CANADA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,339	1	40,063	+ 38,276
Stroke	2	52,206	5	14,159	+ 38,047
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,715	7	7,431	+ 23,283
Lung Cancers	4	27,278	3	20,937	+ 6,341
Lung Disease	5	20,494	4	14,212	+ 6,282
Kidney Disease	6	17,647	14	4,578	+ 13,069
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,610	2	30,970	- 16,360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	12,103	6	9,651	+ 2,452
Hypertension	9	10,837	22	2,563	+ 8,275
Parkinson's Disease	10	9,812	18	3,359	+ 6,453
Breast Cancer	11	9,347	8	5,910	+ 3,436
Prostate Cancer	12	7,503	13	4,711	+ 2,792
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,062	11	5,057	+ 2,004
Liver Cancer	14	5,806	20	3,113	+ 2,693
Bladder Cancer	15	5,751	23	2,521	+ 3,230
Stomach Cancer	16	5,694	26	2,177	+ 3,517
Other Injuries	17	5,390	24	2,392	+ 2,997
Leukemia	18	5,021	21	3,098	+ 1,923
Lymphomas	19	4,704	10	5,146	- 442
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,693	9	5,718	- 1,025
Falls	21	4,617	12	4,829	- 212
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,227	28	1,998	+ 1,230
Liver Disease	23	3,001	17	3,624	- 622
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,688	27	2,060	+ 629
Other Neoplasms	25	2,516	31	1,679	+ 838
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,265	43	442	+ 1,822
Ovary Cancer	27	2,066	29	1,902	+ 164
Suicide	28	1,975	15	4,417	- 2,441
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,950	19	3,233	- 1,282
Oral Cancer	30	1,632	32	1,592	+ 40
Skin Cancers	31	1,625	30	1,756	- 131
Drownings	32	1,614	48	283	+ 1,331
Uterin Cancer	33	1,381	34	1,183	+ 199
Epilepsy	34	924	44	384	+ 540
Oesophagus Cancer	35	911	25	2,230	- 1,319
Cervical Cancer	36	902	41	578	+ 324
Drug Use	37	717	16	3,686	- 2,970
Congenital Anomalies	38	646	35	1,081	- 435
Fires	39	543	52	192	+ 351
Multiple Sclerosis	40	501	37	692	- 191
Low Birth Weight	41	472	42	553	- 82
Violence	42	386	40	605	- 220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	371	39	636	- 265
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	352	36	840	- 488
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	248	47	322	- 75
Tuberculosis	46	247	58	97	+ 149
Skin Disease	47	209	38	679	- 470
Hepatitis B	48	207	60	66	+ 141
Alcohol	49	187	33	1,491	- 1,304
HIV/AIDS	50	175	53	163	+ 12
Anemia	51	174	46	343	- 169
Hepatitis C	52	143	45	363	- 220
Meningitis	53	123	59	68	+ 55
Schizophrenia	54	102	57	118	- 17
Asthma	55	102	49	262	- 160
Poisonings	56	72	56	121	- 49
Birth Trauma	57	63	50	193	- 130
Appendicitis	58	35	62	49	- 14
Upper Respiratory	59	29	63	47	- 17
Leishmaniasis	60	13	77	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	61	8	64	45	- 37
Tetanus	62	7	71	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	63	6	61	51	- 45
War	64	4	65	21	- 17
Syphilis	65	4	67	5	- 1
Malnutrition	66	3	51	192	- 189
Encephalitis	67	2	68	3	- 1
Measles	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	54	143	- 143
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Greece

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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.