UNITED KINGDOM VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,698	2	71,728	- 1,030
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	54,650	1	98,135	- 43,484
Lung Cancers	3	36,946	5	35,715	+ 1,231
Lung Disease	4	25,080	6	32,896	- 7,816
Stroke	5	24,985	4	37,626	- 12,641
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,030	7	18,446	- 1,416
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,114	3	40,540	- 27,426
Breast Cancer	8	10,429	9	12,718	- 2,289
Diabetes Mellitus	9	10,090	17	5,842	+ 4,247
Lymphomas	10	9,081	10	9,350	- 269
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,925	11	8,995	- 71
Falls	12	8,522	15	7,618	+ 903
Prostate Cancer	13	8,313	8	13,289	- 4,976
Kidney Disease	14	8,078	18	5,471	+ 2,607
Suicide	15	7,794	20	5,325	+ 2,469
Drug Use	16	6,505	31	2,824	+ 3,680
Liver Disease	17	6,394	14	7,666	- 1,271
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,927	13	8,573	- 2,645
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,704	28	3,297	+ 2,407
Liver Cancer	20	5,493	21	5,237	+ 256
Leukemia	21	5,467	22	5,211	+ 256
Hypertension	22	4,522	23	5,208	- 686
Bladder Cancer	23	4,448	16	6,133	- 1,686
Other Injuries	24	4,222	19	5,464	- 1,242
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,935	12	8,727	- 4,792
Stomach Cancer	26	3,842	24	4,999	- 1,157
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,635	29	3,126	+ 508
Road Traffic Accidents	28	3,525	33	2,169	+ 1,356
Ovary Cancer	29	3,357	25	4,019	- 662
Skin Cancers	30	3,099	27	3,727	- 628
Other Neoplasms	31	2,962	26	3,986	- 1,024
Oral Cancer	32	2,809	30	3,109	- 299
Alcohol	33	2,631	39	1,555	+ 1,076
Uterin Cancer	34	2,087	32	2,346	- 259
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,908	35	2,127	- 219
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,483	38	1,599	- 116
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,222	37	1,856	- 634
Skin Disease	38	1,198	34	2,134	- 936
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,122	45	876	+ 246
Violence	40	1,068	46	868	+ 200
Cervical Cancer	41	1,020	43	1,099	- 79
Low Birth Weight	42	977	40	1,313	- 337
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	780	36	2,090	- 1,310
Epilepsy	44	678	42	1,193	- 516
Hepatitis C	45	641	51	267	+ 373
Anemia	46	605	50	277	+ 328
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	569	44	1,014	- 445
Drownings	48	500	49	301	+ 199
Asthma	49	463	41	1,302	- 840
Birth Trauma	50	340	54	190	+ 151
Malnutrition	51	339	58	116	+ 224
Fires	52	339	48	334	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	53	287	55	188	+ 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	252	56	184	+ 68
Osteoarthritis	55	245	57	167	+ 78
Poisonings	56	214	53	221	- 6
Schizophrenia	57	209	60	101	+ 108
Tuberculosis	58	172	47	351	- 179
Meningitis	59	121	52	232	- 112
Hepatitis B	60	116	65	40	+ 76
Oral conditions	61	90	61	54	+ 36
Appendicitis	62	87	59	105	- 18
Upper Respiratory	63	82	63	48	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	64	80	64	47	+ 33
War	65	37	67	10	+ 27
Otitis Media	66	13	66	16	- 2
Syphilis	67	9	62	49	- 40
Encephalitis	68	5	68	6	- 0
Pertussis	69	1	69	3	- 1
Chagas disease	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.