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Canada
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Canada and Greece health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Greece
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Canada Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Greece GREECE
      Canada CANADA   Greece GREECE
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
     
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    10
    4
    6
     
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
     
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
     
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    2000
    76.4
    81.7
    79.1
    7
    8
    7
     
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
     
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    2019
    80.4
    84.1
    82.2
    14
    16
    15
     
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Greece GREECE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    16
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    Age 5
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 10
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.5
    13
    14
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.6
    12
    14
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.7
    11
    14
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.8
    11
    14
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    Age 35
    81.7
    84.9
    10
    13
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    Age 40
    82.0
    85.0
    7
    12
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    Age 45
    82.3
    85.2
    6
    12
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    Age 50
    82.7
    85.5
    6
    13
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.9
    5
    13
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    Age 60
    83.8
    86.4
    4
    12
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    Age 65
    84.8
    87.1
    3
    10
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.9
    3
    9
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    Age 75
    87.4
    89.0
    2
    8
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.4
    2
    9
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.2
    5
    9
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Greece GREECE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.15
    166
    63.02
    148
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.87
    13
    9.74
    156
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    30.95
    12
    4. Lung Disease
    15.91
    133
    13.43
    149
    5. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    18.29
    75
    6. Stroke
    15.12
    182
    35.72
    144
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    11.20
    59
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    12.42
    122
    9. Suicide
    10.34
    67
    3.63
    156
    10. Drug Use
    8.70
    2
    1.95
    47
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.69
    169
    18.43
    121
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.22
    156
    4.49
    173
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    7.43
    32
    14. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    4.87
    84
    15. Liver Disease
    5.73
    159
    3.87
    173
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    4.63
    80
    17. Falls
    5.07
    101
    3.05
    146
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.99
    168
    12.11
    134
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.58
    157
    6.68
    140
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.41
    77
    2.60
    127
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    5.75
    83
    22. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    5.01
    18
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.46
    128
    6.56
    16
    24. Other Injuries
    3.35
    164
    6.19
    117
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    1.06
    153
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.99
    156
    2.37
    171
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.94
    141
    3.67
    117
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    2.71
    72
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    5.01
    9
    30. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    5.85
    95
    31. Hypertension
    2.79
    169
    7.48
    146
    32. Alcohol
    2.76
    44
    0.33
    158
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    1.61
    110
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    1.84
    143
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.99
    51
    1.91
    54
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    2.16
    164
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.90
    148
    2.25
    143
    38. Violence
    1.60
    139
    0.86
    160
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.09
    6
    0.74
    20
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.90
    140
    0.21
    175
    41. Epilepsy
    0.81
    153
    0.99
    136
    42. Skin Disease
    0.76
    122
    0.17
    172
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    135
    0.29
    171
    44. Drownings
    0.71
    160
    2.08
    114
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.65
    140
    0.28
    174
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.60
    15
    0.19
    57
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    172
    1.60
    129
    48. Fires
    0.41
    153
    0.54
    137
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.38
    80
    0.25
    108
    50. Asthma
    0.37
    173
    0.09
    183
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Canada CANADA   Greece GREECE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40,063
    17.18
    21,124
    20.92
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,970
    13.28
    3,940
    3.90
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,937
    8.98
    7,355
    7.28
    4. Lung Disease
    14,212
    6.09
    5,526
    5.47
    5. Stroke
    14,159
    6.07
    14,077
    13.94
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,651
    4.14
    3,264
    3.23
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,431
    3.19
    8,282
    8.20
    8. Breast Cancer
    5,910
    2.53
    2,520
    2.50
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,718
    2.45
    1,266
    1.25
    10. Lymphomas
    5,146
    2.21
    1,268
    1.26
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5,057
    2.17
    1,904
    1.89
    12. Falls
    4,829
    2.07
    1,245
    1.23
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,711
    2.02
    2,023
    2.00
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,578
    1.96
    4,759
    4.71
    15. Suicide
    4,417
    1.89
    533
    0.53
    16. Drug Use
    3,686
    1.58
    193
    0.19
    17. Liver Disease
    3,624
    1.55
    809
    0.80
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    3,359
    1.44
    2,646
    2.62
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,233
    1.39
    526
    0.52
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,113
    1.33
    1,566
    1.55
    21. Leukemia
    3,098
    1.33
    1,354
    1.34
    22. Hypertension
    2,563
    1.10
    2,922
    2.89
    23. Bladder Cancer
    2,521
    1.08
    1,551
    1.54
    24. Other Injuries
    2,392
    1.03
    1,453
    1.44
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,230
    0.96
    246
    0.24
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2,177
    0.93
    1,535
    1.52
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,060
    0.88
    725
    0.72
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,998
    0.86
    870
    0.86
    29. Ovary Cancer
    1,902
    0.82
    557
    0.55
    30. Skin Cancers
    1,756
    0.75
    438
    0.43
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,679
    0.72
    679
    0.67
    32. Oral Cancer
    1,592
    0.68
    440
    0.44
    33. Alcohol
    1,491
    0.64
    50
    0.05
    34. Uterin Cancer
    1,183
    0.51
    373
    0.37
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,081
    0.46
    174
    0.17
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    840
    0.36
    95
    0.09
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    692
    0.30
    135
    0.13
    38. Skin Disease
    679
    0.29
    56
    0.06
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    636
    0.27
    100
    0.10
    40. Violence
    605
    0.26
    104
    0.10
    41. Cervical Cancer
    578
    0.25
    243
    0.24
    42. Low Birth Weight
    553
    0.24
    127
    0.13
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    442
    0.19
    611
    0.61
    44. Epilepsy
    384
    0.16
    249
    0.25
    45. Hepatitis C
    363
    0.16
    38
    0.04
    46. Anemia
    343
    0.15
    47
    0.05
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    322
    0.14
    67
    0.07
    48. Drownings
    283
    0.12
    435
    0.43
    49. Asthma
    262
    0.11
    27
    0.03
    50. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.08
    17
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Greece GREECE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    30.95
    12
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    18.29
    75
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    11.20
    59
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    12.42
    122
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    7.43
    32
    6. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    4.87
    84
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    4.63
    80
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    5.75
    83
    9. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    5.01
    18
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    1.06
    153
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    2.71
    72
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    5.01
    9
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    5.85
    95
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    1.61
    110
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    1.84
    143
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    2.16
    164
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.