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Compare Canada and India health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   India INDIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
     
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    11
    4
    6
     
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
     
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
     
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    2000
    76.6
    81.9
    79.2
    8
    8
    6
     
    61.4
    63.6
    62.5
    121
    126
    126
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
     
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    2015
    80.2
    84.1
    82.2
    8
    11
    12
     
    66.9
    69.9
    68.3
    115
    129
    126
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   India INDIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    84.1
    8
    11
     
    66.9
    69.9
    115
    129
    Age 5
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
     
    70.1
    73.5
    107
    122
    Age 10
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
     
    70.4
    73.8
    106
    122
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.5
    8
    10
     
    70.6
    74.0
    106
    122
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.6
    8
    10
     
    70.8
    74.3
    106
    121
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.7
    9
    10
     
    71.3
    74.7
    108
    119
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.8
    9
    10
     
    71.7
    75.1
    108
    119
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.9
    8
    10
     
    72.2
    75.5
    107
    119
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.0
    7
    10
     
    72.9
    75.9
    107
    118
    Age 45
    81.9
    85.2
    7
    9
     
    73.7
    76.3
    103
    119
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    7
    9
     
    74.6
    76.9
    101
    120
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    6
    9
     
    75.8
    77.7
    101
    121
    Age 60
    83.5
    86.4
    6
    9
     
    77.2
    78.6
    100
    120
    Age 65
    84.4
    87.1
    6
    9
     
    78.9
    80.1
    97
    121
    Age 70
    85.5
    88.0
    6
    8
     
    81.2
    82.0
    88
    116
    Age 75
    87.0
    89.1
    7
    7
     
    83.8
    84.5
    77
    104
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.6
    10
    9
     
    87.0
    87.4
    70
    90
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.5
    23
    18
     
    90.4
    90.6
    63
    83
    Age 90
    94.2
    95.1
    36
    22
     
    94.2
    94.3
    39
    73
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.5
    46
    33
     
    98.3
    98.3
    27
    50
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.4
    68
    49
     
    102.6
    102.6
    19
    29
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   India INDIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.36
    145
     
    138.36
    39
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    35.50
    3
     
    0.46
    165
    3. Lung Cancers
    34.71
    13
     
    6.80
    115
    4. Stroke
    21.32
    171
     
    104.39
    72
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.53
    66
     
    13.65
    110
    6. Lung Disease
    17.49
    97
     
    126.99
    1
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.42
    38
     
    5.13
    117
    8. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    100
     
    3.27
    159
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.01
    140
     
    25.40
    91
    10. Suicide
    10.00
    70
     
    21.21
    12
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.66
    151
     
    47.80
    69
    12. Lymphomas
    7.68
    18
     
    2.69
    133
    13. Falls
    7.52
    63
     
    29.36
    2
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.30
    41
     
    1.18
    139
    15. Kidney Disease
    6.33
    141
     
    21.56
    24
    16. Liver Disease
    6.22
    144
     
    21.96
    61
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    5.87
    88
     
    5.68
    90
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.86
    151
     
    20.74
    64
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.44
    53
     
    3.83
    95
    20. Other Injuries
    5.16
    148
     
    20.07
    41
    21. Leukemia
    4.99
    34
     
    2.47
    131
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    163
     
    18.52
    67
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    120
     
    2.85
    156
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    40
     
    1.07
    139
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.81
    145
     
    7.65
    102
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.76
    60
     
    4.12
    52
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.64
    128
     
    6.13
    75
    28. Skin Cancers
    3.29
    17
     
    0.18
    171
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.09
    39
     
    0.38
    155
    30. Alcohol
    3.04
    37
     
    0.77
    88
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    47
     
    0.98
    150
    32. Low Birth Weight
    2.86
    139
     
    27.79
    16
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.82
    155
     
    8.69
    69
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.53
    91
     
    1.38
    135
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.44
    102
     
    58.80
    22
    36. Drug Use
    2.29
    49
     
    0.68
    108
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    114
     
    8.89
    9
    38. Cervical Cancer
    2.17
    149
     
    13.22
    51
    39. Violence
    1.88
    133
     
    5.75
    83
    40. Poisonings
    1.77
    68
     
    3.47
    42
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.12
    10
     
    0.69
    22
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.00
    134
     
    11.48
    54
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    11
     
    0.08
    145
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
     
    3.42
    58
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.86
    118
     
    11.28
    68
    46. Drownings
    0.79
    154
     
    7.90
    32
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.74
    148
     
    10.39
    14
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    159
     
    9.12
    26
    49. Fires
    0.69
    135
     
    4.68
    56
    50. Anemia
    0.66
    87
     
    0.29
    114
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Canada CANADA   India INDIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,331
    16.80
     
