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NAMIBIA VS FRANCE
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Compare Namibia 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
     
      Namibia NAMIBIA   France FRANCE
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.0
    49.3
    47.1
    113
    100
    105
    		  
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    1970
    50.8
    54.8
    52.8
    114
    105
    110
    		  
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    1980
    56.0
    60.0
    57.9
    114
    113
    114
    		  
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    1990
    59.5
    63.7
    61.5
    123
    122
    124
    		  
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    2000
    52.9
    55.9
    54.4
    152
    151
    152
    		  
    75.3
    82.7
    78.9
    20
    2
    10
    2010
    61.3
    64.6
    63.0
    139
    140
    138
    		  
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    2015
    63.1
    68.3
    65.8
    139
    135
    136
    		  
    79.4
    85.4
    82.4
    16
    5
    9
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Namibia NAMIBIA   France FRANCE
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.1
    68.3
    139
    135
    		  
    79.4
    85.4
    16
    5
    Age 5
    66.4
    71.2
    143
    135
    		  
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.4
    144
    136
    		  
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    Age 15
    66.9
    71.6
    145
    138
    		  
    79.8
    85.8
    16
    5
    Age 20
    67.3
    71.8
    146
    138
    		  
    80.0
    85.8
    16
    5
    Age 25
    67.8
    72.2
    151
    138
    		  
    80.1
    85.9
    17
    5
    Age 30
    68.4
    72.8
    152
    139
    		  
    80.3
    85.9
    16
    5
    Age 35
    69.1
    73.5
    154
    139
    		  
    80.5
    86.0
    16
    5
    Age 40
    70.3
    74.4
    153
    137
    		  
    80.8
    86.2
    15
    4
    Age 45
    71.6
    75.4
    151
    134
    		  
    81.2
    86.4
    15
    4
    Age 50
    72.9
    76.4
    144
    128
    		  
    81.7
    86.7
    11
    3
    Age 55
    74.4
    77.4
    141
    126
    		  
    82.4
    87.2
    10
    3
    Age 60
    76.0
    78.5
    137
    125
    		  
    83.5
    87.7
    7
    3
    Age 65
    77.8
    79.8
    137
    129
    		  
    84.6
    88.3
    4
    3
    Age 70
    79.9
    81.4
    138
    131
    		  
    85.8
    89.1
    2
    3
    Age 75
    82.5
    83.5
    139
    131
    		  
    87.3
    89.9
    3
    3
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.2
    139
    135
    		  
    89.1
    91.1
    5
    3
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.4
    146
    138
    		  
    91.4
    92.9
    14
    12
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.2
    149
    143
    		  
    94.3
    95.2
    27
    18
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    150
    147
    		  
    97.9
    98.4
    52
    40
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.8
    154
    148
    		  
    102.0
    102.3
    87
    57
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Namibia NAMIBIA   France FRANCE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    193.52
    15
    		  
    0.60
    123
    2. Stroke
    115.86
    60
    		  
    24.63
    168
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    66.31
    128
    		  
    29.97
    171
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    55.84
    62
    		  
    10.01
    148
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    55.37
    23
    		  
    8.78
    150
    6. Hypertension
    43.20
    6
    		  
    7.36
    154
    7. Lung Disease
    35.91
    20
    		  
    6.14
    164
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    24.07
    52
    		  
    1.80
    117
    9. Prostate Cancer
    23.09
    45
    		  
    18.21
    70
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    22.82
    9
    		  
    4.18
    130
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.82
    47
    		  
    5.65
    153
    12. Tuberculosis
    22.63
    48
    		  
    0.43
    145
    13. Violence
    20.39
    21
    		  
    1.07
    148
    14. Other Injuries
    18.65
    46
    		  
    10.92
    91
    15. Asthma
    14.62
    17
    		  
    0.82
    144
    16. Low Birth Weight
    13.87
    53
    		  
    1.20
    166
    17. Kidney Disease
    11.98
    103
    		  
    6.10
    142
    18. Breast Cancer
    10.47
    139
    		  
    23.34
    19
    19. Birth Trauma
    8.74
    61
    		  
    0.86
    137
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    8.64
    84
    		  
    3.12
    157
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    8.49
    62
    		  
    6.66
    76
    22. Cervical Cancer
    7.77
    86
    		  
    2.80
    138
    23. Liver Disease
    6.96
    139
    		  
    8.35
    124
    24. Fires
    6.33
    47
    		  
    0.60
    141
    25. Epilepsy
    6.13
    41
    		  
    1.87
    89
    26. Skin Disease
    4.48
    41
    		  
    1.04
    109
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.97
    138
    		  
    16.58
    26
    28. Maternal Conditions
    3.94
    58
    		  
    0.12
    138
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.89
    67
    		  
    5.01
    39
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.84
    66
    		  
    25.62
    13
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.71
    91
    		  
    1.21
    128
    32. Lung Cancers
    3.70
    133
    		  
    31.46
    16
    33. Drug Use
    3.62
    23
    		  
    1.08
    87
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.38
    70
    		  
    0.75
    156
    35. Other Neoplasms
    3.22
    64
    		  
    5.84
    14
    36. Meningitis
    3.10
    74
    		  
    0.29
    151
    37. Lymphomas
    2.82
    129
    		  
    7.61
    19
    38. Suicide
    2.61
    157
    		  
    12.84
    44
    39. Malnutrition
    2.42
    86
    		  
    2.25
    88
    40. Drownings
    2.36
    110
    		  
    1.33
    139
    41. Ovary Cancer
    2.31
    151
    		  
    5.83
    44
    42. Measles
    2.29
    30
    		  
    0.00
    101
    43. Pertussis
    2.16
    30
    		  
    0.01
    127
    44. Schistosomiasis
    1.99
    44
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.91
    64
    		  
