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Compare Italy 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
     
      Italy ITALY   France FRANCE
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    24
    21
    		  
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    		  
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    		  
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    		  
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    2000
    76.6
    82.6
    79.5
    6
    4
    4
    		  
    75.3
    82.7
    78.9
    20
    2
    10
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    		  
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    2015
    80.5
    84.8
    82.7
    7
    8
    6
    		  
    79.4
    85.4
    82.4
    16
    5
    9
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   France FRANCE
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.5
    84.8
    7
    8
    		  
    79.4
    85.4
    16
    5
    Age 5
    80.8
    85.0
    6
    8
    		  
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    Age 10
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
    		  
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    Age 15
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
    		  
    79.8
    85.8
    16
    5
    Age 20
    80.9
    85.1
    6
    8
    		  
    80.0
    85.8
    16
    5
    Age 25
    81.1
    85.2
    6
    8
    		  
    80.1
    85.9
    17
    5
    Age 30
    81.2
    85.3
    6
    8
    		  
    80.3
    85.9
    16
    5
    Age 35
    81.4
    85.3
    7
    8
    		  
    80.5
    86.0
    16
    5
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.4
    8
    8
    		  
    80.8
    86.2
    15
    4
    Age 45
    81.8
    85.6
    9
    8
    		  
    81.2
    86.4
    15
    4
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.9
    9
    8
    		  
    81.7
    86.7
    11
    3
    Age 55
    82.6
    86.2
    9
    8
    		  
    82.4
    87.2
    10
    3
    Age 60
    83.3
    86.6
    10
    8
    		  
    83.5
    87.7
    7
    3
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.2
    9
    8
    		  
    84.6
    88.3
    4
    3
    Age 70
    85.4
    88.0
    10
    9
    		  
    85.8
    89.1
    2
    3
    Age 75
    86.9
    89.0
    8
    11
    		  
    87.3
    89.9
    3
    3
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.4
    9
    12
    		  
    89.1
    91.1
    5
    3
    Age 85
    91.5
    92.4
    12
    19
    		  
    91.4
    92.9
    14
    12
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.1
    15
    20
    		  
    94.3
    95.2
    27
    18
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.6
    23
    29
    		  
    97.9
    98.4
    52
    40
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    32
    41
    		  
    102.0
    102.3
    87
    57
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   France FRANCE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.48
    156
    		  
    29.97
    171
    2. Stroke
    35.35
    145
    		  
    24.63
    168
    3. Lung Cancers
    25.15
    40
    		  
    31.46
    16
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.94
    53
    		  
    23.34
    19
    5. Hypertension
    17.81
    80
    		  
    7.36
    154
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    16.96
    21
    		  
    25.62
    13
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.58
    45
    		  
    16.58
    26
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.13
    129
    		  
    8.78
    150
    9. Lung Disease
    12.24
    134
    		  
    6.14
    164
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.53
    113
    		  
    18.21
    70
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    36
    		  
    9.10
    16
    12. Stomach Cancer
    7.52
    61
    		  
    4.64
    107
    13. Other Injuries
    6.83
    128
    		  
    10.92
    91
    14. Liver Cancer
    6.69
    64
    		  
    7.56
    54
    15. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
    		  
    7.61
    19
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.03
    149
    		  
    5.65
    153
    17. Liver Disease
    6.02
    146
    		  
    8.35
    124
    18. Kidney Disease
    5.47
    150
    		  
    6.10
    142
    19. Other Neoplasms
    5.13
    16
    		  
    5.84
    14
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    66
    		  
    5.83
    44
    21. Leukemia
    5.04
    33
    		  
    5.60
    15
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.02
    98
    		  
    6.66
    76
    23. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4.89
    169
    		  
    10.01
    148
    24. Suicide
    4.76
    125
    		  
    12.84
    44
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    35
    		  
    4.67
    20
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.20
    146
    		  
    4.18
    130
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.72
    54
    		  
    3.67
    22
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.72
    161
    		  
    3.12
    157
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.68
    60
    		  
    3.36
    34
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    100
    		  
    5.01
    39
    31. Falls
    2.40
    139
    		  
    4.90
    97
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.30
    42
    		  
    2.81
    28
    33. Hepatitis C
    2.23
    3
    		  
    0.64
    25
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.85
    151
    		  
    1.20
    166
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.81
    157
    		  
    2.80
    138
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    118
    		  
    4.46
    45
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.37
    125
    		  
    1.21
    128
    38. HIV/AIDS
    1.17
    115
    		  
    0.60
    123
    39. Drug Use
    1.07
    88
    		  
    1.08
    87
    40. Violence
    0.79
    159
    		  
    1.07
    148
    41. Epilepsy
    0.76
    157
    		  
    1.87
    89
    42. Anemia
    0.65
    90
    		  
    0.60
    98
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    150
    		  
    0.86
    137
    44. Drownings
    0.57
    163
    		  
    1.33
    139
    45. Skin Disease
    0.51
    137
    		  
    1.04
    109
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.48
    37
    		  
    0.68
    28
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.42
    168
    		  
    0.75
    156
    48. Alcohol
    0.37
    111
    		  
    4.45
    19
    49. Poisonings
    0.37
    155
    		  
    1.23
    86
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.37
    95
    		  
    0.16
    130
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Italy ITALY   France FRANCE
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75,906
    16.32
    		  