    1,215,414
    13.70
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    23,541
    11.52
     
    3,873
    0.04
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,187
    9.88
     
    63,762
    0.72
    4. Stroke
    13,465
    6.59
     
    881,702
    9.94
    5. Lung Disease
    11,105
    5.43
     
    1,061,863
    11.97
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,070
    4.44
     
    48,576
    0.55
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,630
    3.24
     
    227,324
    2.56
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,638
    2.76
     
    481,508
    5.43
    9. Breast Cancer
    5,405
    2.64
     
    70,196
    0.79
    10. Falls
    4,678
    2.29
     
    254,183
    2.87
    11. Lymphomas
    4,520
    2.21
     
    27,089
    0.31
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    4,243
    2.08
     
    10,786
    0.12
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,178
    2.04
     
    12,231
    0.14
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,012
    1.96
     
    203,467
    2.29
    15. Suicide
    3,983
    1.95
     
    258,075
    2.91
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    3,246
    1.59
     
    55,358
    0.62
    17. Liver Disease
    3,117
    1.53
     
    216,865
    2.44
    18. Leukemia
    2,851
    1.40
     
    27,392
    0.31
    19. Other Injuries
    2,636
    1.29
     
    209,605
    2.36
    20. Hypertension
    2,572
    1.26
     
    158,334
    1.79
    21. Bladder Cancer
    2,386
    1.17
     
    9,508
    0.11
    22. Liver Cancer
    2,286
    1.12
     
    26,788
    0.30
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,239
    1.10
     
    233,070
    2.63
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,107
    1.03
     
    38,686
    0.44
    25. Stomach Cancer
    2,091
    1.02
     
    58,992
    0.67
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,038
    1.00
     
    3,041
    0.03
    27. Skin Cancers
    1,787
    0.87
     
    1,652
    0.02
    28. Ovary Cancer
    1,615
    0.79
     
    19,460
    0.22
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,562
    0.76
     
    586,617
    6.61
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,523
    0.75
     
    81,742
    0.92
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,490
    0.73
     
    13,325
    0.15
    32. Alcohol
    1,373
    0.67
     
    8,034
    0.09
    33. Oral Cancer
    1,224
    0.60
     
    87,710
    0.99
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    1,050
    0.51
     
    104,200
    1.17
    35. Uterin Cancer
    920
    0.45
     
    4,773
    0.05
    36. Drug Use
    893
    0.44
     
    7,656
    0.09
    37. Poisonings
    692
    0.34
     
    39,760
    0.45
    38. Low Birth Weight
    630
    0.31
     
    380,890
    4.29
    39. Violence
    626
    0.31
     
    67,642
    0.76
    40. Cervical Cancer
    558
    0.27
     
    67,503
    0.76
    41. Hepatitis C
    520
    0.25
     
    7,162
    0.08
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    507
    0.25
     
    819
    0.01
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    451
    0.22
     
    99,262
    1.12
    44. Anemia
    433
    0.21
     
    2,801
    0.03
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    422
    0.21
     
    85,487
    0.96
    46. HIV/AIDS
    372
    0.18
     
    135,187
    1.52
    47. Epilepsy
    371
    0.18
     
    39,097
    0.44
    48. Skin Disease
    355
    0.17
     
    14,258
    0.16
    49. Drownings
    293
    0.14
     
    94,319
    1.06
    50. Fires
    286
    0.14
     
    55,292
    0.62
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   India INDIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    34.71
    13
     
    6.80
    115
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.53
    66
     
    13.65
    110
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.42
    38
     
    5.13
    117
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    100
     
    3.27
    159
    5. Lymphomas
    7.68
    18
     
    2.69
    133
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.30
    41
     
    1.18
    139
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.44
    53
     
    3.83
    95
    8. Leukemia
    4.99
    34
     
    2.47
    131
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    120
     
    2.85
    156
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    40
     
    1.07
    139
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.76
    60
     
    4.12
    52
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.64
    128
     
    6.13
    75
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.29
    17
     
    0.18
    171
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    47
     
    0.98
    150
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    114
     
    8.89
    9
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.17
    149
     
    13.22
    51
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.