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Canada
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Canada Population Pyramid
45,669,453
Greece Population Pyramid
9,029,254
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
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.