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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
CANADA VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Canada and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Canada CANADA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    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
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    10
    4
    6
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    76.4
    81.7
    79.1
    7
    8
    7
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    80.4
    84.1
    82.2
    14
    16
    15
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    16
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.5
    13
    14
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.6
    12
    14
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.7
    11
    14
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.8
    11
    14
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    81.7
    84.9
    10
    13
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    82.0
    85.0
    7
    12
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    82.3
    85.2
    6
    12
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    82.7
    85.5
    6
    13
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.9
    5
    13
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    83.8
    86.4
    4
    12
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    84.8
    87.1
    3
    10
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.9
    3
    9
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    87.4
    89.0
    2
    8
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.4
    2
    9
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.2
    5
    9
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.15
    166
    301.71
    6
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.87
    13
    22.34
    26
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    6.90
    122
    4. Lung Disease
    15.91
    133
    37.01
    32
    5. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    20.24
    48
    6. Stroke
    15.12
    182
    149.10
    25
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    4.09
    169
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    4.49
    167
    9. Suicide
    10.34
    67
    5.96
    129
    10. Drug Use
    8.70
    2
    1.36
    77
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.69
    169
    49.80
    62
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.22
    156
    40.94
    58
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    1.54
    153
    14. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    4.32
    108
    15. Liver Disease
    5.73
    159
    27.20
    67
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    4.07
    106
    17. Falls
    5.07
    101
    5.13
    99
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.99
    168
    46.10
    15
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.58
    157
    19.81
    76
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.41
    77
    4.30
    80
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    4.22
    119
    22. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    1.95
    154
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.46
    128
    5.98
    24
    24. Other Injuries
    3.35
    164
    13.02
    36
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    8.78
    13
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.99
    156
    6.42
    70
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.94
    141
    3.32
    130
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    3.66
    32
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    1.95
    98
    30. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    10.39
    42
    31. Hypertension
    2.79
    169
    65.86
    4
    32. Alcohol
    2.76
    44
    0.68
    133
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    1.03
    138
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    8.18
    9
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.99
    51
    0.20
    166
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    5.73
    117
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.90
    148
    12.07
    17
    38. Violence
    1.60
    139
    9.87
    52
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.09
    6
    0.42
    41
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.90
    140
    9.72
    68
    41. Epilepsy
    0.81
    153
    2.70
    37
    42. Skin Disease
    0.76
    122
    0.77
    121
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    135
    5.86
    17
    44. Drownings
    0.71
    160
    2.78
    78
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.65
    140
    10.16
    24
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.60
    15
    0.16
    69
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    172
    10.64
    9
    48. Fires
    0.41
    153
    1.60
    89
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.38
    80
    0.19
    133
    50. Asthma
    0.37
    173
    24.23
    13
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Canada CANADA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40,063
    17.18
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,970
    13.28
    1,765
    0.76
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,937
    8.98
    1,076
    0.46
    4. Lung Disease
    14,212
    6.09
    4,650
    2.01
    5. Stroke
    14,159
    6.07
    19,060
    8.23
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,651
    4.14
    741
    0.32
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,431
    3.19
    14,649
    6.32
    8. Breast Cancer
    5,910
    2.53
    1,822
    0.79
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,718
    2.45
    5,750
    2.48
    10. Lymphomas
    5,146
    2.21
    946
    0.41
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5,057
    2.17
    229
    0.10
    12. Falls
    4,829
    2.07
    905
    0.39
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,711
    2.02
    258
    0.11
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,578
    1.96
    6,590
    2.85
    15. Suicide
    4,417
    1.89
    1,573
    0.68
    16. Drug Use
    3,686
    1.58
    328
    0.14
    17. Liver Disease
    3,624
    1.55
    4,600
    1.99
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    3,359
    1.44
    628
    0.27
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,233
    1.39
    1,364
    0.59
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,113
    1.33
    657
    0.28
    21. Leukemia
    3,098
    1.33
    610
    0.26
    22. Hypertension
    2,563
    1.10
    7,995
    3.45
    23. Bladder Cancer
    2,521
    1.08
    272
    0.12
    24. Other Injuries
    2,392
    1.03
    3,241
    1.40
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,230
    0.96
    1,314
    0.57
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2,177
    0.93
    1,501
    0.65
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,060
    0.88
    527
    0.23
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,998
    0.86
    6,033
    2.60
    29. Ovary Cancer
    1,902
    0.82
    369
    0.16
    30. Skin Cancers
    1,756
    0.75
    145
    0.06
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,679
    0.72
    29
    0.01
    32. Oral Cancer
    1,592
    0.68
    1,467
    0.63
    33. Alcohol
    1,491
    0.64
    150
    0.06
    34. Uterin Cancer
    1,183
    0.51
    289
    0.12
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,081
    0.46
    5,001
    2.16
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    840
    0.36
    5,555
    2.40
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    692
    0.30
    84
    0.04
    38. Skin Disease
    679
    0.29
    94
    0.04
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    636
    0.27
    1,041
    0.45
    40. Violence
    605
    0.26
    3,217
    1.39
    41. Cervical Cancer
    578
    0.25
    541
    0.23
    42. Low Birth Weight
    553
    0.24
    12,631
    5.45
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    442
    0.19
    1,505
    0.65
    44. Epilepsy
    384
    0.16
    993
    0.43
    45. Hepatitis C
    363
    0.16
    28
    0.01
    46. Anemia
    343
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    322
    0.14
    25
    0.01
    48. Drownings
    283
    0.12
    996
    0.43
    49. Asthma
    262
    0.11
    3,403
    1.47
    50. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.08
    10,723
    4.63
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    20.24
    48
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    4.09
    169
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    4.49
    167
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    1.54
    153
    6. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    4.32
    108
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    4.07
    106
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    4.22
    119
    9. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    1.95
    154
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    8.78
    13
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    3.66
    32
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    1.95
    98
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    10.39
    42
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    1.03
    138
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    8.18
    9
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    5.73
    117
    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.