CANADA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	55,977	5	14,159	+ 41,818
Coronary Heart Disease	2	48,534	1	40,063	+ 8,470
Lung Disease	3	26,537	4	14,212	+ 12,324
Lung Cancers	4	19,570	3	20,937	- 1,367
Stomach Cancer	5	10,916	26	2,177	+ 8,738
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,341	2	30,970	- 22,629
Hypertension	7	8,251	22	2,563	+ 5,689
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,857	28	1,998	+ 4,859
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,805	6	9,651	- 2,846
Oesophagus Cancer	10	6,654	25	2,230	+ 4,425
Kidney Disease	11	5,268	14	4,578	+ 691
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	5,023	7	7,431	- 2,408
Liver Cancer	13	4,957	20	3,113	+ 1,845
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,429	9	5,718	- 1,288
Liver Disease	15	3,989	17	3,624	+ 365
Falls	16	3,805	12	4,829	- 1,024
Suicide	17	3,187	15	4,417	- 1,230
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,056	11	5,057	- 2,002
Breast Cancer	19	2,541	8	5,910	- 3,369
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,937	18	3,359	- 1,422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,790	39	636	+ 1,155
Leukemia	22	1,593	21	3,098	- 1,505
Lymphomas	23	1,585	10	5,146	- 3,562
Oral Cancer	24	1,498	32	1,592	- 94
Other Injuries	25	1,482	24	2,392	- 911
Drownings	26	1,447	48	283	+ 1,164
Cervical Cancer	27	1,415	41	578	+ 837
Prostate Cancer	28	1,399	13	4,711	- 3,312
Bladder Cancer	29	1,038	23	2,521	- 1,483
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,033	43	442	+ 591
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,003	35	1,081	- 78
Tuberculosis	32	953	58	97	+ 856
Inflammatory/Heart	33	821	27	2,060	- 1,239
HIV/AIDS	34	788	53	163	+ 625
Ovary Cancer	35	769	29	1,902	- 1,133
Poisonings	36	706	56	121	+ 584
Endocrine Disorders	37	702	19	3,233	- 2,531
Drug Use	38	663	16	3,686	- 3,023
Asthma	39	634	49	262	+ 372
Low Birth Weight	40	593	42	553	+ 39
Skin Cancers	41	539	30	1,756	- 1,217
Alcohol	42	522	33	1,491	- 968
Birth Trauma	43	483	50	193	+ 291
Malnutrition	44	356	51	192	+ 164
Uterin Cancer	45	322	34	1,183	- 861
Epilepsy	46	311	44	384	- 73
Violence	47	305	40	605	- 301
Fires	48	288	52	192	+ 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	277	47	322	- 45
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	239	36	840	- 601
Meningitis	51	156	59	68	+ 88
Skin Disease	52	143	38	679	- 536
Other Neoplasms	53	120	31	1,679	- 1,559
Maternal Conditions	54	99	64	45	+ 53
Encephalitis	55	77	68	3	+ 74
Hepatitis B	56	76	60	66	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	57	73	63	47	+ 26
Syphilis	58	50	67	5	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	59	48	37	692	- 645
Appendicitis	60	40	62	49	- 9
War	61	25	65	21	+ 4
Measles	62	15	74	0	+ 15
Tetanus	63	13	71	0	+ 13
Pertussis	64	13	69	1	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	65	11	78	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	66	2	45	363	- 361
Chlamydia	67	2	83	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	8	- 7
Dengue	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	51	- 51
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	82	0	55	139	- 139
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	118	- 118
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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.