INDIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,455,205	1	1,520,034	- 64,829
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,124,896	17	126,593	+ 998,303
Lung Cancers	3	760,480	21	88,276	+ 672,204
Lung Disease	4	516,225	2	879,732	- 363,508
Stroke	5	514,284	3	697,038	- 182,754
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	350,543	25	77,368	+ 273,175
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	269,929	6	392,425	- 122,495
Breast Cancer	8	214,671	22	82,821	+ 131,851
Diabetes Mellitus	9	207,683	7	271,495	- 63,812
Lymphomas	10	186,924	33	40,159	+ 146,765
Pancreas Cancer	11	183,699	37	32,812	+ 150,888
Falls	12	175,405	10	225,755	- 50,350
Prostate Cancer	13	171,111	38	30,945	+ 140,166
Kidney Disease	14	166,276	11	222,903	- 56,626
Suicide	15	160,423	14	173,347	- 12,924
Drug Use	16	133,888	52	11,747	+ 122,141
Liver Disease	17	131,617	8	268,580	- 136,963
Parkinson's Disease	18	122,004	32	43,398	+ 78,606
Endocrine Disorders	19	117,415	47	15,264	+ 102,150
Liver Cancer	20	113,064	39	30,369	+ 82,696
Leukemia	21	112,534	35	33,383	+ 79,151
Hypertension	22	93,083	19	108,050	- 14,967
Bladder Cancer	23	91,553	48	14,081	+ 77,473
Other Injuries	24	86,899	15	149,570	- 62,672
Oesophagus Cancer	25	80,991	34	38,898	+ 42,093
Stomach Cancer	26	79,089	24	81,058	- 1,969
Inflammatory/Heart	27	74,817	49	12,651	+ 62,166
Road Traffic Accidents	28	72,563	12	212,596	- 140,033
Ovary Cancer	29	69,089	44	21,947	+ 47,142
Skin Cancers	30	63,793	60	5,054	+ 58,739
Other Neoplasms	31	60,970	62	2,968	+ 58,001
Oral Cancer	32	57,827	16	134,187	- 76,360
Alcohol	33	54,153	43	23,097	+ 31,057
Uterin Cancer	34	42,963	59	6,841	+ 36,122
Congenital Anomalies	35	39,269	23	82,769	- 43,500
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	30,524	4	670,315	- 639,791
Multiple Sclerosis	37	25,143	63	2,328	+ 22,815
Skin Disease	38	24,663	45	17,857	+ 6,806
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	23,092	18	126,079	- 102,987
Violence	40	21,976	27	51,767	- 29,790
Cervical Cancer	41	20,994	30	45,319	- 24,325
Low Birth Weight	42	20,104	9	238,739	- 218,635
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	16,059	26	68,108	- 52,048
Epilepsy	44	13,949	40	30,307	- 16,358
Hepatitis C	45	13,186	65	1,364	+ 11,822
Anemia	46	12,451	81	0	+ 12,451
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	11,710	50	11,931	- 221
Drownings	48	10,282	28	48,774	- 38,493
Asthma	49	9,520	13	196,051	- 186,530
Birth Trauma	50	7,005	20	102,819	- 95,813
Malnutrition	51	6,988	55	8,626	- 1,639
Fires	52	6,984	42	23,265	- 16,281
HIV/AIDS	53	5,916	31	44,406	- 38,490
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	5,180	86	0	+ 5,180
Osteoarthritis	55	5,036	85	0	+ 5,036
Poisonings	56	4,411	61	3,540	+ 870
Schizophrenia	57	4,304	83	0	+ 4,304
Tuberculosis	58	3,539	5	435,882	- 432,343
Meningitis	59	2,486	36	33,337	- 30,850
Hepatitis B	60	2,394	56	8,184	- 5,790
Oral conditions	61	1,844	84	0	+ 1,844
Appendicitis	62	1,792	53	11,245	- 9,453
Upper Respiratory	63	1,696	68	584	+ 1,112
Maternal Conditions	64	1,639	41	25,917	- 24,278
War	65	763	67	890	- 127
Otitis Media	66	275	71	68	+ 207
Syphilis	67	188	64	2,007	- 1,819
Encephalitis	68	110	29	48,080	- 47,970
Pertussis	69	29	54	10,094	- 10,065
Chagas disease	70	24	77	0	+ 24
Tetanus	71	13	58	7,093	- 7,079
Dengue	72	12	46	17,546	- 17,533
Diphtheria	73	0	72	65	- 65
Measles	74	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	973	- 973
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	126	- 126
Chlamydia	83	0	69	379	- 379
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.