RUSSIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	145,425	1	562,711	- 417,286
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	112,416	5	48,522	+ 63,895
Lung Cancers	3	75,998	3	54,361	+ 21,637
Lung Disease	4	51,589	9	36,600	+ 14,988
Stroke	5	51,395	2	327,199	- 275,804
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	35,031	7	42,633	- 7,601
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	26,975	10	32,404	- 5,429
Breast Cancer	8	21,453	13	23,242	- 1,789
Diabetes Mellitus	9	20,755	18	18,345	+ 2,410
Lymphomas	10	18,680	29	8,919	+ 9,761
Pancreas Cancer	11	18,358	16	20,282	- 1,924
Falls	12	17,529	21	11,705	+ 5,824
Prostate Cancer	13	17,100	20	14,107	+ 2,993
Kidney Disease	14	16,617	22	11,581	+ 5,036
Suicide	15	16,032	8	36,625	- 20,593
Drug Use	16	13,380	27	9,113	+ 4,267
Liver Disease	17	13,153	6	45,463	- 32,309
Parkinson's Disease	18	12,192	26	9,371	+ 2,822
Endocrine Disorders	19	11,734	45	2,004	+ 9,730
Liver Cancer	20	11,299	24	11,165	+ 134
Leukemia	21	11,246	31	8,238	+ 3,008
Hypertension	22	9,302	17	18,348	- 9,045
Bladder Cancer	23	9,149	38	6,307	+ 2,842
Other Injuries	24	8,684	14	22,517	- 13,833
Oesophagus Cancer	25	8,094	33	7,431	+ 662
Stomach Cancer	26	7,904	11	29,386	- 21,482
Inflammatory/Heart	27	7,477	4	54,060	- 46,583
Road Traffic Accidents	28	7,252	19	17,507	- 10,255
Ovary Cancer	29	6,904	32	8,123	- 1,218
Skin Cancers	30	6,375	39	5,612	+ 763
Other Neoplasms	31	6,093	51	729	+ 5,364
Oral Cancer	32	5,779	25	10,880	- 5,101
Alcohol	33	5,412	12	27,984	- 22,573
Uterin Cancer	34	4,294	35	6,867	- 2,574
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,924	41	4,201	- 277
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,050	55	403	+ 2,647
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,513	49	827	+ 1,686
Skin Disease	38	2,465	43	2,735	- 271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,308	42	2,770	- 462
Violence	40	2,196	23	11,450	- 9,254
Cervical Cancer	41	2,098	34	7,423	- 5,325
Low Birth Weight	42	2,009	44	2,153	- 144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,605	28	8,938	- 7,333
Epilepsy	44	1,394	52	718	+ 676
Hepatitis C	45	1,318	66	2	+ 1,316
Anemia	46	1,244	81	0	+ 1,244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,170	50	750	+ 420
Drownings	48	1,028	36	6,629	- 5,601
Asthma	49	951	46	1,764	- 813
Birth Trauma	50	700	53	714	- 14
Malnutrition	51	698	57	242	+ 456
Fires	52	698	37	6,387	- 5,689
HIV/AIDS	53	591	15	21,262	- 20,670
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	518	85	0	+ 518
Osteoarthritis	55	503	84	0	+ 503
Poisonings	56	441	40	5,565	- 5,124
Schizophrenia	57	430	83	0	+ 430
Tuberculosis	58	354	30	8,422	- 8,068
Meningitis	59	248	48	1,037	- 789
Hepatitis B	60	239	60	43	+ 196
Oral conditions	61	184	86	0	+ 184
Appendicitis	62	179	54	409	- 229
Upper Respiratory	63	169	58	158	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	164	56	267	- 104
War	65	76	59	123	- 46
Otitis Media	66	27	64	3	+ 24
Syphilis	67	19	62	19	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	11	47	1,076	- 1,065
Pertussis	69	3	65	2	+ 1
Chagas disease	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	63	3	- 2
Dengue	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	61	25	- 25
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.