    2.81
    28
    46. Liver Cancer
    1.91
    164
    		  
    7.56
    54
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    1.85
    85
    		  
    3.67
    22
    48. Stomach Cancer
    1.81
    166
    		  
    4.64
    107
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.76
    42
    		  
    0.29
    126
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.65
    112
    		  
    4.46
    45
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Namibia NAMIBIA   France FRANCE
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    3,596
    27.69
    		  
    451
    0.11
    2. Stroke
    1,211
    9.33
    		  
    34,411
    8.33
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    819
    6.31
    		  
    14,097
    3.41
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    687
    5.29
    		  
    39,931
    9.66
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    603
    4.64
    		  
    11,974
    2.90
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    455
    3.51
    		  
    3,788
    0.92
    7. Hypertension
    453
    3.49
    		  
    10,676
    2.58
    8. Low Birth Weight
    443
    3.41
    		  
    532
    0.13
    9. Violence
    420
    3.24
    		  
    753
    0.18
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    386
    2.97
    		  
    2,430
    0.59
    11. Lung Disease
    360
    2.77
    		  
    8,479
    2.05
    12. Other Injuries
    325
    2.51
    		  
    13,406
    3.24
    13. Tuberculosis
    309
    2.38
    		  
    574
    0.14
    14. Birth Trauma
    279
    2.15
    		  
    379
    0.09
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    261
    2.01
    		  
    5,464
    1.32
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    241
    1.86
    		  
    1,763
    0.43
    17. Asthma
    160
    1.23
    		  
    970
    0.23
    18. Kidney Disease
    142
    1.10
    		  
    8,794
    2.13
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    110
    0.85
    		  
    8,029
    1.94
    20. Fires
    97
    0.74
    		  
    488
    0.12
    21. Epilepsy
    95
    0.73
    		  
    1,859
    0.45
    22. Liver Disease
    88
    0.68
    		  
    7,738
    1.87
    23. Prostate Cancer
    88
    0.68
    		  
    10,554
    2.55
    24. Maternal Conditions
    84
    0.65
    		  
    71
    0.02
    25. Breast Cancer
    76
    0.59
    		  
    14,438
    3.49
    26. Measles
    74
    0.57
    		  
    3
    0.00
    27. Pertussis
    69
    0.53
    		  
    6
    0.00
    28. Meningitis
    62
    0.48
    		  
    222
    0.05
    29. Drug Use
    57
    0.44
    		  
    773
    0.19
    30. Cervical Cancer
    55
    0.43
    		  
    1,428
    0.35
    31. Drownings
    54
    0.42
    		  
    1,072
    0.26
    32. Skin Disease
    49
    0.37
    		  
    1,536
    0.37
    33. Oral Cancer
    49
    0.37
    		  
    4,851
    1.17
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    48
    0.37
    		  
    1,645
    0.40
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    47
    0.36
    		  
    21,091
    5.10
    36. Suicide
    46
    0.35
    		  
    10,093
    2.44
    37. Lung Cancers
    43
    0.33
    		  
    33,449
    8.10
    38. Other Neoplasms
    42
    0.32
    		  
    7,603
    1.84
    39. Lymphomas
    40
    0.31
    		  
    9,523
    2.30
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    37
    0.28
    		  
    989
    0.24
    41. Malnutrition
    36
    0.28
    		  
    3,370
    0.82
    42. Alzheimers/Dementia
    36
    0.28
    		  
    39,069
    9.46
    43. Schistosomiasis
    26
    0.20
    		  
    1
    0.00
    44. Liver Cancer
    26
    0.20
    		  
    8,912
    2.16
    45. Poisonings
    25
    0.20
    		  
    1,251
    0.30
    46. Skin Cancers
    23
    0.17
    		  
    3,134
    0.76
    47. Stomach Cancer
    22
    0.17
    		  
    5,441
    1.32
    48. Leukemia
    21
    0.16
    		  
    6,892
    1.67
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    20
    0.15
    		  
    406
    0.10
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    18
    0.14
    		  
    4,834
    1.17
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Namibia NAMIBIA   France FRANCE
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    23.09
    45
    		  
    18.21
    70
    2. Breast Cancer
    10.47
    139
    		  
    23.34
    19
    3. Cervical Cancer
    7.77
    86
    		  
    2.80
    138
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.97
    138
    		  
    16.58
    26
    5. Oral Cancer
    3.89
    67
    		  
    5.01
    39
    6. Lung Cancers
    3.70
    133
    		  
    31.46
    16
    7. Lymphomas
    2.82
    129
    		  
    7.61
    19
    8. Ovary Cancer
    2.31
    151
    		  
    5.83
    44
    9. Skin Cancers
    1.91
    64
    		  
    2.81
    28
    10. Liver Cancer
    1.91
    164
    		  
    7.56
    54
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.81
    166
    		  
    4.64
    107
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.65
    112
    		  
    4.46
    45
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.55
    107
    		  
    4.67
    20
    14. Leukemia
    1.43
    150
    		  
    5.60
    15
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.28
    121
    		  
    3.36
    34
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    153
    		  
    9.10
    16
     
     
     
    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.