VENEZUELA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,272	1	26,905	+ 5,367
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,947	35	572	+ 24,375
Lung Cancers	3	16,865	11	3,900	+ 12,965
Lung Disease	4	11,448	10	5,150	+ 6,299
Stroke	5	11,405	3	12,133	- 728
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,774	19	2,037	+ 5,737
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,986	7	7,188	- 1,202
Breast Cancer	8	4,761	15	2,563	+ 2,198
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,606	4	11,176	- 6,571
Lymphomas	10	4,145	23	1,248	+ 2,898
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,074	25	1,082	+ 2,992
Falls	12	3,890	28	865	+ 3,025
Prostate Cancer	13	3,795	13	2,848	+ 946
Kidney Disease	14	3,688	8	5,932	- 2,244
Suicide	15	3,558	34	585	+ 2,973
Drug Use	16	2,969	50	225	+ 2,744
Liver Disease	17	2,919	16	2,340	+ 579
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,706	48	252	+ 2,454
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,604	30	760	+ 1,844
Liver Cancer	20	2,507	26	1,029	+ 1,478
Leukemia	21	2,496	27	1,007	+ 1,488
Hypertension	22	2,064	9	5,195	- 3,131
Bladder Cancer	23	2,030	45	365	+ 1,666
Other Injuries	24	1,927	21	1,693	+ 234
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,796	44	370	+ 1,426
Stomach Cancer	26	1,754	17	2,175	- 421
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,659	33	599	+ 1,060
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,609	5	11,127	- 9,518
Ovary Cancer	29	1,532	36	563	+ 970
Skin Cancers	30	1,415	37	553	+ 862
Other Neoplasms	31	1,352	18	2,167	- 815
Oral Cancer	32	1,282	38	544	+ 738
Alcohol	33	1,201	62	34	+ 1,167
Uterin Cancer	34	953	47	309	+ 643
Congenital Anomalies	35	871	14	2,846	- 1,975
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	677	22	1,359	- 682
Multiple Sclerosis	37	558	60	51	+ 507
Skin Disease	38	547	66	18	+ 529
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	512	57	80	+ 432
Violence	40	487	2	18,132	- 17,645
Cervical Cancer	41	466	20	1,986	- 1,521
Low Birth Weight	42	446	12	3,088	- 2,642
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	356	40	418	- 61
Epilepsy	44	309	41	411	- 101
Hepatitis C	45	292	65	21	+ 271
Anemia	46	276	55	126	+ 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	260	52	180	+ 80
Drownings	48	228	43	388	- 160
Asthma	49	211	46	311	- 100
Birth Trauma	50	155	24	1,087	- 932
Malnutrition	51	155	32	629	- 474
Fires	52	155	54	144	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	53	131	6	7,490	- 7,359
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	115	53	151	- 36
Osteoarthritis	55	112	72	3	+ 109
Poisonings	56	98	58	68	+ 30
Schizophrenia	57	95	69	6	+ 90
Tuberculosis	58	78	31	748	- 669
Meningitis	59	55	49	251	- 196
Hepatitis B	60	53	63	30	+ 23
Oral conditions	61	41	86	0	+ 41
Appendicitis	62	40	56	98	- 58
Upper Respiratory	63	38	74	1	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	64	36	39	422	- 386
War	65	17	51	185	- 168
Otitis Media	66	6	75	1	+ 5
Syphilis	67	4	67	15	- 11
Encephalitis	68	2	61	37	- 35
Pertussis	69	1	64	26	- 25
Chagas disease	70	1	29	826	- 826
Tetanus	71	0	68	8	- 7
Dengue	72	0	59	65	- 65
Diphtheria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	42	402	- 402
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	71	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Chlamydia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Canada

Venezuela

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.