SPAIN VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,826	1	51,684	- 2,858
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	37,744	2	42,339	- 4,595
Lung Cancers	3	25,516	4	22,131	+ 3,386
Lung Disease	4	17,321	5	18,926	- 1,606
Stroke	5	17,256	3	29,004	- 11,748
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,762	6	16,957	- 5,196
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,057	7	13,717	- 4,660
Breast Cancer	8	7,203	11	7,067	+ 135
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,968	10	7,773	- 805
Lymphomas	10	6,272	16	5,335	+ 937
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,164	12	6,752	- 589
Falls	12	5,885	26	3,246	+ 2,639
Prostate Cancer	13	5,741	13	6,420	- 678
Kidney Disease	14	5,579	8	9,725	- 4,146
Suicide	15	5,383	25	3,609	+ 1,773
Drug Use	16	4,492	41	776	+ 3,716
Liver Disease	17	4,416	23	4,231	+ 185
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,094	20	4,943	- 849
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,940	21	4,863	- 924
Liver Cancer	20	3,794	18	5,098	- 1,305
Leukemia	21	3,776	24	3,772	+ 3
Hypertension	22	3,123	9	9,115	- 5,991
Bladder Cancer	23	3,072	17	5,222	- 2,150
Other Injuries	24	2,916	15	5,536	- 2,620
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,717	29	2,011	+ 706
Stomach Cancer	26	2,654	14	5,796	- 3,143
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,510	19	4,984	- 2,474
Road Traffic Accidents	28	2,435	31	1,829	+ 605
Ovary Cancer	29	2,318	28	2,026	+ 292
Skin Cancers	30	2,140	32	1,803	+ 337
Other Neoplasms	31	2,046	22	4,748	- 2,702
Oral Cancer	32	1,940	27	2,583	- 643
Alcohol	33	1,817	46	333	+ 1,484
Uterin Cancer	34	1,442	34	1,612	- 170
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,318	38	863	+ 455
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,024	36	1,064	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	37	844	49	287	+ 557
Skin Disease	38	828	30	1,840	- 1,013
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	775	33	1,612	- 837
Violence	40	737	51	262	+ 476
Cervical Cancer	41	704	39	855	- 151
Low Birth Weight	42	675	52	253	+ 422
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	539	44	475	+ 64
Epilepsy	44	468	40	824	- 356
Hepatitis C	45	442	42	652	- 210
Anemia	46	418	37	914	- 497
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	393	48	294	+ 99
Drownings	48	345	45	446	- 101
Asthma	49	319	35	1,133	- 814
Birth Trauma	50	235	60	113	+ 122
Malnutrition	51	234	47	302	- 68
Fires	52	234	55	185	+ 50
HIV/AIDS	53	198	43	538	- 340
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	174	54	204	- 31
Osteoarthritis	55	169	53	212	- 43
Poisonings	56	148	57	170	- 22
Schizophrenia	57	144	56	181	- 36
Tuberculosis	58	119	50	270	- 152
Meningitis	59	83	59	129	- 45
Hepatitis B	60	80	58	162	- 82
Oral conditions	61	62	63	44	+ 18
Appendicitis	62	60	61	79	- 19
Upper Respiratory	63	57	62	47	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	55	64	14	+ 41
War	65	26	68	6	+ 20
Otitis Media	66	9	66	9	+ 0
Syphilis	67	6	67	9	- 3
Encephalitis	68	4	70	4	+ 0
Pertussis	69	1	73	2	- 1
Chagas disease	70	1	71	3	- 3
Tetanus	71	0	72	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.