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Compare China and France 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
     
      China CHINA   France FRANCE
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    		  
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    1970
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    		  
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    1980
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    		  
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    1990
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    		  
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    2000
    69.9
    73.0
    71.4
    58
    84
    67
    		  
    75.3
    82.7
    78.9
    20
    2
    10
    2010
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    		  
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    2015
    74.6
    77.6
    76.1
    44
    80
    55
    		  
    79.4
    85.4
    82.4
    16
    5
    9
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      China CHINA   France FRANCE
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.6
    77.6
    44
    80
    		  
    79.4
    85.4
    16
    5
    Age 5
    75.5
    78.4
    45
    80
    		  
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    Age 10
    75.6
    78.5
    45
    80
    		  
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    Age 15
    75.7
    78.6
    45
    80
    		  
    79.8
    85.8
    16
    5
    Age 20
    75.8
    78.7
    46
    80
    		  
    80.0
    85.8
    16
    5
    Age 25
    75.9
    78.8
    48
    80
    		  
    80.1
    85.9
    17
    5
    Age 30
    76.1
    78.9
    48
    80
    		  
    80.3
    85.9
    16
    5
    Age 35
    76.3
    79.1
    49
    80
    		  
    80.5
    86.0
    16
    5
    Age 40
    76.6
    79.3
    53
    82
    		  
    80.8
    86.2
    15
    4
    Age 45
    76.9
    79.6
    55
    83
    		  
    81.2
    86.4
    15
    4
    Age 50
    77.3
    79.9
    61
    84
    		  
    81.7
    86.7
    11
    3
    Age 55
    77.8
    80.3
    69
    84
    		  
    82.4
    87.2
    10
    3
    Age 60
    78.6
    80.9
    74
    90
    		  
    83.5
    87.7
    7
    3
    Age 65
    79.8
    81.9
    78
    91
    		  
    84.6
    88.3
    4
    3
    Age 70
    81.5
    83.3
    81
    91
    		  
    85.8
    89.1
    2
    3
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.1
    81
    89
    		  
    87.3
    89.9
    3
    3
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.6
    76
    87
    		  
    89.1
    91.1
    5
    3
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.6
    78
    86
    		  
    91.4
    92.9
    14
    12
    Age 90
    93.8
    94.2
    72
    76
    		  
    94.3
    95.2
    27
    18
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.3
    49
    48
    		  
    97.9
    98.4
    52
    40
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.8
    38
    17
    		  
    102.0
    102.3
    87
    57
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      China CHINA   France FRANCE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    153.61
    20
    		  
    24.63
    168
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.44
    70
    		  
    29.97
    171
    3. Lung Disease
    67.56
    6
    		  
    6.14
    164
    4. Lung Cancers
    38.84
    8
    		  
    31.46
    16
    5. Liver Cancer
    24.47
    4
    		  
    7.56
    54
    6. Stomach Cancer
    21.11
    3
    		  
    4.64
    107
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.49
    77
    		  
    5.65
    153
    8. Hypertension
    16.46
    90
    		  
    7.36
    154
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.11
    136
    		  
    10.01
    148
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.80
    121
    		  
    8.78
    150
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.81
    10
    		  
    4.46
    45
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.11
    73
    		  
    16.58
    26
    13. Suicide
    7.87
    95
    		  
    12.84
    44
    14. Falls
    7.74
    58
    		  
    4.90
    97
    15. Other Injuries
    7.29
    124
    		  
    10.92
    91
    16. Breast Cancer
    6.10
    165
    		  
    23.34
    19
    17. Liver Disease
    5.90
    149
    		  
    8.35
    124
    18. Kidney Disease
    5.32
    152
    		  
    6.10
    142
    19. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.71
    53
    		  
    25.62
    13
    20. Drownings
    4.68
    75
    		  
    1.33
    139
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    135
    		  
    3.12
    157
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.15
    85
    		  
    1.21
    128
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.13
    70
    		  
    9.10
    16
    24. Low Birth Weight
    4.06
    127
    		  
    1.20
    166
    25. Birth Trauma
    3.93
    82
    		  
    0.86
    137
    26. Leukemia
    3.82
    87
    		  
    5.60
    15
    27. Cervical Cancer
    3.76
    128
    		  
    2.80
    138
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.43
    141
    		  
    4.18
    130
    29. Prostate Cancer
    3.19
    160
    		  
    18.21
    70
    30. Tuberculosis
    2.83
    105
    		  
    0.43
    145
    31. Poisonings
    2.77
    52
    		  
    1.23
    86
    32. HIV/AIDS
    2.46
    103
    		  
    0.60
    123
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.40
    100
    		  
    5.84
    14
    34. Hepatitis B
    2.37
    40
    		  
    0.16
    130
    35. Lymphomas
    2.32
    144
    		  
    7.61
    19
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    108
    		  
    5.01
    39
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.18
    77
    		  
    3.36
    34
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.97
    107
    		  
    0.75
    156
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1.87
    159
    		  
    5.83
    44
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.78
    96
    		  
    4.67
    20
    41. Asthma
    1.65
    119
    		  
    0.82
    144
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.37
    163
    		  
    6.66
    76
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.05
    136
    		  
    1.80
    117
    44. Epilepsy
    0.99
    134
    		  
    1.87
    89
    45. Violence
    0.84
    157
    		  
    1.07
    148
    46. Meningitis
    0.82
    114
    		  
    0.29
    151
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.78
    139
    		  
    2.81
    28
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.75
    69
    		  
    0.29
    126
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.74
    137
    		  
    3.67
    22
    50. Anemia
    0.68
    84
    		  
    0.60
    98
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      China CHINA   France FRANCE
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2,331,274
    25.59
    		  