    39,931
    9.66
    2. Stroke
    58,654
    12.61
    		  
    34,411
    8.33
    3. Lung Cancers
    33,636
    7.23
    		  
    33,449
    8.10
    4. Hypertension
    29,958
    6.44
    		  
    10,676
    2.58
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29,620
    6.37
    		  
    39,069
    9.46
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    20,754
    4.46
    		  
    11,974
    2.90
    7. Lung Disease
    20,602
    4.43
    		  
    8,479
    2.05
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20,556
    4.42
    		  
    21,091
    5.10
    9. Breast Cancer
    13,333
    2.87
    		  
    14,438
    3.49
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    10,649
    2.29
    		  
    10,925
    2.64
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10,438
    2.24
    		  
    5,441
    1.32
    12. Other Injuries
    10,274
    2.21
    		  
    13,406
    3.24
    13. Liver Cancer
    9,235
    1.99
    		  
    8,912
    2.16
    14. Lymphomas
    8,957
    1.93
    		  
    9,523
    2.30
    15. Kidney Disease
    8,864
    1.91
    		  
    8,794
    2.13
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,868
    1.69
    		  
    14,097
    3.41
    17. Prostate Cancer
    7,841
    1.69
    		  
    10,554
    2.55
    18. Other Neoplasms
    7,593
    1.63
    		  
    7,603
    1.84
    19. Liver Disease
    7,331
    1.58
    		  
    7,738
    1.87
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    6,554
    1.41
    		  
    8,029
    1.94
    21. Leukemia
    6,496
    1.40
    		  
    6,892
    1.67
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,226
    1.34
    		  
    6,071
    1.47
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,695
    1.01
    		  
    5,464
    1.32
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    4,681
    1.01
    		  
    5,554
    1.34
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,061
    0.87
    		  
    3,788
    0.92
    26. Suicide
    3,908
    0.84
    		  
    10,093
    2.44
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3,336
    0.72
    		  
    3,865
    0.94
    28. Falls
    3,249
    0.70
    		  
    6,341
    1.53
    29. Hepatitis C
    3,161
    0.68
    		  
    607
    0.15
    30. Oral Cancer
    2,922
    0.63
    		  
    4,851
    1.17
    31. Skin Cancers
    2,728
    0.59
    		  
    3,134
    0.76
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,160
    0.46
    		  
    1,645
    0.40
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,050
    0.44
    		  
    2,480
    0.60
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,979
    0.43
    		  
    4,834
    1.17
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,370
    0.29
    		  
    1,763
    0.43
    36. Anemia
    1,059
    0.23
    		  
    894
    0.22
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1,055
    0.23
    		  
    1,428
    0.35
    38. HIV/AIDS
    874
    0.19
    		  
    451
    0.11
    39. Epilepsy
    872
    0.19
    		  
    1,859
    0.45
    40. Skin Disease
    809
    0.17
    		  
    1,536
    0.37
    41. Drug Use
    736
    0.16
    		  
    773
    0.19
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    643
    0.14
    		  
    989
    0.24
    43. Low Birth Weight
    599
    0.13
    		  
    532
    0.13
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    566
    0.12
    		  
    2,430
    0.59
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    548
    0.12
    		  
    406
    0.10
    46. Violence
    518
    0.11
    		  
    753
    0.18
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    491
    0.11
    		  
    668
    0.16
    48. Hepatitis B
    459
    0.10
    		  
    151
    0.04
    49. Asthma
    417
    0.09
    		  
    970
    0.23
    50. Drownings
    402
    0.09
    		  
    1,072
    0.26
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   France FRANCE
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.15
    40
    		  
    31.46
    16
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.94
    53
    		  
    23.34
    19
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.58
    45
    		  
    16.58
    26
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.53
    113
    		  
    18.21
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    36
    		  
    9.10
    16
    6. Stomach Cancer
    7.52
    61
    		  
    4.64
    107
    7. Liver Cancer
    6.69
    64
    		  
    7.56
    54
    8. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
    		  
    7.61
    19
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    66
    		  
    5.83
    44
    10. Leukemia
    5.04
    33
    		  
    5.60
    15
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    35
    		  
    4.67
    20
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.68
    60
    		  
    3.36
    34
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    100
    		  
    5.01
    39
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.30
    42
    		  
    2.81
    28
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.81
    157
    		  
    2.80
    138
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    118
    		  
    4.46
    45
     
     
     
    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.