	- 13
Lung Disease	4	437	13	229	+ 209
Stroke	5	436	3	1,116	- 680
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	297	5	527	- 230
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	229	6	349	- 120
Breast Cancer	8	182	11	260	- 78
Diabetes Mellitus	9	176	19	146	+ 30
Lymphomas	10	158	15	213	- 55
Pancreas Cancer	11	156	10	268	- 113
Falls	12	149	24	119	+ 30
Prostate Cancer	13	145	8	298	- 154
Kidney Disease	14	141	17	176	- 36
Suicide	15	136	16	197	- 61
Drug Use	16	113	31	75	+ 38
Liver Disease	17	112	7	328	- 217
Parkinson's Disease	18	103	29	82	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	19	99	33	66	+ 34
Liver Cancer	20	96	26	107	- 11
Leukemia	21	95	22	126	- 30
Hypertension	22	79	2	2,700	- 2,621
Bladder Cancer	23	78	21	126	- 48
Other Injuries	24	74	20	141	- 68
Oesophagus Cancer	25	69	27	99	- 30
Stomach Cancer	26	67	9	290	- 223
Inflammatory/Heart	27	63	14	217	- 154
Road Traffic Accidents	28	61	35	59	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	29	59	28	87	- 29
Skin Cancers	30	54	30	79	- 25
Other Neoplasms	31	52	23	123	- 72
Oral Cancer	32	49	25	110	- 61
Alcohol	33	46	18	148	- 103
Uterin Cancer	34	36	34	60	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	35	33	43	25	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	26	53	8	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	37	21	48	16	+ 5
Skin Disease	38	21	41	29	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	20	45	22	- 2
Violence	40	19	42	28	- 10
Cervical Cancer	41	18	32	68	- 50
Low Birth Weight	42	17	55	7	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	14	36	55	- 41
Epilepsy	44	12	37	45	- 33
Hepatitis C	45	11	58	4	+ 7
Anemia	46	11	51	9	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	10	46	17	- 7
Drownings	48	9	40	30	- 21
Asthma	49	8	44	24	- 16
Birth Trauma	50	6	57	5	+ 1
Malnutrition	51	6	79	0	+ 6
Fires	52	6	38	41	- 35
HIV/AIDS	53	5	39	40	- 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	4	49	12	- 8
Osteoarthritis	55	4	50	10	- 6
Poisonings	56	4	52	8	- 5
Schizophrenia	57	4	56	6	- 2
Tuberculosis	58	3	47	16	- 13
Meningitis	59	2	54	7	- 5
Hepatitis B	60	2	65	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	2	60	2	- 0
Appendicitis	62	2	59	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	66	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	61	1	+ 0
War	65	1	64	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	62	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.