CANADA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,780	1	40,063	+ 57,716
Hypertension	2	87,750	22	2,563	+ 85,187
Stroke	3	36,266	5	14,159	+ 22,107
Lung Cancers	4	21,356	3	20,937	+ 419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	17,123	6	9,651	+ 7,472
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,334	7	7,431	+ 3,902
Liver Disease	7	10,674	17	3,624	+ 7,051
Prostate Cancer	8	9,700	13	4,711	+ 4,989
Stomach Cancer	9	9,418	26	2,177	+ 7,240
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,723	11	5,057	+ 3,665
Breast Cancer	11	8,447	8	5,910	+ 2,537
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	7,456	2	30,970	- 23,514
Lung Disease	13	7,433	4	14,212	- 6,779
Inflammatory/Heart	14	7,052	27	2,060	+ 4,992
Lymphomas	15	6,918	10	5,146	+ 1,772
Suicide	16	6,415	15	4,417	+ 1,998
Kidney Disease	17	5,734	14	4,578	+ 1,156
Alcohol	18	4,822	33	1,491	+ 3,331
Diabetes Mellitus	19	4,747	9	5,718	- 971
Other Injuries	20	4,590	24	2,392	+ 2,197
Bladder Cancer	21	4,087	23	2,521	+ 1,567
Leukemia	22	4,082	21	3,098	+ 984
Other Neoplasms	23	4,008	31	1,679	+ 2,330
Falls	24	3,853	12	4,829	- 976
Oral Cancer	25	3,589	32	1,592	+ 1,997
Liver Cancer	26	3,484	20	3,113	+ 371
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,201	25	2,230	+ 971
Ovary Cancer	28	2,834	29	1,902	+ 932
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,663	18	3,359	- 695
Skin Cancers	30	2,563	30	1,756	+ 807
Drug Use	31	2,437	16	3,686	- 1,249
Cervical Cancer	32	2,196	41	578	+ 1,618
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,142	19	3,233	- 1,090
Uterin Cancer	34	1,954	34	1,183	+ 771
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,923	28	1,998	- 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,788	43	442	+ 1,346
Epilepsy	37	1,446	44	384	+ 1,062
Fires	38	1,329	52	192	+ 1,137
HIV/AIDS	39	1,309	53	163	+ 1,146
Drownings	40	974	48	283	+ 691
Skin Disease	41	927	38	679	+ 248
Violence	42	926	40	605	+ 321
Congenital Anomalies	43	814	35	1,081	- 268
Asthma	44	783	49	262	+ 520
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	700	39	636	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	560	47	322	+ 237
Tuberculosis	47	535	58	97	+ 437
Multiple Sclerosis	48	528	37	692	- 164
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	395	54	143	+ 252
Osteoarthritis	50	330	55	139	+ 191
Anemia	51	297	46	343	- 45
Poisonings	52	270	56	121	+ 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	268	36	840	- 572
Meningitis	54	241	59	68	+ 172
Low Birth Weight	55	220	42	553	- 333
Schizophrenia	56	198	57	118	+ 80
Birth Trauma	57	163	50	193	- 30
Hepatitis C	58	132	45	363	- 232
Appendicitis	59	66	62	49	+ 17
Oral conditions	60	66	61	51	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	61	38	64	45	- 8
Syphilis	62	32	67	5	+ 27
Encephalitis	63	6	68	3	+ 3
War	64	4	65	21	- 17
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	66	- 66
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	47	- 47
Otitis Media	67	0	66	8	- 8
Leprosy	68	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	51	192	- 192
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Estonia

Canada

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.