CANADA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,408	1	40,063	+ 2,345
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	34,740	2	30,970	+ 3,770
Stroke	3	23,798	5	14,159	+ 9,639
Lung Cancers	4	18,159	3	20,937	- 2,778
Lung Disease	5	15,530	4	14,212	+ 1,317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,914	6	9,651	+ 4,263
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,255	7	7,431	+ 3,824
Kidney Disease	8	7,979	14	4,578	+ 3,402
Hypertension	9	7,479	22	2,563	+ 4,916
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,378	9	5,718	+ 661
Breast Cancer	11	5,799	8	5,910	- 111
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,540	11	5,057	+ 483
Prostate Cancer	13	5,267	13	4,711	+ 557
Stomach Cancer	14	4,756	26	2,177	+ 2,579
Other Injuries	15	4,542	24	2,392	+ 2,150
Lymphomas	16	4,377	10	5,146	- 769
Bladder Cancer	17	4,285	23	2,521	+ 1,764
Liver Cancer	18	4,183	20	3,113	+ 1,071
Inflammatory/Heart	19	4,089	27	2,060	+ 2,030
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,056	18	3,359	+ 697
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,990	19	3,233	+ 758
Other Neoplasms	22	3,896	31	1,679	+ 2,217
Liver Disease	23	3,472	17	3,624	- 152
Leukemia	24	3,095	21	3,098	- 3
Suicide	25	2,962	15	4,417	- 1,455
Falls	26	2,664	12	4,829	- 2,165
Oral Cancer	27	2,119	32	1,592	+ 527
Ovary Cancer	28	1,662	29	1,902	- 240
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,650	25	2,230	- 579
Skin Disease	30	1,510	38	679	+ 831
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,501	28	1,998	- 497
Skin Cancers	32	1,479	30	1,756	- 277
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,323	39	636	+ 687
Uterin Cancer	34	1,323	34	1,183	+ 140
Asthma	35	930	49	262	+ 668
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	873	36	840	+ 32
Anemia	37	750	46	343	+ 408
Congenital Anomalies	38	708	35	1,081	- 373
Cervical Cancer	39	702	41	578	+ 124
Epilepsy	40	676	44	384	+ 292
Drug Use	41	637	16	3,686	- 3,049
Hepatitis C	42	535	45	363	+ 172
HIV/AIDS	43	442	53	163	+ 279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	390	43	442	- 52
Drownings	45	366	48	283	+ 83
Alcohol	46	274	33	1,491	- 1,217
Malnutrition	47	248	51	192	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	241	47	322	- 81
Multiple Sclerosis	49	236	37	692	- 457
Tuberculosis	50	222	58	97	+ 124
Violence	51	215	40	605	- 390
Low Birth Weight	52	207	42	553	- 346
Osteoarthritis	53	174	55	139	+ 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	168	54	143	+ 25
Fires	55	151	52	192	- 41
Schizophrenia	56	148	57	118	+ 30
Poisonings	57	140	56	121	+ 18
Hepatitis B	58	133	60	66	+ 67
Meningitis	59	106	59	68	+ 37
Birth Trauma	60	93	50	193	- 100
Appendicitis	61	65	62	49	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	62	38	63	47	- 8
Oral conditions	63	36	61	51	- 15
Maternal Conditions	64	11	64	45	- 34
Leishmaniasis	65	9	77	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	7	66	8	- 0
Syphilis	67	7	67	5	+ 2
War	68	5	65	21	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	84	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	68	3	- 0
Chagas disease	71	3	70	1	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	1	69	1	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.