INDIA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,302,099	1	1,520,034	- 217,935
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,095,519	17	126,593	+ 968,926
Stroke	3	749,226	3	697,038	+ 52,188
Lung Cancers	4	734,859	21	88,276	+ 646,583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	450,381	25	77,368	+ 373,013
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	407,452	6	392,425	+ 15,028
Lung Disease	7	375,733	2	879,732	- 503,999
Breast Cancer	8	320,174	22	82,821	+ 237,353
Other Injuries	9	311,592	15	149,570	+ 162,022
Pancreas Cancer	10	254,720	37	32,812	+ 221,908
Kidney Disease	11	236,521	11	222,903	+ 13,619
Diabetes Mellitus	12	224,876	7	271,495	- 46,619
Prostate Cancer	13	224,074	38	30,945	+ 193,129
Lymphomas	14	207,474	33	40,159	+ 167,315
Liver Cancer	15	197,289	39	30,369	+ 166,921
Suicide	16	184,675	14	173,347	+ 11,328
Other Neoplasms	17	180,753	62	2,968	+ 177,785
Falls	18	170,725	10	225,755	- 55,030
Endocrine Disorders	19	166,647	47	15,264	+ 151,382
Parkinson's Disease	20	156,008	32	43,398	+ 112,610
Leukemia	21	153,674	35	33,383	+ 120,292
Liver Disease	22	152,135	8	268,580	- 116,445
Hypertension	23	146,516	19	108,050	+ 38,466
Bladder Cancer	24	135,311	48	14,081	+ 121,230
Inflammatory/Heart	25	125,002	49	12,651	+ 112,352
Stomach Cancer	26	113,977	24	81,058	+ 32,919
Oral Cancer	27	96,367	16	134,187	- 37,820
Oesophagus Cancer	28	96,308	34	38,898	+ 57,410
Malnutrition	29	86,795	55	8,626	+ 78,168
Ovary Cancer	30	81,690	44	21,947	+ 59,743
Road Traffic Accidents	31	68,813	12	212,596	- 143,783
Skin Cancers	32	67,097	60	5,054	+ 62,043
Alcohol	33	65,717	43	23,097	+ 42,620
Uterin Cancer	34	56,070	59	6,841	+ 49,230
Congenital Anomalies	35	41,468	23	82,769	- 41,301
Drug Use	36	38,762	52	11,747	+ 27,015
Epilepsy	37	38,444	40	30,307	+ 8,136
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	37,247	4	670,315	- 633,067
Skin Disease	39	32,929	45	17,857	+ 15,072
Cervical Cancer	40	32,429	30	45,319	- 12,890
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	28,528	18	126,079	- 97,551
Asthma	42	21,413	13	196,051	- 174,638
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	20,320	26	68,108	- 47,787
Anemia	44	20,050	81	0	+ 20,050
Drownings	45	17,886	28	48,774	- 30,889
Multiple Sclerosis	46	15,500	63	2,328	+ 13,172
Low Birth Weight	47	13,414	9	238,739	- 225,326
Schizophrenia	48	13,339	83	0	+ 13,339
Violence	49	11,079	27	51,767	- 40,688
Tuberculosis	50	8,967	5	435,882	- 426,915
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	8,788	50	11,931	- 3,143
Hepatitis C	52	8,575	65	1,364	+ 7,211
Fires	53	8,307	42	23,265	- 14,958
HIV/AIDS	54	7,458	31	44,406	- 36,947
Birth Trauma	55	6,363	20	102,819	- 96,456
Osteoarthritis	56	5,057	85	0	+ 5,057
Poisonings	57	4,694	61	3,540	+ 1,154
Meningitis	58	3,368	36	33,337	- 29,968
Hepatitis B	59	2,787	56	8,184	- 5,397
Oral conditions	60	2,428	84	0	+ 2,428
Appendicitis	61	1,849	53	11,245	- 9,397
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	1,555	86	0	+ 1,555
Upper Respiratory	63	1,107	68	584	+ 523
Maternal Conditions	64	1,068	41	25,917	- 24,849
Otitis Media	65	324	71	68	+ 256
Encephalitis	66	167	29	48,080	- 47,914
War	67	141	67	890	- 749
Syphilis	68	80	64	2,007	- 1,927
Pertussis	69	57	54	10,094	- 10,036
Tetanus	70	45	58	7,093	- 7,047
Schistosomiasis	71	17	76	0	+ 17
Leprosy	72	15	73	0	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	73	14	66	973	- 959
Iodine Deficiency	74	13	79	0	+ 13
Diphtheria	75	12	72	65	- 53
Dengue	76	8	46	17,546	- 17,537
Measles	77	7	51	11,923	- 11,916
Chlamydia	78	0	69	379	- 379
Ascariasis	79	0	70	126	- 126
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

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. 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: https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

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 WHO data for both countries was used.