USA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	353,145	1	504,904	- 151,759
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	272,987	2	287,198	- 14,212
Lung Cancers	3	184,551	5	155,533	+ 29,019
Lung Disease	4	125,276	3	195,387	- 70,111
Stroke	5	124,805	4	158,520	- 33,715
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	85,069	9	61,827	+ 23,242
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	65,506	11	60,317	+ 5,188
Breast Cancer	8	52,096	13	48,671	+ 3,425
Diabetes Mellitus	9	50,400	10	61,418	- 11,018
Lymphomas	10	45,362	19	40,281	+ 5,081
Pancreas Cancer	11	44,580	15	44,293	+ 287
Falls	12	42,567	18	40,418	+ 2,149
Prostate Cancer	13	41,525	20	35,612	+ 5,912
Kidney Disease	14	40,351	6	85,861	- 45,509
Suicide	15	38,931	12	53,099	- 14,168
Drug Use	16	32,492	7	74,435	- 41,943
Liver Disease	17	31,940	16	43,402	- 11,462
Parkinson's Disease	18	29,608	21	34,491	- 4,883
Endocrine Disorders	19	28,494	14	46,985	- 18,491
Liver Cancer	20	27,438	23	27,064	+ 374
Leukemia	21	27,309	24	26,966	+ 344
Hypertension	22	22,589	8	65,960	- 43,371
Bladder Cancer	23	22,218	26	19,622	+ 2,596
Other Injuries	24	21,088	25	25,997	- 4,909
Oesophagus Cancer	25	19,655	28	17,829	+ 1,825
Stomach Cancer	26	19,193	33	13,077	+ 6,116
Inflammatory/Heart	27	18,156	22	32,529	- 14,373
Road Traffic Accidents	28	17,609	17	41,694	- 24,085
Ovary Cancer	29	16,766	31	14,591	+ 2,175
Skin Cancers	30	15,481	32	14,311	+ 1,170
Other Neoplasms	31	14,796	29	17,743	- 2,947
Oral Cancer	32	14,033	35	11,555	+ 2,478
Alcohol	33	13,142	30	14,659	- 1,518
Uterin Cancer	34	10,426	36	10,063	+ 363
Congenital Anomalies	35	9,530	34	11,762	- 2,232
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	7,407	37	9,955	- 2,547
Multiple Sclerosis	37	6,102	44	5,059	+ 1,043
Skin Disease	38	5,985	43	5,409	+ 576
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	5,604	47	3,646	+ 1,958
Violence	40	5,333	27	18,976	- 13,643
Cervical Cancer	41	5,095	38	6,984	- 1,889
Low Birth Weight	42	4,879	39	6,924	- 2,045
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	3,897	48	3,461	+ 436
Epilepsy	44	3,385	50	3,162	+ 223
Hepatitis C	45	3,200	41	5,684	- 2,484
Anemia	46	3,022	51	3,115	- 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2,842	52	2,461	+ 381
Drownings	48	2,495	45	4,070	- 1,575
Asthma	49	2,310	46	3,818	- 1,508
Birth Trauma	50	1,700	54	1,233	+ 467
Malnutrition	51	1,696	40	6,762	- 5,066
Fires	52	1,695	49	3,183	- 1,488
HIV/AIDS	53	1,436	42	5,660	- 4,225
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	1,257	58	678	+ 579
Osteoarthritis	55	1,222	61	579	+ 643
Poisonings	56	1,070	53	1,674	- 604
Schizophrenia	57	1,044	57	723	+ 322
Tuberculosis	58	859	62	546	+ 312
Meningitis	59	603	60	606	- 2
Hepatitis B	60	581	59	608	- 27
Oral conditions	61	447	64	286	+ 162
Appendicitis	62	435	63	424	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	63	411	65	229	+ 182
Maternal Conditions	64	398	56	779	- 381
War	65	185	55	1,198	- 1,012
Otitis Media	66	67	67	34	+ 33
Syphilis	67	46	66	49	- 4
Encephalitis	68	27	68	25	+ 1
Pertussis	69	7	69	16	- 9
Chagas disease	70	6	70	4	+ 1
Tetanus	71	3	71	2	+ 1
Dengue	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.