GEORGIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,061	1	16,014	- 10,953
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,912	5	1,826	+ 2,086
Lung Cancers	3	2,645	8	1,152	+ 1,493
Lung Disease	4	1,795	7	1,158	+ 637
Stroke	5	1,789	2	11,969	- 10,181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,219	14	444	+ 776
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	939	9	886	+ 53
Breast Cancer	8	747	11	613	+ 134
Diabetes Mellitus	9	722	6	1,621	- 899
Lymphomas	10	650	25	208	+ 442
Pancreas Cancer	11	639	23	227	+ 412
Falls	12	610	16	420	+ 190
Prostate Cancer	13	595	22	290	+ 305
Kidney Disease	14	578	10	826	- 248
Suicide	15	558	18	367	+ 191
Drug Use	16	466	41	90	+ 376
Liver Disease	17	458	4	1,871	- 1,413
Parkinson's Disease	18	424	19	354	+ 70
Endocrine Disorders	19	408	38	109	+ 300
Liver Cancer	20	393	17	385	+ 9
Leukemia	21	391	30	171	+ 220
Hypertension	22	324	3	4,387	- 4,064
Bladder Cancer	23	318	26	205	+ 113
Other Injuries	24	302	20	346	- 44
Oesophagus Cancer	25	282	43	75	+ 207
Stomach Cancer	26	275	12	533	- 258
Inflammatory/Heart	27	260	21	346	- 86
Road Traffic Accidents	28	252	13	496	- 244
Ovary Cancer	29	240	29	174	+ 66
Skin Cancers	30	222	33	149	+ 73
Other Neoplasms	31	212	52	15	+ 198
Oral Cancer	32	201	31	167	+ 35
Alcohol	33	188	45	49	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	34	149	36	115	+ 35
Congenital Anomalies	35	137	28	174	- 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	106	50	19	+ 88
Multiple Sclerosis	37	87	54	12	+ 76
Skin Disease	38	86	51	17	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	80	15	426	- 346
Violence	40	76	40	90	- 14
Cervical Cancer	41	73	27	187	- 114
Low Birth Weight	42	70	37	114	- 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	56	24	226	- 170
Epilepsy	44	49	44	51	- 2
Hepatitis C	45	46	64	0	+ 46
Anemia	46	43	85	0	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	41	57	8	+ 33
Drownings	48	36	39	95	- 59
Asthma	49	33	35	136	- 103
Birth Trauma	50	24	46	39	- 15
Malnutrition	51	24	59	5	+ 20
Fires	52	24	34	140	- 115
HIV/AIDS	53	21	42	89	- 68
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	18	81	0	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	55	18	80	0	+ 18
Poisonings	56	15	49	23	- 8
Schizophrenia	57	15	83	0	+ 15
Tuberculosis	58	12	32	153	- 140
Meningitis	59	9	47	25	- 16
Hepatitis B	60	8	58	7	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	6	55	10	- 4
Upper Respiratory	63	6	60	1	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	6	53	13	- 7
War	65	3	61	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	1	66	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	63	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	48	24	- 24
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.