GERMANY VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rank	Deaths	Rank	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,724	1	155,761	- 101,037
Stroke	2	43,802	2	67,760	- 23,958
Alzheimers/Dementia	3	40,354	12	14,102	+ 26,252
Lung Cancers	4	39,590	3	42,108	- 2,518
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	26,399	4	30,992	- 4,593
Influenza & Pneumonia	6	18,347	8	22,024	- 3,677
Breast Cancer	7	17,919	9	19,711	- 1,792
Other Injuries	8	16,244	30	4,943	+ 11,301
Diabetes Mellitus	9	15,162	7	23,159	- 7,997
Prostate Cancer	10	13,886	13	13,245	+ 641
Suicide	11	13,444	17	10,352	+ 3,092
Pancreas Cancer	12	12,268	11	14,360	- 2,092
Hypertension	13	11,866	5	29,764	- 17,898
Lymphomas	14	11,698	16	10,731	+ 967
Lung Disease	15	10,694	6	24,130	- 13,436
Liver Cancer	16	10,307	21	6,895	+ 3,412
Liver Disease	17	10,294	10	15,683	- 5,389
Endocrine Disorders	18	9,572	26	5,769	+ 3,803
Kidney Disease	19	9,283	15	11,789	- 2,506
Other Neoplasms	20	9,105	25	5,769	+ 3,336
Leukemia	21	8,506	20	8,057	+ 449
Stomach Cancer	22	7,314	14	12,433	- 5,119
Bladder Cancer	23	7,301	22	6,233	+ 1,068
Falls	24	7,028	18	9,193	- 2,165
Inflammatory/Heart	25	6,822	19	8,434	- 1,612
Oral Cancer	26	6,394	27	5,366	+ 1,028
Oesophagus Cancer	27	6,253	28	5,339	+ 914
Parkinson Disease	28	6,172	23	6,141	+ 31
Road Traffic Accidents	29	5,400	29	5,090	+ 310
Ovary Cancer	30	4,610	24	5,782	- 1,172
Alcohol	31	4,208	31	4,730	- 522
Skin Cancers	32	3,603	33	3,266	+ 337
Malnutrition	33	3,584	56	209	+ 3,375
Uterin Cancer	34	3,057	36	2,029	+ 1,028
Skin Disease	35	2,175	45	701	+ 1,474
Epilepsy	36	2,158	37	1,994	+ 164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,140	34	2,454	- 314
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,060	39	1,523	+ 537
Poisonings	39	1,771	43	790	+ 981
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,750	40	1,369	+ 381
Cervical Cancer	41	1,644	35	2,335	- 691
Drownings	42	1,332	51	440	+ 892
Depression	43	1,313	64	48	+ 1,265
Asthma	44	1,249	38	1,745	- 496
Peptic Ulcer Disease	45	1,179	32	3,430	- 2,251
Violence	46	1,094	47	640	+ 454
Anaemia	47	958	49	514	+ 444
HIV/AIDS	48	940	48	518	+ 422
Tuberculosis	49	876	50	449	+ 427
Hepatitis C	50	867	44	765	+ 102
Multiple Sclerosis	51	811	41	1,075	- 264
Fires	52	614	52	432	+ 182
Schizophrenia	53	584	62	83	+ 501
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	538	53	398	+ 140
Birth Trauma	55	435	57	181	+ 254
Low Birth Weight	56	365	42	801	- 436
Drug Use	57	325	46	670	- 345
Osteoarthritis	58	315	58	177	+ 138
Meningitis	59	252	55	243	+ 9
Hepatitis B	60	230	54	321	- 91
Prostatic Hypertrophy	61	181	61	96	+ 85
Appendicitis	62	128	59	166	- 38
Maternal Conditions	63	94	63	61	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	64	35	60	156	- 121
Malaria	65	18	69	5	+ 13
Oral conditions	66	18	65	22	- 4
Otitis Media	67	15	67	7	+ 8
Pertussis	68	12	74	0	+ 12
Syphilis	69	5	66	14	- 9
Tetanus	70	3	68	5	- 2
War	71	1	86	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	74	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	80	0	- 0
Encephalitis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
Population = GERMANY	Total		Total

Note: Rankings are to world standards, WHO 2009

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

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. The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if the two countries shared the same leading causes of death. Use the chart on the left to find out. Sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Another interesting way to view this data is to ask yourself what might happen if the people of Germany and France lived in the same place?

We all know that lifestyle and access to good healthcare makes a huge difference in the quality and length of our lives. What is less certain, in our opinion, is a belief shared by many that there are no biological differences between races. We believe more research is required on this subject, but one aspect of it is abundantly clear from these charts...We don't all die from the same things. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." 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: http://worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

Note 1: If population differences are too great converting to the smaller country is required.

Note 2: You can see age adjusted death rates per 100,000 of population in many other places on the Site.

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 the latest WHO data for both countries was used (2009).