    34,411
    8.33
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,505,339
    16.52
    		  
    39,931
    9.66
    3. Lung Disease
    1,012,869
    11.12
    		  
    8,479
    2.05
    4. Lung Cancers
    595,800
    6.54
    		  
    33,449
    8.10
    5. Liver Cancer
    380,733
    4.18
    		  
    8,912
    2.16
    6. Stomach Cancer
    324,439
    3.56
    		  
    5,441
    1.32
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    279,167
    3.06
    		  
    3,788
    0.92
    8. Hypertension
    248,234
    2.72
    		  
    10,676
    2.58
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    226,568
    2.49
    		  
    11,974
    2.90
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    207,898
    2.28
    		  
    14,097
    3.41
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    197,144
    2.16
    		  
    4,834
    1.17
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    139,000
    1.53
    		  
    21,091
    5.10
    13. Suicide
    120,730
    1.32
    		  
    10,093
    2.44
    14. Falls
    116,128
    1.27
    		  
    6,341
    1.53
    15. Other Injuries
    102,349
    1.12
    		  
    13,406
    3.24
    16. Liver Disease
    92,266
    1.01
    		  
    7,738
    1.87
    17. Kidney Disease
    81,722
    0.90
    		  
    8,794
    2.13
    18. Alzheimers/Dementia
    69,986
    0.77
    		  
    39,069
    9.46
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    63,919
    0.70
    		  
    1,645
    0.40
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    63,499
    0.70
    		  
    10,925
    2.64
    21. Drownings
    59,865
    0.66
    		  
    1,072
    0.26
    22. Leukemia
    54,955
    0.60
    		  
    6,892
    1.67
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    51,854
    0.57
    		  
    5,464
    1.32
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    48,977
    0.54
    		  
    1,763
    0.43
    25. Breast Cancer
    47,964
    0.53
    		  
    14,438
    3.49
    26. Tuberculosis
    44,060
    0.48
    		  
    574
    0.14
    27. Low Birth Weight
    40,828
    0.45
    		  
    532
    0.13
    28. Poisonings
    40,809
    0.45
    		  
    1,251
    0.30
    29. Birth Trauma
    39,569
    0.43
    		  
    379
    0.09
    30. HIV/AIDS
    38,420
    0.42
    		  
    451
    0.11
    31. Hepatitis B
    37,085
    0.41
    		  
    151
    0.04
    32. Other Neoplasms
    36,980
    0.41
    		  
    7,603
    1.84
    33. Oral Cancer
    36,029
    0.40
    		  
    4,851
    1.17
    34. Lymphomas
    35,538
    0.39
    		  
    9,523
    2.30
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    29,969
    0.33
    		  
    989
    0.24
    36. Cervical Cancer
    29,506
    0.32
    		  
    1,428
    0.35
    37. Bladder Cancer
    26,719
    0.29
    		  
    6,071
    1.47
    38. Asthma
    24,902
    0.27
    		  
    970
    0.23
    39. Prostate Cancer
    22,503
    0.25
    		  
    10,554
    2.55
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    20,344
    0.22
    		  
    8,029
    1.94
    41. Uterin Cancer
    17,143
    0.19
    		  
    2,480
    0.60
    42. Ovary Cancer
    14,668
    0.16
    		  
    3,865
    0.94
    43. Epilepsy
    13,816
    0.15
    		  
    1,859
    0.45
    44. Violence
    12,099
    0.13
    		  
    753
    0.18
    45. Skin Cancers
    11,939
    0.13
    		  
    3,134
    0.76
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11,435
    0.13
    		  
    406
    0.10
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    11,138
    0.12
    		  
    5,554
    1.34
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10,859
    0.12
    		  
    2,430
    0.59
    49. Anemia
    10,070
    0.11
    		  
    894
    0.22
    50. Schizophrenia
    9,567
    0.10
    		  
    459
    0.11
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      China CHINA   France FRANCE
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    38.84
    8
    		  
    31.46
    16
    2. Liver Cancer
    24.47
    4
    		  
    7.56
    54
    3. Stomach Cancer
    21.11
    3
    		  
    4.64
    107
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.81
    10
    		  
    4.46
    45
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.11
    73
    		  
    16.58
    26
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.10
    165
    		  
    23.34
    19
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.13
    70
    		  
    9.10
    16
    8. Leukemia
    3.82
    87
    		  
    5.60
    15
    9. Cervical Cancer
    3.76
    128
    		  
    2.80
    138
    10. Prostate Cancer
    3.19
    160
    		  
    18.21
    70
    11. Lymphomas
    2.32
    144
    		  
    7.61
    19
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    108
    		  
    5.01
    39
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.18
    77
    		  
    3.36
    34
    14. Ovary Cancer
    1.87
    159
    		  
    5.83
    44
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.78
    96
    		  
    4.67
    20
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.78
    139
    		  
    2.81
    28
     
     
     
    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.