CANADA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	55,612	2	30,970	+ 24,642
Coronary Heart Disease	2	40,647	1	40,063	+ 584
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	22,974	7	7,431	+ 15,542
Stroke	4	21,322	5	14,159	+ 7,164
Lung Cancers	5	20,239	3	20,937	- 698
Lung Disease	6	18,642	4	14,212	+ 4,429
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,453	6	9,651	+ 802
Prostate Cancer	8	7,531	13	4,711	+ 2,820
Breast Cancer	9	7,207	8	5,910	+ 1,297
Lymphomas	10	5,299	10	5,146	+ 153
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,098	11	5,057	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	12	4,945	25	2,230	+ 2,716
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,858	18	3,359	+ 1,499
Liver Disease	14	4,344	17	3,624	+ 720
Falls	15	4,317	12	4,829	- 512
Bladder Cancer	16	3,476	23	2,521	+ 955
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,311	9	5,718	- 2,407
Kidney Disease	18	3,100	14	4,578	- 1,477
Other Injuries	19	3,096	24	2,392	+ 704
Suicide	20	3,018	15	4,417	- 1,399
Liver Cancer	21	2,967	20	3,113	- 145
Leukemia	22	2,953	21	3,098	- 145
Hypertension	23	2,951	22	2,563	+ 389
Stomach Cancer	24	2,833	26	2,177	+ 655
Ovary Cancer	25	2,277	29	1,902	+ 375
Other Neoplasms	26	2,259	31	1,679	+ 580
Skin Cancers	27	2,112	30	1,756	+ 356
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,868	19	3,233	- 1,364
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,772	27	2,060	- 288
Oral Cancer	30	1,762	32	1,592	+ 170
Drug Use	31	1,600	16	3,686	- 2,086
Uterin Cancer	32	1,330	34	1,183	+ 147
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,229	28	1,998	- 769
Skin Disease	34	1,209	38	679	+ 530
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,205	35	1,081	+ 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,184	43	442	+ 742
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,052	37	692	+ 359
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	906	36	840	+ 66
Alcohol	39	881	33	1,491	- 610
Low Birth Weight	40	744	42	553	+ 191
Asthma	41	738	49	262	+ 476
Epilepsy	42	676	44	384	+ 292
Cervical Cancer	43	623	41	578	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	574	47	322	+ 252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	496	39	636	- 139
Violence	46	492	40	605	- 113
Tuberculosis	47	199	58	97	+ 102
Fires	48	190	52	192	- 3
Drownings	49	170	48	283	- 113
Anemia	50	157	46	343	- 186
Hepatitis C	51	151	45	363	- 212
Meningitis	52	132	59	68	+ 63
Poisonings	53	125	56	121	+ 4
Birth Trauma	54	108	50	193	- 85
HIV/AIDS	55	107	53	163	- 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	104	54	143	- 38
Osteoarthritis	57	95	55	139	- 44
Malnutrition	58	66	51	192	- 127
Appendicitis	59	60	62	49	+ 10
Schizophrenia	60	57	57	118	- 61
Oral conditions	61	30	61	51	- 20
Syphilis	62	28	67	5	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	63	27	63	47	- 19
Maternal Conditions	64	26	64	45	- 19
Hepatitis B	65	23	60	66	- 43
Otitis Media	66	9	66	8	+ 1
War	67	5	65	21	- 16
Encephalitis	68	3	68	3	+ 0
Pertussis	69	2	69	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	70	1	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	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.