ITALY VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,958	1	97,116	- 34,158
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	48,668	3	41,445	+ 7,223
Lung Cancers	3	32,902	4	34,152	- 1,251
Lung Disease	4	22,334	5	32,382	- 10,048
Stroke	5	22,250	2	62,633	- 40,383
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,166	7	21,254	- 6,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,678	9	16,339	- 4,660
Breast Cancer	8	9,288	10	13,868	- 4,581
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,985	8	19,836	- 10,851
Lymphomas	10	8,087	16	9,670	- 1,583
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,948	13	12,095	- 4,147
Falls	12	7,589	25	4,222	+ 3,366
Prostate Cancer	13	7,403	20	8,409	- 1,006
Kidney Disease	14	7,194	11	12,726	- 5,532
Suicide	15	6,941	26	4,042	+ 2,899
Drug Use	16	5,793	45	654	+ 5,139
Liver Disease	17	5,694	23	5,559	+ 135
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,278	19	8,428	- 3,149
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,080	18	8,431	- 3,351
Liver Cancer	20	4,892	17	9,620	- 4,729
Leukemia	21	4,869	21	6,728	- 1,860
Hypertension	22	4,027	6	29,931	- 25,904
Bladder Cancer	23	3,961	22	6,711	- 2,750
Other Injuries	24	3,760	12	12,112	- 8,353
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,504	34	2,045	+ 1,459
Stomach Cancer	26	3,422	14	10,252	- 6,831
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,237	24	5,531	- 2,294
Road Traffic Accidents	28	3,139	30	3,221	- 81
Ovary Cancer	29	2,989	28	3,282	- 292
Skin Cancers	30	2,760	29	3,239	- 479
Other Neoplasms	31	2,638	15	9,984	- 7,346
Oral Cancer	32	2,502	27	3,343	- 841
Alcohol	33	2,343	55	277	+ 2,066
Uterin Cancer	34	1,859	33	2,198	- 339
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,699	37	1,443	+ 256
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,321	36	1,622	- 301
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,088	44	677	+ 411
Skin Disease	38	1,067	38	1,440	- 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	999	32	2,216	- 1,217
Violence	40	951	50	409	+ 542
Cervical Cancer	41	908	40	1,154	- 245
Low Birth Weight	42	870	51	357	+ 512
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	695	43	690	+ 5
Epilepsy	44	604	39	1,337	- 733
Hepatitis C	45	570	31	2,451	- 1,880
Anemia	46	539	35	1,672	- 1,134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	507	42	701	- 195
Drownings	48	445	52	344	+ 101
Asthma	49	412	47	494	- 82
Birth Trauma	50	303	59	140	+ 163
Malnutrition	51	302	41	775	- 473
Fires	52	302	56	271	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	53	256	46	520	- 264
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	224	57	241	- 17
Osteoarthritis	55	218	48	481	- 263
Poisonings	56	191	58	154	+ 37
Schizophrenia	57	186	49	424	- 238
Tuberculosis	58	153	53	336	- 183
Meningitis	59	108	60	128	- 20
Hepatitis B	60	104	54	334	- 230
Oral conditions	61	80	62	47	+ 33
Appendicitis	62	78	61	49	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	63	73	64	20	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	64	71	67	6	+ 65
War	65	33	66	6	+ 27
Otitis Media	66	12	65	16	- 4
Syphilis	67	8	69	4	+ 4
Encephalitis	68	5	68	5	+ 0
Pertussis	69	1	73	1	+ 1
Chagas disease	70	1	72	1	+ 0
Tetanus	71	1	63	22	- 21
Dengue	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.