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Compare Canada and Somalia 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   Somalia SOMALIA
           
    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
     
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    11
    4
    6
     
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
     
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
     
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    2000
    76.6
    81.9
    79.2
    8
    8
    6
     
    44.0
    46.2
    45.1
    173
    176
    174
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
     
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    2015
    80.2
    84.1
    82.2
    8
    11
    12
     
    53.5
    56.6
    55.0
    175
    175
    175
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Somalia SOMALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    84.1
    8
    11
     
    53.5
    56.6
    175
    175
    Age 5
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
     
    62.3
    64.9
    168
    170
    Age 10
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
     
    63.5
    66.2
    168
    170
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.5
    8
    10
     
    64.3
    67.0
    168
    170
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.6
    8
    10
     
    65.2
    67.8
    168
    169
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.7
    9
    10
     
    66.3
    68.6
    164
    167
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.8
    9
    10
     
    67.5
    69.6
    162
    168
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.9
    8
    10
     
    68.8
    70.7
    159
    168
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.0
    7
    10
     
    70.1
    71.9
    159
    167
    Age 45
    81.9
    85.2
    7
    9
     
    71.4
    73.1
    156
    168
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    7
    9
     
    72.8
    74.2
    150
    168
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    6
    9
     
    74.3
    75.4
    145
    167
    Age 60
    83.5
    86.4
    6
    9
     
    75.8
    76.8
    142
    166
    Age 65
    84.4
    87.1
    6
    9
     
    77.7
    78.4
    141
    166
    Age 70
    85.5
    88.0
    6
    8
     
    79.9
    80.4
    140
    164
    Age 75
    87.0
    89.1
    7
    7
     
    82.5
    82.9
    138
    156
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.6
    10
    9
     
    85.6
    85.9
    130
    151
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.5
    23
    18
     
    89.1
    89.3
    123
    146
    Age 90
    94.2
    95.1
    36
    22
     
    93.1
    93.2
    116
    140
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.5
    46
    33
     
    97.3
    97.4
    109
    129
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.4
    68
    49
     
    101.9
    102.0
    94
    99
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Somalia SOMALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.36
    145
     
    50.08
    154
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    35.50
    3
     
    1.84
    125
    3. Lung Cancers
    34.71
    13
     
    2.70
    138
    4. Stroke
    21.32
    171
     
    96.19
    79
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.53
    66
     
    22.07
    29
    6. Lung Disease
    17.49
    97
     
    17.01
    100
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.42
    38
     
    6.47
    100
    8. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    100
     
    17.67
    74
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.01
    140
     
    27.17
    85
    10. Suicide
    10.00
    70
     
    11.83
    53
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.66
    151
     
    188.73
    11
    12. Lymphomas
    7.68
    18
     
    6.02
    52
    13. Falls
    7.52
    63
     
    9.48
    45
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.30
    41
     
    1.95
    120
    15. Kidney Disease
    6.33
    141
     
    21.28
    26
    16. Liver Disease
    6.22
    144
     
    17.89
    75
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    5.87
    88
     
    14.55
    26
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.86
    151
     
    21.65
    58
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.44
    53
     
    6.40
    32
    20. Other Injuries
    5.16
    148
     
    26.32
    23
    21. Leukemia
    4.99
    34
     
    4.82
    39
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    163
     
    11.85
    122
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    120
     
    3.63
    133
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    40
     
    1.41
    117
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.81
    145
     
    11.66
    19
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.76
    60
     
    10.56
    14
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.64
    128
     
    6.41
    70
    28. Skin Cancers
    3.29
    17
     
    1.28
    112
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.09
    39
     
    1.54
    100
    30. Alcohol
    3.04
    37
     
    0.09
    142
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    47
     
    1.90
    90
    32. Low Birth Weight
    2.86
    139
     
    30.96
    8
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.82
    155
     
    12.51
    32
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.53
    91
     
    7.19
    8
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.44
    102
     
    148.26
    4
    36. Drug Use
    2.29
    49
     
    3.71
    22
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    114
     
    4.70
    48
    38. Cervical Cancer
    2.17
    149
     
    21.01
    26
    39. Violence
    1.88
    133
     
    9.11
    57
    40. Poisonings
    1.77
    68
     
    9.59
    3
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.12
    10
     
    0.31
    73
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.00
    134
     
    32.70
    2
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    11
     
    0.18
    106
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
     
    10.81
    21
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.86
    118
     
    35.09
    43
    46. Drownings
    0.79
    154
     
    13.09
    4
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.74
    148
     
    9.57
    22
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    159
     
    3.56
    66
    49. Fires
    0.69
    135
     
    16.67
    5
    50. Anemia
    0.66
    87
     
    4.93
    27
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Canada CANADA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,331
    16.80
     
