GERMANY VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,870	1	147,055	- 60,185
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	67,152	2	51,168	+ 15,984
Lung Cancers	3	45,397	4	46,560	- 1,163
Lung Disease	4	30,816	5	42,797	- 11,980
Stroke	5	30,701	3	49,794	- 19,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,926	7	26,026	- 5,100
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,114	9	20,712	- 4,599
Breast Cancer	8	12,815	10	18,842	- 6,027
Diabetes Mellitus	9	12,398	13	15,560	- 3,162
Lymphomas	10	11,159	17	12,249	- 1,090
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,966	11	17,971	- 7,005
Falls	12	10,471	14	15,325	- 4,854
Prostate Cancer	13	10,215	12	16,487	- 6,273
Kidney Disease	14	9,926	8	22,770	- 12,844
Suicide	15	9,577	19	10,284	- 708
Drug Use	16	7,993	40	1,930	+ 6,062
Liver Disease	17	7,857	15	15,194	- 7,337
Parkinson's Disease	18	7,283	16	12,594	- 5,311
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,009	18	10,677	- 3,668
Liver Cancer	20	6,749	25	8,057	- 1,308
Leukemia	21	6,718	22	8,737	- 2,019
Hypertension	22	5,557	6	26,796	- 21,239
Bladder Cancer	23	5,465	28	6,193	- 728
Other Injuries	24	5,187	23	8,248	- 3,061
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,835	27	6,212	- 1,378
Stomach Cancer	26	4,721	20	9,658	- 4,936
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,466	21	8,891	- 4,425
Road Traffic Accidents	28	4,332	34	3,160	+ 1,172
Ovary Cancer	29	4,124	30	5,192	- 1,068
Skin Cancers	30	3,808	31	4,055	- 247
Other Neoplasms	31	3,640	24	8,161	- 4,521
Oral Cancer	32	3,452	29	6,023	- 2,571
Alcohol	33	3,233	26	6,257	- 3,025
Uterin Cancer	34	2,565	37	2,231	+ 334
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,344	36	2,291	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,822	32	3,830	- 2,008
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,501	41	1,571	- 70
Skin Disease	38	1,472	42	1,543	- 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,379	33	3,615	- 2,237
Violence	40	1,312	46	769	+ 543
Cervical Cancer	41	1,253	39	2,131	- 878
Low Birth Weight	42	1,200	45	770	+ 430
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	959	38	2,166	- 1,207
Epilepsy	44	833	35	3,091	- 2,258
Hepatitis C	45	787	48	507	+ 280
Anemia	46	743	43	994	- 250
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	699	47	543	+ 156
Drownings	48	614	49	459	+ 155
Asthma	49	568	44	924	- 356
Birth Trauma	50	418	57	239	+ 179
Malnutrition	51	417	50	450	- 33
Fires	52	417	53	359	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	53	353	54	345	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	309	55	292	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	55	301	52	364	- 63
Poisonings	56	263	58	216	+ 47
Schizophrenia	57	257	51	391	- 134
Tuberculosis	58	211	56	281	- 70
Meningitis	59	148	60	168	- 19
Hepatitis B	60	143	59	182	- 39
Oral conditions	61	110	63	62	+ 48
Appendicitis	62	107	62	129	- 22
Upper Respiratory	63	101	61	138	- 37
Maternal Conditions	64	98	64	38	+ 60
War	65	46	66	10	+ 35
Otitis Media	66	16	65	16	+ 1
Syphilis	67	11	68	6	+ 6
Encephalitis	68	7	67	8	- 1
Pertussis	69	2	69	2	- 1
Chagas disease	70	1	74	1	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	75	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.