    2,071
    1.61
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    23,541
    11.52
     
    82
    0.06
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,187
    9.88
     
    125
    0.10
    4. Stroke
    13,465
    6.59
     
    3,746
    2.92
    5. Lung Disease
    11,105
    5.43
     
    777
    0.61
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,070
    4.44
     
    308
    0.24
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,630
    3.24
     
    1,136
    0.88
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,638
    2.76
     
    18,701
    14.56
    9. Breast Cancer
    5,405
    2.64
     
    608
    0.47
    10. Falls
    4,678
    2.29
     
    636
    0.50
    11. Lymphomas
    4,520
    2.21
     
    331
    0.26
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    4,243
    2.08
     
    89
    0.07
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,178
    2.04
     
    277
    0.22
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,012
    1.96
     
    1,238
    0.96
    15. Suicide
    3,983
    1.95
     
    815
    0.63
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    3,246
    1.59
     
    1,177
    0.92
    17. Liver Disease
    3,117
    1.53
     
    931
    0.73
    18. Leukemia
    2,851
    1.40
     
    300
    0.23
    19. Other Injuries
    2,636
    1.29
     
    2,455
    1.91
    20. Hypertension
    2,572
    1.26
     
    472
    0.37
    21. Bladder Cancer
    2,386
    1.17
     
    59
    0.05
    22. Liver Cancer
    2,286
    1.12
     
    177
    0.14
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,239
    1.10
     
    1,820
    1.42
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,107
    1.03
     
    458
    0.36
    25. Stomach Cancer
    2,091
    1.02
     
    277
    0.22
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,038
    1.00
     
    56
    0.04
    27. Skin Cancers
    1,787
    0.87
     
    56
    0.04
    28. Ovary Cancer
    1,615
    0.79
     
    169
    0.13
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,562
    0.76
     
    15,559
    12.11
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,523
    0.75
     
    595
    0.46
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,490
    0.73
     
    357
    0.28
    32. Alcohol
    1,373
    0.67
     
    4
    0.00
    33. Oral Cancer
    1,224
    0.60
     
    225
    0.17
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    1,050
    0.51
     
    2,233
    1.74
    35. Uterin Cancer
    920
    0.45
     
    43
    0.03
    36. Drug Use
    893
    0.44
     
    294
    0.23
    37. Poisonings
    692
    0.34
     
    1,023
    0.80
    38. Low Birth Weight
    630
    0.31
     
    6,663
    5.19
    39. Violence
    626
    0.31
     
    833
    0.65
    40. Cervical Cancer
    558
    0.27
     
    542
    0.42
    41. Hepatitis C
    520
    0.25
     
    15
    0.01
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    507
    0.25
     
    11
    0.01
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    451
    0.22
     
    513
    0.40
    44. Anemia
    433
    0.21
     
    380
    0.30
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    422
    0.21
     
    175
    0.14
    46. HIV/AIDS
    372
    0.18
     
    2,481
    1.93
    47. Epilepsy
    371
    0.18
     
    1,020
    0.79
    48. Skin Disease
    355
    0.17
     
    517
    0.40
    49. Drownings
    293
    0.14
     
    1,499
    1.17
    50. Fires
    286
    0.14
     
    1,825
    1.42
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    34.71
    13
     
    2.70
    138
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.53
    66
     
    22.07
    29
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.42
    38
     
    6.47
    100
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    100
     
    17.67
    74
    5. Lymphomas
    7.68
    18
     
    6.02
    52
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.30
    41
     
    1.95
    120
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.44
    53
     
    6.40
    32
    8. Leukemia
    4.99
    34
     
    4.82
    39
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    120
     
    3.63
    133
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    40
     
    1.41
    117
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.76
    60
     
    10.56
    14
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.64
    128
     
    6.41
    70
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.29
    17
     
    1.28
    112
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    47
     
    1.90
    90
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    114
     
    4.70
    48
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.17
    149
     
    21.01
    26
     
     
     
    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.